You should probably check with the governing body for your conference to make sure there are no local rules but as I understand it, only the pros need to use c-c grooves for several more years. However, it has now been illegal to manufacture non-conforming grooves for some time and if you practice a lot and go trough a set of wedges every few months like my son does, you'll have trouble finding anything but c-c grooves to replace them with.

BTW, I don't find much difference between the two sets of grooves. on soft fast greens I have more trouble with too much spin than not enough.

--Jerry

Jerry

As you can see on this site, the USGA cannot tell a manufacturer what they can make.

Yes, that announcement was made, as an advertising ploy to get people running out and buying as many square groove wedge sets as they could.........remember the year of the wedge

But the manufacture of square grooves has not ended.........on this site just look under "clubs"--"wedges"

Hi Quintin,

I wanted to jump in here to clarify a point. We still display the Vokey Spin Milled wedges (http://www.titleist.com/golf-clubs/wedges/vokey-spin-milled.aspx) on the site as a reference point for people to get more information on that particular model. While we no longer manufacture this version of the Spin Milled wedge, we want to make sure people are able to access information. 

Here is a link to the USGA's FAQ around the implementation of the new groove rules:

http://www.usga.org/news/2009/september/qa_groove.aspx

You can also check out Vokey.com for even more information on wedge technology including our latest introduction, the Spin Milled SM4 wedges (http://www.vokey.com/wedges/details/vokey-spin-milled.aspx). 

Thanks a lot.

- Mike

So the USGA can step into your business and tell you what you can and cannot make...........wow

Hi Quintin,

Thanks for the post. This overview is from our product pages for the Spin Milled (SM2) and Spin Milled C-C (SM3) wedges. The description was provided to help players fully understand their options as the new groove rules took effect. As the page continues to explain...

"Spin Milled grooves produce a medium trajectory and high spin and conform to the Rules of Golf until 2024, except in tournaments governed by a Condition of Competition. Spin Milled C-C grooves produce a higher trajectory with medium spin and conform to the new 2010 Rules of Golf for grooves and can be used in events that adopt the new rules as a Condition of Competition."

Again, please feel free to email me or send me a PM if you have another question or if you would like to discuss further, I'd be more than happy to help clarify. Thanks a lot!

Shake

there will come a day when you have to use conforming grooves, I'd suggest you start with your next club purchase.