Wedges ??

GorHugh

I know this is repeat thread ,

I'm just looking for a little advice on Wedges ,

I'm thinking of adding Wedges to my clubs and would like advice on what sort of degrees to add ,

i'm happy hitting my standard pw from 80 to 100yrds , Inside of 80 yards what wud you's recommend ? and from around the green to 30yrds out what sort of degree wedge is recommended ??

All help and advice appreciated ?

Mr. Larson

Personally, I carry 4 because my home course is short and a lot of 2nd shots are taken from <120 yards.

PW - G10 PW that comes with the set - 110-125 yards.
GW - Cleveland CG12 50° - 90-110 yards.
SW - Cleveland CG10 54° - 60-90 yards.
LW- Cleveland CG12 60° - <60 yards.

That's possibly a little extravagant. You could get away with having a PW, SW and LW. I can't recommend the Cleveland Wedges highly enough - good value to be had on the older models and they look and feel class IMO.

Russman

What wedges you use for certain shots depends on your preference and ability in my humble opinion. From 40 yards out people may see the same shot ten different ways. Well ok, maybe 5 different ways

Most important thing is to have consistent gaps between the wedges you use, say, 52, 56 & 60, or 47, 53, 58 etc etc

Best advice is try a few if you can and see what you like best. Most of the top companies make good stuff nowadays so it'll probably come down to what you like the look of.

Can't really go wrong with Callaway X-Tour (3 or 4 years old at this stage but still my preference), Titleist Vokey, Cleveland or Mizuno.

alxmorgan

+1 for Cleveland.
Bought a CG15 a few weeks back and love it.
http://www.golfstoreeurope.com/ was where I bought it
Good price and free delivery

jackal

Also consider the degree of bounce in your wedges based on whether you play links or parkland. Possibly get one wedge with very little bounce for nipping shots off tight lies.

alxmorgan

On a related note - am I alone in not being able to use a low bounce wedge during the winter ?
Got a Volkey Spin milled with low bounce last summer and after a couple of winter rounds it went in the shed till the summer :P

GorHugh

Thanks for the advice lads , Going to try 2 wedges at 60 degrees and 52 and see how it goes .

On a seperate issue ,

What do you's think of the Taylormade interchagable groove faces for there wedges ??

dvemail

GorHugh wrote: »

What do you's think of the Taylormade interchagable groove faces for there wedges ??

I havent actually used it properly yet but it did feel unreal when i was holding it and taking a few practice swings with it, imo.
Though i thought it was kind of expensive at €140 if i remember correctly but the fact that you can change the face whenever you like is a huge plus.
It only costs €40 to change the face so if you are the kind of golfer who wears out your grooves quite often, it would be silly thing to not at least give them a go.

dvemail

alxmorgan wrote: »

On a related note - am I alone in not being able to use a low bounce wedge during the winter ?
Got a Volkey Spin milled with low bounce last summer and after a couple of winter rounds it went in the shed till the summer :P

Definetly not, have a vokey 58' with 8 degrees of bounce on it and it wasnt worth a curse when the ground was wet. Short game has improved since the weather got good again though so its back in the bag.

GorHugh

dvemail wrote: »

I havent actually used it properly yet but it did feel unreal when i was holding it and taking a few practice swings with it, imo.
Though i thought it was kind of expensive at €140 if i remember correctly but the fact that you can change the face whenever you like is a huge plus.
It only costs €40 to change the face so if you are the kind of golfer who wears out your grooves quite often, it would be silly thing to not at least give them a go.

E109 in Halpenny golf Airside ...

dvemail

GorHugh wrote: »

E109 in Halpenny golf Airside ...

I was shopping in the wrong shop then