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Sub 70 works out of Sycamore, Illinois, and sells straight to golfers, which is how a forged tour wedge ends up costing less than half of what the big names charge. The 287 is the company's refined take on the wedge, and the Tour Grind is the version for players who actually use the sole. It carries less bounce than the standard model, with relief worked into the heel and trailing edge so the leading edge stays tight to the turf when you lay the face open.
Nothing about that concept is new. Tour players have been asking for this grind for decades, and every major manufacturer builds a version of it. What Sub 70 adds is the price and the process. Call the shop and you can talk through your lofts and turf conditions with a real person, then have the wedge built to your specs without the usual custom upcharges.
Be honest with yourself before ordering, though. If you play soft ground and deliver the club square with a steep attack, the standard grind will treat you better. The Tour Grind rewards players who open the face and slide the club under the ball, and it has little patience for diggers.
In short
The Sub 70 287 (2022) is a tour-grind wedge built for shotmaking and versatility around the green.
Refresh due soon
Brands in this category update about every 2 years, and the 287 is 4 years old with no successor yet, so a new model could land any time. Grab it at clearance pricing now, or wait a few weeks to see what replaces it.
Based on release timing and this line's typical refresh cycle, not a live price quote.
Loft and bounce are nominal values. Actual specifications may vary.
The head is forged from soft carbon steel, and it feels like it. Contact registers as a dense thud rather than a click, closer to what you get from a forged blade iron than a cast wedge. The profile is compact and traditional at address, with a leading edge that sits close to the ground and a top line thin enough that better players won't flinch. Where the Tour Grind separates itself is underneath. Material comes off the heel and trailing edge, which lowers the effective bounce as you rotate the face open. Square, it plays like a normal wedge. Laid wide open for a short-sided flop, the leading edge stays down instead of rising off the turf, so you can slide the club under the ball off tight lies without the sole kicking the club into the equator.
The heads are the same basic forging, but the Tour Grind has relief ground into the heel and trailing edge and carries less effective bounce. That keeps the leading edge low when you open the face. The standard version has a fuller sole with more bounce, which is more forgiving for square-faced deliveries and softer turf.
Sub 70 covers the full scoring range, roughly 50 through 60 degrees, so you can build a gap, sand, and lob setup entirely from the 287 line. Because every wedge is built to order, you can also request loft and lie adjustments when you buy instead of bending them after the fact.
Forged, from soft carbon steel. That is a big part of the appeal at this price, since most wedges under $130 are cast. Feel is soft and dense at impact, and the carbon steel is easy for a club builder to bend if your specs change later.
The Vokey line offers more loft and grind combinations, decades of tour validation, and easier resale. On actual shots, the gap is much smaller than the price difference suggests. The 287 spins plenty, feels arguably softer thanks to the forging, and costs a lot less. If you want maximum grind options, buy the Vokey. If you want 90 percent of the performance for a fraction of the money, the 287 holds up.
Probably not. Lower bounce punishes steep, diggy deliveries, which are common at higher handicaps, and most weekend players rarely open the face anyway. The standard 287 with its fuller sole is the safer pick. Choose the Tour Grind only if you know your delivery is shallow or you genuinely play a lot of open-faced shots.
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