Groove sharpeners, legal? recommended?

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By neville p

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  1. neville p

    neville p

    Hi, I have 4 Vokey wedges, about 6 years old. I see on ebay lots of "groove sharpeners". They claim they are legal and recondition the grooves, but I am sufficiently worried that they might be illegal and/or ruin my wedges, that I wanted to post this before I did anything. What is the offical view on these from Team Titleist, I wonder? If they are legal, is there a recommended tool, should I ask my pro to do this, or is it OK to go ahead and do this myself? Many thanks
  2. NeilJ, Team Titleist Manager

    NeilJ, Team Titleist Manager
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    Hi Neville,

    I have seen these groove sharpeners as well. The use of the tools is not, as we understand, illegal but you would have to find a way to ensure that you had not altered the volume of the groove or it's conforming construction - if by using one of these tools you altered the construction of the groove to make it fall outside of the guidelines laid down by the R&A and USGA, then your club would be illegal for events requiring conformity.

    We certainly do not recommend any tool or any recommended partner for regrooving services. I think the best thing to do would be to submit a query to the R&A (which can be done at http://www.randa.org/en/FooterSection/Contact-Us.aspx )

    Hope this helps.

  3. neville p

    neville p

    Neil, many thanks for the reply. Thankfully I have not done anything, so at least I have not ruined the wedges. I think you are right, the burden of proof would be on me to show that I still conform. At my standard of play, I doubt whether this would ever come up, but that is not the point, of course. I am happy for you to close this thread, I think you have answered it. Neville
  4. NeilJ, Team Titleist Manager

    NeilJ, Team Titleist Manager
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    Hi Neville,

    It's an interesting point and thank you for raising it.

    Not sure my answer gave absolute clarity, but as with many of these questions the R&A should be able to provide more insight.

    Be interested to hear if any other members have other perspectives!

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