New stronger lofts

I just purchased a new set of Cobra S3's and I really like them, well at least all the way up to the pitching wedge.  I have come from a set of Mizuno MP-52's (I liked them, just wanted something new and went for a more forgiving option, to be honest, I hit them further (I think loft), but not much else has changed).  My issue is that I have always used wedges that were blade style and I am not liking the wedges that came with the Cobra's.  It sounds easy enough to simply sub my old wedges, problem is with the 9 iron at like 40 deg, its not an easy thing to do.  The PW is 44 deg, I thought about using a 50 (bent to 49) a 54 and a 60 deg wedge, obviously I would buy new ones.  I was wondering if anyone had any comments on whether spacing or maximum loft were more important.  I currently have wedges from 48 deg to 62 deg in the 'fishing rod rack' (where all bad clubs go :) ).  Id appreciate some advice here, I can always learn to hit the 49 and 54 that come with the set and I have a 62deg Callaway X Forged with the MacDaddy grooves that I just put in rotation, its just a lil freaky looking at the cavity back wedges.

Thanks,

Dave

I have the same problem with my Wilson Di9 irons. They came 5-9 with three wedges, 42 degree PW, 46 degree AW, and 49.5 degree GAP wedge. The cavity back wedges are taking some getting used to. I am still carrying my old 56 degree blade SW, not a fan of the LOB wedge. My wedge play is getting better with the cavity backed wedges, it is definitely a different look at address. I am considering buying the 55 degree Wilson Di9 SW to complete the set. I would recommend you keep working with the cavity back wedges, once you get the feel I think you will like them.

OP, from what I've seen, most GI and SGI sets these days have a 44* or 45* PW, so I think you're in the ballpark with the S3's.  My Diablo Edge irons similarly have a 44* PW.  From there, I go with a gap wedge, either a Diablo Edge (49*) or Ping iWedge (50*), then 54* and 58* wedges (Ping iWedge or CG14 BP).  Works fine for me.

Where I did struggle quite a bit was with my set of Di9 irons that have the real funky lofts Vinny29 describes.

Quote:

Jeffrey has spotted the trend. Cobra and TaylorMade led the way with super strong lofts in their SGI irons. Others have followed:

• Callaway's std RazR X 6i = 28* | RazR X Tour = 29*
• Cleveland std CG16  6i = 27* | CG16 Tour = 30*
• Mizuno MX1000 6i = 28* | MP53 = 30*

The irons I played from 1994-2008 (Eye2 clones): 6i = 32* | PW = 50*

Pretty soon, we'll need a 10 iron between the 9i and PW.

My new set also has a 44* PW (uhhhh yes that is like a normal 9i) ...... There was a GW available (49*), but I decided to add a Bob Vokey 48* (and already had the BV 52 and 58) ...... maybe I will have the 52 bend to 53......

I played the 845s for 16 years and even though it had a real pw at 48*, it also had gap and sw. I never used the last 2 wedges and instead invested in a a pair of Cleveland 588s. I just felt that they were a better wedge.