Would a 56 degree work from sand?

[King Cobra II]

I currently carry a 45 and 50 degree wedge, both from the cg gold set. And a 60 degree vokey. I can either order the 55 degree SW to my iron set or get a 56 vokey, what do you all think?

[Treemagnet]

55-56 deg are sand wedges, the thing you need look at is the bounce you'll probably need a pretty high bounce, but don't get the highest bounce unless you live where the sand is real fluffy like FL.

[ks8829]

I use a 56 degree wedge from Mizuno the MP series with 11 degree of bounce and It works fine from the sand. I get more bounce when I open the face up.

[JYB]

i use my 58º out of the sand and it works like a charm. If i'm from a longer distance, i use my 52º. eventually, i'm going to move to a 53º and a 59º, with the 59º having slightly more bounce than the 53. Maybe 8 degrees on the 53 and 10 on the 59.

[cwcaesar]

Absolutely a 56* will work. My SW is a 56* with 13* of bounce. My 60* also has 8*of bounce, so I can use it if the situation calls for it, but I usually use the 56*.

[wilnham]

56 is the club for sand shots, some of my buddies take out the 60* because it has more loft, i personally think i have to swing too hard for comfort with the 60, 56 is the stick

[GaijinGolfer]

A 56* will work just fine from the sand.

[GranvilleGolf]

i use a 56* out of the sand, i like it

[Stacey_E]

I'd go with the 56 to match my Vokey. I have a lot of tight lies at my course which turn into muddy tight lies when its wet. My 56/14 (bent to 55/13) seems to handle all of these lies, as well as the rough and our fairly fine sand. If I think the lie is a tad too tight, I move it back in my stance a little. It's the only high bounce SW I have been able to hit out of tight fairway without fear of bouncing into the shot.

[Dale255]

I also use a 56 degree from greenside bunkers.

[DDBowdoin]

I use both my 56 and 60

no real reason how I decide, just mix it up sometimes

[silentfink]

I currently use a 56* SW with 15* of bounce. I'm in the process of upgrading my set and think the next SW will have 10* of bounce. I play NYC public courses that generally have very little sand in the bunkers. And, if they do have sand, it's usually quite hard. If I was playing in fluffier sand, I'd definitely go with 12-15* of bounce.

[bobsuruncle]

I prefer the "specialist" sand wedges to those that come with the set. Go with the Vokey or even Cleveland CG14 on the SW with a minimum bounce of 10-12 degrees.