How the PGA Tour’s favorite gravel shaped Titleist’s Vokey SM11 wedges

With the latest wedges from Vokey, there is one less variable to worry about when trying to find the best grind for your game.

The new SM11 wedges from Titleist Vokey Design feature a new, precise CG position with each lofted grind, meaning every wedge will now perform the same way with the same shot.

“With SM11, all the centers of gravity within a loft are now at exactly the same point,” said Kevin Tassistro, Director of Wedge Development for Titleist R&D. “So when golfers get into the right gravel – whatever gravel that is – and they find grooves two through five [with their strike]the ball will meet the center of gravity in the right place.”

In addition to CG positioning within each loft, SM11 wedges also feature a progressive CG position between lofts, progressive groove widths and volumes, and a new directional face texture to increase friction.

Keep reading below to learn more about the Titleist Vokey SM11 Wedges, including my thoughts on the release.

What’s actually new with Vokey SM11 Wedges — and why should you care?

Taken from the Tour’s favorite routine

On the PGA Tour, the Vokey low-bounce T-Grind reigns as the most popular gravel option for Vokey. So during the development of the SM11 wedges, the Vokey team looked to see if there was a secret sauce to that grind compared to others.

They made an important discovery: the T-Grind had a center of gravity that was slightly higher than the other grinds.

“We found that from the contact point on the face, grooves two through five, the T has the highest center of gravity relative to that point,” Tassistro told GOLF. “So we said, if we make all the CGs in the same place as the T, now it’s really about getting fit for the grind.”

The difference was very small, but the higher the center of gravity relative to the point of impact, the easier it is for players to launch wedge shots low with lots of spin.

Through subtle manipulations of the tubing length, topline geometry, and sole geometry, Vokey was able to design the rest of the SM11 grinds to have the same CG location as the T-Grind. This means that players with a grind other than the T in their lob wedge now get the same CG advantage that the T previously had, making it easier to fly their wedges and increase spin.

“If they all perform the same, we can now isolate the fitting for just the rut, without having to worry, ‘Well, this one launches a little bit higher,’” Tassistro said.

But don’t expect this to impact the T-Grind’s dominance on the PGA Tour.

“I don’t do that,” Vokey Tour representative Aaron Dill told GOLF when asked if he expected any grind changes from T-Grind players due to the CG changes. “I think the T-grind is a dominant model because of its versatility and presence on the ground. Players feel like they can do more.”

Different lofts, different jobs

Although the center of gravity is now uniform across all grinds within a pen, it will vary from pen to pen.

For SM11 pitching and gap wedges (44-52), the center of gravity is placed lowest and closest to the center of the face to better match the player’s irons and eliminate draw bias.

With lob wedges (58-60), the ball is higher and pointed more to the side, causing the ball to fly down and the clubface to appear squarer. Sand wedges (54-56) have a center of gravity in the middle.

With the grooves in the new series, which have 5% more volume than SM10 to better remove dirt and retain spin in wet conditions or deep rough, the same concept applies.

Lob wedges have wider and shallower grooves to better channel debris on partial swings, while pitching and gap wedges are narrower and deeper to better grip the ball on full swings.

Make spin more predictable

SM11 wedges also feature a new directional face texture, which is oriented toward the leading edge of the club. The texture acts like razor blades to increase friction and keep the ball on the face longer, preventing shots that go over the face and come off with less spin.

The goal of the new face texture was not necessarily to create more spin, but to create consistent high spin.

“We’re always looking for ways to spend money, sometimes it’s not just about the maximum spin, it’s about the consistency of the spin,” says Tassistro. “Just tilting them towards the leading edge makes this possible, the ball can just stop for a split second so grooves can give that spin.”

The Vokey SM11 setup

The SM11 series continues to feature an industry-leading 27 loft/gravel combinations.

