How Many Wedges Do You Carry?

[drewmart]

I carry three. My pitching wedge - 47*, a sand wedge - 55* and a lob wedge - 60*. I'm thinking about adding a 51* or 52* gap wedge though.

[philipy]

46* Pw, 50* Gw, 56* Sw, 60* Lw

[i-Guy]

See my signature

[Finn07]

Always carry four

[despereaux]

well, my first post....

I don't have a fancy signature yet either...so bear with me!

I used to carry four, but have recently made a change.

PW - part of my Mizuno Comp EZ set
GW - Cleveland 588 rusty, grooves nearly dead, replacement in mail, 4° bounce
LW - Titleist Vokey 58° with 8° bounce that can also be used from Sand

I use my PW as the proverbial "10-iron", however I often choose to hit this club with a 3/4 swing rather than hitting a "full" GW. I seem to make more errors swinging the GW in a full swing.

I typically use my GW for almost ALL shots around the green. When I get my new one with better grooves I'll be very happy...where is that UPS van!!

I use the Vokey for flop and drop stuff, pitching over bunkers, trees, etc, or when I'm shortsided. I've also started using it from the sand.

Just ditched my Ping SW (perimeter weighted model with loads of bounce) as I've been able to reliably use my vokey from the Sand.

I now only have 13 clubs in my bag! What do I add? What a cool dilemma.

[Jeepthrills]

PW 45 and GW 50 that came with my set. I also carry a 58 Vokey. I am looking to add a 54 to fill the gap between my Gap Wedge and SW. I do have a 52 Cleveland GW and a 56 Vokey in my garage. I carried the Cleveland last year, but it became expendable when my new irons came with a GW. The 56 Vokey was an impulse buy on ebay. I got it cheap, but it's only in mediocre shape. I'll probably put both on ebay and see if I can get anything for them.

[Warik]

I have 3 - 44 degree PW, 56 degree SW, and 60 degree LW. Thinking of dumping my 5-wood and getting a 48-52 degree Gap wedge. At my handicap I think I will use a Gap wedge far more often and with better results than I use my 5-wood (which is just 1 degee of loft off from my 3-iron, which I actually have less trouble hitting straight).

Or maybe I can dump the 3-wood and 5-wood and get a Gap wedge and a hybrid of some sort that I can hit around 200-210 yds.

[NXT No. 3's]

two. Im the master of blasting my SW for an extra 10, and also the master of the PW knock down. My short game is obviously the crown jewel of my golf game.

This allows me to carry more high irons, a hybrid as well as a 3W to help my needy long game. I'm only 5'7" so I have trouble with distance.

[Burg]

anyone that carries a 2 iron or even 3 iron now and has more than 5 degrees gap between their PW and SW is just hurting themselves. I did the math on how many shots I hit with my 3 iron and 2 iron compared to 110-120 yards and it was an easy decision. Got a hybrid to cover the other two and stepped up my lofts to have 4 wedges...

I am in complete agreement with this. I carry four wedges for the same reason. I rarely find myself with 230 yard shots that are effected by the gap between my 3-Hybrid and 3-Wood. However, I have a ton of shots from 125 or less and having four wedges allows me to take more "full" swings.

[lewisgl]

I am in complete agreement with this. I carry four wedges for the same reason. I rarely find myself with 230 yard shots that are effected by the gap between my 3-Hybrid and 3-Wood. However, I have a ton of shots from 125 or less and having four wedges allows me to take more "full" swings.

Yes, I think you have a good point about having something more than a 4 degree difference between the pitching and sand wedge. There are times when I get between the two clubs on the fairway and have to ease up on a pitching wedge or try to hit the sand wedge harder. I try to avoid that yardage but will hit it on occasion. It would be nice to take a normal swing with another club instead. I think I can get rid of a hybrid and put in a 4th wedge, which in my case would mean having a 48-52-56-60 set of wedges.

[LBlack14]

4
45* Pw
50* Gw
52* Gw
56* Sw

[mcecki]

i just bought a vokey 9/10 condition for only 50 bucks! It's my only wedge so far and I love it. I think I'll get a matching 60 degree too!

[Grunt]

I carry 3 wedges plus the PW at the moment. They are Adams Tom Watson 52, 56 & 60. Have been thinking of dropping back to 2 and getting 54 & 58 loft wedges.

[jhauser77]

4. Unless you play a long course, these are your scoring clubs. Bomb your drive and have a wedge ready from wherever you land!

[lamebums]

I'm getting a fourth today. I have a PW at 45, and the others are 56 and 60. Although I'm not bad at making a 3/4 wedge shot, I'd still prefer to use a full swing. And, I almost never use my 5 wood, since the distance gap between that and my 3 iron is pretty much zero.

[getinthehole]

I have 1 wedge atm, a 54 degree. I am looking around to see if I can get a 60 degree for close chipping.

[Terps]

4 wedges

PW Taylor Made RAC MB
53* Cleveland Tour Action 588 Chrome
56* Cleveland Tour Action 588 BuCu
60* Cleveland Tour Action 588 Gunmetal

I'm not picky when it comes to finishes, but I love 588s.

[pugi]

i just reasently got the spin milled wedge and their awsome. i got 52, 56, 60. what people dont relize is how important wedges are they can shave lots of strokes