Wedge Gaps

[dagolfer]

I currently play 2 wedges. A 48* pw and a 56* sand wedge. I play that pw for shots anywhere from 125 to about 70 yrds. The sw i play from about 60 and in. I really don't like taking a full swing with a sw because i always seem to thin it or something silly. With an upgrade wanted/needed i am considering 3 wedges. The 50* pw that comes with the ap1's. This would be for about 115-80 i think. Sound good? Then move to a 54* wedge that would be nice for anything from about 80 down to almost 40 yds. Then use the 58 for anything 30 yrds and in along with bunker play. I don't really know what bounce options i should get though. Im thinking the universal "either" bounce from vokey. I demoed a "slider" vokey and felt i did just that, slide under the ball. Any help at all will be greatly appreciated.

[WUTiger]

The AP1 has a PW at 45*, and a W which is actually a GapWedge at 50*.

A similar 54* and 58* would offer you pretty even distance coverage on your partial wedges. A 54* with some bounce makes a decent SW, and the 58* offers you a lower-loft lob than many users say is easier to hit than 60* on up. Also, the 58* can pop you out of steep-face bunkers.

If you can afford to go with Vokey, and like the clubs, you might want to get 50* Vokey to go with the 54* and 58*. Also, Vokey has about six different sole grinds, with lots of loft and bounce combos for each (some people say too many). If you could find an outdoor Demo Day with Titleist, go test the wedges in the wild.

As for bounce and wedges, see club designer Ralph Maltby:
http://www.ralphmaltby.com/50

[dagolfer]

Does the yardages im planning on using the wedges for make sense and seem easily playable? And i will use the 58 out of the sand. Its all mental that i can't use the 54.

[Charlie1947]

I use 3 wedges, so I go 52, 56 and 60 for my lob.

[GaijinGolfer]

4-5 degrees of gap in your wedges is a pretty good spacing. I have a 47* PW, 52* GW, 56* SW and a 60* LW.

[Titleist_ProV1x]

48* 54* 60*, enough said