Any need for a Gap Wedge?

[8.5_Drive]

Title says it all really. Just got a set of Ping wedges and not sure if i will use all of them

[JWL1957]

I would say so. The gap between most modern pitching wedges and a 56 degree sand wedge is too wide. Most amateurs would benefit from a gap wedge.

[klauvi]

I use mine alot. Fills the gap between pitch and sand

[8.5_Drive]

I use mine alot. Fills the gap between pitch and sand

For me, i dont see the need for it. I would rather hit a half swing or punch a pitching wedge

[DaSportsGuy]

I use my GW more than any other wedge in my bag. Mostly just for work around the green though. I don't use it very often for shots into the green.

[mdbuschsr]

I bought a 52* gap wedge, and at first I did not like it at all. After working with it for a while, I love that club. Perfect for me from 100-yards. It is also fantastic around the greens. If you find you have a gap in your yardages that is uncomfortable, then fill it. If you have the talent to fill that gap with partial, or knock down swings, then maybe don't bother.

[kingface12]

I used to use my gap wedge a TON but lately I have ben using my 8 iron and 9 iron around the greens for doing bump and runs. I use the gap wedge from 75 to 100 yds and love it. I simply don't have the game yet where I can control a 47* PW from 75 yrds outs without the ball hopping over the green. The gw I can take it in nice and high and the ball stops on a dime. So yes......keep the GW. Now if you have a lob wedge (58 - 62* wedge).....that would be a different story.....I just think most amateurs/hackers have no business playing a 60* wedge unless maybe from the sand.....which is all I use mine for.....

[Ash1974]

For me, i dont see the need for it. I would rather hit a half swing or punch a pitching wedge

Ditto, I have PW (46) and SW (54) so a 50 would be GW for me, but don't have the need for one as I just hit a cut down PW

[Ash1974]

I just think most amateurs/hackers have no business playing a 60* wedge unless maybe from the sand.....which is all I use mine for.....

Same here, only use my 60 from the sand.

[chrisronline]

I typically hit my PW around 130 and my SW around 100. I use my gap wedge to fill the "gap" :)

[Kieran123]

I love my 52* GW. I use it a lot for chipping and it's perfect for 100-120 yards.

48*, 52*, 56*, 60*

[huskyhacker]

i added a GW (52) a few months back, and it has been really helpful. to fit it in the bag, i got rid of the 4 iron, which was the most difficult club in the bag to use anyways.

i love having 4 wedges, because 80% of the game is played from 125 and in....and the more options, and less gaps, the better.

[sean_miller]

For me, i dont see the need for it. I would rather hit a half swing or punch a pitching wedge

Well it sounds like you've found your answer. I use a GW instead of a PW. I use that less-than-full-swing approach with the 9-iron.

[nearwater]

As a high handicapper, I feel more comfortable doing full swings with different lofts than using one club and change the swing.
My irons set came with a GW(50* loft), and it fills the gap nicely between the PW and my other wedges(54, 60).

Dan

[max power]

I almost always prefer to have a 52* wedge in the bag. My preferred club for shots from about 75-110 yards, and also gets used in the chipping game with relative frequency.

[WUTiger]

Title says it all really. Just got a set of Ping wedges and not sure if i will use all of them

My 50* GW is the same loft as the PW in my old set of irons, which were made in 1994. Without the GW, I'd have 11* loft difference between my current PW and SW.

It all depends on how you use your wedges. You're an 8 HDCP - go with what feels good.

[SuperSonic]

I can live without a lob wedge. However, I definitely cannot live without a sand wedge. :)

[darkhunter139]

Originally Posted by kingface12

I just think most amateurs/hackers have no business playing a 60* wedge unless maybe from the sand.....which is all I use mine for.....

I don't understand why people always say this? I am a complete beginner (Have only been playing about a month and a half and have yet to break 100) and my 60 degree wedge has been my favorite so far. I almost birdied a par 5 from about 90 yards out and stuck it to less then a yard yesterday on a par 4 with it. Yeah they were two lucky shots but when I am hitting my 60* from 70-90 yards out I usually hit the green (And I cant say that for any other club or distance)