Players' Gap Wedges

[Shindig]

This may seem an odd question from someone with a wedge pitching wedge (as opposed to one from his club set), but why don't many players' iron sets have a gap wedge?

I understand the Nike Forged Blades have a 50° PW, and so a gap wedge doesn't make sense in that set. But this loft in a pitching wedge is rare these days.

Many players' irons have 47 or 48° pitching wedges, but no 51 or 52° gap wedge option. As best I can tell, the only players' irons with gap wedge offerings are Titleist AP2 and Ping i10. Even these companies don't do it with all their players' irons: ZM and S-57 both stop at pitching wedge.

Is there a particular reason for this? It seems to be that this is something that would be in demand. I'm starting to think I may prefer a blade/cut muscle type club for the non-sand wedges instead of the wedges. Not enough to go and buy new clubs just for that, but it's something I'd think about on my next set (whenever that is). Maybe the good players (as opposed to me) almost uniformly prefer wedges?

[DES NUTTZ]

I didn't know of this. My X-22's PW is 45* and the Gap Wedge is 52* but I went with a 50* & 54* Vokey

[Zeph]

Probably something that's been stuck for a long time. 3-PW+SW. I don't mind, I don't use clubs from iron sets with over 50 loft anyways. Suited me well that my MP-57's don't come with a SW. I use Vokey's 52.08 and 58.12, prefer clubs with that loft to be small and slim so they can easily cut through grass and get under the ball.

[64degrees]

I didn't want to start a new thread... so I'll post this question here:

Is a GAP wedge the same as an A (approach) wedge? My Nike Sumo² iron set has an A wedge that has a 50° loft... and my sand wedge is 55° and pitching wedge is 46°.

[DavidFehertysBike]

I didn't want to start a new thread... so I'll post this question here:

Yeah.

For the general question, many players sets (like my ap2's) can be ordered with a A wedge instead of a 3iron.

[goblue107501]

I don't know why, but I wish more would. I pretty much only use my 52º from the fairway on full shots. I would love to have that club match my regular irons so the consistency would be easier. I have used it enough that it isn't a problem, but I think for many players it would be a great alternative than offering 2 and 3 irons which very few people play anymore thanks to hybrids. When I bought new clubs last year I only bought 7 clubs instead of the normal 8 since I didn't get a 3-iron. I would have bought 8 clubs if there was a matching gap wedge.

[64degrees]

Yeah.

Thanks. I bought a matching 3 hybrid and sand wedge for my set which included 4h-Aw.

[Hitman]

My original set of OS2 irons had a 45* PW and a 55* SW. I have since replaced them with TP wedges of 48*and 54*, but now I find myself feeling the need for something in between, and havw been thinking about a 52*and maybe having it bent to 51* to help fill in the gap.