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Tim S Established Member

Tim S

Tell me about your wedges. Who uses a PW, SW and Gap Wedge. Lob Wedge, too? Anyone up to 64 degrees?

I find it all confusing to play. I use a PW for everything, but I might hit a LW at 60 yards because I know that is as far as I can hit it. Am I missing something?

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TaylorMade Burner driver 10.5* REAX Reg
TaylorMade Burner 3-wood 15* REAX Reg
Mizuno MX-23 4-PW Reg Steel
Mizuno MP Series forged wedges 52, 56, 60
Putter:  Odyssey White Hot Rossie 36" --  Ball: Snell MTB Black

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oneil003 Established Member

oneil003

I use a pw, gw, and sw. I only have 13 clubs in the bag, so I might go get a lw also

In The Bag...

Driver: SQ Sumo 10.5* w/ Aldila VS Proto
3 Wood: Burner
Hybrid: SQ 18*Irons(3-PW): 755 w/ Dynamic Gold S30052.08*: Vokey Oil Can56.14*: Vokey Spin MilledPutter: Newport 2Ball: pro v1xShoes: Footjoy Athletics

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dhyv Member

dhyv

I have a PW and SW. Considering a LW or GW but working on other club situations first.
In My Bag:

Driver: TaylorMade R580XD Titanium Driver w/ graphite shaft 10.5*
Fairway Woods: TaylorMade V-Steel 3 Wood 15* 5 Wood 18*
Irons: TaylorMade rac OS2 Iron Set 3-PW w/ Steel ShaftWedges: Cleveland Tour Action 485 SW 56*Putter: An old Pete Cooper Autographed Model
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Dyna Established Member

Dyna

I have a Gap wedge, bought it to replace my pitching wedge which I somehow managed to lose, no big lose though since I couldn't the damn thing very well anyways. A standard pitching wedge by itself was next to impossible to find in the stores around me & to be honest I hit the gap a lot better than I ever did the lost club.
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c_mack9 Well Established Member

c_mack9

i recently replaced my old SW and 59* LW with a gap wedge and 56* SW. i like the combo much better. i can do anything with my new 56* than i couild with my 59* plus i got a nice gap wedge to fill in the ...gap

In my wasabe green ozone bag:

Hibore 9.5° w/ UST V2 Stiff Shaft Driver

G10 15° 1H w/ UST V2 Stiff Shaft G10 18° 2H w/ UST V2 Stiff Shaft T-Zoid Pro 3-PW S300 CG10 52° 2 Dot Black Pearl CG10 56° 2 Dot Black Pearl Newport 2 TerylliumLow Score = 88

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Lahey Member

Lahey

i need to get a gap wedge really bad

In the OGIO OZONE Bag
Driver: SuperQuad 9.5
3 Wood- V steel 15 ALDILA NV s
Irons- Hogan Apex FTX
Wedges- CG14 52 56Putter- Odyssey XG model #9Ball- Pro v 1 xShoes- Adidas Tour Metal

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CG031 Great Member

CG031

i have pw 45* gw 52* sw 56* and lw 60*...i think it helps not realy havin any big gaps in there.

Driver Ping G10 10.5*
Hybrids Ping G5 (3) 19* Bridgestone J36 (4) 22*
Irons Mizuno MP-57 5-PW
Wedges Srixon WG-504 52.08 Bridgestone WC Copper 56.13
Putter 33" Scotty Cameron Studio Select #2

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Packerdave Member

Packerdave

I bought my gap wedge to fill a specific distance. I hit my PW about 125 and my SW about 85. The gap wedge is my 100 yard club.
Driver G5 , 10.5 Degrees
3 Wood X-Hot
Hybrid Rescue Dual 3 Hybrid
Irons LCG 4-PW
Wedges Tour WedgesPutter Monza CorzaBall NXT or Pro V1
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AnalogAG Well Established Member

AnalogAG

Hello,

I play a Cleveland 588 SW and a Cleveland 900 GW.
Beside that I use the PW of my Cleveland TA5.

I really consider using a GW! It is the most played club in my bag for short things!

In my Bag:

Driver: Taylormade R7 425 10,5°, Graphite Design Purple Ice 85 Regular
#3 Wood: Taylormade R7 Steel 15°, RE*AX 70 Stiff

#4 Rescue: Taylormade Rescue Hybrid 09 22°, RE*AX 65 Stiff
3-PW Irons: MP-32 ProjectX 6.0
Wedges: MP-T Black Nickel 51.6 and 56.14 Spinner Rifle Shafts
Putter: Studio Style Newport 2.5 35''

Golfclub Schloss Myllendonk (Par 72, CR 72,9, Slope 134)

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Cleveland Gunmetal Great Member

Cleveland Gunmetal

Tell me about your wedges. Who uses a PW, SW and Gap Wedge. Lob Wedge, too? Anyone up to 64 degrees?

I carry a gap wedge and find it very useful. There's a pretty big gap between my PW and SW it fills nicely and I like to chip with it around the greens too.

