What loft for gap wedge?

[slicer79]

Just curious from those using irons with a strong PW around the 44/45 degree mark.
Say a set of TM P790 or equivalent. These sets nearly all have a set gap/approach wedge available.
However many prefer after PW to move into a specialist wedge such as Vokey etc.
The P790 is a 45 degree loft so you'd maybe think 50 degree for gap wedge. But as the P790 is a distance club with a hot face would the better gap be actually a 48 degree wedge

 

[bobmac]

I'd stick with the standard 50 and then a 56 or 58

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[Mel Smooth]

Gap wedge in the youth's Cobra Aerojets is 48 degrees.

He'll be taking delivery of a pair of shiny new Callaways in 54 and 60 degree config shortly - which he has tried and been fitted for - so maybe that might be the best advice for somebody looking to invest in some wedges. Try before you buy.

 

[KenL]

I have 45, 50, 54, 58.

Use 58 for most bunker shots.

 

[PJ87]

I have the following

Stock 43 pitch
50 gap
56
60

I find the gaps perfect even with the stronger loft

Id say decide by what you want your sand to be

I could drop my 50 and 56 for a 52 but prefer this

 

[Oddsocks]

Most of my stock wedges were between 47-45 so I’ve always run a 52/58 wedge set up but this was down to distance gapping on smooth swings. Unfortunately The new srixon had very powerful wedge which created a 30-40 gap between W and 52*.

I wouldn’t only look at loft gapping, but also distance gapping. I never wanted to run a 3 wedge +stick set up but really had no choice.

 

[slicer79]

Most of my stock wedges were between 47-45 so I’ve always run a 52/58 wedge set up but this was down to distance gapping on smooth swings. Unfortunately The new srixon had very powerful wedge which created a 30-40 gap between W and 52*.

I wouldn’t only look at loft gapping, but also distance gapping. I never wanted to run a 3 wedge +stick set up but really had no choice.

Ya I'm thinking distance gapping is what needs to be looked at.
For example a P790 PW at 45 degree may go 130 yards.
If the next club was a 50 degree Vokey that may be a 110 yard club. But 20 yards too big a gap.
So maybe a 48 degree that goes around 115-118 might be better. And then work up from that.

I like the thought of
PW (45), 48, 52, 58

 

[hairball_89]

Most of my stock wedges were between 47-45 so I’ve always run a 52/58 wedge set up but this was down to distance gapping on smooth swings. Unfortunately The new srixon had very powerful wedge which created a 30-40 gap between W and 52*.

I wouldn’t only look at loft gapping, but also distance gapping. I never wanted to run a 3 wedge +stick set up but really had no choice.

I know lofts are creeping up and up but hopefully that's yards not degrees!

 

[bobmac]

Here's a pic of all my wedges.
Note the loft, bounce and grind



Yeup, there isn't any but I know how far they go.
As a 4 h/cap, you should know how to finesse and control your distances and height.

 

[Oddsocks]

It is indeed

 

[Smoj]

T100 pw is meant to be 46°, as I bought my clubs 2nd hand, and they only came with 5i-9i, I decided to get a Vokey pw instead of a standard t100 pw, and go for a 48 to correctly gap my wedges I already had rather than gap my irons. works out very well. I also recently removed my 60 wedge and have been really enjoying having 3 wedges

pw - 48
gw - 52
sw - 56

 

[Orikoru]

Just curious from those using irons with a strong PW around the 44/45 degree mark.
Say a set of TM P790 or equivalent. These sets nearly all have a set gap/approach wedge available.
However many prefer after PW to move into a specialist wedge such as Vokey etc.
The P790 is a 45 degree loft so you'd maybe think 50 degree for gap wedge. But as the P790 is a distance club with a hot face would the better gap be actually a 48 degree wedge

Strong? Ha! My PW is 41, so I have the AW as well which is 46. My gap wedge is 50 and since it's not a game improvement irons like the P & A, the gaps work fine. Then I have a 54.

 

[wjemather]

I had to laugh the other week when I saw an advert for a set of Ping G430 irons in which the PW was just 41° and included a 45.5° wedge. What on earth are they on about? That's a strong 9 iron and a strong pitching wedge, and they had shaft lengths to match. (And the 6 iron has similar specs to my 4 iron.)

Anyway, to answer the OPs question - get fitted and choose your wedges according to the distances you want to hit, the gaps between them and how you want to balance your bag (i.e. will you need to take a longer club out if you get 3/4 wedges).

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Just curious from those using irons with a strong PW around the 44/45 degree mark.
Say a set of TM P790 or equivalent. These sets nearly all have a set gap/approach wedge available.
However many prefer after PW to move into a specialist wedge such as Vokey etc.
The P790 is a 45 degree loft so you'd maybe think 50 degree for gap wedge. But as the P790 is a distance club with a hot face would the better gap be actually a 48 degree wedge

My Pitching Wedge is 46

So I go for 4 degree gaps so have 50 , 54 and 58

4 degree gap separation should be good

What you could do is go for a gapping session with a wedge fitting

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I have a Pitch @ 46, Gap wedge @ 52 and Lob wedge @ 58

 

[Budds]

It's all a consequence of how the numbered irons are defined - by weight as opposed to loft. It means that distances hit by a 7 iton, say, now match that of a 6 of not long ago. And the Marketing dept of OEMs has had a field day. So an AW is now required and the 3i, if not the 4i, is likely best left at home. SW and LW are very much loft-dependent clubs so won't change from their traditional lofts. It wouldn't surprise me if, in the near uture, iron sets are 5-PW with an AW and E (for extra)W required to fill the loft gap.

 

[jim8flog]

Here's a pic of all my wedges.
Note the loft, bounce and grind

View attachment 48931

Yeup, there isn't any but I know how far they go.
As a 4 h/cap, you should know how to finesse and control your distances and height.

I have a memory of trying those clubs out when the first came out (assuming that is the foam filled version). The pro had a 7 and PW demonstrator which he let me take out on the course.
I reached our par 15 229 yard down hill hole with the 7 iron (I normally used to take 4 or 5)
I went back to him and asked about the price and continued with my existing irons

 

[bobmac]

I have a Pitch @ 46, Gap wedge @ 52 and Lob wedge @ 58

I don't know who he is but he talks alot of sense.
One for low shots
One for medium shots
One for high shots
What can possibly go wrong.

For the OP....
How much further do you think a 50 deg P790 will go compared to a Vokey 50?

 

[Jason.H]

My PW is 44 and I have 48,52 and 58. PW or less I never go full out, more 3/4 shots and hardly ever miss strike.

 

[slicer79]

I don't know who he is but he talks alot of sense.
One for low shots
One for medium shots
One for high shots
What can possibly go wrong.

For the OP....
How much further do you think a 50 deg P790 will go compared to a Vokey 50?

Not sure but presume something like the p790 could go 7-8 yards more than a Vokey of same loft