New stronger lofts

[Dragonsrock]

I just purchased a new set of Cobra S3's and I really like them, well at least all the way up to the pitching wedge.  I have come from a set of Mizuno MP-52's (I liked them, just wanted something new and went for a more forgiving option, to be honest, I hit them further (I think loft), but not much else has changed).  My issue is that I have always used wedges that were blade style and I am not liking the wedges that came with the Cobra's.  It sounds easy enough to simply sub my old wedges, problem is with the 9 iron at like 40 deg, its not an easy thing to do.  The PW is 44 deg, I thought about using a 50 (bent to 49) a 54 and a 60 deg wedge, obviously I would buy new ones.  I was wondering if anyone had any comments on whether spacing or maximum loft were more important.  I currently have wedges from 48 deg to 62 deg in the 'fishing rod rack' (where all bad clubs go :) ).  Id appreciate some advice here, I can always learn to hit the 49 and 54 that come with the set and I have a 62deg Callaway X Forged with the MacDaddy grooves that I just put in rotation, its just a lil freaky looking at the cavity back wedges.

Thanks,

Dave

[Vinny29]

I have the same problem with my Wilson Di9 irons. They came 5-9 with three wedges, 42 degree PW, 46 degree AW, and 49.5 degree GAP wedge. The cavity back wedges are taking some getting used to. I am still carrying my old 56 degree blade SW, not a fan of the LOB wedge. My wedge play is getting better with the cavity backed wedges, it is definitely a different look at address. I am considering buying the 55 degree Wilson Di9 SW to complete the set. I would recommend you keep working with the cavity back wedges, once you get the feel I think you will like them.

[jeffrey r]

OP, from what I've seen, most GI and SGI sets these days have a 44* or 45* PW, so I think you're in the ballpark with the S3's.  My Diablo Edge irons similarly have a 44* PW.  From there, I go with a gap wedge, either a Diablo Edge (49*) or Ping iWedge (50*), then 54* and 58* wedges (Ping iWedge or CG14 BP).  Works fine for me.

Where I did struggle quite a bit was with my set of Di9 irons that have the real funky lofts Vinny29 describes.

[WUTiger]

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OP, from what I've seen, most GI and SGI sets these days have a 44* or 45* PW, so I think you're in the ballpark with the S3's. ...

Jeffrey has spotted the trend. Cobra and TaylorMade led the way with super strong lofts in their SGI irons. Others have followed:

• Callaway's std RazR X 6i = 28* | RazR X Tour = 29*
• Cleveland std CG16  6i = 27* | CG16 Tour = 30*
• Mizuno MX1000 6i = 28* | MP53 = 30*

The irons I played from 1994-2008 (Eye2 clones): 6i = 32* | PW = 50*

Pretty soon, we'll need a 10 iron between the 9i and PW.

[Gerald]

My new set also has a 44* PW (uhhhh yes that is like a normal 9i) ...... There was a GW available (49*), but I decided to add a Bob Vokey 48* (and already had the BV 52 and 58) ...... maybe I will have the 52 bend to 53......

[TourSpoon]

I played the 845s for 16 years and even though it had a real pw at 48*, it also had gap and sw. I never used the last 2 wedges and instead invested in a a pair of Cleveland 588s. I just felt that they were a better wedge.