56 degree wedge problem

[SK2]

I bought a new callaway 56 degree wedge but have problems hitting it. If I hit my pitching wedge 105 what should I hit this wedge? Thanks!

[LowPost42]

Re: 56 degree wedge problem

What are your problems?

As for your question, the answer it 'it depends'.

What loft is your pitching wedge (and I don't want a number that's stamped on the club)?

What's the loft of your new 56? (Again, don't give me the number stamped on the club)?

Also, club length helps.

Thanks!

[SK2]

Re: 56 degree wedge problem

My problem is I only hit it about 50 yards max. Cant get consistent with it. As far as loft on my PW I dont know. I have a standard set of Calloway X-14 Irons. My 56 degree wedge has a 12 above it, dont really know what that means maybe you will.

[GolfJunkieSr]

Re: 56 degree wedge problem

I suspect the #12 is the degree of bounce on your wedge. Then again I am not up on Callaway nomenclature.

If we assume your PW is around 48*, then your 56* is a two club difference. Usually the difference in yardage on full swings, for every 4* difference will average between 8-15 yards. The difference depends on how pure you can hit all your full swing shots with different clubs. So you should be hitting your 56* club around 84 yards +/-. This is just a guess on my part, based on my own wedges.

I'd ask what, if any divot are you taking? Maybe you are scooping more with you 56* club, than your PW? Try hitting down more with with your 56*, trapping it more between the club face, and the ground.

I have 48* PW I hit 105 yards, and 52* AW that I hit right at 94 yards on full swings shots. My 56* SW I hit 80 yards, and my 60* LW I can hit 65 yards. Over the years I have lost about 30% of my distance with these clubs, but luckily for me most of the accuracy is still there. GJS

[LowPost42]

Re: 56 degree wedge problem

GJS is spot on - the 12 is the bounce.

And 80 yards should be this new wedge... if you're hitting your PW 102.

However, your 56 could be 2° weak - giving you closer to 65 or 70 yards... (I just re-bent my 52 after a range session where the yardage gap was too close to my PW - no surprise though - it was 50°!)

Now, not being able to get it more than 50 yards could mean that it's even further out of spec (possible) or, I've found that with sand and lob wedges, the yardages don't continue nicely - they tend to get further apart (in other words, if you've got 10 yard gaps in your irons, I find that your SW and LW tend to have 15 yard gaps).

[bill reed]

Re: 56 degree wedge problem

hi
the distance i hit my three wedges are.
9 iron 42.55 = 115 yards
pitching wedge 47% = 95 yards
sand wedge 52%= 70 yards
loft wedge 56%= 55 yards
the rest of my clubs have a 12 yard gap up to my 1 iron and then a 35 yard gap to my driver but if i hit the driver off the fairway i lose about 20 yards as it dont fly as high as it does of the tee peg and i use the driver like a 3 wood of the fairway.
bill

[doppelganger]

Re: 56 degree wedge problem

You might want to be careful with that 12° bounce on fairways. It's great in soft sand, but in the fairway if the turf is nice and compact, you're going to have a bit of trouble handling the beast. You'll hit the ball thin because the sole will bounce behind the ball. As for your distance problem, you might want to check if you release the club nicely. A good release will most certainly add distance to your shot. My SW is a 56° with 8° of bounce and I hit it consistently around 100 yards on full swings. Given that, I completely set aside my 52° which became obsolete. I prefer hitting a "small" PW to a gap wedge.