[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-tour-edge-golf-clubs-tour-edge-wedges-hot-launch-max-and-max-d":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"tour-edge-wedges-hot-launch-max-and-max-d","Tour Edge Wedges: Hot Launch Max and Max D","Forgiving wedges for golfers who need help rather than versatility.","\u002Fimg\u002Ftour-edge-golf-clubs\u002Ftour-edge-wedges-hot-launch-max-and-max-d_tour-edge-wedges.png","Tour Edge Wedges: Hot Launch Max and Max D illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"tour-edge-golf-clubs","Tour Edge Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>The design philosophy\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Hot Launch wedges follow the same brief as the rest of the range — wide soles, easy launch, forgiveness on imperfect contact. They are not tour wedges and they are not trying to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is the right approach for the golfer they are aimed at. A wedge that refuses to dig saves more shots for a mid or high handicapper than one that opens beautifully but punishes a heavy strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Who they suit\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Golfers who play game-improvement irons and want the same forgiveness in the last clubs in the bag. Switching from a wide-soled 9-iron into a compact tour wedge is an awkward transition, and it happens to a lot of golfers without them thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your irons have wide soles, your wedges probably should too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>What you give up\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Versatility. A narrow-soled tour wedge lets you open the face, sit the club low and slide it under the ball from a tight lie. A wide, forgiving sole resists that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For most club golfers that trade is heavily worth making. You will face two or three genuinely creative shots per round and twenty ordinary ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The Max D versions\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Draw-biased, following the same logic as the rest of the D range. Less relevant in a wedge than in a driver, since wedge shots are rarely long enough for a slice to matter much, but it keeps the set consistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Bounce still decides most of it\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Whatever the model, bounce is what determines how the club interacts with the ground. Steep swings and soft turf want more; shallow swings and firm turf want less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at your divots. Deep and long means high bounce. Shallow or non-existent means low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Setting the lofts\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Work down from your iron set’s pitching wedge in four to five degree steps. Game-improvement sets have strong lofts, so the gap below the set is usually bigger than convention suggests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Find the pitching wedge loft before you buy anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Fitting tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> If your 7-iron is a game-improvement head, buy a forgiving wedge to match it. Matching your wedge to your irons matters more than matching it to what better players use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",376,{"slug":15,"title":16},"tour-edge-exotics-wingman-putters","Tour Edge Exotics Wingman Putters",{"slug":18,"title":19},"tour-edge-for-mid-handicappers-the-realistic-bag","Tour Edge for Mid Handicappers: The Realistic Bag",1788335629065]