tsped83
Tour Winner
I’ve been stalling over changing my wedges for some time now, mainly due to finding the best model that suits my eye and how it feels. Price will always be a factor too. At present, it’s a toss-up between the Ping Glide or Nike Engage.
That said, I’m interested in your approach to choosing your wedge set, not necessarily lofts, but what you envisage each wedge doing? Excluding my PW, I have 3 wedges. A gap wedge that matches my irons, an old Eye2 SW that has more offset on than is imaginable and a newer Eye2 lob wedge that you can open up so it lays perfectly flat (this one is a keeper and won’t be swapped out).
So, the gap wedge has its benefits when hitting full shots as it is identical to my irons, yet close around the green or when finesse is required, it does feel (or what I perceive) a little clunky and awkward. As for the SW, if I need to open it up or when in heavy lies it works really well. Yet on tighter lies, not so much and the large offset always makes me feel like I’m going to pull it left when using a full swing. Which regrettably happens from time to time.
So, when choosing specialist wedges, will you always looking for matching models in preferred lofts/bounce, or do you pick best of breed and find the right tool for the job, even if the wedges styles are varyingly different.
Basically I need a wedge that does everything all the time……or get a better short game.
So, how do you approach it?
That said, I’m interested in your approach to choosing your wedge set, not necessarily lofts, but what you envisage each wedge doing? Excluding my PW, I have 3 wedges. A gap wedge that matches my irons, an old Eye2 SW that has more offset on than is imaginable and a newer Eye2 lob wedge that you can open up so it lays perfectly flat (this one is a keeper and won’t be swapped out).
So, the gap wedge has its benefits when hitting full shots as it is identical to my irons, yet close around the green or when finesse is required, it does feel (or what I perceive) a little clunky and awkward. As for the SW, if I need to open it up or when in heavy lies it works really well. Yet on tighter lies, not so much and the large offset always makes me feel like I’m going to pull it left when using a full swing. Which regrettably happens from time to time.
So, when choosing specialist wedges, will you always looking for matching models in preferred lofts/bounce, or do you pick best of breed and find the right tool for the job, even if the wedges styles are varyingly different.
Basically I need a wedge that does everything all the time……or get a better short game.
So, how do you approach it?