Your golfing buddy has 6 wedges, and another has 2. They
both make good cases for carrying what they do. Which golfer should you listen to?
Neither – consult a PGA Professional here at GibbsGolf! Add
a comment below on your specific set if you need some help.
As a general overview of wedges, let’s start with the number of wedges and lofts.
Ideally keep the gap in loft from your two shortest clubs in
your iron set even through out your wedge set.
For example, most commonly it's 42 degrees for nine irons
today, and pitching wedges are roughly 46 degrees. Therefore, carry a 50 degree
gap wedge, a 54 degree sand wedge and a 58 degree lob wedge (With a 4 degree
gap from the nine to pitching wedge have a 4 degree gap between each wedge. If
your gap is 5 degrees from the two shortest clubs in the iron set, have 5 degree
gaps in your wedge set). The goal is to have your highest lofted wedge be at or below 60 degrees. You may need only one extra wedge, you may need 4.
Let’s also talk about
bounce.
Bounce is the second number on the club. Traditionally it
will be between 4-14. Depending on course conditions, one bounce will be more
favorable over another. GibbsGolf recommends having one low to mid bounce club
(4-10 degrees) and one mid to high bounce club (8-14 degrees) no matter what your
conditions. On every course you will encounter fluffy lies and tight lies. Your
clubs need to be able to hit any type of shot at any time.
An example of a good wedge set could be...
46 degree PW
50 degree GW
54 degree SW with 12 degrees of bounce
58 degree LW with 6 degrees of bounce
Check your set specifically with either a golf shop or
store, or just check online by Googling your clubs.
As a summary…
You are looking to find the loft of the two shortest clubs
in your set. What ever the difference is between your two shortest clubs, keep
that gap the same for your gap wedge, sand wedge and lob wedge (if you carry
one).
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