Pitching Wedge lofts

[mrbluu]

What's urs?

I've been setting mine at 46* in the last few years but considering using a 48* to drop the gap wedge and get better spacing at the top of the bag.

Anyone done this?

[Daves]

It depends on the iron set I am using. Standard set PW lofts range from 47* down to 43.5* (M1). I have a Yururi 49* I usually carry to fill the gap to my GW (53*), but there are also some 48*s (mainly Clevelands) I will throw in sometimes. I am on the lookout for a 46/47 specialist wedge, but they are rare.

[Dotty]

Coincidentally, experimenting with a 47* Ping Zing 2 today to close the gap to the 52* Glide.
Usually use a 45* Mizuno MX100, which gapped well with an old 52* Callaway X-Forged.
Part 2 may be to reshaft the 52* Glide. Or just hit it harder.

ps. If I want to add 10m to my game, then any Cobra 45* PW.

[davepuppies]

I have a 45 pitching wedge, then a 52 gap.

I have about a 25 metre gap between the two of them, but I just grip down the PW to hit it approx 110-115.

[mrbluu]

Cool..

Ok after bit of a pep talk from Benno_r the experiment will happen today.

PW bent 2* weaker to 48 the 54 has been bent to 53 and the 50 had been removed from the bag. All other irons been bent 1* weaker.

[aussieashley]

My 714 AP2 pitching wedge is 46deg, but I've got the AP2 gap wedge as well, 50deg and is the perfect 100m club for me. One of my favourite clubs.

[jwags]

I have similar issues. My Ping S55 set is 4-9 so i use a 47* Ping Glide PW which is a perfect 130 yard club. But my Miura set is only 4-9 so i am experimenting with a 50* Miura 1957 wedge with a PW length shaft to close the gap between the 9 iron. Then i use 55 SW and 59 LW. The jury is still out with the Miura's.

[Frank]

I have mine set at 48. That way I can have a 48, 54, 60 for nice even 6 degree gaps. At 46 I feel like I need to go 52,56,60 and 4 wedges is too many for me.

[mrbluu]

Cool..

Ok after bit of a pep talk from Benno_r the experiment will happen today.

PW bent 2* weaker to 48 the 54 has been bent to 53 and the 50 had been removed from the bag. All other irons been bent 1* weaker.This has been working well for me so far. Still trying to adjust to the distances changes but it seems to be going good so far. I'm liking adding the 3i next to my 5 wood.

[spanner039]

Interesting, i have no idea what my loft is but judging by the ball flight it plays about 3*

[LarryLong]

Interesting, i have no idea what my loft is but judging by the ball flight it plays about 3*

I think I've got one of those wedges. :) I could probably measure the loft of my wedges by looking at the angle of the divot when I duff a chip and the ball doesn't move.

On topic, my PW is 48 degrees according to the doco, which from all accounts is why Nickent put a 44 degree 10-iron in the set to bridge the gap to the 39 degree 9-iron. I have a 52 and 58 with it. For a hacker like me it makes sense to have more clubs at the lower end of the scale so you don't have to manufacture shots.

[mrbluu]

So this experiment is going great. I'm finding that I'm not missing the 50* at all and my gapping has been much better with a 48* PW. Also getting the 3iron back in the bag has been really handy as I use it on tight par 4's.

[3oneday]

Nothing like a tight hole.

[mrbluu]

Nothing like a tight hole.True and better if they are back to back!!!

[davepuppies]

Have a session at cool clubs tomorrow morning, to hit my 9/PW/GW/SW and get accurate distances, then bend lofts to get balanced gaps

[BUSHY]

So this experiment is going great. I'm finding that I'm not missing the 50* at all and my gapping has been much better with a 48* PW. Also getting the 3iron back in the bag has been really handy as I use it on tight par 4's.

What’s your most lofted wedge Bluu?? 48, 53.....?

[mrbluu]

What’s your most lofted wedge Bluu?? 48, 53.....?58*

[Toxic]

58* From 30-50 out which wedge do you use?

[olddogmike]

60*

[mrbluu]

From 30-50 out which wedge do you use?Depends on the type of shot I'm trying to hit but either the 54 or 58.

[Johnny Canuck]

Depends on the type of shot I'm trying to hit but either the 54 or 58.

Correct answer.

[mrbluu]

Correct answer.Thanks

[oldracer]

Chipper

[olddogmike]

Knowing the distances you can achieve with each iron and wedge is essential to playing good golf.

[Johnny Canuck]

In other news, the sun is hot and the sky is blue.

[Dotty]

In other news, the sun is hot and the sky is blue.
Sky, RUOK?

[davepuppies]

I went and got my distances checked at cool clubs yesterday.

