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#11,233
My new clubs have cause a few gaps in my distances with my wedges. Is it better to take my 52 to a 54 or take my 56 to a 54. I know one will cause me to lose some bounce. Thoughts?
 
#11,234
#11,234
Orange Blazer said:
My new clubs have cause a few gaps in my distances with my wedges. Is it better to take my 52 to a 54 or take my 56 to a 54. I know one will cause me to lose some bounce. Thoughts?
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It depends on lofts of your other clubs. Also you can get different bounce options on just about any wedge.
 
#11,235
#11,235
govols/cc said:
It depends on lofts of your other clubs. Also you can get different bounce options on just about any wedge.
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I like to have my sand wedge with more bounce and my 60 degree and 52 degree with low bounce.

Ground is pretty hard in CA though, so it all depends on your style.
 
#11,236
#11,236
Orange Blazer said:
My new clubs have cause a few gaps in my distances with my wedges. Is it better to take my 52 to a 54 or take my 56 to a 54. I know one will cause me to lose some bounce. Thoughts?
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what's the loft on your PW? I personally wouldn't want more than 4° between my PW and the next club, but that might just be me. Right now I have a 48° PW, 52°, 56° and a 60°.
 
#11,237
#11,237
I go 5* on wedges. The gap wedge that came with my set is 49*( my pw is 44*). After my gap wedge I have a 54* then a 59* lw.
 
#11,238
#11,238
no offense, but your PW is a 9 iron regardless of how they stamped it. No wonder some people are a full club longer than me.
 
#11,243
#11,243
Orange Blazer said:
My new clubs have cause a few gaps in my distances with my wedges. Is it better to take my 52 to a 54 or take my 56 to a 54. I know one will cause me to lose some bounce. Thoughts?
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Take the 52 to 54. Forget about the stamped bounce. Bounce is a marketing tool the manufactures "makes one think is necessary". A wedge with a wider sole is all anyone needs regardless of what the bounce is
 
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#11,245
BigOrangeWhitey said:
Take the 52 to 54. Forget about the stamped bounce. Bounce is a marketing tool the manufactures "makes one think is necessary". A wedge with a wider sole is all anyone needs regardless of what the bounce is
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I wouldn't say it's useless. Different soils can really create havoc if you don't have the correct bounce.

Orange Blazer said:
My old GW is a 52. The one with my set is a 50.

pw 45
gw 50
sw 56
lw 60
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That's not a horrible set up IMO. the 6° between your gw and sw is a little much imo though. I can hit 90-95 yd 56° sand wedges all day as a pin seeker. I can hit 70-75 yard 60° lob wedges as a pin seeker. Asking me to hit an 80-85 yd shot or a 60 yard and I have no idea where the shot is going. I could wind up 3 ft from the pin, in a fried egg lie in the right side bunker, or I could hit it 30 yds and be facing another chip style shot. For me, the wedges aren't about being able to chip from just off the green (that's one of the best parts of my game actually), my wedges are being able to hit from 100 and in.
 
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#11,249
volfanbill said:
I wouldn't say it's useless. Different soils can really create havoc if you don't have the correct bounce.



That's not a horrible set up IMO. the 6° between your gw and sw is a little much imo though. I can hit 90-95 yd 56° sand wedges all day as a pin seeker. I can hit 70-75 yard 60° lob wedges as a pin seeker. Asking me to hit an 80-85 yd shot or a 60 yard and I have no idea where the shot is going. I could wind up 3 ft from the pin, in a fried egg lie in the right side bunker, or I could hit it 30 yds and be facing another chip style shot. For me, the wedges aren't about being able to chip from just off the green (that's one of the best parts of my game actually), my wedges are being able to hit from 100 and in.
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I'm the same way. I may make my 56 a 55 and be done.
 
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