What deg lob wedges shall i get?

Question

My irons only go to a pw so i need 2 more lob wedges. What can you guys suggest?

Answer 1

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pw:i say anywere from 54-50

lw: you need 2?? ok...  make 1 like a 64 for the short sided, quick stop shots...and 1 should be 60-58 degrees...for your 40 yeard chips, and around the greens *try 2 get it high bounce b/c the 60 will be your out of the rough club)

Answer 2

a lob wedge shiould be, ideally, 60 degrees, this gives you flexibility, or if you're slightly advanced, go for 58 .hth

Answer 3

Wedges are very important for short games. And depend on the person as well as the iron set (3-PW), choices on wedges can be different. Here are the standards:

PW (48*); Gap Wedge (52*); Sand Wedge (54*); Lob Wedge (60*)

Notice that each of them is around 4*-5* in between, so depend on the degree you already have on your existing PW, you can chooce according to the following description of each wedge.

Since you already have the PW, the next important one is the SW, you need it to help you get out of the bunkers. And when used for bunker shots, you need a little more bounce on the club (more bounce can help you to prevent digging into the sand too deep, also in the deep rough). Bounce degree for SW is standard around 12* - 14*.

The second wedge you will need is either a 52* or a 60*. Since PW distance is average around 120 yards or so, you will need a GW to control your chipping shots within the 100 yard mark. Even around the green, you can use it to do a "chip and roll" approach. Good players uses this wedge the most to do their short games.

However, 60* Lob wedge is also useful to make a high-in-the-air shot (at the same time, it can provide a dead stop or even back-spin) when you need it, it can be used to jump over a bunker or water and stop dead around the pin.

Depend on your personal preference, you can choose amoung them. But if I have only 2 choices, I'd go with a 56* SW with 13* bounce, and a 52* GW with 6* bounce.

Brand wise: Titleist Vokey is really good. Their Spin Milled ones are even better.

Also try Cleveland CG12 and CG14. Mizuno's MP-T or MP-R series.

But most recently, I discovered a brand called Fourteen, it's a japanese brand, they are very good at making forged wedges. And the reviews on it is quite good as well.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

say your PW is 48 degrees...

I would go with a 54 degree and a 60 degree. I think a person should always have equal gaps between their wedges as it will make it easier to have proper distance control.

If your PW is 46 degrees...

I would go with a 52 degree wedge and a 58 degree.

IMO, the biggest gap you should have between two wedges is 6 degrees. If it gets too much more than that, you will have to learn a lot of different shot types. (7:30, 9 o'clock, 10, 10:30, etc.).

Typically you want to have appropriate bounce for each wedge. I would recommend low bounce on the lob wedge (60*), maybe 4-8 degrees of bounce. On the sand wedge, I would recommend higher bounce, maybe 10-14 degrees. The higher bounce will make the club not dig so much in the sand and the lower bounce club will be easier to hit off of hardpan lies and tight fairways.

My wedge set up is..

PW: 48 degrees with 9 degrees of bounce

SW/GW: 54 degrees with 12 degrees of bounce

LW: 60 degrees with 10 degrees of bounce, but it has a C-Grind on the sole of the club that reduces bounce when opening up the face for higher lob shots (which is what I typically use the club for, too much spin on full shots).

Answer 5

A PW is usually around 48 to 50 degrees of loft.  Your first purchase absolutely needs to be a Sand Wedge.  Lofts on SW range from 54 to 56 usually, but the key here is how much "bounce" or thickness on the clubface and that is based on the type of bunkers you are playing out of.  Thicker sand needs more bounce, harder, clay type bunkers, less bounce.  Finally, a lob wedge is almost always 60 degrees.   Depending on your budget, look at Cleveland or Titleist Vokey wedges.  Demo them and get your yardages.  More of your scoring comes from 100yds and in, so wedges are more important than your driver.   Good luck