What gap do you have?

[Curls]

My new 9i goes ~120 I think whereas the old one went 110, I haven't had much of a chance to play in decent temperatures with it yet. My SW (54 degrees) happy going 80 with it.

So 40 yard gap with a PW (~110 full) and AW (50 degree, 90 yards ~full). My old Mizuno PW used to only go 100, as does my Vokey so I had no gap. Now I have one. Not sure what to do about it yet other than crank the lofts down a touch (I haven't had them checked and feel like they might be "tour lofts"! I'm not too worried until the temperature picks up a bit.

 

[patricks148]

I think my PW is 47 deg, then a 52/9 gap wedge and a 58/12 sand wedge

 

[Orikoru]

I was just curious how strong irons are these days and how people fill the gap.
My gaps are
9 iron 45
PW 50
SW 56 I think

Haha. My PW is 44° I believe. Stronger than your 9.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

9i is 42 degree
PW at 46
Then have a 50 degrees GW and a 54 degree SW

 

[duncan mackie]

9i 128
SW 76

PW 115
GW 92

 

[Crow]

I was just curious how strong irons are these days and how people fill the gap.
My gaps are
9 iron 45
PW 50
SW 56 I think

I'm with you Bob, but my 60s sets are even weaker, maybe 48 for 9 iron and 52 for PW.

Funny how sand irons don't seem to have changed over time though, maybe because people don't compare how far they hit their sand irons.

 

[jim8flog]

the pitching wedge in my set is 46
I then go to a 50 which is the last club I hit full out.
Currently carrying 52 and 54 different bounces to have variation for greenside and 60 yard in shots.
Probably going to go back to just 52 and 56 for the summer.

 

[Imurg]

9 iron - 42°
PW - 46°
GW - 50°
SW - 54°
LW - 58°

 

[Orikoru]

I'm with you Bob, but my 60s sets are even weaker, maybe 48 for 9 iron and 52 for PW.

Funny how sand irons don't seem to have changed over time though, maybe because people don't compare how far they hit their sand irons.

I expect that by definition of it's name, it needs to have enough loft to get out of the sand. If they'd strengthened them at the same rate as the others, they'd be about 50° by now and only make it tougher to get out of a greenside bunker.

 

[Crow]

I expect that by definition of it's name, it needs to have enough loft to get out of the sand. If they'd strengthened them at the same rate as the others, they'd be about 50° by now and only make it tougher to get out of a greenside bunker.

But then the manufacturers could have sold a USW (utility sand wedge) as well as a SW.
(Hmmm, does anybody have Taylor Made's R&D phone number? )

 

[User2021]

My 9 iron is 39degree
I then have
PW @44
AW @50
54 degree wedge
58 degree wedge

 

[Dando]

9i - 43
Pw - 48
then I have 52,56,60

 

[Wayman]

9 iron- 44 degree
Pw - 48 degree
Gw - 52 degree
Sw- 57 degree

 

[jusme]

I own normal lofted irons so I carry PW and GW between 9 and SW - 4 degree gaps. I dread to think what I will have to do if I ever purchase stronger lofted irons.

 

[williamalex1]

Srixon 9 iron 39*
" p/w 44*
" s/w 54*
vokey g/w 58*

 

[patricks148]

I own normal lofted irons so I carry PW and GW between 9 and SW - 4 degree gaps. I dread to think what I will have to do if I ever purchase stronger lofted irons.

What do you consider normal??

 

[jusme]

What do you consider normal??

PW 46, 9 iron 42. I understand there is no normal - I was generalising in the context of much stronger lofted irons

 

[Deleted member 1147]

43 - 58, with 3 clubs in between

 

[patricks148]

PW 46, 9 iron 42. I understand there is no normal - I was generalising in the context of much stronger lofted irons

yes even Mizuno have stronger lofts on their blades, my MP4 PW was 46, but had it bent to 47 on the rec of the pro

 

[PJ87]

I own normal lofted irons so I carry PW and GW between 9 and SW - 4 degree gaps. I dread to think what I will have to do if I ever purchase stronger lofted irons.

If you had normal lofted clubs a gap wedge wouldn’t excist