PW from your set or a 48 wedge?

[Phireside]

Which do you carry and why?

[Kale_m]

46 mp18 because it fits my gaps with my other wedges

[ago33]

46 mp into a 50 vokey

 

I really don’t manipulate the trajectory with the 46 like I do with the vokey. Also it makes me work on in between distances with my short irons more (8,9,PW) making me have 6 scoring clubs in my bag instead of 4.

[ohioglfr]

PW & GW from set, then higher lofts, traditional wedges

 

Winn Dri-Tac OS

KZG Gemini II Tour ML 10.5* Harrison Striper Tour 70 (S)

Ping G SF 16* 3W,19* 5W, Alta 65 ®

Ping i20 20*3H, 23*4H, NS Pro 950GH ®

Ping G 6-9, XP95 ®

Wedges W,U, XP95 ®

Glide 54/WS, 58/WS CFS Wedge flex

Ping C67 putter, Super Stroke Slim 3.0

 

-- Other Bag --

 

Winn Dri-Tac OS

Adams Speedline 9088UL 10.5* Mitsubishi Fubuki Alpha 70 (S)

Adams Super LS 15*3W, 18*5W, Fubuki AX 65 ®

Adams Super LS 22*4H, 25*5H KBS Tour Hybrid steel ®

Maltby KE4 Tour+ 6-9 Apollo Acculite 95 ®

Wedges PW,GW Apollo Spectre Lite ®

Maltby M Series+ 54*,58* Apollo Spectre Lite ®

Nike Method Matter M5-10 putter, Super Stroke Slim 3.0

[C_rad]

Well most of new pw is 46 so it is the same. I have my pw set 46 and played all last season with a 52 gw. But the gap was too big. So i just bought a 48 and my plan is to either play the pw, bent the 48 to 49, the 52 to 53 and keep my 58. Or bent my 9 iron weaker, ditch the pw, add the 48 but at 47, play the 52 and 58 as they are... not sure what im.going to do.

[CincyJCK]

Depends on what set I am playing.

 

G25 PW is 45, so I then bag 48/54/58 wedges. Didn’t have the 48 last year, and the gap was way too big between PW and 54, but it works now.

 

690.MB PW is 48, so I go 54/58 wedges

[Chuck905]

I naturally hit the ball high with a lot of spin so the newer 46* PW are fine by me.

 

I prefer the set PW as I like it to feel closer to my 9 iron vs a lofted wedge (then you got to consider bounce, grind and shaft selections) since most of PW play is from the fairways.

 

From there I just go to a 52* and 58*.

 

If a 52* is not enough to get here, I’ll choke down half an inch on the PW to dial it back. Similarly, with the 52-58 equation.

 

I never really understood these 4 wedge vs 3 wedge debates?

[asw7576]

Pw and Gw from set , and then 52 and 58 ( or 54 and 60 ).

[cgasucks]

My 48 deg PW compliments very well with the other wedges (which are also are 845s).

[ChipNRun]

In Fall 2016 I decided to refit with 48 + 54 + 60 (see below). It has simplified my short game.

 

Before that, I had four seasons with 46° PW (X20 Tour) and 50°, 54°, 58° in Cleveland CG14. I noticed two things: with four wedges, I had distance overlaps in several partial-swing cells. Also, in most rounds I would end up using either the PW or the GW for fluffy greenside chips. No particular reason why I chose one or the other.

 

I found I could grip down a little to shave off yardage, or play the wedge back just a tad to add a couple. Also, the high-toe MD-PM 60° works amazingly well. I also include the 9i in my partial swing matrix.

[dunn]

48 deg wedge doesn't jive with most sets being 46 deg pw.....

[brianmontgomery2000]

PW & GW from set (i20's -- that GW is really good!) and pretty much only full shots.

54* & 58* Gorge wedges give me even gapping on full shots and then I only use the wedges for anything 100 yds and in.

[Jagpilotohio]

46,50,54,58 glide 2’s at the moment.

 

Last year was 46f,50f,56f (at 55), 60m Vokeys

 

I like all the wedges to have the same look and feel and lots of bounce, although I may go 46,50 ping and 56f bent to 55 and 58D bent to 59 this year.

 

I’m a big fan of the 56F Vokey so I may have to work it back into the lineup with the new 58 D grind.

