Wedges

[Robbo79]

Going to try and keep a long story short so here goes.
After taking up golf properly last year, Santa was good to me and I got a new set of irons, the Callaway X Hot’s. I was fitted (twice) and I am largely happy with the way things have worked out with them so far. The fitting churned out that i needed a stiff flex shaft, with the clubs ½” longer. The shafts I have are Speed Step 85, stiff flex.
When it came to buying I was “guided” into taking 4-PW as opposed to 5-SW, which I duly did. There were a couple of reasons put to me for doing this and from faint recollection one of them was that when it came to wedges I would be able to get a decent Sand, Approach or Lob Wedge much easier than it would be to source, say a good 4 iron with the spec that I required.
To that end I have had my old sand wedge in the bag (Dunlop TP from my “beginners” set) and I have fallen out with it in a big way. I have persevered but it seems there is no going back and I now want a new (or 2) new wedges. Note – this SW was a regular shaft.
My question(s) is, following my fitting at xmas and it coming out that I need stiff flex shaft etc, should any approach wedge/sand wedge that I go for be in exactly the same spec as my other irons.
Many people (salesmen in the shops – I know!/other players) have intimated to me that with the wedges/higher lofted clubs “it doesn’t really matter” as you won’t be hitting them with the same oomph as perhaps you would with the other clubs??
I have looked at a number of wedges without hitting any (I know from viewing the forum for a while now that the mantra is don’t buy without hitting them!) as it’s a good distance to the one shop that has a range beside it where I’m from, so not ideal.
I have potentially sourced an AW & SW in the Callaway X Hot however they are a regular flex shaft. Does this/would that make all of a difference given that my 4-PW are stiff flex?? Or am I silly going as far as getting my wedges exactly the same in the Callaway X Hot's? I.E. Would any wedge do, so to speak?
And finally, would the fact that I have been playing for 5 months with a SW that is not in the same spec as the rest of my irons have had a detrimental effect to my game (I believe it has ...but I may just be looking for excuses lol!)??
Apologies for the long post but, HELP!

 

[Curls]

Can't answer about the shaft flex thing, someone more knowledgeable will be along soon no doubt. But I use my SW from the fairway, and its a stiffer flex than my irons. You're not giving it full welly as you say so perhaps it doesn't matter. What does matter is how you get out of bunkers, is this an area where you are worse than your h/c would suggest? If so get a lesson, its actually really easy to get out once you grasp the concept of bounce, getting it close is another skill entirely. Regards the quality of your club, I never got on with the SW in my Ping G15 set, always felt I couldn't open the face like I wanted to. Turns out the sole of the club is really wide which once you start opening it makes you present the leading edge to about half way up the ball. I bought a second hand Vega grind sand wedge and love love love it.

In short you will see a difference if you upgrade, but not if the technique isn't there

 

[duncan mackie]

I have potentially sourced an AW & SW in the Callaway X Hot however they are a regular flex shaft. Does this/would that make all of a difference given that my 4-PW are stiff flex?? Or am I silly going as far as getting my wedges exactly the same in the Callaway X Hot's? I.E. Would any wedge do, so to speak?

the two you have sourced should be fine although the primary reason for getting a matching AW is to get a match!

SW is very personal because of the vast differences in sole design - shaft isn't going to be a problem and many are a much higher swing weight anyway so this club will feel a little different even when matched.

equally you can get any pair you like off the shelf; whatever you like the look and feel off; the crux being clubs that give you confidence.

 

[DaveM]

Dont worry about what wedges you get no need to match your clubs. Just look what people use on here. Cleveland and volky wedges are popular. Your wedges have to do many jobs. A lot of wedges are fitted. With a so called wedge flex shaft. Which is stiff as you would need. Also many different bounce angle grinds to the sole. You need a wedge that you can open the face different amounts to play different type of shots.

 

[JCW]

Type of lies on your home course is important when choose a wedge , you need the right bounce on the clubs , eyg

 

[Robbo79]

Type of lies on your home course is important when choose a wedge , you need the right bounce on the clubs , eyg

Thanks folks, appreciate all the replies. Just to add into the mix I called into my nearest AG on the way home and the guy told me something different again...that because I have been fitted I may as well use it and get my wedges in exactly the same spec....including having a stiff shaft-about the 4th different story I've been given now lol.