Wedge Distances

[atrapasuenos]

Hey there! How far you hit your wedges?

I'm having a tough time with my wedge play... it seems that I'm not getting the distance I need from them. My playing partners, one of them plays a really big draw, for a 130 yards he uses his 60° wedge... seroiusly I think that it's quite a lot! The other one hits his 56° from a 130 yards.

I don't want to hit a 60° or 56° 130 yards, my 56° goes about 100 yards. But when I say I'm not getting the distance I need from it it's because if I have 100 yards I hesitate about what to hit, full 56° or lazy 52° and it ends beings a mess.

I think if I could hit my 56° 10 yards more, I would be more confident at the time I play the shot.

Any tip is appreciated.

Thanks!

[Randy4h]

My tip would be not to worry what distances other players hit their clubs. If you are a 2.1, you know how to hit full and partial shots with your wedges. Why would you want to hit your wedges full out, anyway. You get much better control with partial shots.

[Ozarkhillbilly]

My tip would be not to worry what distances other players hit their clubs. If you are a 2.1, you know how to hit full and partial shots with your wedges. Why would you want to hit your wedges full out, anyway. You get much better control with partial shots.

My sentiments exactly, do what is comfortable for YOU.....

[saevel25]

Just to answer the question,

48° - 135
52° - 122
56° - 110
60° - 95

130 with a 56° is monsterous, i think if i wanted to i could get by 56° to 125, MAX!!!... I know i hit my irons long, always have. He must be tearing into those wedges. I like wedges to be controlled..

[jlh1508]

My wedge distances definitely do not compare to your friends

PW- 130
GW- 110
SW- 90
LW- 70

[atrapasuenos]

My tip would be not to worry what distances other players hit their clubs. If you are a 2.1, you know how to hit full and partial shots with your wedges. Why would you want to hit your wedges full out, anyway. You get much better control with partial shots.

Interesting you mention about the partial shots, right now I'm... how to say it... I'm in a time in which with short irons, I'm not hitting every time full shots, let's say 140 yards, it's a PW for me, instead I pull out the 9 iron and hit a smooth one... straighter shot with better results.

Wedges distances: 52° - 125 56° - 100 60° - 75

Just to answer the question,

I think your distances are what I will like to hit my wedges! And yeah a 56° to 130 yards is monsterous... imagine the one that hits the 60° for 130! The first time I saw it, I was like "pff what in the world this guy is thinking? 60° for a 130 yards?" the he hit it and he had a 3 footer for birdie... 0.o...

Just a bit off topic, today we played nine holes he kicked my ass big time... haha... he shot -5 and I shot Even.... pfff! Thanks for your answers! Greetings!

[iacas]

Whatever distance I want, up to a point.



Oh, that's not what you meant?

[atrapasuenos]

Whatever distance I want, up to a point.

Hahaha... nop, that's not what I meant. Carry distances with your wedges? :D

[saevel25]

Well those are my carry distances, because i know if it hits the green those suckers doe about a 1 yard hope and stop. I don't spin it back, but unless i hit a downslope they don't move much..

[soloredd]

If there is 1 piece of advice I will never forget from my grandpa when he got me started on playing it is that it doesn't matter what your friend is hitting or how far he is hitting it, he is not hitting your ball.

[Shindig]

I hit my 47°, full swing, 105-110 ; 52: 95-100 ; 56 about 80-85. I rarely hit the 56 full: if I'm laying up to a full shot, I lay up to the 51, and my favorite partial wedge layup is 40 yards with a half 56 (which is very different from a full 28). And it's a rare hole that I hit a 56 for my approach shot: I can usually get closer after two on a par-5, and I'm rarely that close in one on a par-4.

Want to hit a wedge further? Your AP-2 9-iron looks enough like a blade at address. Start calling it your 9-wedge. Either way, I bet your 130-yard club, whatever it is, is more accurate than your friend's 130-yard draw with a lob wedge.

[anthony]

Agree with Randy. My 52 degree is the last club I take a full swing with. My 56 is pretty much a 75 yds (at the very most) and in club. Whenever I try to hit a full shot with it I always seem to add loft or get under it too much and it goes a mile in the air landing well short of where I want. Not saying that's your fault, but I feel much more comfortable with 3/4 swings down to pitches with my 56.

[trog2233]

I'm pretty short with my distances...cause i dont take full swings either. Maybe with the PW but thats not often.

46* - 100-110 yards
50* - 70-90 yards
56* - 60 yards and down

[bunkerputt]

Build a yardage book with your wedges and fill in the gaps by taking it back to 9-o'clock, 7:30, etc. Mess around with gripping down an inch or so to fine tune between shots. Try to have no more than 3 swings with your wedges. You can get pretty much any yardage by combining 3 to 4 wedges, 3 swings, and gripping down 1 or 2 inches. You should know this if you are a 2.1 hcp. BTW, the average tour player carries his PW 126 yards.

[joepro23]

Normal full swing:
47° - 140 yds
51° - 125
56° - 105
60° - 85 (rarely hit full)

Distance doesn't mean anything at this point of the game and for precision I will usually try to take 5-10% off. I have no problem swinging full (100%) though because that is how I grew up playing

[wrx_junki]

PW (46°) - 130 yards
GW (52°) - 110 yards
SW (56°) - 100 yards?
LW (60°) - 60 yards?

I've never swung fully with a sandwedge or lobwedge on the course so I am not sure what distances they play. Nothing good happens on a SW/LW fullshot for me. Consequently a full GW or 3/4 GW is where I'd like to be which is 115-100 yards.

[seanturner88]

PW: 145
52: 130
54:120
58:110

My best friend hits his 58 degree 140 yards consistently. Ive also seen him go 190 with his 8 iron numerous times. But boy hes holdin on for dear life cuz no one knows where it is gonna end up. I rarely ever hit a full shot with any of my wedges. I will always step up to the next one and knock something down for better accuracy. He can drive it 330 all day long and shot his upper 80s. Ill take my 290s and shoot round even thank you very much.

[Gioguy21]

PW: 135
AW(52): 125
54*: 110
60*: 90

***Note, these are maxes***