What is a good golf wedge for an intermediate player?

Question

i just bought a set of ping i5 (3-pw) and now i want a wedge probably between 55-56 degree, which club and what degree should i get on the club?

Answer 1

Everyone i've ever let try my titleist Vokey wedges LOVES THEM.

They can help anyones short game.  They have the nicest sharpest looks in wedges. (my opinion of course)

Put it this way....70 percent of tour pros and amatuers play the vokey wedges.  Even when they're sponsored by another club manufacturer.

Tigers two wedges in his bag are the Vokey 58* bent to a 56 with 6 degrees of loft after being bent.  

And a Vokey 60* loft with 6* of bounce.

Check them at http://www.titleist.com/golfclubs/wedges...

I play the 200 series in a 56*loft with 14* bounce.  Which is more than most prefer in bounce, but I use it strictly in the sand.

Answer 2

titleist vokeys are amazing... spin milled all the way

Answer 3

Good advice in answer #1.  If however you decide not to go with pings, check out callaway wedges.

Answer 4

Last year Adams sold a set of 3 wedges for less than $100.  The grooves were very good...lots of bite.  The grips sucked but so what for less than $100.

Keep a look out for them.  That way you can see which lofts work for you and which don't while not spending $100+/wedge.

Answer 5

Maybe when he was an amature, but Tiger doesn't play Vokey's anymore. He plays a custom-ground set of Nike's now. He plays Nike everything, except his Scotty Cameron putter.

The Ping wedges are not bad, the Vokey's are solid too, anything forged feels incredible in a wedge. Cleveland makes nice stuff also. You can't go wrong with any of these.

Answer 6

MAN I DONT KNOW ITS HARD TO BEAT THE CLEAVELAND WEDGES

Answer 7

Check out Solus wedges. They are what I use are and considerably easier to hit than typical wedges, even the top brands like Cleveland and Titleist.

If you're just going to buy one wedge, anything between 52 degrees (Gap wedge) and 56 degrees (Sand wedge) will work fine. The lower lofted club will get more distance and be a little easier to chip with, and the higher lofted club will be a little easier to get out of the sand and open up to play flop shots, but are still rather easy to chip with.

Most players benefit from having 3 wedges (including the pitching wedge) instead of just two. If you carry a gap wedge and a sand wedge you've got more options in the short game, and can get more accurate yardages with each club instead having to adjust your swing a lot inside 100 yards to get different yardages. Many people will also add a 4th wedge (lob wedge, around 60 degrees) to increase their arsenal of shots, improve distance control, and get out of the sand easier.

BTW, If you've ever tried a lob wedge and found it difficult to hit, or have people told you that lob wedges are just too difficult, you really should try the Solus LW. Most people who cannot hit a lob wedge can hit a Solus lob wedge with ease.

Answer 8

I recommend getting a sand wedge that matches the rest of the set. That way, the shaft flex, lie angle, etc.will be the same. That makes it easier for us amateurs I'd also get a gap wedge. The loft and distance difference between pitching and sand wedges is much larger than that between your other clubs.