What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

[bill reed]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

hi
i agree with golfshooter that a 60% wedge can be great out of greenside bunkers if it the grainy inland sand. and the ball pops out high and lands soft.
on links! the sands is to soft and the 60% digs in deep and your better with the sand wedge as the bounce stops the club digging in the sand.
never tried a 64% and have dropped my 60% out my bag. i do love my 56% and it fits nicely between my p/wegde and my sand wedge, i do use my sand wedge a lot off the fairways and in the light rough.
some of my playing partners only use a sand wedge when in sand, i think that is a great waste of a club to only use it in sand.
cheers
Bill

[mariner]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

So, the general consensus of opinion is . . . . . chuck it in the river, using a smooth lobbing motion and being sure to finish with my weight on my front foot.
Glad i didn't pay much for it!

[LowPost42]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

Actually, the answer is to sell it to the guy you lose to as a magic bullet, and start taking HIS money! LOL

[GolfJunkieSr]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

So, the general consensus of opinion is . . . . . chuck it in the river, using a smooth lobbing motion and being sure to finish with my weight on my front foot.
Glad i didn't pay much for it!

That, or use it clean up after your dog............GJS

[rotator]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

That doggie clean up swing is more difficult than hitting a shot with that club, but a lot of practice will help.

[BrianW]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

Hmmm! Keepy Uppy with a dog turd on a wedge, how many can you make?

[LowPost42]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

Hmmm! Keepy Uppy with a dog turd on a wedge, how many can you make?

If it sticks, how many does it count for?

[BrianW]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

If it sticks, how many does it count for?

That's not allowed in the rules. They must be solid and just turning white.

[AussieGolfBoy]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

if you live in Australia you could practice using the club on our cane toads.

[rotator]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

if you live in Australia you could practice using the club on our cane toads.

That is way too much practice.

[GolfJunkieSr]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

While buying some balls last night I found a brand new 68* wedge, with what appears to be "zero" bounce. Since it was only $12.99 USD I purchsed it.

This morning I found myself in a green side bunker, with no room to work with to the pin. I gave the new wedge a hefty swing, and left myself a 3 footer for par. After making that putt, I put the club back in my bag, and never used it again the rest of the day. I had even for got to take the plastic wrapping off the club head before I used it this morning.

Jury is still out on the playability, and quality of this club, but it did work well getting me out of that "hard pan" bunker. If you are in Texas and/or have an "Academy Sports" near you, that is where I found this critter.

As for the balls. My nephew talked into buying Wilson's new "Zip" ball. It is marketed as a "zero" compression (core) ball. Not a bad ball, but like the new wedge the jury is still out. It did tend to hold these firm Texas greens pretty well. GJS

[Heymathison]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

64* wedge is if you want the ball to stick exactly where it lands... If you are on the back side of a green and the pin location is really tight against the back, then a good club to choose would be a high lofted wedge. It's a very hit and miss club and pretty difficult to get consistent with. BUTTTT if you practice enough at anything you can get consistent. It is a really good flop shot wedge when you get good with it...

Good luck!

[lgskywalker37]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

I believe the key to hitting these high lofted clubs solidly is to swing on a shallow path coming into the ball, and let the loft and spin get the ball up. You could call it a "U" shape, with the bottom part flattened. You do not want to come in steep, because you would have to be very precise with the leading edge of the blade to nip the ball just right, and not hit thin or fat. You also want your hands leading the club head and not be scooping.

That is just wrong from a physics standpoint. The whole reason you steepen your golf swing for higher lofts is so you can hit the center of the club face, it has nothing to do with getting a higher or lower launch or spin, it is purley to hit the sweet spot of the club face. And the higher the loft the more of a decending blow you need so the leading edge is traveling down while clubhead is traveling forward so the leading edge can get under the ball and the ball can contact the sweet spot.

[BrianW]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

That is just wrong from a physics standpoint. The whole reason you steepen your golf swing for higher lofts is so you can hit the center of the club face, it has nothing to do with getting a higher or lower launch or spin, it is purley to hit the sweet spot of the club face. And the higher the loft the more of a decending blow you need so the leading edge is traveling down while clubhead is traveling forward so the leading edge can get under the ball and the ball can contact the sweet spot.

With a lob wedge you want the clubface to pass under the ball so that maximum loft is created the club face is normally laid open to assist with this. The ball needs to be propelled up high with minimum spin so that when it lands it stops dead, the clubface needs to slide under the ball with this shot. Hitting the ball on the sweetspot creates too much spin and velocity for a delicate lob shot over a bunker or onto a raised green.

[rotator]

Re: What is a 64 degree lob wedge for?

That is just wrong from a physics standpoint. The whole reason you steepen your golf swing for higher lofts is so you can hit the center of the club face, it has nothing to do with getting a higher or lower launch or spin, it is purley to hit the sweet spot of the club face. And the higher the loft the more of a decending blow you need so the leading edge is traveling down while clubhead is traveling forward so the leading edge can get under the ball and the ball can contact the sweet spot.

You took my quote totally out of context. You only used part of my reply. I was specifically referring to the 64 degree club, which I specifically said I would not recommend, mainly because of the difficulty and likelihood of messing up the shot. If I used the 64, it would be only for soft landing short shots around the green, and I would play it much like a bunker shot, sliding the open face under the ball to reduce the chances of hitting fat or blading the ball.

As I do not use a 64, for the same short shots, I would still play my 60 the same way with the face wide open.

For longer shots up to 80 yards, I would play the 60 as you describe to get maximum impact and spin.

Ted