Who needs four wedges?

[Tiger]

I don't get the concern about what other people carry if it helps them get the job done what's the problem? If I could buy a new bag of clubs I'd go for equal gapping
Driver
16 degree fairway
19 & 22 hybrid
26, 30, 34, 38, 42 degree lofts on my irons
46, 50, 54, 58 wedges

 

[Oddsocks]

3 for me

Pw47*
52*
58*

Actually thinking of dropping the 58* as I'm using the 52* more out of bunkers

 

[Darren24]

4 for me PW 46 uw 50 SW 54 lw 58😊

 

[delc]

I carry three wedges in Winter 45 PW, 50 GW, and a 55 SW. In Summer I add a 58 lob wedge, and throw out a long iron.

 

[SGC001]

Following on from the discussions about iron lofts gradually getting stronger there are comments about the need for more than three wedges. I don't see the need. For me the wedge is a tool of finesse & most of the shots played with it are less than full shots. If you wanted to cover the distance from, say, 120 yards in with clubs you could hit a full shot with you'd need considerably more than four. Personally, my 44° wedge is for all shots from around 100 yards in where there are no obstacles to go over & a lot of spin isn't required. The 50° wedge is for getting over obstacles & stopping the ball quickly, as is the 58°, which, with its 12° bounce, is also used as a sand wedge. What would I do with another one? As far as I'm concerned I don't hit the ball any higher than I need to. Added loft just makes control more difficult & I won't use the higher lofts if there's not a reason to.

Usually 4, can carry 3 have carried 5 . I agree its a tool of finesse and having 4 or 5 gives me more options when finessing.
A squad of clubs selected for courses and conditions to suit me.

 

[Maninblack4612]

4 for me PW 46 uw 50 SW 54 lw 58

The question was "who needs 4 wedges?" not "which wedges do you carry?"

 

[Foxholer]

47 (PW), 52, 56 and 60.
56 is high bounce for bunkers or maybe thickish rough, others low bounce as I'm a Sweeper/Slider

I also use 8, 7 and Rescue around green; rarely 9 as seem to foozle it too often, though that might change as the last 2 times I've sunk it!

 

[Imurg]

The question was "who needs 4 wedges?" not "which wedges do you carry?"

The answer is " Nobody"
Nobody "needs" 4 wedges, nobody "needs" 3.......what people "want", however, is a different question

 

[Hobbit]

If someone scores better with 4 wedges than 3.... Wonder who has dropped a driver for a 3wood, or added an extra hybrid and dropped their 4 iron. You can carry a beautiful white porcelain bidet if it helps shave a shot or two off... it doesn't matter what you carry, only what you score.

 

[Maninblack4612]

I played today & thought I'd pay particular attention to when I hit wedge shots. I used all three more than once but never felt the need for another one with either more or less loft than the ones I have. I also used the 3 wood, hybrid & 3 iron so not sure, if I had 4 wedges, what I would leave out. I don't doubt that many people make use of all four (or five!) that they carry so I suppose that just proves that we're all different.

By the way, for everyone's information, I am not a short game wizard, my short game is my weakest area but I'm certain an extra wedge wouldn't bring any improvement. I need to learn how to use what I've got first & the last lesson I had did help a lot, I didn't have a single s***k today.

 

[Wayman]

Anyone write on the hozels their full and half swing yardages (ala Mark Crossfield)? Just done this on mine and helped a lot today one mt first practice round with em..

I've got a little bit of paper inside my bushnell case with my yardages
With what I hit each edge at different swings

I have 4 wedges 46 52 57 60