Do Mizuno make the BEST Wedges on the market

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Well, hello everybody and welcome to the channel. In today’s video, we’re going to be focusing on wedges. I’m here at Cayman Golf, which is a short course just up the road from Chen and we’re going to put these wedges to the test. The Mazuno T1s that I’ve been using this season, and the Mazuno T3s. I’m going to talk to you a little about what Mizuno is saying about them, see which ones are actually going to work better for your game, and also share with you kind of my experience of using them this season. So, let’s get into the video. So, in my golf bag this year, we’ve had the Mazuno T1s, which is the ones that I’ve got in my hand here. I’ve had them in the black finish. I’ll talk to you a little bit about the different finishes that are available in both the models T1 and T3. I’ve also been using the S3 Ions out on the golf course as well. I wanted to kind of try and get that blend between the Mazuno Ions into the Mizuno wedges and see how they perform. And it’s been really interesting the feedback that I’ve been getting on the golf course. So, what is the big difference between the T3s, which is this one, and the T1’s, which is the iron or wedge that I’ve been using this year? And you can pretty much see it as soon as you look at these wedges. We’ve got the T3 wedge, which is kind of well, it has a little bit of a um cavity back kind of look to it. So, it’s been sort of carved away just on the back edge here. And then that perimeter weighting has then been added to because ultimately more weight saved there would be able to put it around the edge of the club. Then when we look at the T1 wedges which is a little bit more of a traditional kind of looking wedge, the type of wedge that you’re going to find in majority of tour bags out there. And this one is very much looking like more of a blade. It gives the companies the opportunity to be able to maneuver weight into the position that gives the optimal flight that those tour players are looking for. Now, one of the first things that I’ve got to tell you when it comes to the Mizuno wedges, and I’ve gone with the black finish, as I’ve talked about previously at the top there, but one of the main differences that I’ve seen, let’s say, from the irons into the wedges, is Mazuno talk about the feel of the face. And when they talk about the feel, they talk about things like nothing feels quite like a Mazuno. But the big difference that I’ve noticed when it comes to going from the S3 irons that I’ve been loving this year to now the T1 wedge is that I definitely get a sense of a soft feel off the irons. But when I move into the wedges, I get more of a firmer feel. And I’m not 100% sure why that would be the case. Whether it’s to do with the amount of loft and the amount of deflection that you get from these wedges or any wedge that makes it maybe feel just a slight bit difference to the compression that you’re going to get out of a full, let’s say, seven iron. I’m not 100% sure what it is. However, my feedback is that definitely there’s a firmer feel off these wedges compared to the irons that I’ve been using. Now, the tech from Mizuno for both of these wedges, the T3 and the T1, is it’s offering us a quad cut plus groove with a hydroflow micro groove. And the idea of it is when you move into, let’s say, more lofted wedges, they want to get maximum spin around the greens, maximum control around the greens. And then when you move into, let’s say, the sort of pitching wedge or the gap wedges, they want to see consistent spin around the greens. And ultimately, when it comes to spin control, that’s what we’re looking for. There’s nothing better, is there, to see a wedge shot that goes up onto the green, spins up or stops dead or even zaps back on certain greens out there. And I feel like Mizuno, when it comes to their setup and the ones that I’ve been using this season, I’ve been seeing a great amount of control, not necessarily talking about backing wedges up, but ultimately getting consistency with every strike, not just from the rough, but also from the fairway as well. And that’s really, really important for shooting lower scores. Now, to be honest with you, before I got onto this little short course here today, I’ve never actually hit the T3 wedges. Profilewise, I’m definitely getting the sense that these are a little bit bigger in the profile in comparison to what I’m getting out of my T1s, but that’s probably to be expected. Little bit of cavity back giving those players a little bit more confidence. Something bigger definitely gives me the sense of more confidence. And I’m just going to try and get a sense of what these uh T3 wedges kind of feel like. Literally taking the wrapper off as we go, but I just want to get the sense of are we feeling something a little bit different from the T3s to the T1’s. And I mean that felt pretty good to be fair. That felt pretty good. the first one off the off the mat there with the 48 that I hit down there, that didn’t necessarily feel a great deal difference to what I would get with my sort of 46 or 50° wedge, but that one there, that 56 just felt felt closer to my S3 irons. Now, probably the most important aspect when it comes to