What wedge should i be using.....?

Question

30 yards away from the green? I use my pitching wedge, and i find it works, but a lot of other golfers use a 56-60 degree wedge? What about 100 yards out, 75 yards out?

Answer 1

There are no set rules as to which wedge you should use for a particular shot around the green. Generally it would depend on the kind of shot you want to make. (i.e. a lot of green between the fairway and the pin you would want a little more run so a 48 (PW), 50, and/or 52 would be a be a better choice. Less green between the pin a apron would mean you want less roll therefore a loftier club such as the 56, 58, and/or 60 (LW) would make better sense. Most importantly wedges are feel shots and know the distance and your comfort level is everything. Try using various wedges you have in your bag and chip/pitch balls forward, middle and behind your stance and see what kind of an effect it has in terms of trajectory and roll.

Its all about your comfort level and feel, forget what others are hitting.

Answer 2

Use whatever works for you. If the PW does the job, good.

At that distance, I'll normally use a wedge with more loft (like 60), but it really depends on more factors, like how do I want to get it there (do I want to lob it on or have it bounce and roll on) and what do I want the ball to do when it gets there (land and stop or land and roll and for how far).

Answer 3

Use whatever gets you closest to the pin. I use a 60 degree from anywhere 100 yards in. Anywhere. i know the shot, the roll, the spin and the trajectory, so this club is most comfortable in my hands. The only time i change is if i need a little more roll, then i go to the 56. The shot can matter too. If the pin is in the back, with an open green, the pitching wedge will do fine if you land it in front and let it roll. However if you must go over a bunker, and the pin is in front, you will need to hit it higher so it stops faster. These are the factors for your shot you must know before you hit it: 1) trajectory. 2) Landing area, 3) spin, 4) roll. You must also pick a line so that it can roll to the flag (above the hole) and not below where it gets farther away.

Answer 4

Just depends on what type of a shot you want to hit.  You probably don't need a 60 degree wedge, most amateurs are wasting their time with them.