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What was your first specialist sand wedge that didn't come with the set of irons? And do you think it has benefitted your game?

I got my King Cobra M/54 Wedge on Wednesday, and already I'm benefitting from it, I just feel so invincible around the greens at the moment, I even chipped in from about 50 feet with my 3rd shot of it.

Woods: Macgregor
Irons: King Cobra
Wedges: King Cobra
Putter: Nike
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I bought a 55 degree Wilson Harmonized BeCu sand wedge and it seemed to work decent. I couldn't tell because I was still struggling to hit the ball. I liked the ping sound mainly. As I slowly improved, I used it mainly for chipping and sand play.

Once I finally got better and purchased my set of 804s, I went to play Disney and bought a Titleist 56 degree vokey in the pro shop. On the first hole, my first ever shot with the club was a lipout on a chip from deep rough about 30 yards from the hole. I've since had that club altered to fit the specs of the rest of my clubs.

I also purchased an Oil Can 52 (bent to 51) from Titleist already adjusted. The second shot I used with it was a knock down from about 120 yards that landed 2 feet past the hole and stopped dead.

I can't complain about either of them.

Scott Sandlin
ROLL TIDE!

Driver: Taylormade R7 425 10.5 deg, Stiff
Fairway: Taylormade R7 Steel 13 deg, Wilson Deep Red II Distance 18 deg, StiffIrons: Titleist 735.cm 3-PW, DG S300, +1.5", +4 deg upWedge: Titleist Vokey SM 53 deg and 59 degPutter: Scotty Cameron Santa Fe 33"Ball: Titleist...

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Hello Ben2,

My first specialist wedge is a KZG 56 degree forged, I use the Ben Hogan Carnoustie wedges now... I too noticed lower scores when I began learning to use the wedges properly. I have just scheduled a couple of lessons with my PGA pro on the wedge game and I have no doubt that my game will benefit after I practice the shots that the pro will teach me.

Dale

Dale Alsandor


What's in the bag:KZG Gemini 460 with MATRIX stiff shaft (blue)Sonartec NP 15 degree fairway metalSonartec 5 fairway metal 21 degree with MATRIX stiff shaft (blue)Cleveland HALO 19 degree with stock stiff shaftHogan CFT 28 degree hybrid KZG Evolution Irons with Nippon 1050...

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When I first started playing about four years ago, I purchased a Vokey 256.14 wedge. As I have learned, through sometimes painful ( or expensive ) experience, it is often less the arrow than the indian. I am sure that just about any club from a reputable manufacturer is pretty good. That being said, I've stuck with the Vokey wedges ever since I purchased my first one. I've tinkered with the shaft, grips, loft and bounce. I'm still working on improving my ability to get out of them all I can! If you find a wedge that appeals to you, you'll probably work just a little harder to use it well than if you had antipathy toward your wedges and, then, presto, as a result of all that practice, you'll use that wedge well and swear it's the best damn wedge ever! Good luck to you.

shortgame85
In the Bag:
Driver: :TaylorMade: RBZ 9.5 Reg Flex
3 Wood :TaylorMade: RBZ Reg Flex
Hybrid: Ping G25 Hybrids 17*, 20*, 23*

Irons:Ping G25 5-Gap Wedge, Sr Flex, Vokey 56.14 Spin Mill NS Pro Reg, Flex

Putter: Bobby Grace Center Shaft 32"

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When I first started playing a couple of years ago, I took a Haig Ultra Sand Iron (no idea on loft) from an old set that was kicking around my parent's house. Vintage approximately 1967. The club is still in use by my son, but I now use a Cleveland 900 56 degree wedge for most of my greenside sand shots.

In my bag:

Driver: Wishon 915CFE, 420cc, SK Fiber Lite Revolution I
Irons: Tommy Armour 845 FS - PW - 3
Hybrid: Adams Idea 21 deg.Wedges: Cleveland 900 52 deg., 56 deg. TA588 60 deg.Putter: Generic mallet style

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Original Cleveland 588. I am on my second one now. There may be better wedges, but I know exactly how this one performs, which really matters in short game where everything is about controlling the shot.

1W Cleveland LauncherComp 10.5, 3W Touredge Exotics 15 deg.,FY Wilson 19.5 degree
4 and 5H, 6I-GW Callaway Razr, SW, LW Cleveland Cg-14, Putter Taylor Made Suzuka, Ball, Srixon XV Yellow

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i played a Wilson R-90 re-issue in the mid 80s, that i bent back to 60 degrees at the time.

bridgestone j33r 460 V2 75 Stiff
HiBore Fairway 15 V2 75 Stiff
hybrid HiBore19 S300
bridgestone j33b 3-PW S300
Vokey 52 GP Vokey 58 LWyes sophia Putter 33Titleist v1x - bridgestone B330Home Course: Bethpage

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i played a Wilson R-90 re-issue in the mid 80s, that i bent back to 60 degrees at the time.

That must have resulted in about 30 degrees of bounce! I've used R90's and Sandy Andy's off and on for 20+ years myself and the first thing I always do with a "new" one is grind off a load of the bounce.

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60 degree RAM Rour Grind, By far the cheapest club in my bag but one of the best.
I toyed with the idea of getting a Vokey but thought "I hit this so well why run the risk".

Tommy J

In My Bag:
TaylorMade 510 8.5˚ Driver
TaylorMade 19˚ Rescue MidWilson Deep Red Fat Shaft 1, 3-SW IronsCleveland 60˚ WedgeCleveland 14˚ RescueOdyssey 2 Ball PutterSrixon AD333 or Titleist NXT Balls

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