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I spent about 5 hours at a pga superstore today trying to check all my stats with my 7 iron. After a nice little sweat, come to find out, my kbs 110 c-taper is exactly what they recommended. So that's the good news. Bad news is my clubs were 1/4 inch under standard. I'm 6'2 and i bend over quite a bit. I tried 3/4 inch over standard and I was so much more comfortable at address. My question is about my wedges, should I lengthen them as well?


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10 hours ago, Beanpats24 said:

I spent about 5 hours at a pga superstore today trying to check all my stats with my 7 iron. After a nice little sweat, come to find out, my kbs 110 c-taper is exactly what they recommended. So that's the good news. Bad news is my clubs were 1/4 inch under standard. I'm 6'2 and i bend over quite a bit. I tried 3/4 inch over standard and I was so much more comfortable at address. My question is about my wedges, should I lengthen them as well?

Welcome to The Sand Trap. For the wedges, do you grip down for most shots or do you play them full length? If it is both, then I would suggest adjusting them in a similar manner as your irons.

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Great question, I've tried to choke down but I'm better playing a "clock system" with a regular grip. Really trying to shoot my personal best this year so I'm trying everything lol. Thank you for the welcome


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2 hours ago, Beanpats24 said:

Great question, I've tried to choke down but I'm better playing a "clock system" with a regular grip. Really trying to shoot my personal best this year so I'm trying everything lol. Thank you for the welcome

Aside from driver vs sand wedge, pros really don’t have too much of a set up difference with their clubs. If you felt better with your irons being at + 3/4” then I would assume you’d like it better with your wedges as well.

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11 hours ago, dennyjones said:

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11 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Aside from driver vs sand wedge, pros really don’t have too much of a set up difference with their clubs. If you felt better with your irons being at + 3/4” then I would assume you’d like it better with your wedges as well.

Thanks for the input, I think I'll get them extended as well. 


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