Nateyeight Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I had to adjust my wedges to my new irons. The t300 lofts are crazy. My PW is now 43* and I have a set GW at 48* (essential my new PW). My wedge set up is 50*, 54* and 58* now. The reason for the 2* loft change from my 48* t300 wedge to my 50* Vokey wedge is the t300's are super hot and both the 48* and 50* are mainly full swing shots, so my gapping works better with these lofts. The 54* is my versatile 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 shots from 70 yards and in, and my 58 is a K grind mainly for fluffy bunkers and rough around the greens. So including the PW I have ended up with 5 wedges. Ditched the 5 iron in my set and have a 5 and 7 wood, and a hybrid instead of my 5 iron now. Quote Driver: G425 Max 10.5* 5 Wood: G425 Max 7 Wood: G425 Max Hybrid: TS2 23* Irons: 6 to GW, T300 Wedges: Vokey SM8 50F, 54S, 58K Putter: 1998 Tei3 Newport Long Neck Ball: Yellow Titleist VG3 Bag: Nike Air Hybrid Golf Bag I Love the Art of Putting! Link to comment
Micah T Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 On 9/3/2020 at 9:04 PM, Chip Strokes said: curious if anyone games a 5 wedge setup. i’m playing around with the idea myself. i’ll likely go set PW, 48, 52, 56, 60 and see how that works out That was my exact setup while I was gaming my AP3’s. With the i59 PW being 46*, I really only need 3 more wedges, a 50* & 55* to go with my 60*. I find guys who hit their driver 285+ need more wedges to score with. My opinion is I’d much rather have a full swing than a partial. But with my new set, I’m going to have to learn some 1/2 & 3/4 shots with the 50 and 55. Quote Driver - Cobra LtDxLS 3 Wood - Ping g410 LST 2iron - Titleist U505 Irons - Ping i59 Wedges - Vokey Sm9 Putter - Mizuno Mcraft IV Link to comment
fixyurdivot Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Just three in my bag; 45/50/56. I honestly don't think adding 1-2 others would be of benefit to me. I've been looking at options to the PING Glide 56/12, mostly aimed at improved sand performance. Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment
PBH3 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 The past few months I have been toying with the idea of adding a 64* wedge for my bag for situations that call for a flop shot and then being able to use a normal swing without having to play around with opening the face. Quote Driver- Ping G410 Plus 9* Fairway- Tour Edge Exotics EXS 220 3 Wood 16.5* Hybrid- Tour Edge Hot Launch C521 19* & 22* Irons-PXG 0211 DC, 5-GW Wedges- Sub70 286 54* & Sub70 JB 58* Putter- PXG Battle Ready Mustang Ball- Snell MTB-X Maxfli Tour X Grips- Golf Pride CP2 Wrap Midsize Bag- Ping Hoofer USA Edition Arccos Link to comment
PMookie Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 28 minutes ago, PBH3 said: The past few months I have been toying with the idea of adding a 64* wedge for my bag for situations that call for a flop shot and then being able to use a normal swing without having to play around with opening the face. Yikes. A 58* is scary enough for me! PBH3 and cnosil 2 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment
JerryB Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 9/3/2020 at 10:04 PM, Chip Strokes said: curious if anyone games a 5 wedge setup. i’m playing around with the idea myself. i’ll likely go set PW, 48, 52, 56, 60 and see how that works out Did you wind up going this route or some other options? How did it work out? Quote Cobra Aerojet Max driver Cobra Aerojet Max 3 wood and 7 wood Cobra Aerojet 4/5/6 hybrids Cobra Aerojet 7-PW, GW Cobra Snakebite 52° and 58° wedges Cobra King Stingray 20 putter Link to comment
Chip Strokes Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 7 hours ago, JerryB said: Did you wind up going this route or some other options? How did it work out? i went with a different set of irons and my pitching wedge is 46* so now i have a more traditional 4 wedge setup at 46/52/56/60 JerryB, GolfSpy BOS and MNUte 3 Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment
GolfSpy BOS Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Chip Strokes said: i went with a different set of irons and my pitching wedge is 46* so now i have a more traditional 4 wedge setup at 46/52/56/60 nice, yeah I have the 52, 56, 60 for the MIM wedges and technically have the Forged Tec set PW and GW... but the GW is 48* (minus one from standard) and the PW is 44* As long as you get your gapping right and are comfortable hitting any shot you need with the wedges you have I've basically stopped looking at what the wedges are called, and checking the lofts, which it seems like you did too. Did you get any rounds in with the T100s before it got too cool? Love to hear your thoughts on them down the road, they are beautiful looking clubs. Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment
Hoyoymac Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Like Micah above, when I was playing the Titleist AP3 irons I had to add a wedge. The PW loft in the AP3 iron set is 43 degrees. The gap wedge is 48 deg. So I played a 52, 56 & 60 and it worked well. If you want your ego stroked, that is a good set-up because when people ask what you hit you can say PW when they are hitting 8 or 9 iron. That is about the only benefit though, because at the top end the clubs all ran together and I had trouble with the 4, 5 & 6 irons. I now am playing somewhat more traditional lofts. My current PW is 46 degrees. I am now playing 50, 54 & 58 degree wedges. My current 6 iron has about the same loft as my old 7 iron. I’m playing 6-PW, I also have a 5 & 6 hybrid, a 7W & 4W, driver and putter. I substitute a 4 utility iron for the 5 hybrid depending on conditions and course. It is humorous though when people ask me why I have a 6 iron and a 6 hybrid? The 6 iron is 30 degrees and the 6 hybrid is 28 degrees. The 6 iron has a 120gram stiff steel shaft and the 6 hybrid has a 60 gram stiff graphite shaft. The 6 hybrid goes ten yards further with a much higher trajectory and a slight fade. The 5 hybrid has an 80 gram stiff graphite shaft. It goes 15 yards further than the 6 hybrid but with less spin, a slight draw and a lower more penetrating trajectory. Different tools for different shots. The moral to the story is play what gives you the best and most consistent yardage gaps. As long as the clubs do what you want them to do by delivering the trajectory, landing angle and spin needed and you have confidence in them, then it shouldn’t matter what number it says on the bottom. The same with shafts. There is no standard for iron numbering or shaft rating. The advice that Gareth Raflewski gave the TXG guys about wedge selection and yardages for less than a full swing is pretty much the same as outlined in Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible. Depending on your unique launch angle, spin and carry distance you may need or want a different combinations of ball, shaft and head combination than someone else to achieve the same objective. Tinkering is OK as long as it gives you the results you are looking for. Play what works for you! cnosil 1 Quote Cobra LTDx LS 9.0 TPT Power Range 18 LO Cobra LTDx 3W lofted to 16.5 TPT 17 HI Tour Edge E723 21 degree Diamana Thump f85 S Cobra LTDx 24 degree 5 hybrid TPT 17 LO Corey Paul - 5 & 6 CB with KBS $-Taper 120 Stiff Black Corey Paul 7 - PW Japan Forged Minimalist Blades KBS $-Taper 120 Stiff Chrome Corey Paul Functional Art 52, 56 & 60 all with BGT ZNE shafts Odyssey O Works Black #7 with BGT Stability Tour Shaft, SuperStroke Traxion 3.0 & 75g CounterCore Bridgestone Tour BRX or MaxFli Tour Tracked by Arccos, Bushnell V4, Vessel Lux XV 2.0 bag, Bag Boy quad XL cart with Alphard V2 wheels Link to comment
ballplayer002003 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I carry 4. My PW, Gap, 52 and 56. I recently bought the gap wedge due to a hole in my distances. I went by full swing distances which are as follows: PW-135 yards Gap-125 52-115 56 100 I just found that I had a massive hole in my set between 135-115 yards. I didn't like changing my swing of the PW to try to baby a shot at say 127 yards, or having to really stand on my 52 to get it to maybe go 120, so I had to buy the Gap wedge to fill the need. I will say, it is my LEAST used club in the bag. Quote Driver: Epic Flash Sub Zero Hzdrs Smoke x flex 70g 3 Wood: 917 w/ Diamana Whiteboard stiff 5 Wood : Epic Flash 18* Hzdrs Smoke stiff 4 Hybrid: TSi3 Hzdrs Smoke X flex Irons: 5-7 Apex forged 19 w/ Modus 120 X 9-A Apex Pro 19 w/ Modus 120 X Wedges: MD5 52&56 Jaws Dynamic Gold wedge flex Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom 5.5 34" Link to comment
