52, 56, 60 or 52, 58??

[Bobirdie]

Feel as if around the greens I go between my 52/56 too much.give myself less option.hopefully gain more confidence with 52 and learn a few new shots

 

[freddielong]

I have been using 48, 52, 54 and 60 it doesn't sound like it would work but the 54 has more bounce than the others and as someone who has fiddled with their wedge set up for years, it just works for me.

 

[gdc]

Seems I'm a minority 52 56 60 player.
each wedge has it own special shot which is why I keep all 3. It does leave me with a gap a the top end from 210-225 but I don't get that shot very often.
Key part of the game to underfund IMHO.

 

[Jon321]

Pw is 45 then I go 50,54,58. But I can't remember the last time I hit my 58. I can do most things I need with a 54.

I do have a 25yard gap between my pw and 50 though.

 

[NorfolkShaun]

My PW is 45* then I carry 50, 56 and 60 really never use the 60 so may drop it for another club at the top end

 

[mikeb4]

What would you go for and why????

Played 52, 56, 60 for long enough.

Was thinking of going 52,58 gives me options at the top end.

Can go a round without using my 56 or 60. Then again I can have it out a fair few times the next round.
I reckon I could open the face up with the 58 if need be?

I go 50 55 60 good gap between clubs works well for me

 

[Wedgey]

I go 50 55 60 good gap between clubs works well for me

ditto.

works for me.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

PW - 46 degree. Can hit it 105-110 with a comfy smooth swing. Can hit it 85-95 with a 3/4 swing
52 - can hit it 80-90 with a controlled swing. With an easy 3/4 it's 70-80
56 - goes about 65-75 with a smooth effort and the 3/4 (ten o'clock) goes 50-60

Nice equal spacing and most distances easily covered. Been working hard on my distance control this year and getting better all the time

 

[the_coach]

Need a pretty strong grooved swing motion to be able to use a 60º properly on full 3/4 swings, most folks won't get any distance often end up way short with pitch shots.

As it's usually a club with which most of them are at the low 'bounce' end you have to be real careful not to just dig the leading edge in the truf. For the same reason you'd have to a real well grooved good shallow bunker swing motion to use it well in the sand without again the leading edge digging, you'd have to open it up to get much bounce to be able to use it well from the sand. Most folks it will be a hindrance not a help.

My take would be go for PW, 52ºGW, 58º SW - open this up, use the 'bounce' & you'll still get height around the green, or to get out of deep bunkers, & you'll still get some distance from a full 3/4 swing from the turf.

 

[Bobirdie]

Cheers for all the input guys

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Cheers for all the input guys

But are you any clearer :thup:

 

[garyinderry]

dropped my 52 recently. I have more clubs up the long end of the bag than I know what to do with. its currently being chopped and changed.

swapped a 22 deg adams a12 pro for a ping g20 5 wood. I won a mizuno mp650 22 deg hybrid this morn so its all change!

thinking about getting a 3 wood! might go ping! never thought I hear myself say that but the g20 5wood is just so good!

 

[Bobirdie]

Yeah homer im opting for the 52/58 set up. Should be ample for me

 

[geordie expat]

Pitching wedge 45 degree then a U wedge 50 (Ping G20/I20), Cleveland RTX CBs 54 and 58 (leaving the sand wedge in the garage at the mo). Gives a nice spread and covers all the bases for me whether on turf or from sand.

 

[Dan2501]

Pitching wedge, 52 Vokey SM5 and a 58 Callaway Jaws for me. Not been playing too long, so still putting my bag together, but starting to get there.

 

[MadAdey]

My PW is 46* so I then carry a 50* with a bounce that falls inline with my PW, then I have a low bounce 58*. I often use the 50* out of bunkers round the green.

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

I have 52/58, the 58 is more than enough loft for my needs, I don't possess enough skill to use a 60 degree as its intended.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Just to throw another option in, I've just gone from PW 52* 56* to PW and 56* and it's so much more fun creating shots. The 56* can go up your nose if you want it to.

I play PW, 52, 56. Can't quite believe how high I can hit the 56 whilst still getting a fair distance. I discovered fairly early on with it that I can't squeeze more distance out of it by hitting it harder - it just goes higher...and higher.

 

[woody69]

I have a 52, which is my "100 yard club". 56 which has 10 degree bounce for pretty much all my sand shots and a few around the green when I need to get it up a way, but stop quicker depending on the landing zone and then a 60, which barely gets used, but does come out for compacted sand, tight lies where my 56 would be too risky with the bounce.

 

[woody69]

PW, 52 and 60 are what I have in the bag at the moment but as winter closes in I will probably drop the 60.

Interesting you say that, as for me the conditions winter brings usually means I am getting the 60 out more frequently especially in bunkers as the sand becomes much more compact and the risk of my 56 with the extra bounce skipping up off the sand.