Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) Wedge Fitting with Ian Fraser
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- Опубліковано 26 кві 2022
- We are excited to welcome UA-cam entrepreneur Marques Brownlee to the TXG Fitting Studio for a club fitting with Ian Fraser. Beyond reviewing new and retro tech products, including electric cars and gaming devices, Marques is also a professional ultimate frisbee player.
This wedge fitting is Part 4 of our series where Ian fit Marques for a full new set of clubs from driver to putter so stay tuned for the full series.
You can find Marques' Channel here: / mkbhd
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As a tech geek and a golfer this is somewhat a dream come true
Same!! ❤
this mkbhd series is a set of videos finally worth watching since matt left. lets see more videos if Ian fitting customers
Totally agree. Ian on his own, without the "distractions" of chatter.
Tbh I totally agree its almost as if the other guys in the video are trying to fill Matt's spot and no matter how many people the bring in its just not the same
I agree as well, start bringing on more famous people/internet people. Keeps it interesting while being educational as well
@@Nicholas5801 well said
@@georgepyle4244 well said
Ian is indeed a master fitter. To have such a comprehensive understanding of each club in the bag….what a treat to experience! I had no idea the wedge is suppose to be struck on the 3rd groove….mind blowing 🤯
Higher the loft, lower the strike
Marques has a high ceiling, hits it miles, strikes irons great, hardly missed a putt from 12ft in testing and is confident around the green. He’d be a 3 or 4 easy if he played a lot.
I play all the time and have managed to get down to 5 but he’s more talented and has physical gifts I don’t have.
Guy has the time to golf anytime he wants. I bet he plays more, has more disposable income for golf, and has the ability to get lessons on the regular. No need to compare yourself.
@@JNaStY720 I play 2 or 3 times a week, he says he plays once a month, I don’t know why you assume he has a lot of spare time, he runs his own successful business and plays another sport to a high level
I've had fits all over, golf pros, golf town, pga superstore etc. This channel makes me feel like every single one was a rip off lol. You know so much more about golf clubs than anywhere I've been and even anything I've seen on UA-cam. Its not even fair.
The difference of a $50 fitting and a $500 fitting
Love that simplify love that iv been a tour member off and on for 28years that the best thing to do great comment
I’m glad to see he is human! So consistent everywhere.
Now I’m waiting for a txg and f1 cross over. Maybe Lando or Carlos coming in for a fit!
love this series!
so knowledgeable geez. Love it Ian.
Would love to see Marques out on the course in a vlog, or showing it from his editing viewpoint.
And the inevitable geeking out on arccos on his channel... 🤞
Awesome series 🔥
With how great he does everything else, I was surprised by his lack of accuracy with his wedges. I was also surprised you didn't make his clubs more then 1/2" longer. I hoped to hear some commentary on why only 1/2".
Enjoyed this. Seeing the process was cool, especially adding in extra bounce.
Love this series with Marques! I personally went with the set gap wedge over the specialty as well. I think we'll see a lot more of it as manufacturers have improved their gap wedges
I was going to until we talked price. I went with ping I525’s and gap was additional $208+ tax. F-that. I play vokeys and saved $50 over set gap and was hitting it today on the course the distance and location i wanted. Sets that keep that $150-160 range the same as specialty wedges than yeah, makes sense.
interesting to learn his wedge degrees. My driver and iron distance is very similar to his, but I carry a 48 degree pitch(145yds), 52 gap(125yds), and 58 sand/lob(100yds). been wanting to take that 48 to a 46 but cant find a local shop to bend it for me and cant afford a new wedge.
Vokey wedges are a good pick... not because they are good clubs, but because they come in matte black. Matte black everything!
Wow this explains why I hit my 56 further than my 52 it has 14 degrees of bounce vs 8 on the 52, I absolutely love my 56. Looks like I will never buy a wedge with less than 12 bounce now
Interesting on going with the set gap wedge. I actually dropped my set pw on my mizuno 225s and put in a 46deg sm9. I've been really enjoying both the 225s and sm9.
Why did you drop your 225 gap wedge?
@@joelane2845 The set I had only had pw and I was comfortable with my 50/54/58. After watching how a specialist wedge can definitely have it's benefits from a different video on this channel; I ordered a 46deg and just feel more comfortable with it compared to the PW in the set.
I would have liked to have seen some shaft discussion for the wedges, whether they go modus wedge/S400/stock since the rest of the series has been so educational and good at highlighting those differences!
I use a 95 gram steal in irons and go to a 115 gram in my wedges. Seems to give me some more control.
Are the inconsistent hits not due to TOE down. Would it be better for a slightly longer club or feet further apart?
That lie angle sure needs to be looked at and increased length For sure.
He needed this fitting for sure.
I like more bounce for me too.
Vokey’s never seem to be the wedge for me.
Using Ping Glide 4.0 now and I like them.
Ian you mentioned to address the less miss to change the shaft length and grip. How does the grip influence the miss?
A larger grip will lessen your hands turning over as much.
What club and specs did you have to bend to get the 14degree bounce gap wedge?
I just noticed his bent front arm. And he scoops at the ball. It’s cool how it works for him, though. I always expected that you really need your leading arm to be straighter and stiffer.
Was their a reason you did not consider any of the Full-Toe wedges from Taylormade or Callaway?
