TOUR: Bob Vokey’s Workshop!
Posted October 7, 2009 by GolfSpy X
Inside The Ropes w/ Bob Vokey
When you’re talking about wedges there aren’t many names that come up before the name Vokey. The man has been grindin’ wedges since the 70’s and been designing some of the most popular wedges for Titleist since ‘96. And we figured the MyGolfSpy readers would like a closer look at man behind the wedge and the “Workshop” that pumps out all these bunker beaters.
Below is a special look at the “Vokey Workshop” provided to us by Titleist Tour Blog and also a video to give you a little more insight into how the Vokey name got started. And oh yeah…by the way…here’s a tidbit of info about the man. Mr. Vokey actually played Pro Football…he was a receiver and safety for the Quebec Rifles of the Continental Football League.
Vokey Headquarters Tour
IMAGE 1: Voke chooses a head as he prepares to make another wedge for play on Tour.
IMAGE 2: Racks of finished Vokey Design wedges waiting to get the call.
IMAGE 3: A closer view of the finished wedges.
IMAGE 4: Bins full of Vokey Design wedge heads in various styles, lofts, and finishes.
IMAGE 5: Voke keeps an archive of his Tour wedges to help him create replacements.
IMAGE 6: More Tour wedges in the archive.
IMAGE 7: These wedges were being built for Titleist a ambassador.
IMAGE 8: More wedges getting ready for the Vokey Tour treatment.
IMAGE 9: Only Voke knows for sure what’s in store for these wedges.
IMAGE 10: Some tools of the trade.
IMAGE 11: A stamping set Voke uses to customize his wedges.
IMAGE 12: A closer view of the Spin Milled stamp.
IMAGE 13: A few wedges that got the hand stamped treatment.
VIDEO: Titleist Wedge Designer…Bob Vokey
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October 8th, 2009 at 5:36 am
These are pictures of wedge heaven. I would love to see this workshop and all the different wedges he has in there. Great read!
October 9th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
There a ton of wedges in this mans office huh?
October 8th, 2009 at 11:26 am
I want to go there so I could make a deal with Bob on some of those beauties. Tim
October 9th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I have some of them and they man knows how to make a wedge. They have stayed in my bag for quite some time.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Awesome post! That was really cool to see inside Vokey’s workshop. A buddy of mine met Bob at the airport and and shot the sh** with him for a little bit. He went to the Nissan open the next week and saw Mr. Vokey in the Titleist tour van and Bob remembered him and hooked him up with a free wedge. He couldn’t be a nicer guy. The video seems to show that too.
October 9th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Yeah he is a down to earth fella.
October 15th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Great post. Along with the DIY posts, I like to see what happens behind the scenes.