Wedge setup, anyone play with just one wedge plus PW?

[MartynB]

Had my Ping G25s for 6 years or so and bought 5 to LW including UW (gap) as fairly new to golf at the time.

I don’t carry the LW much, barely use the UW so only really use the SW for round the green stuff. Fancy getting something new with a bit more bite to try and stop the ball better on these slick summer greens.

I will keep the PW in play as it’s all good for full shots, tell me why I shouldn’t buy a 56 Ping glide 2.0 as my only short game wedge, although goodness knows which grind I would go for 🤔

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I think Bobmac does

 

[Oddsocks]

I think Bobmac does

That’s because his are traditional lofts.

My pw is my set is 45/46, from there I have to carry two wedges 52/58 although the 52 gets used 95* of the time

 

[bobmac]

Spot on.
My PW is 50 deg I believe and the SW is around 56.
So you could say my 9 is a modern PW and my PW is a modern gap wedge
Here are all my wedges

 

[MartynB]

Spot on.
My PW is 50 deg I believe and the SW is around 56.
So you could say my 9 is a modern PW and my PW is a modern gap wedge
Here are all my wedges

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Which of course was the way before lofts were strengthened, my PW is 45 but I can use it well from 100yds down to 40 and a bump and run. 56 would do 60 yds with height plus the close stuff I reckon.

 

[Kaizer_Soze]

My PW is a Lynx #BB Tour - 42*, I also carry a Cleveland RTX CB 50* and a Benross Zip-It 56. I know there is a big gap between my 42 and 50 but I prefer to carry a 16 Cleveland hybrid plus my 17 Lynx #BB Tour 3 iron, there is 10-15 yard difference at the top end of my bag, I'm comforatable with the bottom end.

 

[Wolf]

Be very rare to find a single wedge set up these days due to the lofts on clubs in search of distance. Most PW nowadays must me around 45° maybe stronger in some cases. When really the clubs actually a 9iron with a P printed on it.

Mine sits at 46° so as a result I have a GW (50°) then a 54 & 58°. Ends up meaning have a set of 4 Wedges.

 

[Canary_Yellow]

There’s almost two questions in here:

1) does anyone actually have a single wedge setup; and

2) of those (including me) that carry 3 or 4 wedges, how many do you use?

I have the PW that came with my set, a 52, 56 and 60. Use the PW and the 52 a lot, 56 only in bunkers, 60 only if I need to get over something with a tight ish pin.

I could probably cope with just my 52, but there aren’t other clubs I’d rather have in my bag than the 56 and 60

 

[Slab]

Think my PW is about 45 and other than that I only have the SW at 56

PW for almost everything not in a bunker and sandwedge..... Well it's for when I'm in sand

I say PW for 'almost' everything because I'm often use 9 or 8 for bump and run

So I guess I don't use any wedges 🤔

 

[Oldham92]

I have a PW, 56 and 60 but I could probably play with just PW. Find it to be the most versatile club in the bag for me

 

[FuzzyDuck]

PW, 50 and a 58 Sure Out which I bought for bunkers but have found it's useful for short pitches around the green.

 

[jim8flog]

When the loft of a 9 iron was around 46 degree I carried only one wedge for over 10 years . A 52 with a broad sole but medium bounce. Then they changed the type of sand in our bunkers and had to add in a high bounce SW.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

There’s almost two questions in here:

1) does anyone actually have a single wedge setup; and

2) of those (including me) that carry 3 or 4 wedges, how many do you use?

I have the PW that came with my set, a 52, 56 and 60. Use the PW and the 52 a lot, 56 only in bunkers, 60 only if I need to get over something with a tight ish pin.

I could probably cope with just my 52, but there aren’t other clubs I’d rather have in my bag than the 56 and 60

I could have written that word for word for myself 👍

 

[Crow]

Simple solution, go old school and your set will come with a PW (or 10 iron) and a SW, they are all you need.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

No. My PW is 46 so need a gap (5 degree) and have a SW at 58 to get an even spread. The extra wedge also gives me another option around the greens as well as a club for that 75-90 yard distance

 

[ScienceBoy]

IMO the PW is really just part of the iron set for my bag, it looks like my 9 iron, plays like my 9 iron.. its an iron. I see me as have two wedges, a 52 and a a 56.

 

[Dan2501]

Not quite. I have a PW, GW, SW and LW.

 

[Fabia999]

I only play with PW and 56 SW. I really should look into getting a GW as I believe my PW is around 44/45 loft.

 

[Slab]

I'd guess most are more proficient with a wedge (>50°) than I am. I'd rather do half, quarter & dink shots with 45PW than risk thinning a 50/52/54 etc

 

[Orikoru]

I have four wedges technically. But I don't really consider the PW a wedge, it's more like a 10 iron really. And the 60° I only use in greenside bunkers, never anything else. The 50° gets used a lot - 100 yards full shot and 50-60 yard half shots. 56° gets used less frequently - 80-85 full shot (although sometimes I'll use a half 9 iron instead from there), or any chip where I need to go higher over a bunker or something.

I don't think I could get by with only one wedge other than PW, since my PW is a very strong 44°. I could stand to lose the 60° though if I needed another slot in the bag.