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The Avoda Golf W2 wedge is a Tour-style wedge with a versatile sole designed for the majority of golfers. High performance, but it demands a quality strike. Great looks and feel.
Introduction
Earlier this year, we tested Avoda Golf’s W3 wedges [find it HERE], their short game tools designed to keep steep swingers from getting stuck in the mid. Today, we’re looking at the Avoda Golf W2 wedge, the company’s do-it-all short game option. After being very impressed with the W3, the bar for the W2 is high. Read on to find out if these clubs can clear it.
Looks
The Avoda Golf W2 wedge is almost an exact clone of the W3. For me, there’s not a thing wrong with that. This is a compact wedge with a very clean, traditional look. In fact, from heel to toe it’s the most compact wedge I’ve ever measured. There’s subtle rounding on the leading edge and a generously rounded toe giving the face a soft look.
In the bag, it’s hard to out-minimalist the Avoda Golf W2 wedge. The only decoration on the back of the club is a moderately sized Avoda logo on the toe. On the sole, you’ll see a single letter – G, S, or L. “Avoda” is engraved on the hosel with the model designation lightly etched beneath it. That latter detail is easy to miss – I didn’t realize it was there until I was trying to tell the W2 and W3 apart. [See Price / Buy]
Sound & Feel
It’s easy to confuse the Avoda Golf W2 wedge with the W3 based on looks, and the same is true of sound and feel. Both wedges are forged from carbon steel, and they produce the soft, controlled feel that players expect from a forged wedge. When the club hits the ball, there’s a sense of precision, that the club is going to do exactly what it’s asked to do. There’s also quality feedback through the hands, letting you know exactly where the ball met the face.
With a premium golf ball, the sound of impact is below average in volume and mid-bass in pitch. It’s best described as a “thud,” which is what I expect from a forged wedge. You don’t get much audio feedback on strike quality unless you hit the ball terribly.
Performance
While the looks, sound, and feel of the Avoda Golf W2 wedges match the W3, there is a substantial difference when we turn to the most important category: performance. That difference is the sole. Where the W3 wedge [review HERE] is built with high bounce for the player with a steep swing or lots of shaft lean, the W2 wedge has moderate bounce for increased versatility.
Hitting them side-by-side, the difference in the two soles is obvious. With the W3, I needed to make an effort to take any kind of divot; the club felt like it ejected itself from the turf. The Avoda Golf W2 wedge offers ample insurance against digging, but my normal swing took an average-sized divot. This is the middle ground where most golfers belong. The W2 works well in any turf condition that isn’t asphalt or slush, and it cooperates with most swings.
In addition to more willingly producing divots, the Avoda Golf W2 wedge places the leading edge a bit lower than the W3. While I found the fairly thin sole of the W3 to be quite versatile for a high bounce wedge, most golfers want to see the leading edge closer to the turf when playing open-faced shots around the green. If you visualize sliding the wedge under the ball rather than “using the bounce” on pitch shots, you’ll be more comfortable with the W2.
Given this lengthy discussion of the W2 and W3 wedges, you might guess – correctly – that there’s a W1. The Avoda Golf W1 wedge is built with very low bounce. We have a full review of the W1 wedge coming soon. For those interested in specs, Avoda Golf does not publish specific bounce numbers. Instead, they state that the W1 has “extremely low effective bounce,” the W2 has “mid effective bounce,” and the W3 has “high effective bounce.”
Turning back to similarities, the Avoda Golf W2 wedge is just like the W3 when it comes to spin and forgiveness. Peak speak is very high, and I was able to hit lower spinning shots without difficulty. All the precision these wedges offer does come at the cost of forgiveness. As a Tour-style wedge, it’s not interested in putting your mishits next to the flag. Small mishits will still find the green, but your results will always reflect the quality of your strike.
Finally, the Avoda Golf W2 wedge comes in three length systems: Same Length, Combo Length, and Traditional Length. The Same Length wedges match their Same Length sets where every club from 4I to LW is 37″. Combo Length is the middle ground where 8I-LW are the same length: 36″. Traditional Length places the GW, SW, and LW at 35.5″, 35.25″, and 35″, respectively. I have always preferred my wedges a bit longer, so I opted for the Combo Length in my Avoda Golf W2 wedge set. [See Price / Buy]
Conclusion
The sole of the Avoda Golf W2 wedge hits that perfect middle ground, offering both protection from digging and versatility. It also makes it easier to pick the right sole, eschewing all the fancy grind names. On top of that, the spin is excellent, and the compact size makes this club feel like a precision instrument around the greens. [See Price / Buy]
Firm conditions one day. Soft the next. Too much sole angle and you're bouncing off firm ground. Too little and you're digging on soft lies. You end up making compensations instead of playing with confidence. The W2 is built to travel.
Avoda Golf W2 Wedge Price & Specs Guide
Loft | 50°, 55°, 60° |
Length | 35" - 37" |
Stock Shaft | Custom |
Shaft Flex | Custom |
Price | $192 |
He founded Plugged In Golf in 2013 with the goal of helping all golfers play better and enjoy the game more.
Matt lives in the northwest suburbs of Chicago with his wife and two daughters.
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