TPO77
Club Champion
Hi all. I'm in need of a little bit of guidance from more experienced minds.
I have just bought some Wilson Staff Ci11s and the stock PW and GW from the set are 44 and 48 degrees. I also currently have 3 TW9 wedges a 52, 56 and a 60. I am looking at dropping one of the wedges a) to free up space for my 4 iron and b) because 5 wedges (even if the PW is a 9 iron :ears
is excessive in my view. My first thought was to drop the 60 because then it keeps nice gaps (at least in loft terms) BUT I don't use the 56 or the 60 for full shots. I use the 52 for anything inside 75 yards and the 60 for getting the ball up and down quickly/greenside finesse shots. They both get a fair amount of use per round. The 56 however is reserved mainly for fluffy lies in the rough and bunker shots. So ideally I'd rather remove the 56 but I need to make sure my understanding of what happens to loft and bounce when you open the club face is correct.
Now here's the bit that I would like clarification on to see if my thinking is correct. The bounce angles of the wedges are 52/8, 56/12 and 60/6. If I take the 60 out I would be able to use the 56 with an open face to play the shots that I would've with the 60 previously BUT the bounce angle would increase also by opening the face rendering the club much more difficult to use from tight lies. Is my thinking correct there? And if so does that mean that by opening the face of the 52 that the loft and bounce would end up being very similar to using the 56 since both the loft and bounce are 4 degrees less on the 52 when held neutral? I hope that my explanation there makes sense and it's clear what I'm asking. Hopefully also some of you wiser heads can confirm or correct my understanding.
I have just bought some Wilson Staff Ci11s and the stock PW and GW from the set are 44 and 48 degrees. I also currently have 3 TW9 wedges a 52, 56 and a 60. I am looking at dropping one of the wedges a) to free up space for my 4 iron and b) because 5 wedges (even if the PW is a 9 iron :ears

Now here's the bit that I would like clarification on to see if my thinking is correct. The bounce angles of the wedges are 52/8, 56/12 and 60/6. If I take the 60 out I would be able to use the 56 with an open face to play the shots that I would've with the 60 previously BUT the bounce angle would increase also by opening the face rendering the club much more difficult to use from tight lies. Is my thinking correct there? And if so does that mean that by opening the face of the 52 that the loft and bounce would end up being very similar to using the 56 since both the loft and bounce are 4 degrees less on the 52 when held neutral? I hope that my explanation there makes sense and it's clear what I'm asking. Hopefully also some of you wiser heads can confirm or correct my understanding.