a wedge, and this is where you need to go and get fit to get the right wedge for your game and your environment is the sole of the club. Now, when it comes to the T3 wedge, they’re offering us three different sole options, but in the T1 wedge, they’re offering us six different sole options. I thought that this might be more about bounce options and saying that maybe there’s a higher bounce option in the T3 and then offering us more lower bounce options in the T1. Probably not the case because actually we’re seeing a similar sort of look when it comes to the pitching wedge and the gap wedges in these wedges. However, the differences and the more options become available when you go into the sand wedges 54 right the way up to your lob wedge at 60. Mizuno focusing probably on the better player going to be looking at the T1 wedge. More experienced golfers, they’re thinking that maybe they need more feel or more versatility around the greens, which is why we’re getting a different option available when it comes to the T1 wedge. Having that versatility really important to enhance your short game, getting up and down from those tricky environments. Now, you probably want to know why have I gone into these wedges for this year? Well, talked about the fact that I’ve gone into the irons and I wanted to get that blend into the wedges, probably getting a similar feel. not obviously got that feel uh from the difference between wedges to irons, but what I love is this kind of teardrop shape that you’ve got with these particular wedges. Um from a profile point of view, if you look at the difference between, let’s say, the lob wedge, which is my 56 and 60° wedges, my sand wedge and lob wedge, I’m getting more of a rounded edge, leading edge as we sort of get up behind that ball. And that gives me the option to be able to open up the club face and close it down. Whereas when we move into my gap wedge and my pitching wedge, because I use a 46 to blend into my irons, so I don’t use a pitching wedge from the set. I like to use the kind of specialist wedge. We’re seeing more of definitely more of a sort of a flatter leading edge, which means that when I set up behind the ball, I’m not necessarily using these clubs to sort of open up and close down. I’m just focusing very much on straight full shots with them. So it enables me to be able to line up really quite easily. The worst thing that can happen is if you start getting a club face that’s a little bit too square and you start opening up, it feels like it’s pointing in the wrong direction. Whereas when you have that little bit more roundness on the front edge with those sand wedges and lob wedges, it as you open it up, it still feels like it’s aiming in the direction that you’re trying to get it to go. So that’s the reason why I kind of went into these particular wedges. And I went for the black finish because I don’t want the glare from the sun which you can get on more of a satin kind of finish with these wedges. So all in all, am I happy with them? I’m really happy with them. They performed really quite nicely for me this year. And when it comes to the different finishes available with these wedges, we’re getting a slight difference here as well. The T1 offering three finishes. We’ve got the black finish that I’ve gone for. We’ve also got the blue finish, the blue ion finish, which is kind of like more traditional Mazuno. And then we’ve got that kind of soft satin finish, which is this one here. Whereas, and when we look at the T3s, we’ve got the satin finish available and we’ve got the black finish available. So, we don’t get that one in the blue, which I’ve got to say is probably a little bit of a shame really, but I get it when it comes to the finishes available. You know, the big seller for Mizuno is going to be the T1. Therefore, making more of this sort of blue finish is going to be really easy for them to be able to sell on. Whereas maybe in the uh T3s, maybe not selling quite as many wedges, so therefore don’t need as many options available. So, all in all, I am impressed with these wedges. I wouldn’t continue using them if I wasn’t impressed with them. And I really like the kind of cavity back option that is available in the T3 wedges as well. I think that cavity back is just going to give a little bit of more confidence for those players that, let’s say, only play a little bit of golf and want something that is sort of looks like a proper wedge, but also performs with a little bit more help with that perimeter waiting. Whereas the T1, I think, is going to work so well for those players that are a little bit maybe more accomplished or play a little bit more golf and just want a different feel off the wedge and give them more versatility around the greens. So, I’d like to hear down in the comments though, what do you think of the Mazuno T1 and T3 wedges? Are they wedges that you’re currently using? Are they wedges that you’re considering putting in the bag? But the one thing that I would say whenever you’re putting new wedges in the bag is please, please go for a fitting and make sure you get the gappings right that are going to blend nicely with your set. Don’t forget, if you’re new to the channel, hit that subscribe button and I’ll see you again on the next video.