What you need to know: Titleist has today announced the next generation of its flagship Vokey Design wedge line with the introduction of the SM11 series. Per Titleist, SM11 wedges are the company’s most complete lineup to date, featuring technological advances in trajectory control, spin performance, and shot versatility thanks to CG engineering and three shot-specific groove designs.

Vokey SM11 wedges: What’s new, key technology

Precision center of gravity (CG) engineering

For its 2026 offering, Vokey has standardized the center of gravity (CG) placement within each loft. In SM10 wedges and prior, different grinds within the same loft produced slightly varying CG positions due to sole geometry differences.

“With SM11, all the CGs within a loft are now at the same exact point,” said Kevin Tassistro, Titleist R&D’s Director of Wedge Development. “So when golfers get fit into the right grind — whichever grind that is — and they’re finding grooves two through five [with their strike], the ball will meet the CG in the correct spot.”

SM11 wedges feature progressive CG positioning throughout the set. More specifically, lower-lofted wedges (44-52 degrees) position the CG lower and closer to face center for a smooth transition from iron sets and to minimize draw bias on full shots. Higher-lofted wedges (58-60 degrees) feature a higher, more heel-ward CG for lower flight and a squarer face. Sand wedges (54-56 degrees) bridge the gap between the two.

Enhanced spin technology

SM11 wedges incorporate three shot-specific groove designs, which are optimized for different lofts.

• Lob wedges feature wider, shallower grooves for better debris channeling on partial shots and around the greens.
• Pitching and gap wedges use narrower, deeper grooves optimized for full-swing performance.
• Mid-loft wedges (54-56 degrees) employ a transitional groove profile.

Manufacturing improvements have enabled a five-percent increase in groove volume compared to the SM10.

A new directional face texture, angled toward the leading edge, increases friction and extends ball contact time. This allows the grooves to impart more consistent spin on delicate greenside shots while protecting the scorelines and maintaining groove edge integrity.

All SM11 grooves undergo high-frequency heat treatment applied directly to the impact area. This doubles groove edge durability compared to untreated grooves. Additionally, every wedge receives 100-percent scoreline inspection for maximum quality control.

A range of customization options

The SM11 lineup features 27 unique configurations across six tour-proven grinds: F, S, M, D, K, and T.

Additions to the lineup include:

• The 06K Grind (58-06K, 60-06K), which earned victories at both the PGA Championship and The Open Championship in 2025 (Scottie Scheffler), now joins the standard lineup as a low-bounce lob wedge alternative
• A new 44-10F option for players who prefer Vokey pitching wedge performance but need stronger lofts for proper set gapping
• The high-bounce K Grind lob wedge (58-12K, 60-12K) has been refined to 12 degrees of bounce, down from the previous 14 degrees, while maintaining the same effective bounce as the 12D Grind

Club Junkie’s take

When I first got to see the new Vokey SM11 wedges, I was very excited that they didn’t change the look. I loved the look of the SM10, and they kept that same shape with a straight leading edge that just flows with an iron set to my eye.

Learning more about how they created each wedge loft with the exact same center of gravity was interesting, as it tells us a lot about how we hit certain wedges really well and others more inconsistently.

I then went through a blind wedge fitting where I wasn’t able to look at what wedge or grind I was hitting, so I could give my honest, unbiased feedback on how each one performed. It was pretty amazing to see that it only took a couple of shots to tell if a wedge worked well or didn’t around the green. Certain grinds felt like they took more work to get good contact on the face, while others slipped through the turf effortlessly and produced great shots.

The new SM11 Spin Milled grooves provided very high spin on even short shots that checked up faster than I expected. Usually, you don’t create enough speed to generate tons of spin when your shot is just a few yards off the green, but with the SM11, I had to make sure I flew the ball closer to the hole for the shorter release.

More full swing shots produced a mid-height, penetrating flight that checked up hard when it hit the green. Feel and sound were, of course, classic Vokey—soft and with just the right amount of click to tell your hands and ears how good your contact was.

When I was done with my fitting, the results were 50-12F, 56-14F, and a 60-08M for my set.

Pricing, specs, and availability

SM11 loft, bounce and grind matrix

• 44.10F
• 46.10F
• 48.10F
• 50.08F, 50.12F
• 52.08F, 52.12F
• 54.08M, 54.10S, 54.12D, 54.14F
• 56.08M, 56.10S, 56.12D, 56.14F
• 58.04T, 58.06K, 58.08M, 58.10S, 58.12D, 58.12K
• 60.04T, 60.06K, 60.08M, 60.10S, 60.12D, 60.12K

Finishes

• Tour Chrome
• Jet Black
• Nickel
• Raw (custom only)

Shafts and grip

• Steel: True Temper Dynamic Gold
• Lightweight steel: True Temper Dynamic Gold 105
• Graphite: MRC MMT MCA Red (Regular, R3, R4)
• Grip: Titleist Universal 360

Availability

• Fitting availability: January 22
• At retail: February 20
• Price: $199 (steel), $209 (graphite), $229 (raw)