Long Club Gapping

[bobmac]

Swap your 58 for your 56 and bend your 52 to a 51

 

[pokerjoke]

I believe mate that 1 club would be enough.
For me it would be a 5 wood
You could knock 10 yards off your 3 wood quite easy and also knock 10 yards
off your 5 wood so basically getting 2 more distances.
I find the more wedge options I have the better as I never hit a full
shot with one.

 

[duncan mackie]

I have the clubs I need (and more! ) for whichever way I decide to fill the gap(s), and I know which way I want to go, but I have these voices that won't go away!

I tend to go to a heavier top end through spring and then back to more wedges in summer - but this year I don't anticipate swapping out.
I believe I score better having choices that deliver confidence for longer approaches and key tee shots than I get from having the additional wedge - or put another way I can hit a range with a 52 more than I can tweak a wood or rescue. I have a range of wedges from which to pick one to go with the 52 (which always gets selected).
This leaves me driver/mini (16)/5w/4r/4i to cover off the range from 185 upwards which means I am usually confident I have the right option available for the shot I have to take on.
The only time I expect to do anything different is on visits to very short courses where you have many approach shots sub 100 (we only have 2 par 4s sub 400 on the course...) and the drivers not in the bag either.

 

[Hobbit]

Or learn your yardages for dropping an inch or so down the grip. You can still hit a full shot but 'lose' some of the yardage off the longer club that way.

 

[garyinderry]

I think its quite hard to know exact gapping at the top end of the bag.

if I smash my three wood it can spin up a bit but comes down soft. pretty useful when going for a green. if I hit it easier it doesn't go as high, has much less spin but more times than not ends up further total than a full blooded strike.


I only know approx carries and just work out what kind of trajectory suits each shot.


Btw I am top heavy this year with the addition of 3&5 woods. Last year all I had for much of the year was a 19hyrbid after my driver. I have loads of options and more luck than judgement that the 5 wood loves to draw and the 3 wood is easier to cut. O could drop the 19hbrid but I am reluctant to let it go as it has a real low flight.

In previous years I've had a bag full of wedges.

 

[Thexindi]

For me just the one gaping club is needed. For example ( not my yardages )

4 iron carry - 190
3 wood carry - 215

So id then find a gaping club that carry's 200 -205 what ever that club may be

 

[bobmac]

For me just the one gaping club is needed. For example ( not my yardages )

4 iron carry - 190
3 wood carry - 215

So id then find a gaping club that carry's 200 -205 what ever that club may be

That's a small gap, unless you have a very strong 4 iron and a weak 3 wood

 

[Thexindi]

That's a small gap, unless you have a very strong 4 iron and a weak 3 wood

Yes but its just a example to find the gap between the 2 clubs and find what ever club fills the gap
Hybrid or another wood