Another Wedge Question!

[dicksonium]

Hi all,

So I've put my first card in for my handicapp and on the way round I was made very aware that I need to purchase some "scoring clubs". Now, I'm using an old battered sand wedge for every shot from about 110 yards in and just opening and closing the face to suit the type of shot. The question is, what degrees of wedge should I buy if I was only wanting to buy 2 wedges? Bearing in mind that I have a PW with a 45 degree loft. I was considering 50, 54 and if the need arose at a massive push get a 58 lw some time down the line OR should I get a 52 and a 56 and hope these fill the roles of gap, sand and lob?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Cheers

 

[bobmac]

and on the way round I was made very aware that I need to purchase some "scoring clubs"

Who told you this?

 

[G_Mulligan]

the numbers on the bottom are not that important as long as there is a decent gap. I would suggest one with high bounce and one with low bounce to keep you shot options open. Your PW is very strong so really it is a 9 iron. I would be tempted with a 50 with lower bounce and a 58 with higher bounce.

I would then also add a 64 but thats just me

 

[dicksonium]

bobmac, my playing partner pointed out that with a variety of wedges I might have more options around the green. As I've been using my knackered SW for a lot of shots he said that I should invest in some wedges to open up my options a bit.

G Mulligan, thansk for the tip, so a 50 degree with a low bounce would effectively be my PW and then a 58 for my sand and lobs sounds like a good combo. I think the trouble I'm having is getting some real height on my shots and getting the to stop quickly. I seem to have a bit of trouble with getting them up and stopping quickly.

 

[Snelly]

In my opinion, your playing partner is full of sh1t.

Only way to be good from 50 yards in is a lot of practice to develop your feel. The clubs aren't that relevant in my view although granted, if you have a bladed club over a perimeter weighted one then the feel comes easier.. Seve could get it closer than you or I if we had the latest greatest wedges and he was using a 20 year old bladed 3 iron from 50 yards.

Ask yourself how people played off scratch 20 years ago when they didn't have 4 wedges made of a fancy alloy with spin milled grooves? They did it with pitching wedge and sand wedge that were part of their standard set and they did it by practicing and getting an innate feel for how hard to hit the ball a certain yardage with one of these clubs.

Anyone can do the same to a decent extent if they put the work in.


Snelly.

 

[dicksonium]

Cheers Smelly. As you say there's no substitute for practice but I do suppose there's room for a couple of wedges. I think this one may be like most things and there needs to be a bit of both. Maybe a new wedge or 2 with plenty more practice.

 

[Snelly]

Cheers Smelly. As you say there's no substitute for practice but I do suppose there's room for a couple of wedges. I think this one may be like most things and there needs to be a bit of both. Maybe a new wedge or 2 with plenty more practice.

Good idea. Buy one decent wedge and practice hard with it. And thanks for referring to me as Smelly! I did shower this morning in fact.....

 

[dicksonium]

Sh1t, sorry mate. Well you're ahead of me in the personal hygiene stakes for today anyway!

 

[Mungoscorner]

Why make the game any harder than it already is ?
I certainly don't have the time to spend hours a day trying to hit flop shots with a 3 iron.
If i were you i'd have your lofts checked on your Irons,as already stated,45deg is very strong for a PW.
Mine is 48deg,and i have 3 other wedges 52,56,and 60.Depening on the course i'm playing,i will take the 52 and 56 out of the bag and replace with a 54deg,i then have the option of putting my 3 wood back in the bag if needed,but still keeping my wedge lofts sensible.
Hope this helps.

 

[Tiger]

Why make the game any harder than it already is ?
I certainly don't have the time to spend hours a day trying to hit flop shots with a 3 iron.
If i were you i'd have your lofts checked on your Irons,as already stated,45deg is very strong for a PW.

Not that strong a lot of modern day PW have stronger lofts. My AP1s are 45 degrees. and that's a nightmare as I went to a 52 and have a tricky yardage gap at about 115 yards.

 

[G_Mulligan]

Why make the game any harder than it already is ?
I certainly don't have the time to spend hours a day trying to hit flop shots with a 3 iron.
If i were you i'd have your lofts checked on your Irons,as already stated,45deg is very strong for a PW.

Not that strong a lot of modern day PW have stronger lofts. My AP1s are 45 degrees. and that's a nightmare as I went to a 52 and have a tricky yardage gap at about 115 yards.

That is because one company lowered the lofts and advertised longer hitting irons, then most of the other manufacturers followed suit.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I've got a 46 degree PW, a 52 and a 58. Works perfectly well for me. I use the 58 as my SW and my 52 for shots from 80-50 yards and around the green. I agree that you need to learn a variery of shots from anything from a 5 iron up but a couple of wedges will offer more variety and in my opinion make it easier. I wouldn't get any more than 2 plus the PW though

 

[G1BB0]

I use 46 pw, 54 and 60

used to have pw, 52, 56 and 60 but only used the pw, 52 and 60 so swapped for a 54 and 60 vokey

a 60 deg can be a mare if not playing so well, Sunday I only used my pw and 54

 

[dicksonium]

Cheers for all the responses guys. Time to get a couple wedges and start putting some real hard graf to the short game!

 

[Soco11]

Whatever you do try and find wedges with dual or cambered soles, these allow you to open the wedge and have a "second" leading edge when opening the face, so when you're only carrying two you can increase the loft when you need to!