F-grinding

What is it: A full-sole, full-swing grind best for square-faced shots and offered in pitching, gap and sand wedges. New this year is the 44.10F, a stronger pitching wedge that matches modern players’ distance and game improvement iron cages, and is an in-line option after being introduced last year exclusively to WedgeWorks. The F-grind is the only option for Vokey pitching and gap wedges, while the .14F sand wedges are the most popular sand wedge on the PGA Tour.

Available cages: 44.10F, 46.10F, 48.10F, 50.08F, 50.12F, 52.08F, 52.12F, 54.14F, 56.14F

Who is it for: Great for players who play a square shot around the greens and, in the sand wedge, for those who want a super forgiving bunker club without a super wide sole.

S-grinding

What is it: A full sole grind with a trail relief for added versatility.

Available cages: 54.10S, 56.10S, 58.10S, 60.10S

Who is it for: Great for players who want versatility and want to play from a more neutral shaft position.

M-grinding

What is it: A versatile gravel with plenty of heel, toe and trail edge relief.

Available cages: 54.08M, 56.08M, 58.08M, 60.08M

Who is it for: The M-Grind is great for players who like to manipulate the clubface around the greens and are shallower through impact.

D-grinding

What is it: A higher-resiliency version of the M-gravel for extra forgiveness with plenty of heel, toe and trail edge relief.

Available cages: 54.12D, 56.12D, 58.12D, 60.12D

Who is it for: A great option for steeper players or players with a lot of shaft lean who play from different viewing positions around the green.

K-cut (.06K & .12K)

What is it: Available in both a low-bounce .06K version and a higher-bounce .12K version, the K-grind is the widest sole option in the lineup, with full grind and improved camber. The wide sole makes the K-Grind “the ultimate bunker club.” New to SM11, the high-resilience K has been reduced from 14˚ to 12 degrees to make it more versatile.

Available cages: 58.06K, 58.12K, 60.06K, 60.12K,

Who is it for: The low-bounce K is an excellent option for shallow players who want forgiveness on tight lies and out of bunkers. The high-bounce K is ideal for players who struggle out of bunkers or play in softer conditions.

T-grinding

What is it: The most popular lob wedge on the PGA Tour, the T-Grind is the narrowest sole option in the series, with maximum heel, toe and trail edge relief.

Available cages: 58.04T, 60.04T

Who is it for: Elite shotmakers who demand extreme versatility and play with a lot of speed on the green.

My opinion: a smart update, not a reinvention

Vokey wedges are already dominating the professional golf world and the retail space, with the four Vokey SM10 finish options being the four best-selling wedges on Fairway Jockey in 2025.

For SM11, Vokey didn’t have to reinvent the wheel at all, so they looked within their own lineup and tried to figure out if there was a secret sauce to T-Grind that made him more dominant. There appeared to be a small edge.

This CG change won’t leave some T-Grind players looking at other options, as Dill said. But what it will do is give players of other grinds (like this writer and, honestly, most people who don’t have PGA Tour level hands) the same CG advantage that the T-Grind had.

For most Vokey players, the new SM11 wedges will be plug and play. During my fitting with TPI fitter Louis Raynard, we kept my first three wedges the same, but switched to a more neutral M-Grind in my lob wedge than my previous V-Grind.

At first I didn’t accept the change because it didn’t seem right to me, but once I did I saw immediate benefits with a lower launch and higher because I had a cleaner attack than before AND got the CG benefit. I get all the shots I had before, but now with a low skipper shot that I wasn’t very good at before.

Even when I tried shots with a D-Grind before fitting, I found that these wedges spun tremendously and did so consistently.

Overall, SM11 will be a great upgrade over the previous generation in the category that players most often replace.

Price, specifications and availability

Titleist is new Vokey SM11 wedges are available for pre-order start January 22 and will arrive at retail locations at February 20.

The bezels are available in three finishes: Tour Chrome, a new Jet Black, Nickel and Raw. The Jet Black finish has been updated this year with an increased shine using the same FPP treatment as the nickel finish.

Every wedge costs $199 for steel axles, $209 for graphite shafts and $229 for the raw finish.

The full loft and gravel range can be found below:

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