Wedge gaps

[dankiz]

I play Adams Blue irons up to pitching wedge which is 45 degree loft! I also have a 56 degree Callaway MD3 milled wedge. I am looking to gap but just wondered if there was any rule of thumb or just personal preference?

If I got 50 degree gap wedge, it would be a 5 degree gap and 6 degree gap between wedges, If I went with 52m it would be 7 and 4

Any thoughts?

Cheers

 

[User101]

You need to find out what distance you hit you pw and your 56 as I think just going on loft can be misleading, for example I have two volley 56 wedges I hit one further than the other, I can only explain it away due to age difference...older goes further.

 

[dankiz]

You need to find out what distance you hit you pw and your 56 as I think just going on loft can be misleading, for example I have two volley 56 wedges I hit one further than the other, I can only explain it away due to age difference...older goes further.

A guy at American Golf I chat to said he would measure the two wedges I have on the Trackman! Cheers, will see what he says

 

[shortgame]

A guy at American Golf I chat to said he would measure the two wedges I have on the Trackman! Cheers, will see what he says

Sounds like a plan, imagine it'll be a 50* gap wedge but worth checking on the Trackman if you can 👍👍

 

[jim8flog]

I would go 50 but you are in the area when the shaft will normally change on most wedges to wedge flex which is a stiffer shaft than you would find in your 46.

Personally I have never found a real reason to match makes when it comes to wedges because for me they are in the bag to a different 'job' to the irons and slightly different jobs to each other. eg the bounce on the club you use bunkers should match the sand where you play. I carry a 54/8 and 58/14 to allow for the differences in the sand where I play and both clubs give different options for greenside shots.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Don’t forget to do half and 3/4 swings. Choose the wedge that covers he distances you don’t have covered already.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I have 46 degree PW, 52 wedge and 58 SW so a nice split. They give me a decent distance in terms of gapping but you need to get on a monitor or pace it out on a practice ground and see what the options you have give

 

[anotherdouble]

You can always get a forged wedge bent a degree to even things out

 

[duncan mackie]

I have played with 108, 92, 76 and 65 yd wedges for years now and the latter 2 get swapped around depending on course and conditions.

As cabby has posted, don't get hung up on specs, and as jim8flog posted, find ones that work for you (rather than look pretty in the bag).

 

[patricks148]

I have played with 108, 92, 76 and 65 yd wedges for years now and the latter 2 get swapped around depending on course and conditions.

As cabby has posted, don't get hung up on specs, and as jim8flog posted, find ones that work for you (rather than look pretty in the bag).

this, its also worth thinking about different bounce options