Using Only One Specialty Wedge

[staysober for golf]

I play a 56* wedge only for about 5 years now but only because i walk and i need the bag to be lighter.  I do miss the 52* & 58* degree combo i used prior. 52* was money for 105 yards, now i play wedge with an abbreviated swing.

[SwingMan]

Used 58 almost exclusively in early 00's.

 

Now I use a 55 primarily around the green, the 59 if shortsided or in the green side rough and from bunker. Use the 50 wedge from 20 yards off the green if I have a benign route to the hole to get it on the green and roll it to cup.

[DanNashville]

I'm a bump-and-run guy all the time around the greens.  Sometimes off the tee, even!  (Although usually not on purpose.) 

 

But if a higher shot is absolutely required, then any 56º wedge with 10º of bounce and a standard middle-of-the-road sole profile. I believe that is the perfect wedge for 99% of humanity.  My current one is a Callaway Jaws. 

 

 

[Jifmoli]

This one:

 

 

Only thing that gets me out of the bunkers here. The 56o/12 just doesn't. I have a 58o/9 full face RTX on the way that may replace the 60o, will see

[Ben Berube]

On 12/9/2021 at 5:47 PM, OnTheBag said:

I'm not hitting my 56 that far, but similar concept to my game.  I use my 52 and PW around the green more than anything else.  My 56 is for the sand or a full shot from 75 yards and in.  I currently have a Callaway PM Grind 56/10.  I'd like to have a Mizuno 56.  My 52 is a Mizzy S18 and I hit it more consistently than the Callaway.  Must be a match between the grind and my swing angle.

That's crazy because I am a huge fan of my 58-60.  I played 60 for so long I have had a bit of a struggle getting into a 58 but its works. 

I left for a 2 wedge set up years ago to add a long club in the bag, 7w / 3i / hybrid depending on the course. 

But most of my shots unless just pitching into to the greet is with my 60. Anything under 100-80y as well.  Unless I need to keep it low and stop I may grab the 52. 

I was a Vokey fan for years but my best wedges for the last few years where  Clevelands.  Even though they are not custom ground have loved them and cannot play much else. 

I was a HUGE Scratch wedge fan for years and then Trusty Rusty as well.  

[azgreg]

I play mostly a minimalist set-up (sorta, 10 clubs). I go with a set pw and gw, basically 10 and 11 irons, then a 56° sw. Every once in a while I wish I had a lob wedge but not nearly often enough to carry one.

 

[srksi]

The answer is 52.  Why?  It’s the middle of my 3 and I can simulate the other lofts by adjusting. 
 

when I set up my wedges. I looked at what the best wedge players were doing.  They mostly played 48/54/60 special wedges with 6* gaps.  If you can hit partial shots and the best can, then 6 is very playable.  If not go with full shots and 4* gaps.  I adopted this for a long time and wedges are really all that I am good at.  I now have stronger lofts in my set and I have been at 46/52/58 the last few years.  Back to topic…
 

I base everything off the middle wedge at 52 and then adjust -more or less traj and release. 

Edited December 14, 2021 by srksi

[rjdivis]

I would say my TM HiToe 56.10.  It has enough bounce for full shots, but not too much or too little to be versatile around the greens.  I use it ~75% of the time compared to my 60* from 95 and in.  I typically do not hit it full, but can get about 115yds if needed.  I have contemplated taking my 60 out and using a 2i or 3i in the top of my bag.  That is a project for next spring. 

[tomc262]

Yeah, a one wedge guy here too.  Set PW is 50* so my specialty wedge is 56*.  Mizuno T20.

[ShAMbotay]

I'm in the single specialty wedge boat, too. I have Ping I210's 4 down to U (50°) and jump to an Edison Forged 57°, and use that for 100% of my shots inside of 115, provided neutral conditions. I ended up putting the LAGP TPZone05 putter shaft in it, and it's so good, I passed my PAT with it. Don't sleep on the TPZone in wedges.

[pitchnputt]

So much of this is where your set pw loft is! At 47* for me, I reckon the 54* pmgrind19 would be the single wedge of choice. That said, I am considering dropping a 50* gw and the 54* for a 52* that I am happy to hit full to 1/2 swings with. The 58* lob will stay. I have an old 50* to play with bending, but it doesn't really have enough bounce for an all purpose wedge. ~sigh~, back to golfmart I go...

[Haroputt]

Can’t do it. I have to have 3 wedges but if I had to choose 

most versatile is 55 degree callaway hi toe with 10 bounce   with toe relief 

prefer PW for most bump and runs 

Prefer LW for most lobs 

I can try B+R and the Lobs with the 55 bump and runs falls short and the lobbing is not as accurate when I open the face with 55 especially short sided tight pins 

 

[NRJyzr]

On 12/10/2021 at 5:49 AM, SammyShaf said:

I play 712mbs.  I could probably drop my gap wedge and lob wedge and get by with my 56*ATV wedge.  I use my PM Grind spatula for most touch shots, so I can relate to enjoying the eye 2 sole.   

 

Spatula is a good descriptive for the PM Grind (the 19 model in my case).  I also use a 58* as my SW-jack-of-all-trades.  With my stronger lofted iron sets, I'll include a 52* or 53*, but with my 51* or 52* PW sets, it's just the spatula.

 

I will also sometimes use a Wlison Staff PMP 58*, which is also lovely, but not quite up to the pancake flipping ability of a PM Grind.

 

[Paddy_2_Iron]

2021 Vokey 56 Degree F Grind 14 Bounce.  Great out of the bunkers and I can pop it 75 yards and get some nice spin off the fairways.  Even clipping around the greens out of bermuda is not to bad with it.  Great club.  

Edited December 20, 2021 by Paddy_2_Iron

[Mookieb10]

Ping Glide 2.0 Stealth, Eye Sole 56*. I’m a guy who like a lot of loft on my lob wedge… my course is firm, but this wedge is the only SW that I’m absolutely confident I could play as my highest wedge. 

[Mookieb10]

You can be like Lee Westwood and play:

i210 pw at 45*
i210 uw at 49*
i210 uw at 53*
specialty wedge (forgetting which one) at 58*