What are your specs?

[tembolo381]

I did a check up on my own clubs recently, from wedges up there's a 4 degree gap between clubs.

excellent sir, thanks for that explanation. Good spacing you got there.

Nik

[TourSpoon]

Driver 9
3 Wood 15
2H 17
3I 21
4I 24
5I 28
6I 32
7I 36
8I 40
9I 44
P 48
SW 56
L 60

The 2H just relieved my 2I at 18 degrees and has comparable distance but with a higher flight and a higher degree of versatility. I occasionally will take out the 3I and use a GW of 52, but I find that I don't play any better with it. I can knock down my PW and juice my SW and find that when I leave out the GW I tend to think and be more creative as opposed to just relying on a "this is the club for this distance" mentality. Of course next week I may play a shorter course and put it in the bag knowing that I won't have any 200-220 yard par 3s into the wind.

[TourSpoon]

As for your Tiger question, the "What's in the Bag" has him with the following for the Tour Championship:

D 8.5
3 15
Nike Blades 2-P
S 56
L 60

I am sure that he has customized specs, but these are the standard Nike Forged Blade lofts.

Club Loft Lie Angle
#1 17° 57°
#2 20° 58°
#3 23° 59°
#4 26° 60°
#5 29° 61°
#6 33° 62°
#7 37° 62.5°
#8 41° 63°
#9 45° 63.5°
PW 49° 64°

[tembolo381]

Driver 9

Excellent. So you sacrifice a bit by having the gap between your PW and SW...but are comfortable taking yardage off your PW or stepping on that SW a bit for a little more. Was the same way myself for the longest! I then decided to throw in a gap wedge and was with these specs for about 3 years before changing to what I posted on the first page (i've had that make-up for about 2 years now):

3i 22 5i 26.5 6i 31 7i 35.5 8i 40 9i 44 pw 48 gw 52 sw 56 lw 60 It was a great set up and I scored some of my best with this set because i had my short game so dialed in. I found though that as I travelled and played more courses...it hurt my long game too much to have such big gaps. You'll see I spaced out my mid/long irons to 4.5 degrees apart....resulting in being able to pull out a 4 iron and keep that extra wedge. In a sense I had like a 5.5 iron if you know what i mean. It's not bad but it results in about a 15-18 yard gap....as opposed to my usual 10-12 yard gap. Thought I could handle it...but not possible under pressure. MUCH easier to do that with one of the short wedge clubs. Thanks for your input!

[crazy_horst]

Ah yes, I see here that my 9 iron has your wedge loft. It's interesting that you have this set up. I wonder how you make up the wedge loft difference ? Assuming you have a 60 degree LW and something like a 55-56 degree SW....you must carry a 50 degree or so GW or else there's a 10 degree gap. But then what club do you take out to throw in that extra wedge you need? Interesting stuff to think about!

That's exactly what I do. I have the standard MP-32 lofts, which makes my PW 47*. The loft gap between the scoring irons is 4*, and luckily I was able to find a 51* gap wedge. I don't have a 3-iron in the bag to compensate.

[Everardo]

That's exactly what I do. I have the standard MP-32 lofts, which makes my PW 47*. The loft gap between the scoring irons is 4*, and luckily I was able to find a 51* gap wedge. I don't have a 3-iron in the bag to compensate.

For future reference you can always bend a 52 to a 51 OR a 50 to a 51

Also it wouldn't just to have all you clubs checked on a regular basis ( This goes for anyone ) I rarely trust the loft printed/stamped on a club.

[niblick]

D -10.5
3W - 15
3 Hybrid - 21
4 - 24
5 - 27
6 - 31
7 - 35
8 - 39
9 - 43
PW - 47
GW - 50
SW - 56
LW - 60

My previous sand wedge was bent to 55... need to get the same thing done to my new one.

[Beach Golfer]

D-9.5
3w-16
H-19
3-21
4-24
5-27
6-31
7-35
8-39
9-43
P-47
S-54
L-60

[bengals/redsox]

my specs
Driver - 9.5
3 Wood - 15
3 iron - 22
4 iron - 25
5 iron - 28
6 iron - 32
7 iron - 36
8 iron - 40
9 iron - 44
p wedge - 48
gap wedge - 52
sand wedge - 56
lob wedge - 60

I also play all my irons 2 degrees upright and half inch long

[TourSpoon]

Driver 9

OK, here's an update. Since this post I have changed wedges and I am know playing 48-54-60 and the gaps are even. I wanted to keep the 3 wedge set-up and never really felt that 4 was productive because I would agonize over all of my choices. This does make it easier to choose and since I don't practice as much as I would like to I am more consistent.

[hawkeye]

D: 10.5, weights set up for low traj, 270y
3w: 15, 240
Resc: 19, 220
3i: 22.00, 210
4i: 23.75, 195
5i: 27.00, 185
6i: 30.50, 175
7i: 34.25, 163
8i: 38.25, 155
9i: 42.50, 137
P: 47.00, 125
S: 54, 14 degree bounce, 110
L: 58, 8 degree bounce, 80

Took a while to get the right mix in the wedges and rescue/long iron - gonna get a 2iron to fill in for the rescue for the summer.

[kregan]

Rac OS irons

3i: 20
4i- 23
5i- 26
6i- 29
7i- 33
8i- 37
9i- 41
pw- 45
sw- 55

[Hacksaw]

driver - 12
3 wood - 15
5 wood - 21
3 iron - 23
4 iron - 26
5 iron - 30
6 iron - 34
7 iron - 38
8 iron - 42
9 iron - 46
pw - 50
sw - 55

Mine are more traditionally lofted.