They are meant to oxidize and rust over time, as many tour pros believe it creates more spin, allowing them to get that important grip on a shot when they need it. The concept is simple—raw offers an aggressive spin on shots around the green. In fact, you might want to leave them wet to encourage it. Bernhard Langer was a massive fan of going raw, not only on his wedges but his irons too - as he felt they gripped the golf ball better.
Rusty wedges have a reputation for spinning shots mor than shiny ones, yet there's never really been any firm proof to support the idea. We used a premium ball and recorded data for each shot hit. After analysing data for all four wedges we came to our conclusions on whether the rusty wedge myth actually stacks up. We hit full-out shots and half-shots with both the 52 and 58 degree Cleveland wedges.
Hathstauwk 9 posts. Yes it does, and by more than you think. It keeps the ball on the face longer which increases spin. Has anyone actually seen any data on this, because I am a little skeptical, it seems to me the sweet spot on most rusty wedges is usually worn pretty smooth anyway, and most of the rust is around the perimiter. I have used both chrome and raw wedges and don't really see much difference.
What causes a face to spin the ball is it's flatness. That promotes the most contact with the ball. The flatness of the face seems to me is important, but the grooves style and the sharpness thereof seems to me to be the most important factor in spin. I would guess that if you had rust on the face of the club, it would increase the friction which would cause more spin.
Though, I do have to wonder that intentionally allowing the club to rust is intentionally allowing the addition of a substance to the face of the club the oxidization to affect the ball, thus making it illegal. So, why are rusty wedges not considered illegal? If I intentionally put vaseline on a driver to decrease spin, how is that different than me intentionally rusting a wedge or failing to prevent the rusting of a wedge?
I thought rust was more for anti-glare on those sunny days when your wedge shines right back into your face. As above, rusty or raw wedges do not create more spin than the equivalent chrome version. There were results of a test somewhere on here but I can't seem to find the thread. Wax was more common,a lot less messy and stayed on the face a lot longer. There was no suggestion either was normally used on irons. Rust is far too fine-grained to effectively add more spin to a lofted surface whereas grooves provide a void for the softer surface of the ball to fill and cling to.
Think of the groove as a toehold on a otherwise smooth surface. Intentionally appling something to the face of a golf to affect the performance of the ball is against the rules of golf see rule Rusty wedges get around this because they generally rust "through normal use" and therefore comply see rule f.
Whether or not they impart more spin than others is subjective. Can anyone remember a grooveless wedge made by Pal Joey? If you imagine a slick tyre tire on a racing car it uses the same principle, i.
After all, it's the rubber on a tyre that grips the road, not the grooves. Hope this may be of some enlightenment. Ralph Maltby always made the argument that grooves do nothing and that a club with no grooves spun as much as a club with grooves, everything else being equal. I believe he had built models to test this concept and had test data to back it up. The main purpose of grooves is to add spin out of the rough, they allow the clubface to create friction to counteract the grass which acts as a lubricant.
The USGA as doen extensive studies on this, and that is why they just chagned the rules on grooves. The modern square grooves just help cut through the grass better. I would like to see data if grooves actually help from a clean lie, I suspect that they may help a little, but not that much. Rust has no affect. You are comparing slicks on a car vs grooves on a club? Last time I went out and hit my wedge, I didn't have to heat it up to get it to "stick" more like you do with slicks Have you ever driven a car with slicks, cold slicks?
They're only good when they get hot, so you're totally changing the dynamic here So if gooves don't mean much, why all the big fuss about U groves, V grooves, and why the rule changes? They should also reduce sun glare and preserve the geometry of the grooves for longer-lasting spin.
The Vokey wedge is starting to rust where the Oil Can finish has worn off, and it also has a rich look. Many Tour pros and better players prefer raw wedges that, over time, experience some corrosion which keeps the face roughness fairly high. Another drawback is that they wear out faster than finished wedges , in terms of face roughness and grooves. That's also why the pros switch them out more often than amateurs. Wipe it on and it will put a thin protective film on it. Of course you can't use it on the face but the rust actually helps grab the ball.
Do Callaway Mack Daddy wedges rust?
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