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New Letter on a Pitching Wedge!

DuckmanNM

By DuckmanNM
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I picked up a pitching wedge the other day that has me a bit confused.  It is a Team Daiwa 153ms-02, which I guess is a model number.  It has 53 degrees stamped on the back of the club face, but on the sole where is identifies the type of wedge it is, it does not have the letter P, but the letter F.  First time I've ever encountered this letter on an iron.  Can anyone tell me what the F is supposed to mean?  Appreciate it!


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Back in the day they used to have F Wedges or Fairway Wedges. Basically an old school gap wedge. 52 degrees...ish. 

 

It could also be f grind I suppose. 

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Golfingdad Incredible Member

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I think @ChetlovesMer is exactly right that the F is for "fairway" wedge and it's another name for a gap/approach/utility wedge that fits between the pitching wedge that is usually 46-48 degrees and the sand wedge that is 56 give or take.

But it seems that is not the only unusual thing about that particular set.  I googled it and found a set on ebay and it doesn't have a pitching wedge either but rather a "10 iron." 🙂

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mdl Great Member

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3 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

But it seems that is not the only unusual thing about that particular set.  I googled it and found a set on ebay and it doesn't have a pitching wedge either but rather a "10 iron." 🙂

I love the 10i language :-) I mean, what the hell. Why not just go 2i through 13i!?

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StuM Super Member

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1 hour ago, mdl said:

I love the 10i language :-) I mean, what the hell. Why not just go 2i through 13i!?

2i, who do you think I am, Jack Nicklaus?

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tristanhilton85 Great Member

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Interesting. I've never seen an "F" wedge before, but that makes sense.

I remember on the old Cleveland sets the equivalent was a "D" wedge, although I don't remember what the D stood for.

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Golfingdad Incredible Member

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5 minutes ago, tristanhilton85 said:

Interesting. I've never seen an "F" wedge before, but that makes sense.

I remember on the old Cleveland sets the equivalent was a "D" wedge, although I don't remember what the D stood for.

My favorite club as a teenager was a hand me down wedge from my dad that I used everywhere.  Pretty sure it was Titleist and it was called a Dual Wedge - so that would be my guess on the D.

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3 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

My favorite club as a teenager was a hand me down wedge from my dad that I used everywhere.  Pretty sure it was Titleist and it was called a Dual Wedge - so that would be my guess on the D.

Yup. That's it. Dual Wedge.

Thanks!

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ZenShot Established Member

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Wedges typically used to have distinct design features that differentiated a wedge from an iron.  These days, any club with a high loft is called a wedge.

 

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On 2/22/2021 at 6:13 PM, StuM said:

2i, who do you think I am, Jack Nicklaus?

One of my golf dreams is to play a high quality round, on a course where the right strategy calls for regular use of clubs between driver and 4i, with driver, putter, and irons, 2i through LW :-D

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On 2/23/2021 at 4:05 PM, tristanhilton85 said:

 "D" wedge, although I don't remember what the D stood for.

To me a "D" wedge is when I pop my driver straight up.

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