How important is lie angle for a 54 degree wedge?

[barnum1]

Hi!

 

I just found a used PING Glide Forged 54 degree for a really good price. Shaft and bounce is spot on what I want.
Thing is it is in red dot (1 degree flat), whereas I play my iron set in green dot (2 degrees upright).
Now, my other specialty wedges are neutral (just bought them off the rack, non-customized), so do you think the 1 degree flat would hurt me?

 

I intend to use it for both full shots, three-quarter shots and around the green.

[bladehunter]

Best bet is try it for a few shots on grass and see. You can judge by impact location and soles pattern of turf interaction.  
 

me personally I don’t go 2 up on all. My wedges are around standard snd my long irons are around 1 up. 2 up from 9 iron to 5 iron.    Ping stuff can be bent easy enough by a competent shop , contrary to what folks may say. I’d just try and adjust accordingly to what I saw. 

[Hawkeye77]

I have my wedges just a little flatter than my irons, but like he said, fool around with it and see if it makes a difference.  

[vancouver81]

I’ve read that most people play their wedges a degree or two flatter than their irons due to a higher percentage of less than full swings. I intentionally ordered my Ping Glide 3.0 54 at standard while my irons are 2 up. No issue what so ever around the green or on 3/4swings which is about as much as I’ll go with the 54. 

[rsiehr]

I’m not sure about the ping glide specifically, but can you bend the club to change the angle. If you are already playing standard in wedges I can’t imagine the one degree will be a big deal.

[Kentendo]

I play 3 up on irons and 2 up on wedges with +1" length on all.  If I go 3 up on wedges, I hit them left.  In your situation, you might leave your full wedges out to the right.  A competent shop can adjust the Glide Forged from a red to a blue at least very easily.

[Stuart_G]

Using the iron adjustments for the wedges is not really a good approach.  Too many different possibilities for length and shaft selection and variations in stock lie angles when comparing irons to wedges so what one might need for lie angle relative to the irons can vary quite a bit.  And that's just full swing shots.   The swing and delivery will vary quite a bit on top of that for partial shots.    But that's just the ideal.   A wedge being off for lie angle is only going to be offline a couple of yards per degree the lie angle is off.  And on top of that it will be a consistent miss so fairly easy to adjust to for those accurate enough to even notice the difference.   For the OCD folks, go ahead and test using the vertical whiteboard marker on the ball.  But most don't have to worry about it too much.

Edited April 25, 2021 by Stuart_G

[HISPL]

9 hours ago, vancouver81 said:

I’ve read that most people play their wedges a degree or two flatter than their irons due to a higher percentage of less than full swings. I intentionally ordered my Ping Glide 3.0 54 at standard while my irons are 2 up. No issue what so ever around the green or on 3/4swings which is about as much as I’ll go with the 54. 

This is exactly what works best for most players. 

 

As for how important it is for the lie angle of a 54 degree wedge to be correct... it’s one of the most important clubs in the bag for it to be accurately adjusted to fit your technique.

[jomatty]

I play everything flat, but my wedges are 1 degree flatter than my irons.  I had no problem bending my glide 3.0 wedges, so as long as that is not a huge inconvenience it should work out, one way or the other.  

[Red4282]

Lie angle has the biggest effect on the full wedge shots. If you find yourself pushing everything, then Id maybe start bending it upright. 

[Shushwap]

I just received my new 50 and  54 and I ordered them 2 up.. same as my irons and they are  amazing !!!

As they say everyone is different.. worst case scenario. Have them bent 

 

[barnum1]

Bought it and tried it on our practice area. Worked very well.

To be honest I didn't feel to much difference in feel and forgiveness, compared to my old PING Glide.

But it will go in my bag on Sunday!

[Chief Penguin]

I also have irons 2 up through the bag, and I had begun to notice I’m pushing a significant number of partial shots with my 54; not a ton, maybe 10 yards offline, but enough to matter a lot at that range. I was replacing this and adding a 60, so I ordered both up.  Hope it works out!

[GLF4EVR]

My irons have a gradual progression upwards.  By the time it gets to the PW it is 2.5 upright.  Had old wedges (52 & 58), that played best at just under 2 up.  Last season got new wedges & found a little under 1.5 up gave me the best line.