Hoyoymac Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 When I was playing the Titleist AP3 irons I had 5 wedges in the bag. The set PW was 43 degrees. The set gap wedge was 48 degrees and then I had a 52, 56 & 60. My new set of irons has a PW at 46 degrees and I’m now playing a 50, 54 & 58 set of wedges. My 9 iron has 42 degrees in the new set and not surprisingly it goes about the same distance as my old pitching wedge. My 6 iron has 30 degrees compared to the AP3 7 iron at 31 degrees. Then I have a 6 hybrid at 28 degrees and a 5 hybrid at 25 degrees followed by my 7 wood at 21 and 5 wood adjusted down to 17. I do sometimes substitute a 22 degree 4 utility iron for the 5 hybrid as they go about the same distance but have different trajectories. Quote Cobra LTDx LS 9.0 TPT Power Range 18 LO Cobra LTDx 3W lofted to 16.5 TPT 17 HI Tour Edge E723 21 degree Diamana Thump f85 S Cobra LTDx 24 degree 5 hybrid TPT 17 LO Corey Paul - 5 & 6 CB with KBS $-Taper 120 Stiff Black Corey Paul 7 - PW Japan Forged Minimalist Blades KBS $-Taper 120 Stiff Chrome Corey Paul Functional Art 52, 56 & 60 all with BGT ZNE shafts Odyssey O Works Black #7 with BGT Stability Tour Shaft, SuperStroke Traxion 3.0 & 75g CounterCore Bridgestone Tour BRX or MaxFli Tour Tracked by Arccos, Bushnell V4, Vessel Lux XV 2.0 bag, Bag Boy quad XL cart with Alphard V2 wheels Link to comment
BostonSal Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 I may have chipped in here before but my memory isn't what it was. Following a 42° 9-iron, I play just three wedges. In order to achieve useful gaps, the 46° set-matching PW is not one of those. I don't even order it. I need to go to 48º for the first wedge. If I used the set-matching 46, I might have gone up to 4 wedges, and if I used one of those GI 9-irons of 40° or less, then five would probably be on the table. That would leave me with an overall set configuration short on long clubs-- I'm a multiple fairway wood player who also likes to bag a utility driving iron-- so the 42º 9-iron is a must. Weaker than that eliminates a model from consideration for me, even if I otherwise love it.. Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment
cnosil Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 3 hours ago, BostonSal said: I may have chipped in here before but my memory isn't what it was. Just an FYI. When you look at the thread title, if there is a star to the left of the title you have commented in the thread; if it is a circle then you haven't. If you look at the image below, the dark blue circle indicates new content and I have not commented. The greyish star means I have read the topic and commented. If the start was dark blue it would mean I have commented but others have commented since I last read the thread. MWL_9 and pakman92 2 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
BostonSal Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 2 hours ago, cnosil said: Just an FYI. When you look at the thread title, if there is a star to the left of the title you have commented in the thread; if it is a circle then you haven't. If you look at the image below, the dark blue circle indicates new content and I have not commented. The greyish star means I have read the topic and commented. If the start was dark blue it would mean I have commented but others have commented since I last read the thread. Thanks, cnosil. I had never noticed that. Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment
Mark Hull Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 I now carry 5 wedges. As a senior golfer that still maintains some good length off the tee and a 3 handicap from the up tees (5400 yds), I found that a majority of my approach shots are now less than 140 yards. As far as irons go, I now only carry a six through nine and then I start with my wedges which are 47 PW, 50° gap, 53 degree with 14 bounce for chipping and pitching and 100 yds, a 56° which I usually use for sand and a 90 yard shot and a 59 lob which I hit about 80 yards. Quote Link to comment
Etmo1 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Just bring all the clubs you want. During practice rounds 15-18 clubs see witch ones you don’t use very much and pull those clubs out. You will find you have a couple clubs you never pull out after a couple rounds Quote Link to comment
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