How many wedges do you carry?

[Hix31]

I actually have 5. The set PW(46), the set AW (50), then a 50, 54, and 58.  The 2 50’s are for gapping issues.  I hit the set AW 12 yards further.  

[c265]

PW, 45 gap, 50, 54, 58…

[Woody83]

I carry 3 wedges, pithcing wedge, gap wedge and sand wedge.

[agesicki34]

I carry 3 - PW, GW, SW. I find that in many cases I can get away with hitting my PW in a variety of situations just based on ball position and swing speed. 

[Coco]

I have 48,50f,50mid,54,56,60

but I’m only carrying 48,56 in my bag 

48 is my weapon !!!

[PapaRolex]

In my bag, I carry my PW (48 degree) along with a 52/56/60 set of wedges. 

[Therealmattymoore]

1. pw 46
2. 50(bent to 51)
3. 56
4. 64(only for bunker shots or if I have to get it up fast, never a full one)

[CSRose1792]

Might just be the distance I hit the ball but I carry 5 wedges. 
 

PW (44deg), 48, 52, 56, 60. 
 

Definitely feel that it gaps my bag appropriately. 

[Ecfthegolfguy]

I carry at least four sometimes five

[Rygolf32]

I carry a PW/52/56/60. PW is the one from my i525 set and the 52/56/60 are Vokeys.

[Bracedr]

At the moment I carry 4, but the answer to your question really boils down to style of play, gapping and skill level. My current PW is 46 and I add a 50, 54 and 58. Several years ago my PW was 48 so I added a 52, 56 and 60. Back  in the day, my PW was 50 and I added a 56 and 60. So over the years I have really carried virtually the same clubs; they just say something different on the head. That said I have a friend who has an amazing short game and he adds only a 52 and 56. 

[pilotofthestorm]

I carry 4 in the bag all the time - PW (44) and GW (49) for full shots, SW (54) and LW (59) for anything closer than 80 yds - depending what trouble is between my ball and the green and how much room I have to land it.  

[Duxman130]

I'm a wedge-man. I love the wedge game.  I carry 4 in the bag. 

56 and 60 degree Cleveland RTX Zipcore wedges are my choice of weapon.  The classic look and feel is perfect. 

Pitching and Gap wedges are part of my Bridgestone Tour B HF2 forges iron set. 

[Jeremy26]

923 HMP PW 42.5*

921 JPX Forged PW 45.5*

921 JPX Forged GW 50*

S23 54*

S23 58*

Pyramid Pharaoh Chipper 45*

[SLO Neil]

I carry 3 (52, 56, and 60), but I’ve used my 60 maybe 3-4 times a year in dire situations. I think for my next set, I’ll go for 50, 54, 58. It would likely bridge my “PW to 52” gap, and I would likely use the 58 more often than I use my 60.

[Sherlock]

My Titleist T200 iron set had a PW (43 degrees). I have vokey SM9 in 48, 52, and 56. That gives me full swings of 130, 115, 100, 80 yards.

[Brookers]

gapping for me is huge as it relates to the scoring clubs, I carry the PW (46) and then a 50,54,58,62.  The 62 is a 90 yard club, so anything closer becomes partial swings, once I moved into single digits I had to get better at the partial swings, considering moving the 62 out of the bag and adding the 5 iron back in ( currently D-3W-5W-7W-6-9), however, my 7W does everything my 5-iron can do and I hit it better so...  Around the green it depends on run off distance, short sided pin, 58, pin at the back and I am on the front, 50.

[RCGolf]

47, 52, 57. Works perfectly for me, as I use my 57 (58.08 M bent 1*) for just about everything from 85 yards and in. Pitch, flop, low 2-hop and stop. I use my 52 if I need something specific, or lie dependent shots. My 47 (48.10 F bent 1*) is my 110-125 club, which I seem to find myself in…a lot!  I went from 46,50,56,60 about 8 years ago to this 3-wedge setup, and added a 7-wood.

[ckeller52]

I was using the 45 and 50 that came with the set along with a VOKEY SM9 at 54 but I needed something to drop one on the green from 55 to 65 yards so I bought a $50 60 degree from Amazon and it's worked out surprisingly well for me. And since my ball-striking has improved significantly this year I'm comfortable using it that way. YMMV.  

[Mikey77]

PW Apex Pro Callaway

Lw 52 8* Volkey Titlist SM8

SW 56 12* Callaway

 

[Hacker60521]

Keeping it simple with four wedges. P (43), Gap (48), 52, and 56. Between regular grip, choke down, full swing, and three pitch partial swings I end up with 32 mind numbing combinations for distance.

[DotesMaGotes12]

Outside of my PW from my iron set I play 50, 54 and 60. I really only use my PW and 50 for 3/4, full shots and bump and runs around the green. I use my 54 for full shots, 1/2-3/4 shots, bump and runs and shots around the green with open clubface. I almost never use my 60 for full shots, it is really only used for shots around the green with open club face, greenside Bunkers, short sided shots and the occasional trick shot.

