How important is it to have matching wedges?

Darren24

Assistant Pro
Joined
Jan 24, 2015
Messages
228
Visit site
I thought about this for along time. I asked myself should my wedges match the irons i have just been fitted with or does it not matter? Or should i go different if i like something else?
 

ScienceBoy

Money List Winner
Joined
Sep 18, 2010
Messages
10,260
Location
Cambridge
Visit site
I thought about this for along time. I asked myself should my wedges match the irons i have just been fitted with or does it not matter? Or should i go different if i like something else?

I would ask the question regarding mid/long irons and short irons too i.e. hybrids down to the 5 iron then irons then wedges
 

Smiffy

Grand Slam Winner
Joined
Oct 17, 2008
Messages
24,070
Location
Gods waiting room.....
Visit site
I've always preferred to have the wedges matching my other irons. I suppose it goes back to the days when I first started playing where almost every set of clubs you bought came 3-SW.
I went 5-SW on my new set, and have subsequently bought the matching GW. I carry a Vokey 60 degree for playing off of wet, hardpacked sand or for really deep greenside bunkers, but am looking for the RS1 version so that everything matches up.
The Vokey is ok but doesn't quite feel right with it's steel shaft compared to the graphite in my other clubs.
 

Slab

Occasional Tour Caddy
Joined
Nov 20, 2011
Messages
11,854
Location
Port Louis
Visit site
Since I changed irons a couple of months back I'm having an issue with the SW

For use I much prefer my previous Wilson SW and really comfortable using it with better bunker results than my handicap would suggest... but the OCD in me wants to put the matching SW in the bag because... well because it belongs beside its mates!

Downside is I'm not as proficient with the matching club out of the sand. I'm going to give it some work & practice before I admit defeat though
 

Fish

Well-known member
Banned
Joined
Jun 25, 2012
Messages
18,384
Visit site
The top of my bag is pretty mixed with TM, Titliest & Cleveland, my irons are all MP-52's and my wedges are all MP-T4's, for me the wedges are the most important, not just the gapping but the variable bounce options they offer me for different lies, the MP-T4's gave me the spread of bounces perfect for the degree of wedges I thought was right for me.
 

MadAdey

Money List Winner
Joined
Nov 25, 2011
Messages
5,640
Location
Greensboro, North Carolina.
Visit site
It's more important to have the right ones instead of matching ones. Mine match my set, but that was because of the deal when I bought my irons, also it meant I got them custom fitted to the same spec as my irons.

Decide what you want from your wedges and choose accordingly. I like higher a loft wedge with a bit of bounce for using out of bunkers and when I need to get some airtime on short shots. Then I get a GW that is about 20 yards shorter than my PW, I then use this for everything 120 yards and shorter.
 
Top