How often do you use the 60 degree wedge?

[David in FL]

Never. I carry a low bounce 58*, that I can do pretty much anything with that I can with a 60* with a lot better consistency. Regardless though, my 52* gets most of the work done.

At the risk of pissing in a lot of bowls of wheaties, most mid-handicappers and above who do carry a 60* would save strokes in the long run if they didn't........

Just my .02 worth.

[meenman]

I am also a 58 degree guy and since I am often short of hitting GIRs - I would say it is used 4-5 times a round unless it is one of those days where I cant miss a sand trap - and then that number would be a bit higher.

[Fourputt]

  ohiolefty said:

For all of you that have a hard time regulating the ball flight (height) - do you have a hard time with your other clubs as it relates to trajectory??!?!

I don't see any reason to learn how to hit a high lofted club on a low arc when I can do the same thing with a lower lofted club without changing anything. On the very rare occurrence that I actually need a high lofted shot, I can simply open up my 56° and make the shot. That is far less common than the need for a lower trajectory shot. I practice and carry the clubs I need the most rather than using limited practice time on the shots I need the least.

By the way, I can hit most any club low if I need to, just don't see a need to carry the 60°.

  David in FL said:

Never. I carry a low bounce 58*, that I can do pretty much anything with that I can with a 60* with a lot better consistency. Regardless though, my 52* gets most of the work done.

Yep... that's what I've observed too.

[Zeph]

I use my 58.12 wedge quite often, mostly when inside some distance to the green, and with greenside pitches. I use the Utley style pitch (like the one Golf Evolution video demonstrated) and use this shot very often when I want to carry the ball onto the green and close to the flag. I also use it for most of my bunker shots. No problem with the bounce in hard bunkers or tight lies.

[sean_miller]

  Zeph said:

I use my 58.12 wedge quite often, mostly when inside some distance to the green, and with greenside pitches. I use the Utley style pitch (like the one Golf Evolution video demonstrated) and use this shot very often when I want to carry the ball onto the green and close to the flag. I also use it for most of my bunker shots. No problem with the bounce in hard bunkers or tight lies.

Can you describe that pitch?

[Zeph]

  sean_miller said:

Can you describe that pitch?

[mig806]

I'm with you... I only use the 60 degree because I feel like I am supposed to, but when I do play it... it isn't as accurate or I get under the ball too much. Been honestly thinking about trading in the 56 and 60 for a 54 and 58.

[RC]

A lot of this discussion may be predicated by the speed of the greens you normally play. On very fast greens, chipping with a 60 to get bite is more commonly seen than on slow greens. When you cannot afford any hint of bouncing the club into a chip even the slightest bit early, a 60 off a tight lie might be difficult, but it will produce the best results, at least for me. On super fast greens, chipping with even a pitching wedge will yield a difficult to control run out distance whereas greens running only 9 or 10 might be just right for such a shot. Fear of having a 20 foot come back putt is a great motivator to learn to use your 60 or 58 for chipping.

[motteler621]

Jim Furyk said in an interview today that of all 9 bunkers shots today, all were within feet of the hole, that he used a 60 degree wedge everytime.

[iacas]

  motteler621 said:

Jim Furyk said in an interview today that of all 9 bunkers shots today, all were within feet of the hole, that he used a 60 degree wedge everytime.

I think he said that he hit nine bunker shots over the week, not just today.

[motteler621]

  iacas said:

I think he said that he hit nine bunker shots over the week, not just today.

oh ok, lol. Guess that makes sense

[DaSportsGuy]

I used to use my 60° for everything around the green until one day at practice my coach took every wedge higher than 52° out of our bag.

Ever since then I've used my 52° for everything around the green except I use my 56° for sand shots. The only time I pull out my 60° is for little flop shots over sand or water which will be two times tops during a round.

[dkirk]

I use it almost exclusively from 96 yards in to where I would chip around the green with a less lofted club.

[chef35ca]

Alot, but less than i used to. I've got a 50* GW that splits time with the 60 now.

I practice with my 60 alot. From every lie & distance. It's definitely my 'go-to' in tight situations.

My in laws both use their 46* PW everywhere & hole out way more often than me. Shows what i know.

[te3point5]

I only used my 60 for green side shots. I used it so little (I was much more comfortable with a 50, or 55 degree that I ended up taking it out of my bag. Now I have room for another club, and I'm not tempted to try and use it only to flubb a 50 yard pitch.

[The Recreational Golfer]

I use mine once every other round or so. It's in the bag mainly for getting the ball over something and stopping it right now, but that situation doesn't come up very often. For standard wedge work, the 5606 does just fine.

[Easy]

Never cause I don't have one. I'm thinking about getting this one


Only question is should I get one more suitable for my handicap? This is apparently what the guys on tour would use...

[OkieGolfer]

I use mine about 6-12 times per round. I use it to chip from the rough. Used to just use 56* but with my 60* I feel I don't need to open the club face as much as before.