what do you hit from 70-115 yds?

[westcyderydin]

i used to hit my 60 degree 100 yds, sand wedge 110 yds, and gap wedge 120 yds but now they just arent going that far....not really worried about why right now, im just not hitting them as far. now i hit my PW 140 yards with a full swing and back it down to 130 and 120, but if i try to hit it any closer to that i cannot get it high enough to land and stay on the green.

im probly gonna go out and find my full distances with my wedges, but also practice a partial swing with a pitching wedge and try to get it in the air...what do u guys hit from that range?


and one other thing...could i be hitting them shorter (and occasionally almost chunking them) because they are not offset? cuz even tho i do not like it, my adams irons are offset and even my cobra baffler 2 hybrid is somewhat offset.

[BonoVox]

For me

60* = 85 yards
56* = 100 yards
51* = 115 to 120 yards

[uttexas]

Accuracy, repeatability, and soft landings are often far more important with the higher lofted clubs than distance.

I used to hit my wedges much further, but also much lower.
Current no wind full swing distances.
60* 95 yards
56* 110 yards
52* 120 yards

[DaSportsGuy]

70-Lob Wedge
85-Sand Wedge
95-Gap Wedge
115-Pitching Wedge

[montru]

70-100 = SW for me, for a full 100yds I play the ball back in my stance moving it forward slightly to get it higher and shorter with a softer landing.

70-100 = SW
100-115 = GW
115-125 = PW

[Bullitt5339]

56 to 85 yards
52 to 100
PW to 110

[jlh1508]

LW- 75 yards
SW- 85 yards
GW- 100 yards
pw- 115-120 yards

[Dub]

70-115 yards:

70-85 is SW

85-100 is UW

100-115 is PW

I swear, I should order another matching SW while I can get one as I'm on course for wearing mine out.

I use that beloved 54 for so many shots it ought to be illegal. Aside from my putter it's my favorite stick by far.

[thrasher]

Anything below 100 yards will be a shorter swing with either club, depending on how high/low I want to bring the ball in and how much spin I want.

54* 115-120 yards
58* 100-105 yards


I can hit each about 5 yards further with a very full swing, but don't like to unless I'm feeling super confident at the time. Depending on conditions, I will "chip" a PW at 115-120 yards with low trajectory and low spin, more of a control shot I guess.

[Shindig]

115-120 is my 9-iron, with my wedges in 10-yard increments below it.

60-70 is my dead zone. I guess I would hit half a 9-iron for it, but it never comes off when I'm stuck there. One of these days, I need to figure out what that shot is. In the meantime, within 60 yards, I know the club and swing. Outside, it's something full.

[anthony]

70-85 = sand wedge
86-115 = gap wedge

115 is the close to my ideal shot for my gap though. I'd probably hit a 3/4 pitching wedge for 115. Also, depending on the green and pin location, I may hit my gap or even pitching wedge if I need more roll from the shot from 50 yds and up.

[RandomRaiderTTU]

70-80 yards: 3/4 swing 54* Sand Wedge
85-100 yards: 3/4 swing 50* Gap Wedge
105-115 yards: Full SW to 90% GW

My yardages for those clubs are:
50*GW: 125 Yards
54*SW: 105 Yards

I prefer not to swing full wedges. My distance control is a lot better on 3/4 swings.

[J_Bone]

Pw: 110-120
Gw 50°: 110-80
Sw 56°: 80
Lw: 60°: 70

[James_Black]

PW 110 yards
54* 90-100 yards
60* can hit it around 80 yards but I don't bother since there's a chance of shanking it. Use it from 60 yards in.

[billysandy]

i am never much in situations where a full swing with my 58 is necessary. i only use a 58 when in bunkers, or in greenside rough. for everything else up to 100 yards, there is my 51. i don't like having too many decisions as it leads to indecision, and many different types of shot that can easily be pulled off with my 51 .

[ks8829]

60 degree wedge = 80 yards
52 degree wedge = 100 yards
56 degree wedge = 90 yards
PW = 130 yards

70 yards = partial 60 degree wedge
115 yards = partial PW

[Zeph]

95-120 yards = PW
70-95 yards = 52º wedge
70 and below = 58º wedge

[msd3075]

I never swing more than 80% of my standard swing with my wedges because I become noticably more inconsistent with a bigger swing. With each wedge, I vary the length I take it back to get each 5-yard increment between clubs. Also, I only use my 58º around the green or within 50ish yards. I also change wedges depending if I'm swinging harder to generate spin or if I'm hitting a "knock-down" to get to a back pin placement. The normal distance gaps are as follows:

50º wedge = 110 - 125 yards
54º wedge = 80 - 110 yards
58º wedge = around green or <50 yards