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Personally play 48 degree PW, 52-56-60 wedges.  Hit most sand shots with 56.  Have gap now from 110 to 120 yards as 52 degree tops out and 3/4 PW is more yards.  Any suggestions appreciated.               

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47PW, 52, 56 & 60° for me. Most shots around the green played with my 52 unless it's a lob. Could you get the 52 bent to 51? 

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13 minutes ago, higherplane said:

Personally play 48 degree PW, 52-56-60 wedges.  Hit most sand shots with 56.  Have gap now from 110 to 120 yards as 52 degree tops out and 3/4 PW is more yards.  Any suggestions appreciated.               

Your lofts should be based on gap coverage which means there may not be an equal number of degrees between lofts.   This is especially true as you move from set wedges to specialty wedges.  Specialty wedges typically spin more, fly higher, and go less distance than a comparable set wedge.  I’d suggest bending the lofts to fit the yardage gaps. 

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Modern lofts have required a change for me.  I was a former 3-wedge player with 48/52/58.  As of yesterday, I am 46/50/56/60.

 

Play around and find what works for you.  A lot of golfers like to pick one of their wedges to be more of a go-to / all around wedge for most distances.  For me, this will be my 50*.

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My set pw is 45*, plays at 120yds and i have three cleveland rtg's at 49, 53 & 57 to fill in the yardage from 110 down to about 35 with fairly normal face set up and swing lengths.  For shots shorter than that i get creative with the 53, 57 or 8i runner.

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51 minutes ago, Shankster said:

48 - 54 - 58

 

Now that you’ve brought this up, I have a large space between the 54 and the 58. 🤔

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set PW is 46*, then i go 52/56/60.

stock PW is 150, but i'm comfortable with partial shots down to 100, depending on the situation.

52 gets all the work around the greens and i'll use it as a full swing club from 115-130.

56 is my sand club, and i'll use it from 85-110 on a good fairway lie

60 gets used for short sided chips or shots that have to go over a bunker/tree/cart barn/clubhouse/or wherever else i might find myself.  i don't like using it for full swings though.

lots of overlapping yardages with my wedges, but each of those shots is situationally dependent.

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I am currently @ 45/48/52/56/60

I am going to be taking out the 56 because it doesnt have a purpose at this point in time. Anything 100 and in I can make multiple shots with the 45/48/52 depending on where I am shooting from, also depending on green/fairway space I can start flirting with the 45 or even 9/8 iron.

The 56 for me really doesnt server a purpose, 60 I use in sand, and I need something at the top end of the bag.

Seems like you have a similar situation where I added the 48 degree to cover the 110-130 gap I had, Maybe a 50 will work for that gap you have?

 

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PW 45. Then 50-54-58. Not too many full shots with the 58 as I use the 54 for most of the work around the greens and 115 in. Like others have said, go with whatever fits your yardage gaps! It will make a huge difference. 

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iron set wedges at 44 PW, 49 UW, then 56 and 61. Yes, I know it's spaced out widely in the bottom, but it's what I like for full swings, half shots, etc.

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My AW is 49 and apart of my iron set (needed the extra forgiveness for the longer shots), so I added a 54 S grind for more of a straight back half and full swing shot, and a 58 K grind high bounce for bunkers and rough lies around the green. The 58 has been a life saver and minimized my duffs big time with that grind and bounce set up. 

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50-54-58. Just recently replaced the 50 with the matching AW with my 699s that was recommended by 2 last fitters and sub70. Only a few rounds with it. Plays to the same yardage but not sure if it spins as much. May switch back to the 50, gonna give it a few more rounds. I play 50-54-58 cause they gapped good with my last set and still do with my new ones. Have had issues in the past with more lofted wedges getting to under the ball on miss hits. At least thats how i felt anyway.

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PW from my set is 46. Fill in the rest with 50, 54, and 58. I would say I use the 50 degree the most often. It's quite versatile. The other two will get used much more situationally. 

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50, 54, and 58. It's really very rare that I take a full swing with the 54 and 58 - I'm more comfortable with a partial 50 at this point. Prior to this season I had 56 and 60, but changed it up primarily to get the 60 out of my bag. I had a tendency to try to get too "cute" with the 60 and caused myself pain. With a 58, it's just enough harder to do a delicate flop, that I am less likely to try and focus on getting it on the green the first try.

