My name is John and I have the good fortune to live in a little slice of paradise called New Zealand. To be precise I live in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island - Te WaiPonamu. Yes, we have had a few shakes a while ago, but things are settled around here for the moment. And the big question, can I spin the ball off a green? Well, no. But I think I will get more spin when there is less moisture around, so watch this space... The Indi wedges did lose a few points for some build concerns. I can’t be sure as to why, perhaps different measuring techniques or something different entirely, but all three of the Indi wedges came 3/8 – 1/2 inch longer than expected. My PXG wedges had been originally built at standard length so I expected the Indi wedges to be 1/2 inch longer than my current clubs, but they came in closer to an inch longer, giving me a 50 degree wedge that was the same length as my PW. My current wedges are PING Glides which I like and have used multiple lofts and grinds as I refine my set make up. These wedges are 2-3 years old of 20-30 rounds per year of play and practice sessions similar to those above. I am sure there is an opportunity to raise spin to improve stopping power both on approaches and greenside.

Are these good wedges for chipping? Oh my word yes!! I think the forgiving nature of these beauties helps a lot with that.

a 7 yr old grandson who lives to play the game and his dad who is my regular golf partner (Yes, that's him dragging his plastic clubs a 4yrs old as my avatar). Full disclosure, I had a colonoscopy on Weds so I basically lost Tuesday through Thursday for that and then had to spend Friday in the hospital with my daughter who has monthly IVIG treatments. Went to the range this morning in anticipation of playing three times in the coming week - tomorrow after church, Tuesday afternoon and Friday. If the potatoes are too old, have been lying for a long time in the storage, they won’t fry well without parboiling. So I don’t skip that extra step. You may skip but keep the size of wedges thinner so they cook well from inside. Parboiling potatoes is essential only for fried potato wedges and not for baked and air fried ones. Deep frying potato wedges without parboiling may leave them uncooked from inside. I personally prefer the yellow corn flour for the baked and air fryer methods. It is the same flour used under the pizza base. But for deep frying rice flour, wheat flour or corn starch work well.

Tested Indi 52&56 on MEVO+ for gapping and to compare w/PING 54 on 3/4 swings for short approaches. 5-6 shots each using Z star golf balls off hitting mat: How do you want to test this product? In as many and varied situations as possible. I want to see how these work when there is a carry over a greenside bunker with a short side pin. How they work when the ground is soggy and the ball is partially plugged (and there are no preferred lies). When the grass is deeper and we are chopping out. Of course in the sand - fluffy to supersaturated post rainfall sand…. The consistency in distance on approach shots with the Indi wedges is their greatest strength in my opinion and was observed through indoor testing and on course. Poor strikes tended to drop spin which aided carry and rollout to arrive close to where a good strike would drop and stop. As someone who gets their money's worth by using the majority of the club face throughout the bag, these are a big benefit to my game within 100 yards. I am growing to enjoy the 60 FLX with low (8*) bounce and a wide flange as a specialty sand club. Yesterday I talked my scramble partners into a greenside sand shot which I put to 8' for a birdie. This took an adjustment period as it was a big change from my TS grind PING wedge shown in the side by side picture above. There could be players who could not use that type of sole geometry and I do think there is an opportunity for Indi to add a grind option there. To be fair, opening up the 56 has served the need as required and likely lead to a decent portion of my improvement inside 25 yards. The wedges show minimal wear through close to 10 rounds and many practice sessions including bunker work to learn how to use them out of the sand which I consider another plus. This winter has been very wet in my area and has left soft conditions. That was not good when I first started playing with these wedges. They have a tendency to act like shovels, scooping out huge divots. They were slicing straight down into the earth like a submarine crash diving away from a plane. It took me a couple of rounds to find a solution. Indi Golf updates their 2021 wedge line with the new TT wedge. Many people may know Indi from their non-conforming, spin maximizing Stingray series, but they can find a spot in your tournament bag too. The Indi TT wedge gives you a premium club with good options, good looks, and good feel.

Minor deduction here as the 52 and 56 came with plastic on heads while the 60 did not. It gave the feeling that one of the clubs was used, but all of them were in pristine condition. No GIRs drill: The toughest test was playing to not have any GIR, even hitting par 3’s short. This put a wedge in play on all 18 holes. A hard test that went against scoring low but also built confidence in each club that proved that you can rely on these clubs on getting up and down when you do miss a green in regulation.

For me, looks wise, the clubs exude class from top to bottom! I love it when clubs are understated and look purposeful. These wedges deliver that look and then some. So first impressions are that these are really well built wedges that I am going to look forward to testing. Much more to come, hopefully a few very spinny shots! Till later, Willie T

Conclusion

As I mentioned previously and others have also observed, these do tend to sit closed and as someone who has a left miss tendency with wedges they require special attention to ensure I am gripping/setting up square to slightly open. This is a small trade-off for the performance gains I've seen but when that pull appears on-course (like the 2 yesterday in a scramble) it can cause some doubt as to whether I was paying attention at setup or it was a bad swing. So I can't give a perfect score here. I would say I’m still far more comfortable with the 50 degree than either of the other wedges, but they are coming around. The 58 degree with the ATK head has been especially interesting as by the description from Indi, it really doesn’t fit my swing. I don’t take deep divots, and the area I live in is pretty much in a perpetual drought, so things tend to be pretty dry, but I do like having the sole relief of the ATK. I think the right call was made to go with the FLX head in the other two as I use them for full swings a decent amount of the time, but the 58 degree is almost never hit with a full swing.