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PW currently Tommy Armour Silverback 845C 47 loft bounce unknown. Soon Titleist 735-CM stainless 47 loft 8 bounce

Gap Vokey Spin Milled C-C 52 loft 12 bounce (custom 6 digit serial number)

Sand/Lob Vokey Raw Mild Steel 58 loft 12 bounce

 

Driver Callaway Epic Flash Star 10.5 with Hazrdus Black 75g 5.5

3 wood Titlesit 913F with Hazrdus Black 75g 5.5

5 wood Ttleist 913F with Hazrdus Black 75g 5.5

Ping G5 3 iron Aldila VS Proto 95

Irons 4-9 Ping S58 Project X 5.5

Pitching wedge Ping Gorge 47 Project X 5.5

Gap wedge Ping Tour S 52 Project X 5.5

Lob wedge Ping Glide 58 SS Project X 5.5

Putter Ping Pal 2F

 

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I typically carry 4 wedges;

Mizuno PW that comes with my set: 46 degrees (140 yards full swing)

Vokey SM7 48.10 F grind (130 yards)

Vokey SM7 52.08 F grind (120 yards)

Vokey SM7 58.10 S grind (105 yards)

The 58 gets a lot of use. The S grind is versatile and can be used for full shots, as well as flops. Just enough bounce to give you help out of the trap. The others I mainly use for full shots. For my home course, an average approach shot is about 150 yards, so I like to have pretty tight 10 yard gaps from 120-160 as that is where most of my approaches fall.

I've also found the SM7s feel far superior (softer) to my previous SM5s.

 

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PW Mizuno MP20 MMC 46.06 Don’t use for chipping 130ish

all T20s are in the Blue Ion finish

51.09 Mizuno T20 S Grind. Use for chips to bump and run 120ish

56.10 Mizuno T20 C Grind. Bunker shots and the majority of chips around the green, I was playing without a Lob wedge but I did order one today. Also my 110 and in club

61.07 Mizuno T20 C Grind. Just ordered it as alluded to above. Will use for standard lob shots and I’ll probably put some practice in for some more finesse.

 

Use the same shafts as my irons, Project X 6.5 +0.5” and clubs are 2* Flat

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How many wedges do you carry? Including PW = 3What are their lofts and bounces? PW-48/8, SW-52/8, LW-58/8Which one gets the most duty and why? It's between PW and LW with the latter used the most.What types of wedges do you use (finish, maker, etc.)? Standard Vokey.

  • TSR2 10° Ventus Velo TR Blue 58S
  • TSR2 15° Talamonti PD80R
  • T200 17' 2i Tensei AV Raw White Hybrid 95S
  • T100 3i & 4i MMT 85S
  • T100 5i to 9i MMT 105S
  • T100 PW, SM9 F52/12, M58/8, PX Wedge 120S
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I play two wedges because I have a minimalist setup. A 60 deg. TourTools (Bang) System 304 and a 50 deg. GW Acer XV Tour. They are both smallish which I like. My home course is hilly and has elevated hard greens and I rarely play at other courses.

"Shirtsleeve" swing technique:

1. Setup: Elbows bent forearms pressed together against shaft slightly forward of center with "Hogan" "active/flexed" leg tension left foot turned out slightly and the right leg slightly farther to the right - weight mostly on balls of feet butt of left hands sits on the top of the grip with very light grip.

2. Swing - W/o disturbing weight distribution of legs and feet lower hands while doing a forward press "swing trigger" then the left upper arm takes over on the backswing, it needs to go out in front of the body then back in front of the chest as the hands trace down initially then up to over the right shoulder "Torres". The goal is to not disturb the pressure of the feet during the initial takeaway.

 

Notes:

1. Only swing thought after swing trigger - extend left arm at shirt sleeve when reaching left hand over right shoulder "Shirtsleeve technique".

2. The upper left arm move "Shirtsleeve technique" can be practiced independently without a club, sitting down for instance

3. The correct feet tension can be felt by doing very short hops on the balls of the feet then holding the same feeling of pressure on the front of the feet and then taking three practice swings with the grip very loose in order to not disturb the same pressure on the feet and on the 3rd swing actively do the "Shirtsleeve" move. From there the swing should be done within a matter of seconds to not lose the feel of the legs resisting, this way this is not a learned technique as much as it is a setup technique.

 

 

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How many wedges do you carry? 4

What are their lofts and bounces? 45/12, 50/12, 56/10, 60/6

Which one gets the most duty and why? The 56 sees the most duty, it's my go-to for chipping greenside and also my bunker club

What types of wedges do you use (finish, maker, etc.)? The 45/50 are the PW/UW from my PING G410 irons.  The 56 and 60 are Cleveland RTX 4's in tour satin finish

 

Edit: Updated to fix formatting.

