How many people use an Approach/ Gap wedge?

[Beantown Beancounter]

4 wedges in the bag -

PW and AW (TM R7s)
and at 52 and 56 degree (see below)

[md2002]

4 wedges in the bag -

Beantown Beancounter - Highlands... Nice course!!!

I guess I will go out and get a gap wedge then. They seem to come in handy. It will probably help my game too. Like I said, I carry a sand wedge and a pitching wedge. That's it. I may even look into a lob wedge for next year if I find the gap wedge to be useful.

[wedge player]

I was looking into buying an approach wedge to have in my bag. I'm just not sure I would ever use it?

i never have dad one my distances are

pw-150 sw-130 lw-100 wow thos are big gaps o well it works great for me

[MI Rob]

I use PW, GW, 58* LW
Havent had a distance problem.

[jrm1493]

I you have a game improvement set it is pretty much a necessity, because your PW is probably around 45 deg and most sand wedges are 56.

I have a gap wedge but no lob wedge... at my current skill level I think I would be worse off trying to get cute with a lob wedge than just hitting my sand wedge. I like to just hit the sand wedge anytime I'm inside around 80 yards, I think it helps my consistency and muscle memory by only using one club for touch shots.

[opie]

no. b/c i don't want to do w/out my 2-iron. I carry Driver 3-W 2-PW

PW is 47 (130ish)
SW is 54 (115)
LW is 60

I try and avoid 50-100 yd shots like the plague though. The SW goes about 115. I typically don't hit the LW full

[anthonykim3]

yeah gap wedges rape

[Marinemike]

yeah gap wedges rape

What the hell does that even mean?

[kevin.chan]

my wedges go P(48) A(52) S(56)

[Danattherock]

yea, my wedges go P(48) G(52) S(56) L(60)

Me too, perfect system to my way of thinking. Guess it depends on the player, but it works well for me. I like the lack of significant gaps in my yardage. For example, a smooth and easily repeatable swing might be 9i-135,P-120, G-105, S-90, L-60. This covers a lot of ground (literally). I find my biggest misses when I take a club and ease up on it too much, and especially when I try to over power it for a few more yards. I say let the clubs do the work. For higher handicappers like me, dropping the 3 iron for a gap wedge is a no brainer.

[hamletsdead]

I do -- it's my 100 yard club.

[I KyotE I]

my feel isn't what I would like it to be to not use a 52*. I don't like to even take the chance of doing a half shot with my pw. I can handle takeing a half inch off my grip on either to fill the smaller gap.

[xjlee20]

i actually use my approach pretty often one of my fav clubs from the bag

[microcrayfish]

I'm actually quite good at hitting a less than full PW because I played without a GW for so long but I've recently put a GW in the bag because I got a new set of irons with a 46 degree PW which meant a 10 degree gap between that and my SW. I mostly use the GW for chipping.

[tjy355]

I went from a set with old school lofts (50 degree PW) to a new set with a 46 degree PW, so I added the 50 deg gap wedge (and dropped the 3i).

My SW is 56. Don't use a lob.

[GaijinGolfer]

I like my 52* wedge because it gives me a nice spacing between my 45* PW and my 60* wedge.
I find the 52* very useful for 100 yard shots and for short chip shots.

[elchene]

I just put one in play, very useful. I took out the 3 iron which I didn't use very often and put in a 19* hybrid to replace the 5 wood.

[bobsuruncle]

have a GW, use it all the time, love it ...