PcolaGolfGuy Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I'm still pretty new a golf only been playing little over a year or so and I hit my wedges really clean love the way they feel. I have 56 degree and 60 degree vokey, would it be stupid of me to get like a 48 degree vokey and use that as my pitching/approach wedge instead of using the ones I have (Nike vapor fly)? What are yalls thoughts?? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Nope.. Hitting short distances are about touch and placement. Consistent feel across the wedges is a great idea. MDGolfHacker What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Nope.. Hitting short distances are about touch and placement. Consistent feel across the wedges is a great idea. MDGolfHacker What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Nope.. Hitting short distances are about touch and placement. Consistent feel across the wedges is a great idea. MDGolfHacker LOL apparently I liked your post so much that my app triple posted ðŸ˜ðŸ˜‚🤣 MDGolfHacker What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I'm still pretty new a golf only been playing little over a year or so and I hit my wedges really clean love the way they feel. I have 56 degree and 60 degree vokey, would it be stupid of me to get like a 48 degree vokey and use that as my pitching/approach wedge instead of using the ones I have (Nike vapor fly)? What are yalls thoughts?? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Do you have a gap wedge now? If so what loft is it? If not, what loft is your pitching wedge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I have stayed with the PW and GW with my set of irons (Adams XTD Tours) for this reason: I am never use them for anything other than a full swing. For me, they function entirely as my 10 iron and 11 iron. Once I get to my 55° wedge, I'm using it for all kinds of partial swings, and that's when the versatility of an actual wedge comes into play. So that would be a big part of my answer: do you use your PW for "wedge-like" shots? If so, replacing it with an actual wedge (like a Vokey) is absolutely worth considering. TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucklehead Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 A 48 is a strong gap/ weak PW, depending on your set. If it is similar loft to what your gap wedge is and you like to open the face up a bit, it might be worth it because non-set gap wedges allow more versatility around the greens. Just my .02 Sent from my E6853 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I would use your set PW, think of it as a 10 iron. With your 56 and 60, to fill that gap look at a 51-52°. But like everyone else said, check your gaps. You might find that a 52 goes rough the same as your PW, or the 56 is near the 60. Depends on the types of shots you want to use it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 The A wedge for the vapor fly is 49* so you can either have the wedge bent to 49* which adds bounce or keep it stock 48* and realize it will go a little further. Do whatever fits in your distance gap and how you use that wedge, ie full shots, pitch, chips, etc... MDGolfHacker What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooremikea Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Last season I switch from using the gap wedge from my set to a wedge the same make and model as my 54 and 58. The new 50 wedge seems easier to use around the greens and I did not notice a difference with full shots. Depending on what type of clubs you play and how much they spin a 50 degree club from a "set" might spin less than a 50 degree designed like your sand wedge. Full shots might not go quite as far because of the increased spin but you could also get more spin around the greens. Driver - Ping G410 Plus 10.5 - Ping Tour 65 Stiff 4 Wood - Callaway Rogue - Project X Evenflow blue 6.0 Hybrids - Titleist 818 H2 - 3(c-1) and 4(c-4) - Tensei CK Blue 70 stiff Irons - Callaway Apex CF 16 5-AW - True Temper XP 95 Steel Stiff Wedges - Ping Glide 54 SS, 58 TS Putter - Edel e1 Torque balanced Indianapolis 5.5 Index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 If you will use that wedge for mostly full swings, then I would stay with the irons set wedge. If you will use it for a lot of partial shots and around the green, go with the Vokey. One thought though... If you go with the Vokey and play full shots, check the gap to your next wedge of your iron set. The shaft flex may be significantly different between the Vokey and your iron set, and the correct loft for the Vokey may need to also consider shaft flex. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 If you will use that wedge for mostly full swings, then I would stay with the irons set wedge. If you will use it for a lot of partial shots and around the green, go with the Vokey. One thought though... If you go with the Vokey and play full shots, check the gap to your next wedge of your iron set. The shaft flex may be significantly different between the Vokey and your iron set, and the correct loft for the Vokey may need to also consider shaft flex. True! I didn't pay attention to this when buying my last set. They had really soft shafts for full shots and I ballooned the heck out of them with no distance or spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Do you have a gap wedge now? If so what loft is it? If not, what loft is your pitching wedge? Exactly this 4 or 5 degrees between wedges make the most sense. We once did a MGS test for SCOR where the corresponding SCOR wedge showed a tighter dispersion than the wedges that came with our sets but I don't know if that would hold for another stand alone wedge. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 It's personal preference but some considerations should be accounted for. What's your wedge setup after 9i, how do you use your pw, what are you hoping to gain by swapping to a non set wedge Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PcolaGolfGuy Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 Thanks everyone for your input, I'm thinking I'm going to pick up the vokey 48 try that out for awhile, but still keep the pitching wedge around. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Thanks everyone for your input, I'm thinking I'm going to pick up the vokey 48 try that out for awhile, but still keep the pitching wedge around. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Your pw is 44 degrees so you might be better off going with a 50 since your SW is 56. It would give you sixth degree gaps from pw to SW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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