Wedge lofts

[Giles]

48°, 52°, 56°, 60°

[drewsdad08]

Hey all.  4 different Cleveland’s.  46,50,54,58.  All been fitted for

[NoRebound]

Right now I am carrying 4 wedges in the bag, all Mizuno 825.  PW is 45, Gap is 50 along with a 54 and 58.  The grind and bounce on the 54 make it useable out of bunkers.  

They are largely shot at this point but might hang on another season.  I tend to open the Gap wedge too much and while it should be my 100-yard club it often falls short.   It's the club in the bag that I struggle with the most.  

[Parshooter36]

My set PW is 43°. From there I have 46°, 50°, 54°, and 58°. It gaps very well for me.

[wonderdad]

I use 2 MD5 Callaway Wedges with the same bounce - 50 and 56 degree. I just open the face if I want to make it more lofted. I have always fancied some Vokey wedges but always shied away at the price.

[seanrocky7]

2023 P790s 4-A. A is 50 degrees so I play a 54 and 58 Callaway jaws raw full toe. I'm open to removing the set wedge completely if I can find 50 degree wedge that I hit well and it still fits my gapping. I really don't love the set A wedge. I think has a bit too much offset to my eye and I haven't quite figured out how to hit it consistently. 

[Papa Tango]

I play a set of forged Version 1 Edison wedges. 45, 49, 53 and 57 degrees. I really like them. 

Edited June 3 by Papa Tango
Adding more info.

[Bortery]

I struggle with the wedge area of my game. I have a 52, 56, and 60 degree. The 60 is about to come out for a 58. I feel it is too much loft for what I need it for. Which is 40ish-60 yards out. Unless I have a bunker between me and the green, I don’t even use a wedge to get on the green. I use my 7 iron and chip and run. I have had Ping club match suggest a chipper. But I just don’t see the benefit to loosing a club for that when I do pretty well with my 7 iron. I do like the 52 over the 50 degree PW(my set of irons is old, so the lofts are crazy to me. So once I get an updated set of irons, all things could change). I still need to get that part of my game straight with more consistent contact and correct contact. I do carry a 56 for my bunker shots and under 90 yards out. I have adapted my game to these lofts and (like most) am working on better contact and consistent yardage. So my lofts could change at at some point. 
 

Just my two cents and thanks for letting me share. Happy Golfing!!!

[smartak]

I thought I was different with 5 wedges but reading some of these replies tells me it’s pretty common. 
I have P and A wedges Callaway Maverick, then 52, 56 and 60 Cleveland CBX ZipCore’s. 
since the irons are stronger than my old set, I had a gap from 140yds down. So, my thinking is, these are scoring clubs and I need to get the ball close to the pin. My set is 5-AW. 

[SnowmanReese]

Currently have Ping Glide 4.0 wedges (G, S, L) paired with my Srixon ZX5 MKII irons (P-5).  

-P wedge (45.5 degree - 140yards),

-G wedge (50 degree - 130yards),

-S wedge (54 degree - 120yards),

-L wedge (58 degree - 100yards)

The gap between the S and L is larger because I wanted a 100-yard club.  In my experience a 20-yard gap in wedges is manageable and not really an issue.  I used to play with only a 52-degree and 60-degree and the 30-yard gap there was definitely an issue for me.  

[Huse343]

On 3/29/2024 at 9:33 AM, Ryann87 said:

Right now I play a mashup of wedge brands since I lost the PW (a 46 loft) to my iron set. I have a Callaway MD5 48 to replace the lost PW, a Taylormade Hi-Toe 56 and an old Accupro 60. Had a 52 but it was stolen. So I’m not loving the 8 degree gap between my 48 and 56. 
 

Just found a great condition PW (again, 46) that matches my set. Also just bought a set of 3 MD5 wedges, which are 52, 56, 60. 
 

