While clubs such as fairway woods and irons don’t need to be replaced too often, wedges should ideally be upgraded every couple of years due to wear and tear on the grooves and how that can negatively impact your performance.
If you are looking to freshen up your wedges this year then there are a number of excellent options on the market, so check out our guides to the best wedges, the best wedges for chipping as well as the best wedges for beginners.
A name that may not immediately spring to mind when you think of wedges is PXG, but the brand has made big strides in this area over recent years and so I was intrigued to see what the new Stick ‘Em forged wedges could do. The first thing to say is that looks wise they were not what I was expecting.
My impression of PXG is that they are very much an “in your face” type of brand. Its gear tends to be loud. I don’t mean that in a negative way, it’s just the identity of the brand and it works for them. They don’t tend to do subtle – in design or product names – and you only have to look at the other wedges in their line up to see that.
The Sugar Daddy wedges offer a bold, high-impact aesthetic very different to what you’d see in a Titleist Vokey SM11 or in TaylorMade MG5 wedges for example. From the name to the design, the Sugar Daddy is unmistakably PXG.
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The Stick ‘Em wedges buck that trend though. They’re quite understated and have a much more classical look than PXG is generally known for. Dare I even say they look more ‘mainstream’? PXG prides itself on being different to the traditional brands, but the Stick Em’ wedges look like they’re meeting them somewhere in the middle. Not that I’m complaining, I think this is a very nice looking wedge.
The head profile is a touch larger than what you’ll typically see on the best wedges. This will appeal to those seeking a little more forgiveness and puts the Stick ‘Ems in the discussion amongst the most forgiving wedges of 2026.
The real story with Stick ‘Em though relates to the grooves, which PXG states are deeper and more closely spaced, with an aggressive precision milled face pattern aiding with friction. The result is a high spinning wedge that delivers…
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