Gap Wedge, 50 or 52 ?

Question

I am a mid to low 90s golfer. I'm playing Taylormade Firesole Irons that I bought in 2001. I constantly find myself around 90 - 110 yards from the green with no real confidence in my club selection. With a full swing I'm hitting my PW about 125 yards. I have a 55' SW that I usually hit about 75 or 80 yards with a full swing. I thought it should be more, but I seem to loose a lot of distance due to height. I think I need a gap wedge for those 100 - 110 yards shots but I'm not sure which one. Would you suggest a 50, 51 or 52 ?

Answer 1

Here we go. My view is 'wedges' like ' putters' are feel items.

So, find a wedge you like the look of and feel of and "hit a

ton" and make it work for you.

Answer 2

I use a 52.  It was my favorite club in my bag for a long time.  I actually use in anywhere from 125 in.  The gap wedge doesn't have as much bounce as a sand wedge and will help you get down on the ball.

Answer 3

Probably the 52, but you need to demo the club to see how far you can hit it.  You should also work on distance control learning to hit the "knock down" wedges so you can hit different differences with the same club.  You don't have to hit them full out all the time.  Just choking up on your wedge will shorten the arc and cut some distance off.

Answer 4

i would suggest that you demo a 50 degree, 51 and 52 degree and go to a flat range. Then see which one goes the proper distance. I would suggest Cleveland or Taylormade wedges

Answer 5

Find a place where you can demo clubs and see which one goes your desired distance. A 51 in one model may go less distance than a 50 in another .. so you really need to hit some balls with the club.

Answer 6

You don't need to get a new club.  all you really need to do is take less club on the previous shot, so that you can hit a full PW.   Or you could figure out how to hit the SW further by delofting it a bit.  I normally hit my 56 80-90 yards but I'll still pull it when I've got up to 110 yards.  I deloft just a bit by moving the ball back in my stance maybe 1 ball width and then just swing harder than normal.

Answer 7

definitely a 52 for what I have read

Answer 8

your pitching wedge has 46 degrees of loft  . sand wege  55 degrees the rule of thumb is 4 degrees between wedges  . 51 degrees definatly would be ideal . the 52 is a little to close to the 55  , try 51 with very low bouce . you definatly will cut strokes  with the gap wedge . . if affordable toss 3 4 iron place lob wedge . practice with the lob wedge as much as possible  . definatly will help your scores

Answer 9

try to keep a 4-5 degree gap between your wedges, it helps with distance consistency.

Answer 10

It sounds to me like we are very close in skill level and I also had that very same problem.

To fix it I purchased a 53 degree cleveland wedge.  I also went to the range and hit 1-Billion {slight exageration} three quarter pitching wedges so that I could comfortably dial it back and hit it 100 yds if the situation calls for it

Answer 11

Really kinda depends on if your wedge swing is the same as your regular swing.  I dunno, pros love to swing easier with more control on their wedges.  This is why tiger usually hits his pw about 135yrds, when in reality he can probably hit it 160 no problem.  So, by this theory I would probably go with a 50*, and then bend it to a 51*.  This will give you a little more bounce, which allows for more forgiveness on full shots.  Also, really depends on the wedge you decide.  Each wedge is NOT created equal.  Do some more research on products, and then make a good decision based on your game.