Wedge set up question. What lofts do you use?

[HomerJSimpson]

Thinking of treating myself to a couple of Vokeys for Christmas. My pw is 46 and sw is 55. I'd like to fill the gap with a 50 and replacie my old Dunlop 60 with a vokey too.

I never take a divot and sweep the ball off the turf, would I be right in thinking I need lower bounce?

I had a go at the GM day at Silvermere with the Vokeys and loved them. Their grind choices was impressive. Will be looking at wedges next season and straight fight between the new Ping ones and the Vokey

 

[Craigg]

47*, 50* & 58*

Play everything from 120 down to short chips with the 50. I don't go for this different wedge for every job, I use 1 wedge and play everything with it.

What's the 58 for then?

 

[Chisteve]

Cleveland 588 for me

47
53
58

 

[MadAdey]

What's the 58 for then?

Good question.

Bunkers and flop shots. I just don't see the point in having a GW as a fill in tool, a SW for obvious reasons and a LW for the odd occasion you need to flop it up. Having multiple wedges to play shots with is just more kit that you need to practice with IMO. One wedge, learn to love it and learn how to judge distance with it.

The GW will do everything apart from steep faced bunkers and flop shots.

 

[garyinderry]

Surprises to hear you use gw for everything in the us. Many of he videos I have seen of US greens, the shot of choice is to just lift the ball onto the green and let the lightening quick greens with big slopes take the ball to the hole. Most favour a lob for this job much like many pros.

 

[MadAdey]

I've found with the Bermuda grass greens I play the GW works best. I just chip it up onto the green, one check then it runs out nicely.

Look up Tom Watson and see his short game class from the golf channel. He just throws everything in low and let's it run to the hole.

 

[garyinderry]

Do you move to the 58 when you have less green to work with or coming out of the rough where you will get a lot less spin and control?

 

[bobmac]

Some people learn one technique then change the club to suit the shot required.
Others use one club and change the technique to suit the shot required.
Neither are wrong, just personal preference.

Here's a pic of all my wedges

 

[StrangelyBrown]

My PW is 44, my SW is 56, so I've filled the gap with a 50.

I've experimented with a 60, but it wasn't good. Like Bob says, I just open up the SW if I need to go over something or if the lie is bare I'll accept that I'm going to the back of the green and hope to 2 putt from there.

 

[turkish]

Arrrghhh I have mucked up my wedge selection and have too many in my bag... at the moment not too much of a problem as the driver is on the naughty step... so here goes:

AP1 PW 44*
AP1 W1 48*
Cleveland RTX 2.0 CB 52*
Cleveland RTX 2.0 CB 56*
Vokey SM5 60* K Grind

Yes 5 wedges so a bit of a joke- taking in Bobs advice above looking to get this down to 4 - want 44-48-52-58

Most of the above have been impulse buys- wanting to get 52 and 58* Vokeys and rid of the bottom 3 in that selection

 

[Cue_147]

This is exactly what I've just done through Clubhouse Golf, they gave me 3 for 2 on the 588's in Black nickel, customised the order as well so they're 2 degree flat, multi compound grips etc. Hoping to get them by Saturday. The gap between my PW and my 52 was just too great and I was really struggling to hit 100-115 yardages. With the new 50* wedge, I'm hoping that should go about 110 and give me a tool to work with around that yardage rather than really having to step on a 52 or really ease off a PW.

I'm thinking of doing this actually... what shafts did you get? and bounce?

 

[MadAdey]

Obviously I use the 58 when needed, but it is always last resort behind GW, 8i, putter.

But just being in the rough doesn't necessarily mean I go to a LW, this strange ass grass can swallow the ball, but it will still be 1/2 inch off the ground meaning the 58 ain't gonna shift it too far.

 

[Bobirdie]

I have the jpx 850 pros.

PW-45°
50° mpt5
54° mpt5
58° mpt5

I have a 15-20 yard difference between each club.
Full shot wise the 4 wedges cover me for 80yards,100yards,120 yards & 135 yards.

 

[pokerjoke]

Obviously I use the 58 when needed, but it is always last resort behind GW, 8i, putter.

But just being in the rough doesn't necessarily mean I go to a LW, this strange ass grass can swallow the ball, but it will still be 1/2 inch off the ground meaning the 58 ain't gonna shift it too far.

This "ass grass" is it exclusive to America