Wedges, best set up for improving 16 hc club golfer

[Onyx]

Would be very interested in hearing some advice for the best selection of wedges to have in the bag for a player at my level, playing mostly parkland courses.

I have ping i15 irons (reg flex) to PW - which I believe has 48 deg of loft, beyond that I use a mixture of old wedges, sand irons, & a lob wedge that I have accumulated - none of which I am completely comfortable with. I am thinking of replacing these with a 56 deg sand wedge & a gap wedge of 52 deg which would fit in well with the progression of my set, but it is the question of bounce that I am unsure about, with so many options available. What would be the ideal spec? I am looking at the usual suspects; Mizuno, Vokey, Cleveland - do any of these have a model particularly suited to the club player??

Many thanks in advance.

 

[Rooter]

Hi Onyx, i started 2 very similar topics in the past week or so,

http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/showthread.php?50151-Wedges

and

http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/showthread.php?50458-Cash-for-wedges-is-burning-a-hole-in-my-pocket

I ended up going with Vokey 52 and 56... (last years red label model as it was cheaper!! and still legal for 10 years)

 

[bladeplayer]

Welcome to the forum ,

i asked a similar question in here the other day & got good advice see "thoughts & Advice please" thread , it might be of some relevence to you ,, my gaps are too big 48/56/58/64 so on advice im looking for a 52 that i like ..

 

[Onyx]

Hi Onyx, i started 2 very similar topics in the past week or so,

Thanks for the reply Rooter, I should have searched properly 1st, will read your threads now

 

[Onyx]

Welcome to the forum ,

Thank you, I will read your thread, will most likely find my answer there. Good luck

 

[bladeplayer]

, I should have searched properly 1st,

Wouldnt worry bout that part mate if you wana know something just ask , good bunch & wont set you wrong ,

Loads of meets & games being sorted in the arrange a game section if your looking for a knock somewhere different ,

 

[pbrown7582]

hello and welcome enjoy,

plenty your way on here, fancy woburn in march? :lol:

as for your wedges there is not correwct way your own personal preference but going 52, 56 would make sense. You could get a I15 U wedge as your 52 and then take your pick of 56 wedges, take a visit to AG or the like to see what takes your eye.

 

[Onyx]

plenty your way on here, fancy woburn in march? :lol:

fancy it for sure, whether the fun police will sanction it is another matter, already commited to a lot in March to get my season started! thanks for the welcome

 

[El Bandito]

fancy it for sure, whether the fun police will sanction it is another matter, already commited to a lot in March to get my season started! thanks for the welcome

Welcome! Woburn is a weekday or ahem....'business thing' :smirk:

 

[G1BB0]

welcome Onyx, whereabouts in Herts are you?

as per the above plenty of good advice on here. another option is 52/58 degree. My pw is 47 and I am going 52/56 but probs gonna get a 58 for spring and drop the 56.

Plenty of decent models out there. A gw in the i15 may be a decent option. I had the gw & sw in the G10's and really liked them.

good luck

 

[MadAdey]

It is a matter of personal preference. I only have room for 2 wedges due to carrying a 2i and 3w, so I go for a 54SW and a low bounce 60. Another option on a similar line is to get the matching GW then get a 58. If you are looking at 3 wedge option the there is only really one choice that is used by most and that would be to go with a 52GW 56SW & 60LW

 

[thecraw]

Just so that you know before you rush out and buy anything the Ping PW is 46 degrees not 48.

Cheers.

 

[SocketRocket]

I would suggest a 4 deg gap between wedges. You just need to sort out how many you need.

 

[Onyx]

welcome Onyx, whereabouts in Herts are you?
good luck

Thanks, I'm in Cheshunt, recently joined The Hertfordshire - which is part of the Crown Golf group.

 

[G1BB0]

ahh, not played there yet. Supposed to be a decent track, I am sure some of the other Herts lads have played there.

 

[Oddsocks]

Just so that you know before you rush out and buy anything the Ping PW is 46 degrees not 48.

Cheers.

And on that basis would go 52 & 58, but that's me

 

[bobmac]

And on that basis would go 52 & 58, but that's me

I'd like to be associated with the remarks of the last poster :thup:

 

[MadAdey]

And on that basis would go 52 & 58, but that's me

I will have to agree with the gentleman with different coloured socks :thup:

 

[bladeplayer]

ahh, not played there yet. Supposed to be a decent track, .

Just ask the man will ya ...

 

[pendodave]

Worth trying a few around the 50-52 degree to see how the distances and flights fit in with your existing set/swing. I have a 45deg pw and a 52 was just too much of a gap. Typically with a 'proper' swing it was about 20yards, which is too imprecise, even for me. I don't mind fiddling around with 3/4 shots from 60yds and in, but at 100 yards I don't need it. I recently picked up a 50 degree from the bargain bin and it works much better.

I think that ping do a 50deg 'u' wedge in the i15 range, so that would seem a good place to start.

With the higher lofts, just use the one that works best getting out of bunkers !