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Ok my wedges are in need of a sorting out. For some reason I have a 52, a 54 and a 56! Any decent golfer should know that this is not right with many going for a larger degree gap between their wedges.

At the moment I hit my PW (47 degrees) 130 yards, my 52* roughly 105-110, my 54* 90-100 yards and my 56* 80-90 yards.

I would like to here your suggestions on what you would do if you were in my position. By the way, getting rid of the 54 and replacing it with a 60 because I have had a test run with one and don't like it. I have two ideas for how to set up my wedges but would like to here your thoughts instead of getting one word replies.

P.S. Also any suggestions on what wedges to get would be great as I do not have a budget so I do not know which ones to go for

Thanks
 
I usually have a 46 PW, 52 and 58 wedge. However in the summer I take the 3 wood out and go to a PW, 52, 56 and 60 combo to deal with the longer rough and thicker greenside rough. Also the 60 helps with the rock hard greens
 
Hi mate, I go 47 deg pw, then 52, 56, 60. Tm 56, 52 and 60 are vokey.

You could go pw, 54,58 or pw, 52, 58, and use the gap for a 5 wood/3iron etc,

depends on your flexiblity with the wedges I guess.

I have a 60 and it mainly just weighs the bag down, use it occaisionally for going over trouble, but atm maybe once a round at most and sometimes not even that, would take it out and have pw, 52, 56 and then a 5 wood or 2 iron hybrid but dont have either so keep it in there! lol
 
I can't quite see how a 54* wedge fits in, unless you are leaving stuff out the bag elsewhere.

Although I'm not exactly Mr. Nosey, it appears to me that everyone I play with has a PW and a SW and therefore a GW is just that, to fill the gap.

I don't think it matters whether you choose either 52 or 54, whichever you feel best about, but I'd go with the 52 and work out how to hit it less until it meets the SW.

I generally avoid using my SW for full shots anyway, so I use my 52* GW to cover everything between 70-100 yards. Basically, I live off this wedge...to me a modern PW is simply an old 9-iron.

I have an answer for almost any distance 60-115, whether I'm good enough to always hit it is another question all together.
 
I have to add that the 56 and 60 combo is a risk/reward strategy for me and that the 60 is erratic. I do get the benefit if its going well but an off day with the short game and the 60 is an expensive folly.

Having looked over my stats, I'm coming to the conclusion that I need to consider the 52 and either the 56 or 58 as the way to go and leave the 60 alone. THe 56 is more of a traditional SW but I do think the 58 gives me more options with finesse and bunker shots. Time to hit the short game area and have a play.
 
47 pw, 50, 54 and 58 for me. Although I never hit a full on 58.

Your gaps don't look that bad though, so may be stick with what you have. What's the issue?
 
I cant believe how much some of you lot fret about your Wedges !!

I carry a PW, and 54* & 60* Vokeys, thats it.

The PW is a comfortable 125yds shot, but more than likely used for anything down to 75yds too.
The 54* is max 95yds, but rarely hit it flat out, more often than not its a 40 -70yd shot, with the ability to 'bite' on landing.
The 60* is never used flat-out, its my Sand Club, maybe 20-40yds shots, and flop shots from anywhere around the green where i need to go 'up & over', otherwise its a chip&run all the time, - safer shot.

Carrying 4 Wedges is to me just too extreme, its the domain of Tour Players with pin-point distance control, which clearly most of us dont have.
They may be 'scoring' clubs, but unless you are razor sharp with them, three is more than enough imo.
 
My pitching wedge goes 130+, my 50 goes 115, my 54 goes 100. I don't fancy trying to hit half and three quarter shots from more than 100 yards. Sounds like a receipe for shanking to me.
The 58 is for lobbing and bunkers only.
 
I now use a PW, 52 and 56. No more loft. I think that on average the 60 causes more trouble than it solves, and I can play most of the shots I need with a 56. I often play with players who have 60 degree wedges and I generally feel vindicated that I don't have one after seeing how they use it.
 
I carry pw, sw,and Vokeys in 54 and 58 degrees. I wouldn't be without any and save many a par with my short game. With the Vokeys I play about with opening/closing the face to suit the shot I want and always try and visualise the shot first.


Chris
 
My PW is a Mizuno TP9 - Christ knows what the loft is on that!! I'd guesstimate at 48 degree.

I've then got a 54 degree gap wedge and a 60 degree lob wedge.

They work for me - and that is the most important thing.

3 wedges, 4 wedges - doesn't really matter as long as you're using them during a round.
 
Why do people fear the 60* wedge and think it spells disaster??

Shortest shaft, nice big club face staring at you, club head speed not important as the loft will get the thing airbourne.

Can understand someone finding them tricky to chip or pitch with but a full shot of 70yds or so with a 60* couldn't be easier??
 
Why do people fear the 60* wedge and think it spells disaster??

Shortest shaft, nice big club face staring at you, club head speed not important as the loft will get the thing airbourne.

Can understand someone finding them tricky to chip or pitch with but a full shot of 70yds or so with a 60* couldn't be easier??
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I don't fear it nor think it spells disaster, but many players just don't use it very well. They can't control the distance very well and come up short, or fail to hit down on it enough and thin it. It is often a low percentage option.

I also like low grabby shots better than high floaty ones.
 
60 for me is inconsistent. I don't tend to thin it much, but can fat it quite easily. Same with a 64 that I once had. I find that distance control is difficult, some will go 70 yards, some only 50, with what feels a similar strike and swing. I think maybe because due to the angle of attack, and lack of frontal area, I am not consistent with how high up the face I strike it, so some can come out a bit dead.
 
I never use my 60 degree for approach shots - only for 'flops' around the green.

I use my 54 for approach shots.

I've no idea how anyone can get >50 yards with a 60 degree wedge - the ball just goes up and down with no distance.
 
http://www.blackmagicwedge.com/

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