3 wedges?

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Looks like there are many on the players on the forum opting for the 2/3 wedges set up in their bag.I have recently been using a 60d wedge and finding it hard to control distance, but sure it will get better with more practice.

What h/c do others think it would be worh using 2/3 wedges,i am a 20 h/c and tend to think i would not be good enough to justify having 3 wedges in my bag.
 
I have 3 wedges in my bag but these are the more "traditional" PW & SW with a 50 degree "Gap" wedge in between.
I would never carry anything as lofted as a 60 degree. My SW is 56 and if I need a bit more "up and over" I'll just crank it open a bit.
 
I only have the two wedges (pitching + sand) h/c 25. but have found out more recently (playing more) that i am coming up short with my sand wedge and I really do have to hit the ball very hard. I'm not a great lover of playing 1/2 or 3/4 shots so I knew I needed a gap wedge.

Very fortunately, on Wednesday there was a golf sale right near me. Got there early and noticed a Benross 52o Zip It gap wedge. I threw in a pair of Stubert waterproof trousers. £35 the pair.

Now looking forward to Sunday so that i can put the thing through its paces.
 
I'm a 4 wedge man! PW, GW. SW and LW. Mostly because our course has some very long and very short par 4's so you need variety with the short clubs. Only use the LW once or twice a round but that's more than I'd use a 3 iron/hybrid which goes out to make room for it. Comes out in winter when the 3h goes in.

I would very rarely hit a full LW, it is a difficult and unpredictable shot but it is handy for little flops on some of our holes with narrow elevated greens when you have to get up and over a bunker.

As for skill/handicap level, it depends on the player in my opinion. If you use the right technique and practice there's no reason you can't get good with a LW round the green just as a higher handicapper can have a great putting stroke. Could even be the key to getting lower.
 
I have a PW, 52*, 56* and 60* and am off 10 but try not to use the 60* too often becuse it can cost more shots than it saves. When using it I tend to tell myself its a 9 iron and usually swing smoother. Weird, I know.
 
Pw, 50, 54 and 58.

I dont use a specific club for specific distances, it all comes down to what I feel I need on the day to get the ball close. for example, over a bunker onto a raised green sloping towards me doesnt always need a lot of height as you could end up being a long way short, could be a 50 degree to get it running up the hill with enough loft to clear the bunker.
The PW is making way for a new 3 wood though I fancy and to be honest, with a bit of practice the 58 can be one of the best tools in the bag, it can be used to hit them low and skiddy as well as lobs. I tend to keep away from lobs as much as possible as even practicing them still doesnt make the ground any easier to judge under the ball.
 
I have 4 wedges (47, 50, 54 & 60) and have dropped the 3 iron for the added options at this end of the bag.

If I was you I'd just stick with the pw and a sw. Just play "normal" shots with them, no need to open or close the face and try the fancy shots. Accept that the club you have will get it on the green albeit a little further away from the flag than a higher lofted club may get you.

Once you are comfortable hitting these "normal" chips and pitches then introduce a club with more loft.
 
I'm not a great lover of playing 1/2 or 3/4 shots
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How do you play the 50 yard approach shot then? :D
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Sand iron.
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And a half swing?
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No, pretty much a full shot, possibly open a little. Not my best shot thanks Bob. its this 60-90 yard shot where i think I have the problem. I'm either hitting the SW hard or hitting the PW lightly.

During the long hot summer i was hitting the SW a lot longer but more recently with the dampness this distance has changed dramatically.

Bob, any advice whould be greatly appreciated.
summer distances (full distance)

8i 150
9i 130
pw 120
sw 90
 
PW, 50, 54 and 58.

I agree with what Robobum said, and recently I've started to stop trying the fancy flops\delicate chips over bunkers etc. as I don't practice at all now, so have no idea of swing length\judgement to execute the shot properly.

Instead, I'm just now trying to get it on the green, and then hoping for a two putt.
 
Bob, any advice whould be greatly appreciated.
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Learn the clockface drill.
or/and

Hold your PW at the bottom of the grip, heels 4in apart, weight mostly on your front foot and ball in the centre of your stance.
Swing back so your left arm is parallel with the ground and the clubshaft is at 90 degrees pointing at the sky.
Then swing through the ball with a downward strike taking a divot and stop the followthrough when the right arm is parallel to the ground (a mirror image of the b/swing).
This should hit the ball 50-60 yards
For longer shots, switch to the 8 or 9 or lengthen the swing
For shorter shots, SW/LW or a shorter swing.
And PRACTICE.
:D
 
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