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Ok I like my current wedges but I'm replacing them next year with a full set of Mizuno's or Vokeys.

The question I have is, Should I have PX shafts put in my wedges to match my Irons? Do you think its worth the money over the standard shafts?

The problem that I'm facing is that with the PX 5.5 Low/Mid trajectory, which I hit my irons what I would consider High, would it be too high for wedges? or am I just over analyzing something that basically doesn't matter, and I should be working instead of thinking about wedges that I'm not buying for another 6-7 months.

My other question is, I have almost a 30 yard gap between my 52* and my PW. Which I think is way to much, I hit my 52 Right at 95-100 yards, and my PW 120-125. My PW is 47*, and my clubs have 4* between them. Am I just being stupid for wanting to get maybe a 51*? Or is that 1* really gonna matter...?

Then I'm confusing my self about bounce, as I'm not sure what I want to get. I really like to torture my self, all my wedges now are standard bounce should i keep it that way?

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MP600 10.5*
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MP57's Project X 5.5 3-PW
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It really depends, I put PX in my wedges last year and I didn't notice any difference in ball flight. I hit the ball really high normally and the PX certainly don't help with that but they don't flight any higher than the standard Wedge Flex Dynamic Golds did.

The biggest difference I noticed was just in the feel and stiffness of the shafts, the standard shafts felt like a rubber band (and looked like one in a swing video) where the PX felt much stiffer and more consistent through impact.

I think for my next wedges, I'm gonna either go to dynamic golds in X flex or PX in 6.5 stiffness to try and knock the ball flight down more.

As for your second question, I'd get the actual loft checked on your 52 as well as your PW. There shouldn't be that big of a gap in yardage. 1 degree is roughly 3-5 yards of distance. Once you get the lofts checked and if they are correct you may want to check ball position assuming your basically making the same lenth swing with both clubs.

I have trouble swinging wedges full because they just go higher and have more spin so anytime I'm inside 130 yards, I'll shorten my backswing and follow through to knock some height and spin off the shots. They actually end up going the same distance.

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I've never been too concerned with having matching shafts in my wedges.

That being said, I have a set of 52/56/60 wedges on the way from Scratch, the new 8620 model. They're cheaper than the Vokeys and you get to choose from a variety of lofts, grinds, grips, and shafts. I got my initials stamped for free too! I highly recommend checking them out.
Driver: ZL 10.5⁰
Fairway: Burner 15⁰/19⁰
Irons: MP-67
Wedges: 1018 52⁰/56⁰/60⁰
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I don't know anything about wedge shafts so I won't even attempt it. I just play with whatever is in the club when I get it. Can't say I have ever noticed a difference.

My other question is, I have almost a 30 yard gap between my 52* and my PW. Which I think is way to much, I hit my 52 Right at 95-100 yards, and my PW 120-125. My PW is 47*, and my clubs have 4* between them. Am I just being stupid for wanting to get maybe a 51*? Or is that 1* really gonna matter...?

That is about the same gap I have between my PW (47º) and GW (52º). I might get a couple of extra yards out of the GW but it goes 103-104 max. I haven't really thought too much about it either. I just figured that is how it is. The hardest thing for me is that I can back of the PW down to about 108-110, but any more than that, and I know I will screw something up. It leaves me with about 5-8 yards that I just can't hit consistently. I hate the 105-110 yard shots. I have a 52º and have thought many times to getting it bent to a 51º just to try and cover this. Just haven't done it yet.

Then I'm confusing my self about bounce, as I'm not sure what I want to get. I really like to torture my self, all my wedges now are standard bounce should i keep it that way?

There are many threads on here that I search for and reference about bounce. That might help you out as we have had many discussions here about it.

I will judge my rounds much more by the quality of my best shots than the acceptability of my worse ones.

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Good stuff thanks guys,

Yeah, this has been plaguing my mind for a month or two, I though about throwing the PX 6.0's in the wedges.

Yeah the 100-105 yardage really kills me, and more times then not is exactly where I'm at. Some how I'm almost exactly 100 yards from the green, I pull my GW and I'm always 5 yards short, I pull my PW choke up and 3/4 swing and I'm still long. It has been bothering my game severly.

Aerolite III bag
MP600 10.5*
F-50 15*
MP57's Project X 5.5 3-PW
CG10 56* RAC 52* 60* 2 Ball putter ProV1/ProV1X Blackberry Storm GolfLogix

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That is about the same gap I have between my PW (47º) and GW (52º). I might get a couple of extra yards out of the GW but it goes 103-104 max. I haven't really thought too much about it either. I just figured that is how it is. The hardest thing for me is that I can back of the PW down to about 108-110, but any more than that, and I know I will screw something up. It leaves me with about 5-8 yards that I just can't hit consistently. I hate the 105-110 yard shots. I have a 52º and have thought many times to getting it bent to a 51º just to try and cover this. Just haven't done it yet.

I hate to agree with a Michigan fan

but I'm almost in the same boat as the both of you from PW (45) to GW (52). I was considering getting my GW bent as well but I'll probably hold off for now. The biggest problem that I have with taking something off of the PW is getting the ball to hold on typically fast greens.

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Y-G21,

I did a radical switchout of my clubs this winter, going from stiff to regular shafts and mainly Callaway products.

The Callaway X20 set came with a 45* PW. I originally had a Steelhead X14 AW (52*), but the 7-degree gap was too much to plan for. I picked up an X20 AW at 50* which has worked somewhat better.

The 56* SW, with a smaller forged head, works well out of sand and for honorary "lob wedge" shots.

I'm having trouble with distance control on all my wedges from about 40 to 80 yards.

What some people have done is gone to a 50*, 54*, 58* combo of wedges. Players need to decide if their wedges are primarily individual tools, or part of an interlocked system.

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I hear so many people talking about using 4 wedges and still having gap problems. I use 2 wedges(due to funding issues, or I would use 3) a PW and a SW and I have no problem with any distance less than 145 yards. The biggest help to my short game was the flop shot. Learn how to do one and you'll see how useful it is.

As for shafts I like shafts that nice and stiff in my wedges, I have great distance so I'm interested in control.
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