What lofts are on your wedges?

[Slab]

I have
PW - 45
PW2 - 48
GW - 52
SW - 56

I always felt like I needed to bridge the gap between PW and GW so I bought a 48 degree vokey wedge. I now only really use it as a bump and run or 25 yards and in. comes out a lot lower and i can get more run than my SW.

I'd love to reach the level where I could feel competent with 4 wedges. Sadly I doubt I'll get there. I can only practice my 50 wedge at short game area for about 45 minutes a week and still screw it up more than I'd like on the course

 

[Lord Tyrion]

PW 45
GW 52, my go to club for most dinks around the green
SW 56, out of bunkers only
LW 60, for those Phil shots . I might not use it for 2 or 3 rounds but when required it's invaluable.

My 52 is by far the most used club out of the above.

 

[Orikoru]

LW 60, for those Phil shots . I might not use it for 2 or 3 rounds but when required it's invaluable.

My first reaction was PhiltheFragger rather than Mickelson I'm afraid...

 

[Lord Tyrion]

My first reaction was PhiltheFragger rather than Mickelson I'm afraid...

How do you know your first thought wasn't right

 

[Voyager EMH]

The Golf Handbook
by
Richard Bradbeer and Ian Morrison
Abbeydale Press 1998

ISBN 1-86147-006-1



I think a lot of us are using only two wedges. I think I have always so.

 

[Green Man]

PW at 44 then 47, 50, 54 and 58

 

[Deleted member 1147]

PW at 44 then 47, 50, 54 and 58

a club for every conceivable distance

 

[Deleted member 1147]

The Golf Handbook
by
Richard Bradbeer and Ian Morrison
Abbeydale Press 1998

ISBN 1-86147-006-1

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I think a lot of us are using only two wedges. I think I have always so.

No putter in those days?

 

[Bdill93]

PW - 42
GW - 47
52
56
60

Strong lofts are a bit of a joke...

Also considering removing the GW and adding in something at the top of the bag, having 5 wedges is silly.

 

[Voyager EMH]

No putter in those days?

My putter in 1998 was a Ben Sayers Opel Line One. It was ten years old then.
Won the Club Championship with it in 2019.
Still using it today.

 

[TheDiablo]

I added a 48 a couple of years ago which has really helped, covers the gap between 105-120 where I previously had to take something off the PW. My 52 maxes out about 100 without having to swing off my feet, but I also use 52 for everything 40-100. 58 for everything inside 40 yards, incl. bunkers (unless no trouble in front and I'll bump and run my 8i all day)

 

[srixon 1]

46 - Part of iron set
50
54
60

Apart from the 6° gap between the 54 and 60, all my clubs throughout the set have a 4° gap. The wedges are just an extension of this.

 

[Mandofred]

I've been thinking about changing things in my wedges.....but I'm nuts and am always thinking about changing something...somewhere. Currently 44 with the PW...then 50, 54, and 60. My thinking is that I am comfortable hitting my PW in the 85-100 range. My 50 covers 75-90. 54 covers 65-75 plus chips. 60 goes up to 60...maybe 70 during the summer if I push it.

This winter I've changed my attitude and use the 60 ONLY when I really need that soft floppy shot. I go to the 54 for most of the short shots inside 75yds.....just less chance of getting that horrible shot because I've tried to do something Phil-like with the 60.....and the scores have been better.

I could easily go just 52-58...and with a little practice would be just fine.

 

[bobmac]

I could easily go just 52-58...and with a little practice would be just fine.

Perfick

 

[Voyager EMH]

I've been thinking about changing things in my wedges.....but I'm nuts and am always thinking about changing something...somewhere. Currently 44 with the PW...then 50, 54, and 60. My thinking is that I am comfortable hitting my PW in the 85-100 range. My 50 covers 75-90. 54 covers 65-75 plus chips. 60 goes up to 60...maybe 70 during the summer if I push it.

This winter I've changed my attitude and use the 60 ONLY when I really need that soft floppy shot. I go to the 54 for most of the short shots inside 75yds.....just less chance of getting that horrible shot because I've tried to do something Phil-like with the 60.....and the scores have been better.

I could easily go just 52-58...and with a little practice would be just fine.

Breaking News.

Amateur golfer says he would be "just fine" with rolling back to wedges of 52 and 58 degrees.
Will this be a trend that manufacturers take heed of?
Are we likely to see iron sets with the lofts back to where they were in the Faldo and Seve era?

 

[clubchamp98]

What’s the lowest bounce you have seen on a wedge.?
I am having problems with our bunker linings, you just can’t play a proper splash shot.
so thinking a very low bounce might be the answer.

I have a few old wedges would they become non conforming if I grind them down.
giving this is a selling point for wedges I think I will be ok, but not sure.

 

[Imurg]

What’s the lowest bounce you have seen on a wedge.?
I am having problems with our bunker linings, you just can’t play a proper splash shot.
so thinking a very low bounce might be the answer.

I have a few old wedges would they become non conforming if I grind them down.
giving this is a selling point for wedges I think I will be ok, but not sure.

I've seen Vokeys with 4° on, I think, a 60...not sure if it's a current version though..

 

[garyinderry]

I've seen Vokeys with 4° on, I think, a 60...not sure if it's a current version though..

Vokey L grind.

It's a standard bounce and grind they bring out every time.

 

[Voyager EMH]

An American company called Merit made zero bounce wedges.

 

[evemccc]

I've seen Vokeys with 4° on, I think, a 60...not sure if it's a current version though..

Why, if a golfer has a SW and a LW, it is most likely for the SW to have a higher bounce than the LW?

I often see 54 or 56 wedges with 12/14 degrees of bounce, and sure, although you can have a high-ish bounce 60, it’s more common for them to be 6/8 degrees?