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First off thank you all very much for all the responses on my 1st post so I wanna ask another question..

my current set up is:

Driver - 9.5 M3

3H - rogue

4h - 20 rogue x

5 -25  R7

6 - 28 R7

7 - 32 R7

8 - 36 R7

9 - 40 R7

P - 45 R7

S - 55 R7

L - 58 Cleveland 8B

I’m hitting my 5W and 3h the same distance. What about getting rid of 5w and 3h and getting 2h?

also do you think I should redo my wedges?

50-54-60?

thanks all, regrouping from surgery atm so thinking about the bag a lot and getting ready to watch PGA Championship!

 

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Your bag should be set up around the shots you encounter...not exact distance gaps.  The course I play, most often, has quite a few short, dog-leg, par 4's.  A 3 wood is of little use...so I leave it at home and put a 4 iron in the bag.  At a different course I might arrange the bag differently.  Leave the range game at the range and approach each course as a one off.  The more times you play...the better choices you will be able to make.

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I think your wedges are fine. You can learn to work your current wedges. Maybe if you could get a G in the R7. Here's one on e-bay for $18. Save some money while you're learning to play.

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TaylorMade r7 A Wedge Golf Club. Good condition Condition is Used. With a Stiff flex steel shaft. Shipped $5 to the lower fourty eight with USPS Priority Mail.

Next: the 5W/3H dilemma. Carry whichever one you feel more confident with. Do you really need a 2H? How often will you use it? There's about a 10 yd difference and sometimes depending upon your swing speed, off the deck that 10 yds is less because it's more difficult to get the ball in the air.

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Irons: Cobra BiO CELL 5 - GW Project X R-Flex
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I'm not surprised you hit your 5W and 3H the same....the 5W is likely 18*....the 3H 19*...and with a shorter shaft in the 3H you might hit it more consistently and solid vs, your 5W and hit the 3H further when hit pure.

I'd find a 50* GW and 56* wedge with a proper bounce....I think the R7 55* doesn't have a great bounce....but then as a 90's golfer....do you know how to utilize the bounce properly on chip & pitch shots?

IMO....I think a 60* LW is too risky a club for someone who doesn't break 90 often.

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Thanks all!!

Yes I think I’ll pull my 5W and SW and look for a 50 and 54 wedges. Thinking of a 5-10 bounce for the 50 and 12 for the 54

thanks again!


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3 hours ago, Bjankovich said:

Thanks all!!

Yes I think I’ll pull my 5W and SW and look for a 50 and 54 wedges. Thinking of a 5-10 bounce for the 50 and 12 for the 54

thanks again!

Consider more bounce.  Especially in a wedge, it's the essence of forgiveness.  There are some on this forum who have 20+ degrees of bounce on some of their wedges.

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12 hours ago, Shindig said:

Consider more bounce.  Especially in a wedge, it's the essence of forgiveness.  There are some on this forum who have 20+ degrees of bounce on some of their wedges.

Less less on the 50 and more on the 54?

 


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8 hours ago, Bjankovich said:

Less less on the 50 and more on the 54?

More on both.  I have 12 on my 50 and 14 on my 56, and I think both are, if anything, too little not too much bounce. 

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Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Tour Edge Exotics C723 21 degree hybrid.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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