Gap Wedge loft?

[jmgilliam]

I just bought a new set of Taylor Made r7's - from TM site they say my PW is 45 degree and if I get a gap of the same set it will be 50 and the sand wedge 55.

I really want to get a vokey wedge and need a gap wedge bad - my question is 52 degree vokey 200 series a good gap wedge and 2nd part is - would the 45 - 52 "gap" be too big...?

Then I was thinking of adding a 56 vokey to close out my wedges... ;)

[FlopShotArtist]

Just get a Vokey 200 50* . . .

[joshtpa]

Most people that play 3 wedges (not including a PW) seem to use the 52, 56, and 60 mentality. It shouldnt be too big of a gap.

[sobo]

I would go from the 45 wedge to a 50 and a 54 sand wedge.

[bobsuruncle]

an increasingly common problem with newer sets...I'd consider 3 wedges. My first preference is 50 (GW), 54 (SW) and 58 (LW) and an alternative is 50 (GW), 56 (SW) and 60 (LW). Get the GW as part of the TM set and the SW and LW in Titleist Spin Mill.

[julius06]

i would probably do the 50* then the 56 Vokey spin milled for my SW

[Stacey_E]

I go 46, 50, 55 60.

If you are going to use your GW mostly for full shots, you might want to go with the R7. If you plan on also using it for some chips, half pitches, long bunkers and such, then go with the Vokey 200.

[JYB]

i'm thinking of getting a 54º and a 60º vokey spin milled (when they come out with the new ones) and having them bent 1º strong to 53º and 59º, each with 8º of bounce.

[DDBowdoin]

  JYB said:

i'm thinking of getting a 54º and a 60º vokey spin milled (when they come out with the new ones) and having them bent 1º strong to 53º and 59º, each with 8º of bounce.

my exact plan as well

[iWALK18]

My TM set gave me the same issue.

I currently play a 50* gap wedge, mostly because a 52 left about a 25 yard gap between my pitching wedge.

I would go with 50*, 54*, 58* for sure.

[949 Golf]

With different club weights and shafts I'd just go demo some wedges somewhere or hit them in a simulator. If you do simulator make sure that you bring your PW too so that you can get a base for the distance in the simulator. I'd personally just hit until I found the club that I hit the distance that I was looking for. Good luck!!!!

[lhshurdl3r]

Figured I'd bump this thread instead of making a new one...

I just bought a set of new R7 Draw irons 4-SW... 8 clubs (4,5,6,7,8,9,PW,SW). And they have stronger lofts than most irons already do, the PW is 44* and the SW is 54*. I was figuring on getting a 49* or 50* gap/approach wedge, but will it really make a difference if it isn't an r7 draw wedge? I also have a Vokey 58*

[Titleist Man]

I would get a 52* and to follow in that gap a 59*. JMHO

[denver_nuggs_15]

  lhshurdl3r said:

Figured I'd bump this thread instead of making a new one...

49* would be right in the middle of your gap. However, your r7 PW and SW (since they are cavities) will hit the ball farther than a similarly lofted traditional wedge.

I would buy a traditional SW of 54*, a 49* (bent from 50* or 48*) and keep that 58* you have. IMO, if you plan to use the 49* or 50* primarily from the fairway, it's beneficial to buy the matching GW. It will give you better yardage gaps and more forgiveness.

[rockin johny]

Have a 46* PW and went with a 51* GW (delofted to 50*) and a 56* and 60* Vokeys. Also delofter the 56 to 55* to keep and even spacing in the lofts.

Seems to work

[miller72]

i would just go with my setup. It works for me, even though the gaps are big, because i pinch the ball really good. Gap wedge like 115 and sand wedge like 100 and in

[tjy355]

  jmgilliam said:

I just bought a new set of Taylor Made r7's - from TM site they say my PW is 45 degree and if I get a gap of the same set it will be 50 and the sand wedge 55.

I think 7 degrees might be too much of a gap. Why not a 50 degree Vokey? Then a 56* SW to complete the set. No need for a 60 (IMHO).