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45/50/54/58. Each serves a purpose dot distance. Location on course. And bounce for the type of shot

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1 hour ago, MaxEntropy said:

50, 54, and 58. It's really very rare that I take a full swing with the 54 and 58 - I'm more comfortable with a partial 50 at this point. Prior to this season I had 56 and 60, but changed it up primarily to get the 60 out of my bag. I had a tendency to try to get too "cute" with the 60 and caused myself pain. With a 58, it's just enough harder to do a delicate flop, that I am less likely to try and focus on getting it on the green the first try.

I am the same .... way more comfortable controlling distance and direction taking a partial swing with the longer wedge than taking a full swing with the shorter wedge.  Having used the set PW for over a year and being more used to it for partial shots, I might even be able to take the 49* out of the bag if I need to add a 3w or 4w at the top end.

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My Wilson Staff D-7 Wedge is 45*, so I carry the Cleveland Zipcores in 50/54/58.  The 50* is my 90-100 yard club, the 54* is my 80-90 yard club and the 58* is my 65-75 yard club, all at full swing. At half swing, I get 40 yards from the 54* and 50 yards from the 50*.  The 58* is my sand wedge.

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Thanks everyone.   My big gap is between PW (same design as other irons) and specialized 52 degree wedge (similar to other wedges).  Like suggestions of bending 52 degree or buying 50 degree as although would leave gap the other way it is really much less frequent and covered by other wedges.                        

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21 minutes ago, higherplane said:

Thanks everyone.   My big gap is between PW (same design as other irons) and specialized 52 degree wedge (similar to other wedges).  Like suggestions of bending 52 degree or buying 50 degree as although would leave gap the other way it is really much less frequent and covered by other wedges.                        

You could always add another wedge but you would need to subtract an iron or wood. Be careful with bending because it can increase the leading edge angle

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45-50-56-60 but I would rather have 45-50-54-58

The 45 is the PW from my stock set and it like everything else in this strong lofted set gets up and goes.  I get about 133ish carry with it.  It even rockets the ball pretty well at 3/4 so I don't often hit it at anything less than full.

The 50 is a necessity for gapping purposes and it's a cbx that's very comfortable to full swing.  It slots right in at around 120ish.   I like the CBX because I can also pitch and chip with it if I need a shot to release.  I have a 52 that was part of the Ksig set but it just left too large of a gap 133 to 113 is 20 yards of empty and I found myself trying to overpower shots to make up for it -- ending up doing my best impression of digging a trench instead.

The 56  Leaves more gap than I'd like between it and the 50 at right around 103ish but I can at least dial the CBX back to get in those numbers.  I'd rather have a 54 but it's the ksig life for me for the moment.

The 60 Is handy situationally and a stock easy full swing is the perfect 80 yard club but I feel like a 58 would get a lot lot more use from me in more situations.

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I carry 46 / 50 / 54 /58.

The 46 is the PW that matches my irons (TM p770). It functions like a 10-iron, and flies 110-115. Easy to flight down as needed.
50/54/58 are Cleveland RTX4.  Distance-wise, I get the following with 85% swings (as hard as I ever go after a wedge):

50 = 100-105
54 = 85-90
58 = 70-75

The 54 functions as my primary greenside club, with the 50 or 58 being used as needed for lie / green firmness / slope. 58 is my primary "stock" bunker club, with the 54 used for "long" greenside bunker shots (or from an upslope).

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48, 52 and 58, though I rarely use the 52. I've had more than 3 wedges in my bag, but I keep coming back to the realization that I'm more comfortable doing partial shots with my 48. And after a golf sidekick video a few years ago where he recommended a 58 as a sand club, I haven't looked back. 

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PW is 46 and I play it to 125ish. 

GW is 50 and it is my 110 club.

SW is 56 and is my 85 club. I use it from 30 to 85. Anything less can be any of them based on lie and type of shot needed.

I've been missing the 100 yard club to fill the 85-100 yard need and I get that shot a lot so I just added a 52.

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My PW from my set is 45*

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46, 50, 54, 60 

46 replaced my pitching wedge. I play 714 AP2s and the PW just started feeling mushy. It was a real feel thing. 120-135

50 has been my favorite wedge and probably my most trusted. I can hit short pitches with it, low 75-80 yard shots into uphill greens, and it really shines on full swings at around 115. 

54 is great for 105 and in when I want to hit something a little higher. I'll use it around the greens when I have room to let it run

60 I alternate between a vokey proto and a custom ground club with an x100. It's really dependent on course conditions as to which one I'll take. 

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