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Add a wedge = drop another club, but which one?

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HytrewQasdfg Dedicated Member

HytrewQasdfg

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I'm thinking of adding another wedge to help my short game. Problem is though, if I add a wedge I go over the 14 club limit, so I 've got to drop another club, but which one?

I did talk to one person that said he subtituted two hybrids for his 5-wood, 3-iron, & 4-iron (how he did it I'm not sure). Other than that, I'm not sure.

Has anyone else added a wedge & dropped a club?

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Elvisliveson Great Member

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I'm thinking of adding another wedge to help my short game. Problem is though, if I add a wedge I go over the 14 club limit, so I 've got to drop another club, but which one?

Traditionally when one adds a wedge they usually drop a long iron or fairway wood. Personally, I added a wedge by replacing my 3 and 5 woods with a 4 wood.

My Tools of Ignorance:

Driver: Ping I20 9.5*
Woods/Hybrids: Cobra AMP 3W and 3 HY

Irons: Cobra AMP 4-GW

Wedges: Callaway Forged Copper 56* and 60*

Putters: Scotty Cameron  35" (Several of the flow neck blade variety)

Ball: Bridgestone B330-RX and Srixon Z-Star

Bag: Nike Performance Carry


WhiteSoxFan Well Established Member

WhiteSoxFan

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Tell us what you have in your bag, and we can better help you with what to drop.

Bag: Grom
Driver: HiBore 10.5° Fuji Stiff
3W: V-Steel 15° Graphite Designs YS-6 Stiff
3h-4h: Bobby Jones Stiff
5i-PW: CG4 Steel StiffWedges: 588 DSG RTG 52°, 900 RTG 56° Low bounce, Reg. 588 RTG 60°Putter: Dead CenterBalls: Pro V1 Speed Cart V1Home Courses: Riverdale Dunes / Knolls,...


play4him Well Established Member

play4him

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Start going over your golf season and think about clubs you never hit or maybe hit once or twice a round. I only carry two woods, so it was easy for me to make room for my gap wedge. Now, I've added a hybrid so I'll eliminate my 3 iron which I hardly ever hit anyway.

Just go over your own game, and look at what you really hit and what sits in the bag week to week. Then make the appropriate changes to strengthen your game. It may vary from course to course, but you can adjust for that.
play4him

Driver: Titleist 905R
3-Wood: Titleist 904F
Hybrid: Titleist 585 19 DegreeIrons: TitleistWedges (PW,Gap,SW,Lob): TitleistPutter: Bettinardi C04

sonicblue Great Member

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You're a 36 handicap, this is easy. I would suggest:

Driver
3-Wood
Two hybrids (anywhere from 21-29°, IMO)
5-PW
A heavy, high-bounce 56° sand wedge (for sand/rough "explosion" club)
Two wedges, maybe 52-56°, lighter and with less bounce (for tighter lies and controlled shots from 100yds and in)
Putter

Nothing in the swing is done at the expense of balance.


Shindig Incredible Member

Shindig

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Traditionally when one adds a wedge they usually drop a long iron or fairway wood. Personally, I added a wedge by replacing my 3 and 5 woods with a 4 wood.

Where did you find a 4-Wood? I've been debating getting one of those and I can't seem to find them. What's the loft on it?

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Elvisliveson Great Member

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Where did you find a 4-Wood? I've been debating getting one of those and I can't seem to find them. What's the loft on it?

The current one I have (Adams) is 17* that I got at Dick's Sporting Goods. But, you can find a plethora of different manufacturers' 4 woods on Ebay. Or you just go online to Golf Discount, TGW, etc.. and see which manufacturers have 4 woods available by looking in the fairway woods section. When you go to order one, a 4 wood will pop up if available.

My Tools of Ignorance:

Driver: Ping I20 9.5*
Woods/Hybrids: Cobra AMP 3W and 3 HY

Irons: Cobra AMP 4-GW

Wedges: Callaway Forged Copper 56* and 60*

Putters: Scotty Cameron  35" (Several of the flow neck blade variety)

Ball: Bridgestone B330-RX and Srixon Z-Star

Bag: Nike Performance Carry


hkmp5 Established Member

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You're a 36 handicap, this is easy. I would suggest:

you just described my golf bag! your the winner :)

MGP Well Established Member

MGP

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Traditionally when one adds a wedge they usually drop a long iron or fairway wood. Personally, I added a wedge by replacing my 3 and 5 woods with a 4 wood.

I just settled on this solution myself. I wanted to start carrying a lob wedge and jockeyed around a few club combinations until I found a 4w that fits my game.

What's in my bag (most of the time)

Exotics 12°, Aldila VS Proto 65S
Exotics CB1 4W, 16.5°, Fujikura Stiff
3DX DC Ironwood 20°, 23°, 26º Hybrids, Proforce V2 Stiff Acer XP905 Pro 6-PW, Dynalite Gold S300Inazone CNC Spin Satin GW 50°/8°, SW 54°/14°, LW 58°/4°Boccieri...


Jack_2251 Dedicated Member

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I have been thinking about the same sort of thing. I am getting a 17,21 and 24 * hybrid, then going to play titleist 695.cb 5-pw (no fairway woods). Then will have 50, 54 and 60 wedges. Do you think that sounds all right. I have lost all confidence in my 3,4 irons as i shanked them twice today
Driver Titleist 905R 9.5* (Stiff Prolaunch Blue 65g)
Hybrid: PT 585.H 17 * (Stiff titleist 75g shaft)
Irons: 695.cb 3-9 ( Dynamic Gold S300)
Wedges: 735.CM 47* PW, Vokey 200 series 50.08 Oil Can Vokey Spin Milled 54.10 Tour chrome, Vokey Spin Milled 58.08 Oil canPutter: Wilson Staff Kirk Kurrie #1[CO.....

DCB Member

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Driver, 15 degree 3 wood, 19-21 degree hybrid, 4-PW, GW,SW,LW and putter.

Driver: FT-5 9.5 65g V2 stiff
3 wood: 904f 13 YS6fw+ stiff
4 wood: 904f 17 YS6fw+ stiff
Hybrid: 585.h 21 YShybrid+ stiff
Irons: MP 60 4-PW NSPro950 stiff stepped-1Wedges: MP-R 52.07,56.10,60.09 NSPro950 stiff stepped-1Putter: Scotty Cameron Red X2 33"Ball: ProV1


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