Wedge Advice Needed!

[vikramraju]

I currently have a 50 Hogan E-Wedge, a 56 with 12 bounce and a 60 with 4 bounce. I am looking to get a 53 to fill in the gap. My bounce options are 6 deg and 10 deg, and I am not sure which one I should order. (basically, I dont know if I am a "driver/slider" or a "sweeper/slider". Any advice (based on my hcp maybe)?

Thanks y'all!

[tristanhilton85]

If your PW (E) is 50 then I don't know if I'd get a new wedge at all... if anything maybe get that 56 bent to a 55 and you'd have consistent 5 degree gaps.

[glock35ipsc]

I agree with Tristan.

[Stonecold]

the differnce from *50 to *53 is not enuff

My PW is *45 and GW is *50

I was thinking of getting a a *55 and *60

or *54 and *58

Is a consistant *5 differnce better?

[WUTiger]

Working off of what tristan and glock said, you may not need another wedge. What is the shaft length difference between the Ewedge and the 56*?

In Vokey SMs, the difference would only be 1/4" between a 50* and a 56* | for numbered irons, the club-to-club difference is usually 1/2". So, unless you hit your Ew a lot farther than  your 56*, an in-between wedge probably wouldn't help you much.

Last season I played a PW, 50* and 56* mix with decent results. At Christmas, I dropped the 56* for a 54 + 58. I'm finding four wedges a lot of hassle, and may go back to the 56*. Four wedges takes up a lot of practice time for the average amateur.

The biggest thing is to know how far you carry each wedge on quarter, half, and 3/4 swings. If you end up with distance gaps, you can sometimes lessen them by bending a degree, or trimming a shaft a bit.

If you have time, go online to Golf Digest and search What's in My Bag . You'll find quite a variety of 3 and 4 wedge guys. Some have all Vokey or all CG15, while others assemble an all-star cast of wedges. Lots of interesting details on their "wedge plans."

Let us know what you do, and how it works out.

[minty7890]

Get the 10 bounce.  I don't buy the "digger" or "slider" effect.  Especially for the gap wedge, a 10 bounce easier to hit for a 10+ handicap.  I play a mid to low bounce lob wedge, but for my sand or gap wedge, I prefer a mid to high bounce.  Easier to hit off any lie.