I’m curious if you tried other wedge brands other than Vokey off camera? If not, why?
Any reason why you bent a 54 D grind to get 14 bounce but didn’t try a K grind?
So much wrist action / scooping on those chips
Hurts to watch
Hard to argue with his results at short range though don't you think?
@@DrDevon23 I guess, I thought it was pretty sub optimal. Hitting with poor technique is fine if you hit the same exact shot though lol.
@@gregorycrandall4878 I agree. What it comes down to is you can do anything with poor technique it just takes much more practice and effort to accomplish your results (some people will never get there). Great technique will make it easiest to develop a repeatable result quickly and reliably.
MKBHD needs tour striker plane mate for his chipping a pitching. All hands!
Do faster swing speed players use the same shafts that are in their irons, stock, or need to test different shafts for wedges specifically? Curious as to what wedge shafts you’re going with for Marques.
The majority play true temper s400 or s200 in their wedges. A very small # on tour play the same shaft in the irons and wedges.
~98 mph 7i playing at +1/2", here. I was fitted into 921 Forged for my skill level, and when i'm swinging my best im sure I hover at 94-96mph Speed instead of 98, but I definitely have it in the tank. My fitting showed that my 50deg Gap Wedge was better as one step down from my other irons (KBS $-Taper 120 vs 130), and then I'm using Vokey S200 in 54 and 58 deg wedges because they are more versatile than the more "boardy" feel I get from my irons. Hope this helps!
Anyone know what marques’ handicap is?
Ian, I get the whole idea of similar gaps but did you go right to 62 instead of 60 and narrower gaps? For a shorter hitter than MKBHD, would you start with the PW distance and then 50, etc? I’m trying to decide this now and decide between a 58 and 60 with 120 yard 50, and 105 yard 54.
I would go with the 58
Just curious if anyone has had any feedback on having wedge fittings hitting off the mat and how things may or may not have changed once used on the course with real grass interaction
I got fit for 12* Vokey's on a course in south Florida. We generally have damp conditions here most of the time so I need the bounce. I've picked up a 12* Vokey wedge in a shop with those same hard mats and it sits very high and feel very different.
I'm sure a wedge fitting off a mat would be great for summer conditions. Especially UK "summer" conditions - often wet and windy ha.
But for many golfers, UK ones at least, playing some outrageously soft muddy parklands courses, fitting off a mat wouldn't replicate the swamps I'm hacking my 7th shot out of!
No knock on txg. Absolutely love the channel.
To put in perspective I play a 62T grind or a low bounce vokey 60.06 K in the summer, pretty successfully. But i think I need a 15° hi toe bigfoot or a vokey 14°k LW for at least 6-8 months of the year. We only have two seasons here!
In my opinion, true wedge fittings should be done outside. Not just hitting yardages and short pitch shots. Wedge characteristics while chipping, hitting bunker shots, etc. are important too..
I did one outside, but the one advantage of indoor wedge fitting is using your ball vs a range ball or even nice range ball to get spin ect.... Ball tends to be a big advantage of indoor fit
Give him a chipper
Yes, bad technique on the wedge shots causing that extreme toe down. Put the ball a little further away from the body, and learn to extend through impact and that will neutralize right out.
Dude has a lovely swing until you put a wedge in his hands, at which time he completely stops rotating his body and is all hands.
Imagine being rich enough to get a full bag fitting and then buy the clubs after 🤣
Such a weird chipping motion.
You guys seem to have lost some resolution in your thumbnails since Matty and you parted ways. Could be worth investigating.
What about the improvements in audio and picture resolution? worth noting those also no??
Marques has a pretty unconventional short game swing when chipping at start of vid but looks like it works for him. No real chest turn and looks like he flips at impact and hands too close to left thigh on follow through
Why go over 60 degrees? I feel like tightening up the spacing from 50-60 with 3 wedges would make more sense. Can always open up a 60 to achieve 62 degree results.
Wedge fitting off a mat 🥺😕
Perfect isn’t it 💪
I was waiting for Marques to shill some Apple products
I don't know how this guy doesn't play a lot and he seems like a stick!
As much as i adore all these vids by TXG i thought this one was very underwhelming. I personally think getting into wedge fittings for amatuers is going a bit overboard. IMO 80% or more of amatuers would never notice these little tweaks here or there on a 5-75 yrd club. Of course you need proper bounce for your swing but why bend a 54 to a 56 creating more bounce instead of just using a 56 vokey with more bounce? They make 6 diff grinds for this reason.
Case in point. Marques says he doesnt really hit to many full shots with wedges. Before tweaks he was inconsistent at 75-100 yrds. After tweaks he was inconsistent at 75-100 yrds. What changed?
I also understand we are seeing 20 mins of maybe a 2 hr fitting so face value is maybe not final vision.
I think clubs fittings are an extremely valuable aspect of playing your best golf and have been fit in last 8 months for driver, 5 wood, 4 hybrid and irons, but i draw the line there. A 1-2 degree tweak on a wedge isnt fixxing a poor wedge swing. A tweak to putters isnt fixxing poor putting mechanics, practice is. If you cant hit a green at 75 yrds with a 56 wedge you need to fix your swing, not tweak the club.
If someone can explain what im missing in wedge and putter fittings that im just not seeing im all ears.
This was actually watchable without the Matt wanna be’s.