60 Degree How Far?

[edk]

I have a 588 60 degree and love it, but only within 50 yards. I can hit it farther sometimes, but not consistently. How far do you hit yours? And how often do you use it?

Thank you in advance.

[M-benzw203]

i have a 60 tit SM i can hit it all day 100yd and max out 110yd but those are bad shots100yr i can really work the ballspin it back & stop it dead

[Rynofskie]

I can get a good 100 to 110yds pretty consistently, and I can put up a really nice flop shot out to about 60-75yds. I like to drop in straight on the green like that.

[Shindig]

I have a 588 60 degree and love it, but only within 50 yards. I can hit it farther sometimes, but not consistently. How far do you hit yours? And how often do you use it?

I think I hit my 58 degree 55-60 yards, depending on the moisture in the grass. But I rarely take a full swing with it, because I'm rarely at 50 yards; if I lay up, it's PW/GW time, and if I don't lay up, I'm chipping or making an incomplete pitch swing.

[l8nvr]

edk, I have the same club , & I hit it about 60 yds full swing, but generally I try to keep it between 40-5o yds.

[allin]

As close as I get to a full swing with a Lob is a 60 yard carry. I carry my SW 80, I could hit it further but haven't found a reason why I need to, I can open a SW, or choke down on a SW or swing 3/4 and hit a 65 yard shot that has less risk and stops plenty quick depending on the trajectory and spin I want. Thats half the fun for me, executing a shot.

[Rusty2228]

I have a question along a similar vein...How do people hit their wedges that far? I can hit my PW 150-155 yds (46*), however, I have a 50* wedge and with the same swing I can get it 80 yds. (My 85% swing with this club gets it closer to 100yds) It seems like the faster I swing the more it sends the ball up in the air and I lose distance. I have a 60* wedge and like the OP I can't seem to get it past 60 yards.

[wachesawgolfer]

Now 60 to 70 yards is a lot with a lob wedge. For those of you who "say" you hit it 100+ yards, that puts your 9 iron at 150 and your 5 at 190. Those XX shafts would feel like boards to us mortals.

[asianpsuation]

i hit the 60 a hair over 80, though i really never do it. I only really hit full 60's when the pin is up front so the ball will fly the pin and then come back to it. Great plan until i shank it

[lamebums]

I have a 588 60 degree and love it, but only within 50 yards. I can hit it farther sometimes, but not consistently. How far do you hit yours? And how often do you use it?

With a full shot I can crank one about 80 yards. I almost never use it though. Most often I'll just use it for a super lob shot - the kind that you take a huge swipe at, and the ball only goes 20 feet. I'd rather use my pitching wedge at 80 yards.

[sjhwilkes]

My 61 goes 80 yards exactly with a full swing. Awesome on a couple of the holes on the local pitch and putt - I'm horrible at hitting with a partial swing, something I need to work on. Hitting SW and LW saves me the embarassment of the 150 yard freak PW I hit out onto the street on one hole there...

[geezer]

I just got my 60 DEG the other day, so I'm not really dialled in to it yet. But I'd estimate about 70-80 yards.

[alf174]

About 75 full swing but I only use it for shorter flop shots requiring 3/4 swing at most. On a good day golfing, that club never leaves the bag.

[niblick]

65-70 is the longest shot i'd attempt with my lob wedge.

[iacas]

I hit mine 70 yards. That's as far as I'll try to hit it, too. I could probably get 80-85 out of it, but: a) it'd probably spin back the 10 I gained, and b) if I hit it thin swinging that hard, look out!

More often than not, though, I'll ease off a sand wedge or pitching wedge. I really don't like hitting lob wedge very far and a 1/2 sand wedge that goes 65 yards is usually gonna stop fast enough and fly high enough anyway.

[TourSpoon]

The max for my 60 is 85 yards. Lately it has been my best club for getting me out of trouble when I need to fly it. If I am chipping or pitching I will tend to use a less lofted club.

[WhiteSoxFan]

I hit my 60* 90 yds. with a full swing.

However, I'll only use it inside of that if I've got to carry an obstacle. I don't have my partial swing distances dialed in, so if I have a 65 yd. shot with nothing but fairway in between me and the green I'm hitting a low chip / runner with my PW.

[ahnh666]

60 yards or so for me....