Recomendations for wedges

pokaface

Hi, I'm an 18 handicapper without much knowlede of equipment. Right now I have an old sand-wedge and am looking to get 1/2 good wedges to get the right elevation etc on my chips. A couple of questions:

1. When choosing angles how do you know what loft to go for?
2. Any recomendations for brands / models to buy, budget of €150-€200 for 2 clubs.
3. Any recomendations for the most cost-effective way to buy golf-clubs?

C.O.Y.B.I.B

pokaface wrote: »

Hi, I'm an 18 handicapper without much knowlede of equipment. Right now I have an old sand-wedge and am looking to get 1/2 good wedges to get the right elevation etc on my chips. A couple of questions:

1. When choosing angles how do you know what loft to go for?
2. Any recomendations for brands / models to buy, budget of €150-€200 for 2 clubs.
3. Any recomendations for the most cost-effective way to buy golf-clubs?

Hi ,
Last year I bought a couple of Callaway Wedges which have been great for me . I'm a high handicapper and find these great. I bought a 54 Gap Wedge and a 60 Lob Wedge .
I'm no expert but you should check the lofts of your existing PW and SW and use this as a guideline as to what to buy. Also consider what type of shot you will use the clubs for . I had trouble getting PW to stop when coming in over a bunker so I use the LW now and it does the job .
Try onlinegolf.co.uk or golfonline.co.uk , although if buying 2 wedges you may try getting a deal in mcguirks or halpennys . The price difference between these guys and online stores has narrowed in the last year or so.
Bets advice is to decide what you want , price it online and then go to the above armed with the best internet price. AT least instore you can try a couple of different clubs , see what fits.

MS

Russman

I've used thegolfshoponline.co.uk and found them very good. I bought two Callaway X Tour wedges last year (52 & 56 deg), they arrived within 4 or 5 days.

Most important thing is to keep the gaps between your wedges consistent as far as possible, so check the loft of your PW and decide what you want your highest loft to be and work off that. For example, you might have a PW with 47 deg loft and go for, say, a 52 or 53 and a 58, etc etc.

Bounce is also important, - broadly speaking go for more bounce if you dig at the ball and/or play on soft boggy turf, less if you tend to sweep it away and/or play on firm ground.
The standard models you see in the shops are generally fine for most player though.

After that its pretty much down to whatever make and model fits your eye really, IMO the top makes would be (in no particular order): Mizuno, Callaway, Titleist & Cleveland. I've had wedges from all of them over the years (I'm very fussy about my wedges ) and they all make good clubs, each a tiny bit different from the other.

f22

Golfstoreeurope.com based in Derry have great prices and service to match. Titleist vokey or the new Taylormade z tp's get my vote.

theroversreturn

f22 wrote: »

Golfstoreeurope.com based in Derry have great prices and service to match. Titleist vokey or the new Taylormade z tp's get my vote.

iv got vokeys but was thinking of changing to the taylor mades they feel a nicer wedge to be honest

f22

theroversreturn wrote: »

iv got vokeys but was thinking of changing to the taylor mades they feel a nicer wedge to be honest

Same here, switching to the z tp with rifle 6.0's

theroversreturn

iv rifle 6.0s in my x forgeds but have never had wedges with them shafts not sure if theyd make any difference in wedges. do they?

f22

theroversreturn wrote: »

iv rifle 6.0s in my x forgeds but have never had wedges with them shafts not sure if theyd make any difference in wedges. do they?

Actually it is the 6.0's I meant too. Contrary to what I had previously thought I have been advised to match the wedge flex's to the rest of my irons (nippon s3's). Alot more noticable in mid to full shots, especially with the lower degree wedges (54 down).

There are a few of the lads here who've had them matched and have recommended it too.

theroversreturn

f22 wrote: »

Actually it is the 6.0's I meant too. Contrary to what I had previously thought I have been advised to match the wedge flex's to the rest of my irons (nippon s3's). Alot more noticable in mid to full shots, especially with the lower degree wedges (54 down).

There are a few of the lads here who've had them matched and have recommended it too.

must look into that

heviballs

i find my ping 60 very good for hitting full shots with,not as good as my cleveland 56 with the zip grooves for stop

ther's selling the above cleveland wedges in the golf shop in Kilcoole for €70 at the mo,last years model but nice with a nice bit of weight in them

pokaface

Really appreciate all the comments

Any idea how to measure the angle of the pitching wedge I have - get the protractor out? !!

heavyballs

pokaface wrote: »

Really appreciate all the comments

Any idea how to measure the angle of the pitching wedge I have - get the protractor out? !!

what's the make/model,regardless if it has pw on it and hasn't being adjusted it's going to be 47-49 deg's

Rick Vaughn

heavyballs wrote: »

what's the make/model,regardless if it has pw on it and hasn't being adjusted it's going to be 47-49 deg's

Some of the newer PWs are lower loft, like 45-46 degrees. I bought a set of Mizuno MX-300s, supposed to be a 45 degree PW and had it adjusted, it was 44 deg before I had it bent to 46! Obviously there would be a big gap between a 44* PW and a 54* GW. My setup is 46-52-58. You can always google your club's specs, or go to the manufacturer website to try to see if the info is on there. Just be aware that clubs may be a few degrees off from their stated loft, especially forged clubs which tend to be softer and more malleable. You could always bring it into your local golf shop and have it checked to be sure.

randomer

In the past year I have used the Cleveland CG12s, Nike SV and TaylorMade Z Groove wedges.

I think the Cleveland CG12s were the easiest to use. McGuirks have a deal of 2 for 149 euro (http://www.mcguirksgolf.com/putters-wedges--chippers/special-offer-buy-two-cg12-wedges-for-149euro-p-2393.html).

If you are getting two additional wedges you should probably go for a 6 degree difference, i.e. 52 and 58, or 54 and 60. I carry three wedges, 52, 56 and 60.