hakusa wedges

sandyhills

I am considering getting fitted for new wedges and was considering the hakusa wedges. I got fitted for my irons at Foregolf previously.

Has anyone else got fitted for hakusa wedges and are they worth the extra cost or should I just pick up 2 new wedges in my local golf shop?

brendanf

Price wise how do they compare to a Vokey wedge?

sandyhills

brendanf wrote: »

Price wise how do they compare to a Vokey wedge?

I think they are €150 per wedge and then €50 for the fitting so its a big outlay that why I am wondering whether its worth the investment

brendanf

Yep expensive allright - nearly double the price of a vokey or cleveland when you take into account the fitting - I've never used one so can comment, however if it knocks a shot or two off your round each time I'd say money well spent - Good luck!!!

sandyhills

brendanf wrote: »

Yep expensive allright - nearly double the price of a vokey or cleveland when you take into account the fitting - I've never used one so can comment, however if it knocks a shot or two off your round each time I'd say money well spent - Good luck!!!

Thanks for that. I was in Bunclody yesterday and I was talking to Gary McClean there and he has a great set up for lessons and is doing custom fitting so might give that a go for the wedges as the Hakusa are abit out of my price range for the amount of times I play

brendanf

sandyhills wrote: »

Thanks for that. I was in Bunclody yesterday and I was talking to Gary McClean there and he has a great set up for lessons and is doing custom fitting so might give that a go for the wedges as the Hakusa are abit out of my price range for the amount of times I play

Got a few lessons with him when he was in Carlow and thought he was good - nice setup down in Bunclody allright, may pay a visit - Good Luck

DuckSlice

Why are they so expensive? I've never heard of them until now!

brendanf

They are a Japanese manufacturer, think its just wedges and Irons they specialise in - have heard of them but have never used one

John Divney

Like Miura they are boutique forged clubs, a niche market in the game.

Miura are legendary for their feel, lot of mythology around them but one thing is for sure they make beautiful blades.

TheDoc

John above got it spot on, they are forged wedges that need to be reshaped and basically recast every now and again, as the metal simply wears away or gets bumped or misshaped. They are incredible in terms of feel and spin.

I had a look at them, then said that €600 was simply not worth it, sure a great club, but either for pros or guys who have high disposible income.

Ended up buying a set of Cleveland 588's and couldn't be happier. Massive improvement to my shortgame and approach play and are just beautiful. Think they cost me about €79 each, they were on sale, so imagine they were a model that was done away with.

To be honest unless you have big bucks to spend, I'd just go with a normal wedge brand, get fitted for sure, but you wont go wrong with the reliable brands..

sandyhills

Yea thats what I am going to do. The grooves on my old TM wedges are worn so need new ones plus lots of practice. I will post an update from short game lesson with Gary and what he recommends