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Akers Well Established Member

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I'm looking to get a gap wedge for my bag. My P wedge in my set is 45* and my sand wedge is 56* . I'm wondering what loft would be best for a gap wedge. Also what wedge do you recomend. I've had the SM Vokey for a while now and it hasn't been lighting the world on fire. Thanks.

lumpuckeroo Great Member

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I would suggest getting a wedge that you can hit a specific distance and not worry as much about the loft. Basically I hit my gap wedge 100 yards and my sand wedge 80 yards, that gives me two distances I can hit to and know I will have a full club.

My PW is 48, my GW is 52, my SW is 56.

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MI Rob Great Member

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I use a 52* Vokey for my gap wedge. I have to reccomend that.
As for not liking Vokey's, go try out some Clevelands, Taylormades, Mizuno wedges and see what you like best.

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I'm looking to get a gap wedge for my bag. My P wedge in my set is 45* and my sand wedge is 56* . I'm wondering what loft would be best for a gap wedge. Also what wedge do you recomend. I've had the SM Vokey for a while now and it hasn't been lighting the world on fire. Thanks.

i would get a 50º wedge and either leave it there or bend it to 51º depending on how your other irons are spaced out


JGulkCG Well Established Member

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i would get a 50º wedge and either leave it there or bend it to 51º depending on how your other irons are spaced out

was just going to say that. go get a 50 or 52 CG12 and bend it to 51.


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Id go with a 50* or 51*. That would give you a pretty even spacing between your PW, gap wedge and sand wedge.

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I'm looking to get a gap wedge for my bag. My P wedge in my set is 45* and my sand wedge is 56* . I'm wondering what loft would be best for a gap wedge. Also what wedge do you recomend. I've had the SM Vokey for a while now and it hasn't been lighting the world on fire. Thanks.

Akers, for your setup I'd be looking for a 50* wedge. At our level of play that 1* + or - will not make a significant difference (othar than in your pocket book). I would look into a regular Vokey 50* Wedge, at this loft, I would not recommend spin milled, as It may create far too much spin for the distance you are trying to cover.

I would suggest getting a wedge that you can hit a specific distance and not worry as much about the loft....

Lumpy

here has a very good point. Why worry about loft, concern yourself with distance gaps, as this will give you a better return on your investment and your game. One thing that I have learned about wedges is that equally as important is the bounce of your wedge. I recently purchased a second LW. The new one is a Vokey SM 60-04. I think for me is not working out very well, as I skull alot more than with my old Zevo 60-08. I like the way that Titleist expains it on the website, Bounce of 04 is for slidders...those players that can really get under the ball without making much contact with the ground. The reason for this is that the leading edge has sharper edge, this causes your club to dig into ground if you don't hit it correctly. The 10* Bounce is meant for Diggers. This is intended for thos players that tend to hit fat shots. The larger angle on the leading edge prevents the face of the club to "dig" into the ground, creating "bounce" and allowing you to hit a better shot. After all is said and done, it come down to testing them....I have always been enamoured by th Titliest brand, but to tell you the truth, my Zevo LW deserves to be in my bag more that the Vokey, at least for me! Happy hunting!
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The 10* Bounce is meant for Diggers. This is intended for thos players that tend to hit fat shots. The larger angle on the leading edge prevents the face of the club to "dig" into the ground, creating "bounce" and allowing you to hit a better shot.

You got the latter part right, but a digger doesn't necessarily hit fat shots - they just come down on the ball at a steeper angle and take bigger divots. If all of those divots are in front of the ball, you can still be a digger and never hit a shot fat.

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I stand correct!
It's the indian, not the arrow! But it sure is nice to have good arrows!!!!!

Driver : r7 Limited 9.5* Matrix Ozik X-Con 5.5 (Reg) | Fairway: 906F4 15.5* (Reg) | Hybrids: DWS Baffler 3/R 20* (Reg) & Baffler Rail H 4-H 22* (Reg) | Irons: AP1 5-G (Reg) | Wedges: SW - SM56-10 & LW - SM60-04 | Putter:.....

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