IN VOKE and Dill WE Trust

Master Craftsman Bob Vokey has earned a stellar reputation producing wedges for the world’s greatest players. Here, Vokey and protégé Aaron Dill, discuss one of the most winning products in golf and how to select the right wedges for your game.

There is something awe-inspiring about a 300-metre drive.

A purely struck iron rightfully is the lure of the game for many beginners.

However, these skills don’t speak to the artistry of the game that a player like Seve Ballesteros exemplified.

The Spaniard is remembered for his short game and mastery with wedge in hand. And while his skills were once in a lifetime, the fact that any golfer, if possessing the right tools, can achieve quality short game shots regardless of talent or physical prowess makes it one of the game’s most enjoyable aspects.

But how does one find the right wedges from the many loft, bounce and sole grind options to allow for their short game to shine and embrace their inner golfing artist?

“We can get a golfer who gets intimidated by all the dierent grinds, but I say if you have the time the most important thing is go get fit,” Bob Vokey told Golf Australia magazine on his 81st birthday in July.

“I did a survey a couple of years ago about how many people had been fit for wedges. It is about 50 or 60 percent for drivers and for wedges, 17 percent. And to me 60 percent of your shots or more are hit inside 100 yards. I never could figure it out.

“They just have to be fit for the right sole for their particular technique, course they play, greens they play, bunkers they play from, what are their strength and weaknesses, we can fit the player. I hate to see a player run into the pro shop and buy a club just because it looks good.

“If you can’t do it, get on the website (www.vokey.com).”

Unsurprisingly as Vokey’s heir apparent shaping the wedges used by the best players in