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    New Wedges

    I'm in the market for some new golf wedges. These are some of the contestants have been considering, along with an article from golf.com rating weges. I believe [it's at the end of this post]

    I shoot in the mid-90s, so I'm looking for a club that is relatively easy to hit. Since I have a steep swing, and my misses tend to be fat, I thought I ought to get a club with at least a medium bounce if not higher, and with a thicker sole that is less likely to dig in. I'm especially interested in a wedge,that would be good for chipping around the greens.

    I'm wondering if wedges of just a few years ago, which are now discounted in price, offer a bigger bang for buck than the newer wedge models...


    I currently have a Ping medium bounce wedge 58°. It's about three years old now, is that a little old for wedge...

    I have a Ben Hogan 60° wedge with 4° bounce -- this is for the tight lies.

    I have a really old Callaway sand wedge, that needs to be replaced. What would constitute a sand wedge, it is simply a combination of loft and bounce?

    So, a rationale for buying new wedges should be -- a wedge with higher bounce -- especially since I don't have one. In terms of the degree of loft of wedges, I thought the degree of loft would determine how far the ball would fly, and accordingly, you could purchase wedges based on their lofts. However, I was surprised to find that some wedges have longer shaft than others. For example, I found a 58° lofted wedge -- and the shaft on this club is longer than the shaft on a 52° club, and that has got to affect distance. I've read of wedges with negative bounce, not sure what it is, if I need it.


    As you can see, I am all over the board with this, and your comments are greatly appreciated.



    James



    Cleveland 588 DSG RTG Wedge $75

    Callaway Forged+ Vintage Wedge $68

    Callaway X Tour Vintage Wedge $98

    Cleveland CG14 Black Pearl


    http://www.golf.com/golf/gallery/article/0,28242,1725600,00.html
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    Re: New Wedges

    Hi James:

    I have a set of Mizuno MP 'R' forged wedges and they are great scoring tools. They are extremely well made and have a special ground sole that allows many varied shots to be made with them, it is extremely easy to open the face, to lower the toe and hit from varied lies.

    I use:

    52 deg with 7 deg bounce

    56 deg with 10 deg bounce

    60 deg with 5 deg bounce.

    I like the lob wedge with low bounce as it allows me to slide the leading edge under the ball for lob shots. It is also useful for hitting the ball from wet compact sand.

    If you can find a used set then they should be OK as the build quality is so good.

    I hope this helps.
    Last edited by BrianW; 05-22-2009, 11:50 PM.

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      Re: New Wedges

      I'm using last seasons Taylormade Rac Satin Wedges.. 52,56 and 60. awesome forged clubs. Though i can't hit the 52.... dunno why. LOL

      James, if your struggling to hit your LW it's because of the 4degrees bounce. try and get something around 8degree. 4degree is just too hard to hit and you'll probably more often than not dig the club into the grass behind the ball... like you said. you were hitting them fat. As brian said, he uses it for slipping the club under the ball.. Good if you can do it.

      If you were to get 1 wedge, then i'd recommend a 56degree with about 8degree bounce with standard wedge shaft. I use my 56 for chipping around the green to shots from 100m out.

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