I recently secured a great wedding gift from my good friend, Claude Harmon III.   It's a Titleist Vokey 64 degree spin milled prototype wedge...and it's fantastic.  I have had it in the bag since early March by removing my 3 iron and making my 4, 5, and 6 irons stronger to compensate. 

The wedge  has a large and wide sole with very little bounce.  It has a little more camber than normal near the leading edge.  Camber is the way a wedge is rounded from the leading edge to the trailing edge.  If it's more flat like a regular 7 iron for example, that means less camber.   

I consider this wedge to be my emergency wedge.  It's very effective on short sided pitches from tight lies.  It works great from the greenside rough because it puts so much spin on the ball.   I have a three-quarter knock down shot from 55 yards that is much closer to a full swing rather than an awkard half swing pitch shot I use to play. 

Camber of the Vokey 64.Of course the reason I titled this post "...Put The Lob Into Your Game" is to teach you the best way to hit a lob shot.   Faced with a shot that requires a lob, many players will open the face and try to slice their ball on to the green.   Half the time a player will execute the perfect shot...half the time there's another pitch shot.  The most lofted wedge for many players has bounce or a wide sole that prevents them from slipping the leading edge under the ball effectively.  By using a 64 with low bounce, there is no need to manufacture a stance to create a lob shot.  Simply grab the 64 and practice.   There is so much loft on this wedge, the perfect trajectory and spin is only a club away.    Be aggressive because you will come up short when you start practicing. 

So where do you get a 64 degree wedge?  Hopefully this fall, Bob Vokey will have a model in his new line. However, Cleveland, Scratch Golf, and Callaway have models right now.  Checking  eBay routinely is also a good place to find them. 

Update on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 by Ryan Crysler

Vokey Design will have a 64* wedge out in November.  Check our review.