My assumptions of how far I hit them were very close.

We ended up keeping the PW at 45 degrees, and the gap which was actually 49 was bent to 51 to fill the gap between it and SW.

The fitter told me the reason I was turning the ball over so much right to left was the flex and weight of my shafts were soooooooo wrong.

Turns out my clubhead speed with the PW is about 96mph..... he said I need a 125-130 gram shaft in X.

Might try a full iron fitting.

[BUSHY]

I went and got my distances checked at cool clubs yesterday.

My assumptions of how far I hit them were very close.

We ended up keeping the PW at 45 degrees, and the gap which was actually 49 was bent to 51 to fill the gap between it and SW.

The fitter told me the reason I was turning the ball over so much right to left was the flex and weight of my shafts were soooooooo wrong.

Turns out my clubhead speed with the PW is about 96mph..... he said I need a 125-130 gram shaft in X.

Might try a full iron fitting.

What kind of spin were you getting at that speed??

[Jerrymoo]

Super fast PW, right there.

Tour average is ~92 mph with a 6 iron.

[Jazz18]

I went and got my distances checked at cool clubs yesterday.My assumptions of how far I hit them were very close. We ended up keeping the PW at 45 degrees, and the gap which was actually 49 was bent to 51 to fill the gap between it and SW.The fitter told me the reason I was turning the ball over so much right to left was the flex and weight of my shafts were soooooooo wrong.Turns out my clubhead speed with the PW is about 96mph..... he said I need a 125-130 gram shaft in X. Might try a full iron fitting. Christ DP! You're an animal! What shafts have you been playing that were that far off?

[davepuppies]

LOL!

Think I had too many jack Daniels when typing my last post!

Looking at the report club speed with gap wedge is 88mph, spin was 8895.

My mismatched shafts are recoil 680 F4s.

[davepuppies]

I have a set of project x 6.0 I might put into my irons, might be more suited than the light graphite! Ha ha!

[Jazz18]

I have a set of project x 6.0 I might put into my irons, might be more suited than the light graphite! Ha ha!

For sure mate. I'm suprised you could get any distance out of your irons at all to be honest. Would have thought they would have ballooned and just fallen out of the sky. 88MPH for the GW is still up there for SS. I think you could even handle 6.5's but the 6.0's are a good start. Even they are only 120g shafts I think.

[davepuppies]

For sure mate. I'm suprised you could get any distance out of your irons at all to be honest. Would have thought they would have ballooned and just fallen out of the sky. 88MPH for the GW is still up there for SS. I think you could even handle 6.5's but the 6.0's are a good start. Even they are only 120g shafts I think. Yeah the fitter said 6.5 or 7 would be better suited.I have never played X flex shafts, strongest/ heaviest has been S300

[Jerrymoo]

Careful of your wrists and elbows — PX 7.0 are the most heavy-duty shafts in the game!

[Jazz18]

Yeah the fitter said 6.5 or 7 would be better suited.I have never played X flex shafts, strongest/ heaviest has been S300

I have some 6.5's in a set of irons you can have cheap (only 5-PW though) if you want to give them a try. My SS isn't anywhere near yours so I wouldn't want to use them every day but I didn't find them too beefy. KBS Tour 130x would be good for you to try as well. They are strong shafts.

[Jazz18]

Careful of your wrists and elbows — PX 7.0 are the most heavy-duty shafts in the game!

+1 Agreed. 7.0's are beef city.

[Jazz18]

DP, check out Wanleftys thread in the pro shop for a brand new set of KBS Tour 130x shafts. Could be worth a look for you.

[davepuppies]

I will do a proper iron fitting before I go proper X flex. I bought the PX as I knew the recoils would be noodles.

In actual fact I don’t hate them, it’s just the fitter said it was a large reason I was turining it over so much.

[Ferrins]

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[BUSHY]

I will do a proper iron fitting before I go proper X flex. I bought the PX as I knew the recoils would be noodles.

In actual fact I don’t hate them, it’s just the fitter said it was a large reason I was turining it over so much.

Yeah flex and swing speed aren’t the only things to think about. I’ve got a few fittings under my belt now and with 97mph 7i swing speed I’m an X flex/6.5/X100 player but there are several X flex shafts that I hate the feel of.

[mrbluu]

Yeah flex and swing speed aren’t the only things to think about. I’ve got a few fittings under my belt now and with 97mph 7i swing speed I’m an X flex/6.5/X100 player but there are several X flex shafts that I hate the feel of.U beast!!!

[BUSHY]

U beast!!!

[emoji1377]

[Matt 3 Jab]

KBS 130 are the hardest shafts I've ever tried. Could not load them to save my life!!