[jmurdock81]

Well most of new pw is 46 so it is the same. I have my pw set 46 and played all last season with a 52 gw. But the gap was too big. So i just bought a 48 and my plan is to either play the pw, bent the 48 to 49, the 52 to 53 and keep my 58. Or bent my 9 iron weaker, ditch the pw, add the 48 but at 47, play the 52 and 58 as they are... not sure what im.going to do.

 

If your PW is 46*, why not go with a 50*, 54*, 58* setup?? 4 degrees separation from every club. Perfect gapping.

[VNutz]

I prefer a wedge from my set for PW and GW to get the most consistent playing characteristics from club to club. Loft gap, launch/spin, sole design, overall forgiveness, etc I like to be the same for consistency sake, then for SW and LW whatever works best for the shots I need to play with those.

[Boricua Golf]

I replace my iBlade PW with a Glide 46* depending on the course, both are about the same distance, difference is the spin, on harder greens I use the 46*, on regular greens I use the set PW...love them both...like mentioned above my wedges are PW/46*, 50, 54 and 58

[is76550]

Considering most sets are all jacked up loft wise, I get as many wedges that my set offers. I just imagine my GW is really a PW, but I tend to hit traditional wedges fat, a lot, so I like the feeling of an iron vs a wedge.

[Fresh Greens]

Set PW. I prefer it to match my 9 iron.

[Caddimaster]

I struggled with this too.

 

I just changed from AP2's (710) to AP3's. The wedge in the AP3's is 43 degrees, so I ordered a 48 degree AP3 gap wedge. The reason is because I wanted the same shaft as the other AP3's.

[Chadwickog]

I play a 48 RTX 2.0, I like it, much more workable, but of course more room for error. Very easy to get wayyy under and balloon on full swings.

[C_rad]

Well most of new pw is 46 so it is the same. I have my pw set 46 and played all last season with a 52 gw. But the gap was too big. So i just bought a 48 and my plan is to either play the pw, bent the 48 to 49, the 52 to 53 and keep my 58. Or bent my 9 iron weaker, ditch the pw, add the 48 but at 47, play the 52 and 58 as they are... not sure what im.going to do.

 

If your PW is 46*, why not go with a 50*, 54*, 58* setup?? 4 degrees separation from every club. Perfect gapping.

because i already have a 52 and a 58. Had 50,54,58 before felt the 54 was never in use...

[qball]

Both.... :scare2: When I got the P790's it caused too big of a gap between my existing wedge set up and the PW. So I got a 48* bent 1/2* weak to 48.5* to fill the gapping properly and took my 4 HYB out because the 5i should eliminate that need. Guess we'll see how it works out!

[leopoldstotch]

I'm the opposite I guess. I use the PW and GW/AW from the set because i found my 52* bladed wedge a bit too unpredictable and wanted some more consistency with my set for 3/4 and full shots

[andrieddle]

Set PW, OCD trait doesn't allow me not to have set PW

[Gary Gutful]

I have a 46 wedge bent to 47 rather than the PW from my current set.

 

Why? I feel like the 46 is a little more versatile and gives me more options on partial shots, chips etc. I don't know that this is true but it is what I feel when the club is in my hands.

[BForrester]

Set wedge. It blends with my set's distance gaps and PW is more often used for full swings. I'm not as confident on full swings with a traditional wedge as I am with a CB.

[kiwihacker]

47° Pitching wedge from my set then a 50° or 52° gap wedge. It gaps perfectly from my 9 iron and is more forgiving on full shots than a specialist wedge. Not really sure what advantage there would be in bagging a 47° specialist wedge. It's really a 10 iron anyway (or 9 in traditional lofts) so I view the 50/52° wedge as my truly versatile pitching wedge for shots around the green.

[Gary Gutful]

Another thought....

 

A lot of stock PWs (even in 'better player' sets) don't look right. Visually, I prefer the look of a specialist pitching wedge over most stock wedges.

[Boiler0007]

I've tried both ways, but now I prefer my set pitching wedge

[bcflyguy1]

Which do you carry and why?

 

I have the '18 Callaway MB PW bent to 48*, and I use it instead of a 48* MD4 wedge because I typically don't hit chip and pitch shots with less loft than my 54* sand wedge. I also find it relatively easy to hit the MB PW different distances and trajectories.