Anyone remove a wood (or long club) to make room for an xtra wedge?

Question

Along with my Pitching Wedge I have a 50* GW and 56* SW.

Lately I've found I've been in between distances with my PW (45*) and GW and have to adjust my swing when I need something between 50 and 56! More often than not, I'm indecisive on what wedge to use when dealing with shots 110 yards in.

But with longer shots, I pull out a 3hybrid or 3 or 5 wood without questioning the distance.

So I figured, why make things so hard. It's better to be more decisive with the wedges and nail the distances so I took out my 5 wood and removed my 50* in favor of a 48*, 52* and 56*.

Yesterday, every in-between shot I was indecisive about (110 yards in) I was nailing with no problem!

Long shots seemed exactly the same as they always were and I don't miss the 5 wood at all. I just went to a hard 3 hybrid and everything felt the same!

:)

Answer 1

Sounds like it worked for you. Might give me an idea.

Answer 2

I made a few changes a couple years back and it has helped my game immensely.  Growing up I played a pretty standard set of clubs; Driver, 3 and 5 Wood, and 3 iron through SW.  Im a pretty long hitter, and found that i didnt need to use the 3 wood to get to most par 5's in two.  I still wanted a fairway wood to hit off the tee, and something with a little more loft so those long approach shots will land a bit softer.  I also wanted to make room for another wedge, I had a big gap in between my 48 degree PW and my 56 degree SW.  What I did was ditch the 3 and 5 wood, which had lofts of 15 and 20 degrees respectively, and picked up a Titleist 17 degree fairway wood (4 wood.)  Now I still have a fairway wood for tight tee shots and long approaches, and have added a 52 degree gap wedge to my wedge set.  Best move I ever made.  My gap wedge is my favorite club in the bag, and I lay up to 120 yards whenever possible so I can use it.  

Soon I realized that I missed the feel of my 5 wood, and wanted to put something in my bag for trouble shots and long par 3's.  I ditched the 3 iron and picked up a 21 degree Titleist hybrid.  It is easier to hit than my 3 iron, more forgiving, but still very playable.  I do miss my 3 iron for low punch shots, but I can pretty much do anything I want with the hybrid, so its been a good decision.

Answer 3

Yes, I have carried as many as Five wedges on some courses where the rough around the green is particularly deep and thick.  I add a 60 degree wedge with the sole ground down to a much sharper edge and it cuts through the hay like butter.

Answer 4

Sure, I took out my 4 iron and put in a 4th wedge.  I'll get much more use out of another wedge than a 4 iron. I can draw a 5 iron to replace the 4.

Answer 5

My bag is as follows:

Driver: Srixon W506

3W: Nickent 4DX

HY: Nickent 3DX 3ironwood

4-PW:  Cobra Carbon CB

52-56-60W: Srixon 706

P: Alien Tutch Mallet.

I too needed the extra wedge in there between the PW and "SW". 4 Degrees between them works pretty well and gives me 110/115, 100, 80 yd shots respectively with my PW giving me about 130.