 

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Titleist 910D2 9.5° | UST Mamiya Proforce V2 Black 66g

Titleist 910F 15° | UST Mamiya Proforce V2 Black 76g

Titleist 913H 24° | Diamana S+ 82g

Titleist 710 CB 5-PW | DG S200

Titleist Vokey SM8 50/54/58 | DG S400

 

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I guess I never answered my own question, though my specs are in my sig.

I carry three wedges50.08, 56.12, 60.10 (my set PW is 45*)My 60 is climbing the charts. I love that thing. I'm almost making up excuses to use it.You can see the types/details in the pic belowMy motley bunch of wedges:

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Driver: Cobra LTDx 10.5° Helium Nanocore

Fairway: Cobra RADSPEED 18.5° Motore X

Hybrids: Titleist TSi2 21°, 24° TENSEI AV RAW Blue

Utility Iron: Titleist 718 AP1 24° Recoil 780

Irons: Titleist 718 AP1 AMT Red

Wedges: Vokey SM8 48°, 54° Dynamic Gold; SM7 60° Modus3

Putter: Scotty Cameron Special Select Newport 2

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Been carrying a 55* Ram TW855 and Maltby Design 60* on top of my 51* PW. Bounce for those two is around 10* to 12* for the 55, and I believe 6* on the 60.

When I play my 47* PW, I carry a Dynacraft milled 52 with 12* bounce, and a Wilson Staff PMP 58*, which checks in at 10* bounce.

The Ever Changing Bag!  A lot of mixing and matching
Driver: TM 300 Mini 11.5*, 43.5", Phenom NL 60X -or- Cobra SpeedZone, ProtoPype 80S, 43.5"

Fwy woods: King LTD 3/4, Rogue Black 75X -or- TM Stage 2 Tour 3w, NV105 X -or- TEE E8 Beta 12*, Rogue Silver 70X
Hybrid:  Cobra King Tec 2h, MMT 80 S -or- TEE CBX 17*, HZRDUS 85 6.0

2 iron:  Arias D-23, Modus3 120 S; Mizuno MP-20 HMB, NS Pro 950 R

Irons grab bag:  1-PW Golden Ram TW276, NV105 S; 1-PW Golden Ram TW282, RIP Tour 115 R; 2-PW Golden Ram Vibration Matched, NS Pro 950WF S; testing: Arias D-23 5i w/Modus 120 S
Wedges:  Dynacraft Dual Millled 52*, SteelFiber i125 S -or- Scratch 8620 DD 53*, SteelFiber i125 S; Cobra Snakebite 56* -or- Wilson Staff PMP 58*, Dynamic S -or- Ram TW282 SW -or- Ram TW276 SW
Putter:  Snake Eyes Viper Tour Sv1, 34" -or- Cleveland Huntington Beach #1, 34.5" -or- Golden Ram TW Custom, 34" -or- Rife Bimini, 34" -or- Maxfli TM-2, 35"
Balls: Chrome Soft, Kirkland Signature 3pc (v3), Wilson Triad

Grip preference: various GripMaster leather options or Star Grip Sidewinders of assorted colors

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All are Callaway MD5

46 (bent to 45) PW, S grind (10 degrees bounce)50 Gap Wedge, S Grind 54 Sand Wedge, S Grind58 Lob Wedge, W Grind (8 degrees bounce)I use all for full and partial swings. Lob wedge is my bunker club. 54 is my most versatile, and I use it for most shots between 50 and 100 yards.

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[*][size=4][color=#008000][b]Ping G410 3 hybrid, Mitsubishi Tensei Blue Pro[/b][/color][/size]
[*][size=4][color=#008000][b]Ping G410 4 hybrid, Evenflow Black[/b][/color][/size]
[*][size=4][b]Titleist T200 5-9 KBS Tour Flt [/b][/size]
[*][size=4][b][color=#daa520]Callaway MD5 45,49,54,58/[/color]
[*][color=#b22222][b][size=4]TP Mills Trad II Hand Forged [/size][/b][/color]
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All Cleveland. CBX2 for 48/9 and 54/12 in satin, with an RTX4 Raw 60/9 bent to 59/8.

I use the 60* only for harder green side sand, while the 54* gets used for most of my wedge needs.

I really like the 48* for my bump and runs.

Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke 9* Project X Denali Black 60
Titleist TSi2 18* 5W Accra FX 3.0 200F M4

Titleist TSi2 21* 7W Accra FX 3.0 200F M4
Titleist TSi2 26* 6H Project X Hzrdus Smoke Black RDX 80

Titleist TSi2 29* 7H Project X Hzrdus Smoke Black RDX 80

PING i210 7-UW PING zz-65

Titleist Vokey SM9 S 54* Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 105 Wedge

Titleist Vokey SM9 M 58* Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 105 Wedge
L.A.B. Golf DF3

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