How can you tell which grooves you have?

Is there a way of telling which grooves you have (being U or V grooves)?

I bought a sharpener to touch up my wedges although I cant accurately tell which I have and dont want to dive in the deep end.

Any ideas would be much appreciated. thanks

If they're vee grooves you can see the single line at the bottom - if there (most probably unless your clubs are very new) is no visible line then they are square.  Easy way to really check is to get a pin (or needle - just something thin) and push it into the groove - if it slides towards the centre they're vee's.

The R&A will soon have a section where you imput your clubs Make and Model and it will tell you if they are legal.

TheLyth

Be lucky if they have mine on there..

Tried googling Wayne but could only find the Tour version of my irons. I imagine they are they same as mine though.

Tim - Great tip there. Thanks

David - Thanks fella will look out for it. No doubt it will be posted up on Golfshake nearer the time.

Thanks guys for your help. I take the groove sharpener is ok to use in forged clubs too...... Am I right in thinking Vokey Wedges are V.

Nope, Vokey wedges are usually square (oblate rhomboids actually).

None of them are illegal David.  From the R&A website

'1st Jan 2010 - All new models of clubs launched after 1 January 2010.  Existing models of clubs will continue to conform to the Rules of Golf.   Strongly recommended that this Condition should be introduced only on the major Professional Tours.'

As for us hackers

'1st Jan 2014 - Strongly recommended that this Condition should be extended only to lower level Professional events and elite level amateur events.
Club level golfers can and should be permitted to continue to use old model clubs, which do not satisfy the new specifications.'

And

'1st Jan 2024 - All players, all abilities, all forms of play.'