A few months back, I brought to life, The Art of James Patrick to MyGolfSpy readers. I introduced Mr. James Harrington, the man behind James Patrick Golf, and walked you through one man’s life passion. Harrington is true artist and craftsman that has redefined the custom wedge marketplace. It’s been said by many readers that the only other thing in the modern game that surpasses a JP Wedge in beauty, elegance, and precision, is SPY ZINGER himself (Saternus, et. al., 2013).
THE UPDATE – WHAT’S NEW AT JP GOLF?
Last month, I had a chance to play a round of golf with JP at Stone Ridge Golf Club in Stillwater, Minnesota. I gave him a delightful beating, and absolutely outscored him…on one hole. Anyway, after asking me how it feels to be the best looking man in golf, he gave me an update on some projects he’s been working on since we published the original article.
The latest project is the James Patrick Golf Channel Grind. The JP Channel is cut into a the sole of a traditional higher or low bounce wedge. The fitting principles are the same. If you need high effective bounce in your wedges, then you would need a high effective bounce with the JP Channel Grind.
The JP Channel is designed with a series of channels that activate depending on your unique swing path towards the golf ball.
The golf swing can be broken down into three unique paths.
:: Square to the target line.
:: Inside to outside of the target line (typical draw/hook swing).
:: Outside to inside of the target line (typical fade/slice swing).
This unique channel system allows for the channeling of turf, sand, and dirt through impact with less resistance while enabling the wedge to track more efficiently with your unique swing path through impact. For example, if you come across the target line from outside to inside for a green side bunker or flop shot, the correct set of channels will activate creating more efficiency through impact while simultaneously restricting the other channels that are not conducive to that particular path. This is a result of the channels that were cut into the the traditional sole which acts like a bridge restricting flow through the channels that do not match up with the unique swing path.
JP said, bounce angle alone is only one element of effective bounce or how the wedge interacts with the ground through impact. The other two elements are Sole/Bounce width and camber. The wider the sole/bounce width, the more surface area there is to resist digging through impact. He states, “I could make two wedges each having 10 degrees of bounce, but by simply varying the sole/bounce width I could create a low bounce wedge that cuts like a knife into the ground at impact… or I could make it resist digging like an extremely high bounce wedge. The other element is camber, which is the curvature from the leading edge to the trailing edge of a golf club. Enhanced camber effectively increasing the bounce of a wedge. I like to talk Effective Bounce which is the resistance to digging at impact. Effective Bounce encompasses all three of the elements that create digging or the resistance to digging when coming in contact with the ground through impact.”
The Channel can be fit directly to your unique angle of attack, be it high or low effective bounce. Once ideal contact between the sole of the wedge and the ground is established, the channels will engage depending on your unique swing path through impact creating less resistance will complimenting the effective bounce maximizing its’ consistency and forgiveness.
Congratulations Alex Annese (@dusk) – Enjoy your new James Patrick Wedge.
THE GIVEAWAY
Harrington was excited to be a part of MyGolfSpy, and wanted to do something special for the readership. James Patrick Golf is giving away this 56 degree wedge, custom built to your exact specs by Mr. Harrington himself at The Grind House in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The wedge is a FIFTY6 with Mid-Effective Bounce. Black Chrome Scraped with a Baby Blue StampBack with Tour Conforming Grooves.
The contest is relatively simple and has 2 easy steps:
1. Visit the James Patrick Facebook Page and select your favorite JP Wedge design. Come back here and leave a comment telling us why you love the wedge.
2. For a bonus entry, Retweet the following (the Retweet button is the one with two arrows that form a square):
Enter to win a handmade wedge from @mygolfspy and @jpwedges.#grindhouse bit.ly/jpwedge
— MyGolfSpy (@MyGolfSpy) May 29, 2013
Contest Rules
* Contest runs through midnight Eastern time on June 7th The Contest has ended.
* Open to residents of the USA and Canada only
* Winner selected at random from all eligible entries
The Winner’s James Patrick Wedge
John
11 years ago
Not a fan of these overpriced clubs. Wisconsin is not where golf legends are from… I think it is Kansas!