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So I was wondering what you all thought would be the best loft of wedge for me to get, if only one wedge. I basically just started seriously getting into golf, although i have been paying on and off using my dad's clubs here and there my whole life. My current clubs are in my sig, and so far I was thinking 60*. My PW is at 45* and SW 55*. What would you all recommend if I were to only get one more wedge (CG14 by the way). Thanks in advance!

In my bag:

Driver: Hibore XL 9.5 Stiff Gold
Hybrid: 2i 19* Hibore XLS Hybrid Stiff Red
Irons: CG Gold Irons 4-SWPutter: Rossa Daytona 1Ball: NXT Tour

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eberryhill7 Well Established Member

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I would recommend getting a 52* wedge. You can learn to do most things that you want with a 55* wedge, and you need to fill the gap between the PW and the SW.
In the blue and tan grom Bag:

Driver r7 460 10.5*
Fairway Woods '07 Burner 15* and 18*
Irons 4-PW r7 XDWedges 47*, 52*, 58* CG14,Putter TiffanyBall One Tour D
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I hit the a 58 and a 60 and love both. However, you need a 50 far more than you need a lob wedge. Ten degrees between your pitching wedge and sand wedge is way too much. It's a gap wedge (50 in this case) that splits the two you have in half.

filling in the gaps is one of the best things you can do for your short game. It's nice to have a 60, but it is a must to keep the gaps between irons consistent.
Whats in my bag:
Driver: Cleveland Launcher 460
Fairway/Hybrid: 15 & 19 degree Nickent 3dx Utility
Irons: MacGregor M565
Wedges: Cleveland 900 RTG 54 & 58 degreePutter: Odyssey DFX 2 ball
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I find that my 52* is almost pointless...I can swing my PW a tiny bit softer.

My 56* is my love-club...I love this thing. Perfect for chipping around the green and approach shots.

60* is just for getting over short trees, and for chipping with no green to work with. Perfect for flop shots.
What I Play:

Driver: Sasquatch SUMO² 9.5º Stiff
Hybrid: HiBore 16º (3W replacement)
Irons: Staff Ci6 3-PW StiffWedges: Vokey Spin Milled 54.10 60.04Putter: Newport Studio Style 35"Ball: Pro V1xAge: 15
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xamilo Established Member

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I would rather have a 60 Wedge. A SW can easily go 100 yards and compensate for the Gap wedge, but FOR ME, its a little bit difficult to get less yardage...

Go for a Lob, it always works

Cheers,

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So I was wondering what you all thought would be the best loft of wedge for me to get, if only one wedge. I basically just started seriously getting into golf, although i have been paying on and off using my dad's clubs here and there my whole life. My current clubs are in my sig, and so far I was thinking 60*. My PW is at 45* and SW 55*. What would you all recommend if I were to only get one more wedge (CG14 by the way). Thanks in advance!

I'm a big fan of a gap wedge. You may want to consider a 50*. Most of what you'd do with a 60° you can do with a 55, at least until you find tucked pins. I've rarely found tucked pins when I play, and when I do find them, I'm rarely short-sided.

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Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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Getting the gap wedge would make sense and definetely fill in that gap between the PW and SW, but I still feel its a bit unneccessary. I could basicaly just hit my SW a bit stronger, or PW a bit softer (big fan of my PW). I want more of a lob wedge that wold get me those nice finesse flop shots...60* too much? maybe 58*...?

In my bag:

Driver: Hibore XL 9.5 Stiff Gold
Hybrid: 2i 19* Hibore XLS Hybrid Stiff Red
Irons: CG Gold Irons 4-SWPutter: Rossa Daytona 1Ball: NXT Tour

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golfunit Established Member

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A 52-58 combo is nice. Seriously, I'd get a gap wedge first. 60 degree is tough to get used to, especially off the fairway.

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In the Bag:

Driver: FT-5 10° Speeder 652 Stiff4-Wood: Taylor Made V-Steel Regular 14.5ºHybrids: Taylor Made Mid 19º and 22ºIrons 4-W MP-60 DG S300Wedges: MP-T 51°06 and 56°10Putter: Red-X

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bIGwIRE Well Established Member

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If your heart is set on a lob wedge, then I would recomend no higher than 60.
In my set my pw is 48, gap=52, sw=56, and lob wedge at 60. 4 degree's each.

I would recomend trying to keep the gaps as consistent as you can.

Like I said before, I hit my 60 degree more often than my 52.

Can I recomend getting both? I got my set of 3 alll at one time and they knocked 50 bucks off the price...

good luck

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