I feel having this set up gives me the versatility I need but also does overcomplicate a round of golf. For the most part, when I get to my ball I have a pretty simple way of playing and don't get a way from that playing style.

 

[SMiller]

So with the T200s (2019) the PW is lofted at 43 degrees, so I opted for a 5-GW set, so essentially have 4 wedge options , PW, 48(GW) , 56 and 60, the reason for the 56 and 60, 56 is a 10 bounce with an S grind, while the 60 is a 8 bounce with a M grind, so based on turf , will choose between those 2.  

I do however sometimes find myself caught between the GW and my full 56 shot, I do have a 52 however not enough club space for it, so a choke down 48 is the go to for those instances

[JONESDSETON]

4-PW, G, SW, LW

[maxfli985]

46 PW from my set, 54 & 58 otherwise.  I used to play 46, 50, 56, 62 but found myself getting too fancy with my 62.  Overall I have a pretty good short game (grew up and still play on a Donald Ross course w/ elevated greens) but I sometimes struggle to be decisive in my shot choice around the greens.  having a 54 & 58 has kind of freed me up to be a better decision maker.

Edited August 16, 2023 by maxfli985

[Julius]

On 8/11/2023 at 4:04 PM, PJVicary said:

The night before the morning round I am usually facing the question of what wedges to put in the bag. It used to be easy. You had a PW and a SW and go get em! Now you also must decide between adding a 50, 52, 54, 56, 60 or some model bent in between . Are we making a game that used to be fun more complicated than it should be? Before this posting I went out in the shop (aka garage) and counted. 22 wedges! I have never attempted to do a study whereby I correlate scores to which wedges I chose. Did it really make a difference? II know different types of sand may require different types of bounce or different leading edges. Having said that, given that most of our rounds are played on the same two or three courses and the days of shooting under par have left the building, I thing it’s time to go back to the basics. One pitching wedge, one sand wedge and get out and have fun. What say you? 

PJ - I would agree with that. I currently carry a PW at 44.5 loft, a Utility Wedge at 50 degree and a 60 degree.  Similar to you, I have a variety of other, expensive wedges sitting around from 52 to 58.  I have to say I also have a PING Chipr that i sometimes use, which is 9 iron loft but a very heavy weighting.   I use the 60 degree for flop shots/going over the bunker mostly.  Otherwise the other 2 wedges I use and just vary my swing strength (full, half, etc). I agree with you that it is too complicated, when just playing for fun like most of us do, to worry about all those different permutations of grind/bounce/loft  and the weather conditions and the ground.  I am sure it adds a couple of strokes to my game but I am not close to par anyway and I am here for the fun, camaraderie and exercise of walking so it is enough for me. 

[Johnny_Clocks]

I carry a PW, 50, 52, and 58. 

Until I can do better with what I have, I don't think a new wedge is gonna help me much.

[billybogey]

Being an Canadian Guy who speaks with a funny accent & out on a Day Pass uses 4 from 44o PW to a 58/60 Lob Wedge. Find Clock Swing works best from 10 to 2 to 8 to 4. Also, find a lot people in the Game understand me. & that Sport's Fans is Scary; Very Scary!!

[GolfSpy TCB]

This year, to improve my sand conversion rates... I dropped the 54 and 58 out of my bag and added a higher bounce 56.  So currently I have my set PW, 50, 56.  I have practiced quite a bet at flopping the 56, so I don't miss the 58 too much.  Maybe once in 2 or 3 rounds do I find myself on a tight lie that I need to throw it high and soft... but not enough to take a spot in my bag day in / day out.  

I do have a gap between the PW and the 50 (strong PW lofts these days), so I'm thinking about adding something in between there.  Maybe even my PW from my old blade set, which actually sits pretty mid in that loft gap.  

I spent some time carrying 5 wedges (PW, GW, 50, 54, 58) but what I found was I would use 2 or 3 regularly, the others were just bag chatter.  The 54 was also a lower bounce grind... which is why I opted for the 56 with more bounce.  My sand game has significantly improved since doing that. 

[Stuka44]

On 8/11/2023 at 10:04 AM, PJVicary said:

One pitching wedge, one sand wedge and get out and have fun. What say you? 

As most have said, I have wedges to cover specific distances.  I ultimately bought the entire set of clubs I have based on the loft of all of the clubs, and the fact that I needed a 52 degree wedge which  previous lofts, (or lack thereof) showed that 52 degree would be a full swing 100 yard club.

All the other clubs in my bag are gapped from there, and cover distances equally.  Now while there are I'm sure a few people on this forum, for whom using a 43, 48, 52, or 56 degree wedge, (or any other loft) from any distance under 140 yards is a less than full swing, but I  think that is a small number.  

So I'm not sure why one would not have a wedge lofted that gives a specific distance and then expand from there.  Under 85 yards which is full 56 swing, I let the circumstances of the shot dictate, which wedge I use, and feel most comfortable executing the shot.

So the quick answer would be 4 43(PW), 48(AW), 52(100 yard), 56(85 yards).  I viewed my wedges as FULL SWING CLUBS FIRST, and practice, and adapt as to what specific loft to use for greenside play.