So now I have a 46, 48, 52, 56, 60. My logic tells me to sell the 48 because 2 degrees between it and my 46 seems too close. But then I have a 6 degree gap between my 46 and 52. Also having trouble wanting to drop the 48 is because I love the way it feels and I’ve got really good with it. It’s the reason I decided to buy more MD5’s

Wondering if anyone else has had a similar dilemma and what you did about it?

Morning! My lofts are as follows:

TaylorMade Stealth PW (43°) and AW (49°)

Cleveland RTX Zip Core 52°, 56°, and 60°

I have a 6° gap between AW and PW. However, It’s more important to look at the distances of each club to look for deficiencies, not the loft. Mine are as follows:

• 43° - 155yds
• 49° - 140yds
• 52° - 125yds
• 56° - 112yds
• 60° - 102yds

Although I have a 6° gap between PW and AW, I’m very comfortable with only 15yds between the two. I can hit a choked 43° wedge to cover 145-155yds, and step on a 49° wedge to cover the 140-145yds gap. 

Hope this helps!!

[rjacobs4]

Seems like I’m in the minority carrying only three wedges.  My set PW is 43 and I carry a 52 GW and a 58 SW.

I had a 46 AW in the bag but found I wasn’t using it very much so I dropped it and added  5W which I’m using quite a bit.

I don’t really miss the 46.  I find I can manipulate my PW to cover the gap up to my 52.

[TJ Hall]

I have a 52/56/60 setup right now…my PW is 46, so I have a bit of a gap right now (iron set came with a 50 GW).  Need to play around with the clubs some more to get distances to see if any changes are needed at this point.

The 56/60 are safe, just the GW area I’m considering a change.

[BillyD]

I use the following wedges:

Cobra Dark Speed PW which came with my set - 43.5 degree.   Distance hit: 85-100 yards

48 degree Titleist SM9 - Distance hit: 65-80 yards

56 degree Titleist SM8 - Distance hit: 40-60.    SW for soft sand.

60 degree Titleist SM8 - Rarely use.    SW for hard sand or pitches where I have to get the ball up quickly and have limited green before the hole (short sided).

Of these four, I find the 48 degree the one I am using the most.

I use the following wedges:

Cobra Dark Speed PW which came with my set - 43.5 degree.   Distance hit: 85-100 yards

48 degree Titleist SM9 - Distance hit: 65-80 yards

56 degree Titleist SM8 - Distance hit: 40-60.    SW for soft sand.

60 degree Titleist SM8 - Rarely use.    SW for hard sand or pitches where I have to get the ball up quickly and have limited green before the hole (short sided).

Of these four, I find the 48 degree the one I am using the most.

[ArchaeoKev]

Also a mishmash of wedge brands in my bag - PW 48, AW 52, SW 56, and LW 60.  

[KG221]

47⁰PW (from set), 52⁰GW 56⁰SW 62⁰LW

Gaps are good, golfer isn't...LOL. my gap numbers based off of a Trackman session were not accurate as to what they fly on course, but again, the gaps are within tolerance. 

["Mr. 72"]

I have Titleist T300 (2019), and I think my pw is 43°.  I know the gw is 48°.

I had a Callaway Jaws 54° and 58°, but I switched them out this year for Vokey 54° and 60°. I also went with a little more bounce foer the wet conditions we often have. ...So far, so good with the new wedges. 

[Hokie71]

I am currently playing Cleveland Launcher XL Halo Irons and the set wedge is 44 degrees.  I also have in my bag Titleist Vokey SM 9's in 48, 54 and 60 degrees. 

[tdc1]

Ping G410 set wedges: PW = 44.5° and GW = 49.5°

Ping Glide 3.0: 54°/12° and 58°/8°

[Ahart4444]

Given the brand and bounce differences, the lofts are not the only differences.  Needs to see actual yardages and gap from there.  Unless you are a real bomber 5 wedges seems like overkill but you know you.

