Wedge Gapping

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By Zack T

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  1. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    When the PW was 48, the 52-56-60 made sense. Now that everything not a pure forged PW is 44-46 degrees (or 39 degrees in the T400), getting fit for the entire bag makes that much more sense.
    I now will get fit for driver and irons. Then get fit for wedges and metal woods. Each of us will have different gaps to cover. If longer clubs are needed, then 6 degrees between wedges will work better. For me, 50-54-58 wedges work as a group. But I have a distance gap to my 44 PW. I only carry 12-13 clubs, so I can add the set 48 degree iron for that distance. I keep the 50 for finesse shots as I like it better than the 48. Just me. You need the right tools for your game.
  2. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    What is shown is my “carry” bag. Wedge lofts are 46-52-58-64. All except the 64 loft are bent 2* strong and that is a personal preference for bounce. The D grind works in a wide variety of conditions. S grind works much better on long bunker shots vs F grind (ie, a 52-08F).

    In reserve I keep 58–12D (56*), 58-14K, 60-04 T. This would a “Torrey Pines” setup.



  3. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Just to kind of self-correct myself, the thumbnail is what I’m literally carrying (as in shoulder slinging). My wedge lofts are 46-52-58-64. All except the 64 are bent 2* strong because I prefer the bounces for a wide variety. If I go to Torrey Pines I’d use a pull cart and I would have 58–12D (56*) with 58–14K and 60-04T stock loft.
  4. Chris92009

    Chris92009
    Ohio

    Zack T said:

    I started playing golf around 2 years ago and the first new clubs I ever purchased was the Vokey SM8's. I absolutely love them and the variety of shots I could hit, however, when I bought new irons my gapping was way off. My original 3 wedges were 52, 56, and 60 as that a very common setup and that was the advice I was given by a friend. The pitching wedge of my iron set was 43 degrees though and I really struggled hitting shots between 115-130 yds (which I was left with very often). 2 weeks ago I got a 48 degree Vokey wedge and I can now feel comfortable from that range but I had to take the 4 iron out of the bag. Does anyone else play with a 5 wedge setup (PW-LW)?

    I play a 5 wedge set up 43-48-52-56-60. The first two are part of my iron set and the last three are vokey SM10 RAW wedges. I use the same shaft for all my wedges that is slightly softer and heavier than my iron shafts.

    DG X100 for irons and DG S400 for wedges. Bob Vokey told me years ago any club you do not take a full swing put a softer shaft into it for more touch....

    IMHO, Cheers!
  5. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    My core wedges are 48-10F and 54-10S bent 2* strong (46-52) plus a 64/10 PM grind.

    For a “traditional” SW-LW, I have a 58-14K at 56* and a 60-04T.

    My “carry bag” wedge for most sand is 60-12D bent to 58.

    I’m toying a bit with a 58-14K and 60-04L bent to 58. The L grind seems to work better vs T off hardpan. I have an extra 58-14K at stock loft.
  6. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    46-53-58-64. Things came full circle. At 58* use 60-14K and 60-04T. Been playing 54-10S bent to 52* for over 3 years now; when I upgraded to SM10, found I fare better overall with it at 53*. I played 48-10F bent to 46 for close to 3 years. I fare better with SM10 46-10F.
  7. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    My thumbnail approaches my 2013 gapping (46-54-58-64). 56-12D, 60-14K 2* strong with 60-04T

    The below is my “Torrey Pines Special” with 50-08F added.
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  8. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Lou G said:

    My thumbnail approaches my 2013 gapping (46-54-58-64). 56-12D, 60-14K 2* strong with 60-04T

    The below is my “Torrey Pines Special” with 50-08F added.
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    What’s in the picture is the “Torrey Pines Special”. My thumbnail is what has been working on the golf course recently. The two attached images are 695MB 8 and 9 irons (with pristine heads) that a local fitter/repair guy built. My current 9 iron (T100S set to 39) was also assembled by the same person.

    The 50-08F, 54-10S (52*) and 56-12D (54*) I took out for practice. 54-10S got the same distance as the 50-08F. Where the D grind has a slight edge vs S grind is thick grass and also flop shots.

    I took the 60-12K and 58-12D (both 58*) to the practice greens and where the D grind dominates is full swings. Also the 60-06K is more versatile vs 60-04T.

    The two attached images are 695MB 8 and 9 irons I had a local fitter assemble and set up.
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  9. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Lou G said:

    My thumbnail approaches my 2013 gapping (46-54-58-64). 56-12D, 60-14K 2* strong with 60-04T

    The below is my “Torrey Pines Special” with 50-08F added.
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    My updated thumbnail is my basic set of wedges. 60-06K is way more versatile than either 60-14K or 60-04T.

    The main dilemma is whether or not to use a 50-08F or 54-10S (52*) as a gap wedge. The issue is more about course conditions. The S grind has been a solid performer for the past 3 years (I carried a K grind set to 58*). It does better on long bunker shots and cuts through thick grass like a sickle. 50-08F is more for full swings and longer pitch shots. Before COVID I had been using a 50-08F as a pitching wedge. I’ve also been pretty solid with 46-10F as a pitching wedge for the past 3 years.


    I rarely take a square stance full swing with a SW or LW.
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