Hello,

I've got the TA5's as well. The TA5 PW is 45 degrees and with a 56 deg SW I really need a gap wedge in there.

Driver: 09 Launcher 10.5
4 Wood: 09 Launcher Steel 17
Hybrid: Baffler DWS 20 Aldila Reg
Irons: AP1 4-GW Steel
Wedges: 588 Gunmetal 56 & 60Putter: Studio Style Newport 2Ball: NXT Tour

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hurley9192 Well Established Member

hurley9192

essentially, most modern "game improvement" sets are set up to force a GW if your SW is 56 or higher. I thought my Titleists were strong with a 46 degree PW, but now I'm seeing 45 and 44, which used to be a 9iron. In the old days, the sets had the PW at 50 and that worked well with a 55 or 56 degree SW. I essentially built my lofts around my SW at 54 degrees and 100 yards and then added a LW for tight touch shots around the green and in the sand and added up everything else on top of that...50 degree GW and PW at 46 and so on. It allowed me to take out my 3 iron because I kept 4 degrees of loft in between all clubs. My 4 iron is almost what an older 2 iron was in loft at 22 degrees.

Driver: 9.5 905R 757 Speeder X stiff
3 Wood: 13.0 Sonartec GS Tour Red Ice 70X
Hybrid: 17.0 Sonartec MD Stiff UST IROD
Irons: 690cb 4-PW w/Rifle 6.0
Wedges: Cleveland 900 Series Gunmetal 50, 54, 60Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Newport 370g head

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Norm66 Well Established Member

Norm66

My gap (52*) is my go-to club for 110 yards and in. I chip around the greens with it and my 56* depending on how much run I need after it hits.
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ham_man Established Member

ham_man

I carry a gap wedge (52*) and lob wedge (60*) in my bag, if only because I already had the lob wedge and needed something that fitted nicely between my 46* pitching wedge and my lob. I use my gap for 110yds to 60yds (from then on in, I use my lob wedge...it is my favorite club and the one with which I have the most sentimental attachment).
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longdrive Newbie

longdrive

I absolutely love my 64 degree. I also carry the 56 and 50 in my bag. SInce i hit my drive 300+ yards most shots into the greens are with my wedges. They work wonders around the green as well.
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Tim S Established Member

Tim S

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Thanks everyone. Longdrive, I'm with you. I'm a 280+ hitter, but I need to score better, and trying to baby a PW or slam a LW ain't working.

I've gotten rid of my fairway woods and now use a Rescue Mid #2 and #5, which I find are much more accurate than my 3W and 3/4 iron (although I still carry a 4-iron for punch shots out of the woods :) My PW is 47*, SW is 56*, and LW is 60*. I'm at my best when I can take the same speed full swing on any shot, so I'm looking at a nice 52* gap. My new Odyssey Rossi putter has saved my butt this year!

WIMB
TaylorMade Burner driver 10.5* REAX Reg
TaylorMade Burner 3-wood 15* REAX Reg
Mizuno MX-23 4-PW Reg Steel
Mizuno MP Series forged wedges 52, 56, 60
Putter:  Odyssey White Hot Rossie 36" --  Ball: Snell MTB Black

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WhiteSoxFan Well Established Member

WhiteSoxFan

Wow, this topic never comes up!

I have a GW coming next week. This will make my setup. PW - 45, GW - 52, SW - 56, LW - 60.

Bag: Grom
Driver: HiBore 10.5° Fuji Stiff
3W: V-Steel 15° Graphite Designs YS-6 Stiff
3h-4h: Bobby Jones Stiff
5i-PW: CG4 Steel StiffWedges: 588 DSG RTG 52°, 900 RTG 56° Low bounce, Reg. 588 RTG 60°Putter: Dead CenterBalls: Pro V1 Speed Cart V1Home Courses: Riverdale Dunes / Knolls,...

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philipy Established Member

philipy

I bought my wedges one at a time as my game progressed. My first was a 56° that I can hit about 105 to 110 yards on a full swing. But i had a big gap between that and my 46° PW. So i filled it in with a 50° gap wedge. My last purchase was a 60° LW.

Driver: Superquad 9.5° - XS
3 Wood: Big Bertha II 15° - S
Irons: Mizuno MX-20
Wedges: Mizuno 50-06, 56-11, 60-05
Putter: Hog Mallet

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gogolfing Great Member

gogolfing

I just dumped the 3 iron with my new set, and replaced it with a lob wedge to go along with my 47 PW, 52 Gap and 56 sand. Only really used the 3 iron for chipping out of the trees anyway because of my hybrid, and a 4 iron does the trick out of the junk just as good as the 3.

Ping G 410 10.5 ˚ Driver Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
Ping G 410 14.5˚ 3 Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
Ping G 410 19˚ Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
i 500 irons 4-UW 1/2 inch over, blue dot, NS Pro Modus 105 Stiff Shafts
Ping Stealth Wedges Wedges  54˚ 58˚

Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 34" 

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