[funkyjudge]

On 3/29/2024 at 10:33 AM, Ryann87 said:

Right now I play a mashup of wedge brands since I lost the PW (a 46 loft) to my iron set. I have a Callaway MD5 48 to replace the lost PW, a Taylormade Hi-Toe 56 and an old Accupro 60. Had a 52 but it was stolen. So I’m not loving the 8 degree gap between my 48 and 56. 
 

Just found a great condition PW (again, 46) that matches my set. Also just bought a set of 3 MD5 wedges, which are 52, 56, 60. 
 

So now I have a 46, 48, 52, 56, 60. My logic tells me to sell the 48 because 2 degrees between it and my 46 seems too close. But then I have a 6 degree gap between my 46 and 52. Also having trouble wanting to drop the 48 is because I love the way it feels and I’ve got really good with it. It’s the reason I decided to buy more MD5’s

Wondering if anyone else has had a similar dilemma and what you did about it?

I went from playing my non-set wedges at lofts of 50*, 54* & 58* for several years to now playing 48*, 53* and 58* wedges. This switch from 4* loft gaps to 5* gaps is for two reasons:

1. The use of a 48* gap wedge makes for a better transition from the stronger-lofted pitching wedges in today's "loft-jacked" iron sets.
2. A 5 degree loft gap gives me better yardage gaps as my clubhead speed gets lower in "old age".

 

[MND]

I have a 52 and 58 SM7 in the bag, working pretty well but I feel a big gap between my 44 PW. I'm wondering if I shouldn't go for 3 wedges like 48/54/60 or 50/54/60. 

[Shapotomous]

Get some good yardage data for each club and see where the gapping issues may be, whether it is an overlap or too large a gap.  Then I would adjust the loft of the clubs you have and seem to like to the desired yardages. 

For example, my set PW is 45* but I made it slightly stronger to get another 5 yards because the gap was too close to my Edison 49*, within 5 yards.  I adjusted it last year when I started playing the new Edison wedges for a 10 yard gap.  I also adjusted the 9i a little stronger because the gap between it and the 8i was a little large.  My 53* wedge is fine with the yardage between it and the 49* and similarly the 57* is also a good gap for me to the 53*.

[gumpwine]

I love my Cleveland RTX wedges and have 50, 55, and 60 degree clubs. I've tried 52 and 53 as my gap wedge but it's too far away from the PW, and then it's too close to the 55 or 56 SW. I've also tried 50, 54, and 58 but I like the 60 when I need it. 

[ParGuy]

I have a 52, 56, sand wedge is 58

[RHB75]

I play Taylormade MG4s (60* 55* 50*) and my pitching wedge is a Mizuno Pro 225 @ 45*. My sand wedge is 54* weaken to 55* and my pitching wedge is 44* weaken to 45* so I have five degrees between each wedge.

 

[10Hockey]

Had a Titleist fitting .  Rep was great as we worked on the proper gapping for all wedges.  Ended up with a 58 degree , 54 degree, and 47 degree .  All of them with the new SM10 technology.  Trackman used to judge distances .  Worked on full shot and half shot distances.  Bounce was determined with the fact that I play in AZ with mostly firm surfaces.  My angle of attack and preference of launch also considered.  Highly recommend going thru the process.

[Domino1]

My T350s came with a 43 and 48 degree wedges. My Vokeys are sm8 52 and 56. Occasionally carry a 260-08 oil can 60.

[Mdf]

Presently I cary Ping i525 PW 45 degree, 50 degree Ping Glide Forged Pro, 54 degree Ping Glide Forged Pro, 58 degree Ping Glide Forged Pro.  

[frazzman80]

I was playing Edison 2.0 wedges at 49, 53 and 57 but that was with my old irons (43.5* PW) and had the following gaps:

PW - 130

49 - 110

53 - 95

57 - 80

I put in a new set of irons and the PW is 46* and it goes 120, so I’m about to have the following (after some wedge bending this week):

PW - 120

51 - 100-105 (I hope…will definitely test/confirm)

57 - 80