What's a more useful club: 3i/3h or gap wedge?

[Valleygolfer]

Originally Posted by geauxforbroke

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Originally Posted by WUTiger

I know a half-dozen pros and small-college golfers who carry a 56˚ as their highest-lofted club, and say the 60˚ is just too unreliable.

I hate to tell them, but it ain't the club that's unreliable. Personally, I like playing a more lofted club because you have to accelerate through it. I think a lot of amateurs struggle with their short game because they have the tendency to decelerate into the ball. I think you're more likely to do this with a lower lofted club.

I would not want to game without my 60. It is the go to club.

[geauxforbroke]

Originally Posted by Valleygolfer

I would not want to game without my 60. It is the go to club.

I would probably lose somewhere in the neighborhood of 2-4 strokes per round without mine.

[Jmdmbike]

To the OP, I'd definitely say gap wedge. For 110 yards in, mine gets lots of play and a club I wouldn't want to play without. Lots of interesting stuff on club choices in this thread. I gotta agree I like to keep the ball on the ground whenever possible, but like to hit low running chips with my PW or 9 iron at most. Any lower lofted club than that, distance control is tough for me. I've played with a few people who've bagged a chipper, might be worth a try but I don't know what I'd take out of the bag to make room for it:~(

[Datsyuk]

To the OP, I'd definitely say gap wedge. For 110 yards in, mine gets lots of play and a club I wouldn't want to play without. Lots of interesting stuff on club choices in this thread. I gotta agree I like to keep the ball on the ground whenever possible, but like to hit low running chips with my PW or 9 iron at most. Any lower lofted club than that, distance control is tough for me. I've played with a few people who've bagged a chipper, might be worth a try but I don't know what I'd take out of the bag to make room for it:~(

For a "chip" I'd likely go 9-iron or 54,