bombtech golf 72* wedge

[GolfClubbas]

would anybody use this wedge for play or is it just fun for practice or at the range?

when i play i have a 68* wedge in my bag although i have to hit it hard to get it anywhere

[Piz]

Maybe...if I was wearing a goalie mask.

[Ernest Jones]

29 minutes ago, Piz said:

Maybe...if I was wearing a goalie mask.

Or at least a mouthguard. 

Never understood how anyone could get enough opportunities to use one of these extreme wedges to justify taking a spot in the bag. Hell, if you regularily find yourself needing a 72* wedge, you're either playing the wrong tees or making really bad decisions with your course management. 

[chilepepper]

I don't see myself using it......heck, my 60 deg lob wedge is in timeout half the time

[newtogolf]

Phil would probably love it.  

[DrvFrShow]

64* is enough loft for me.

[Patch]

I purchased a 72* degree wedge once . Damn thing drove me nuts trying hit balls with it. I tried everything. Sober, drunk, with, and without underwear, closed face, open face, and alot of other things I thought might work. 

After many failures of the first magnitude, I finally got some use out of  it. I melted the club head down, made bullet fishing weights out of it. 

[DrvFrShow]

My guess is that these are for people who can't hit a flop shot. I've yet to try hitting one on the golf course. I can hit one off a mat, but I'm scared to try it on the course for some stupid reason.

[Ernest Jones]

39 minutes ago, DrvFrShow said:

My guess is that these are for people who can't hit a flop shot. I've yet to try hitting one on the golf course. I can hit one off a mat, but I'm scared to try it on the course for some stupid reason.

But how often does one really need to hit a flop shot? 

[b101]

5 hours ago, Ernest Jones said:

But how often does one really need to hit a flop shot? 

To be honest, it's probably for people with crap mechanics who deloft the club a ton when pitching so that the dynamic loft is back around 55*. Why get lessons when you could get a new club with a fun number on it?

I say this as someone who used to and can occasionally still be that person 

[DrvFrShow]

13 hours ago, Ernest Jones said:

But how often does one really need to hit a flop shot? 

About once every couple rounds. Actually I've done pretty well pitching over a bunker to a short pin with my 64*. Most people have crap mechanics and don't practice nearly enough. Once a week isn't enough.

[Ernest Jones]

26 minutes ago, DrvFrShow said:

About once every couple rounds. 

That's my point. If it's only useful once every couple rounds or so, you can probably use that spot for something more useful than a 72* wedge. 

[DrvFrShow]

Like a 64*.  This thing has been a lifesaver from inside 50 yds.

From what I've read about the company and seen in reviews, they're making a decent product. The 72* wedge will go in the bag of a hacker who can't hit their FWs and pulls one of those out of the bag. It'll be a novelty item because people who have to put their 60* on time out due to blading it will also blade the 72*. 

[Jeremie Boop]

I don't know that I'd have any use for a 72*... I can now hit a pretty consistent flop with my 60* easily *thanks @iacas* through proper mechanics. As for how often a flop is needed? Who cares if it's needed, it's fun to do.

[Ernest Jones]

3 hours ago, DrvFrShow said:

Like a 64*.  This thing has been a lifesaver from inside 50 yds.

For me, that spot is taken by my 60*, which, interestly enough, is mainly used on full to partial shots under 100 yards. When I want to flop something, I usually open up my 56*. I don't know why, but I hit flops better with an open face wedge and open stance than I do with a squared stance and wedge with the same relative loft.

3 hours ago, Jeremie Boop said:

I don't know that I'd have any use for a 72*... I can now hit a pretty consistent flop with my 60* easily *thanks @iacas* through proper mechanics. As for how often a flop is needed? Who cares if it's needed, it's fun to do.

Same here, although Erik likes to mock my "stripper knees" on these shots, I can hit a pretty delicate 20' flop on a downhill lie.  

[Jeremie Boop]

2 minutes ago, Ernest Jones said:

For me, that spot is taken by my 60*, which, interestly enough, is mainly used on full to partial shots under 100 yards. When I want to flop something, I usually open up my 56*. I don't know why, but I hit flops better with an open face wedge and open stance than I do with a squared stance and wedge with the same relative loft.

Same here, although Erik likes to mock my "stripper knees" on these shots, I can hit a pretty delicate 20' flop on a downhill lie.  

He gave me a bit of a hard time also during the round after the lesson. I just kept hitting high flops every time I was around the green. "Gee, I wonder what Jeremie's going to do" Didn't matter if it was the best shot choice, it was just so dang fun to be able to hit the shot that I couldn't help it.

[Ernest Jones]

16 minutes ago, Jeremie Boop said:

He gave me a bit of a hard time also during the round after the lesson. I just kept hitting high flops every time I was around the green. "Gee, I wonder what Jeremie's going to do" Didn't matter if it was the best shot choice, it was just so dang fun to be able to hit the shot that I couldn't help it.

Yeah, flops are the bomb once you know how. 

[newtogolf]

I've been trying to use my sand wedge (56*) for everything around the green so I can keep an extra hybrid in the bag.  I've gotten pretty good (for me) learning how it hit it different distances with a combo of choking down on the grip and different back swing stops.  

I could barely find a use for the 64* I bought, 72* would be nothing but bad news for me.