Gap wedge 50 vs 52.

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By Seongju C

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  1. Hello.

    I have 46 degree pw, and hit around 140 yards, and 50 degree wedge for around 130-120, but I see myself that I use 50 once or twice for a round. So, today I went to the golf course without 50 one, and tried to cover 140-120 with my pw. 

    It worked well for me. So, now I'm in the market for the wedge set, and I think 52, 56, 60 would be better for me than 50, 54, 60

    What do you think?  Anyone has changed the wedge combination to 52 56 60 from 50 54 60? 

    Thank you, and sorry for my lack of English. 

  2. *50 54 58 not a 60 !!

  3. * 50 54 58, not a 60! 

  4. Jose A

    Jose A
    West Palm Beach, FL

    Hey Seongju

    There is some logic behind your thoughts, nevertheless, you might want to consider that it isn't the 50's problem, if you have a consistent yardage gap in your wedges, you might not be hitting your PW long enough, do they all have the same specs?

    Yes, I did that in the past and I didn't like my ball flight with a full 60, so I started playing 46,52,58 and added an extra hybrid to my bag

  5. Ben A

    Ben A
    Los Gatos, CA

    Actually, I just went the other way around. I've always had 52, 56, 60. I just got 50, 55 (54 bent to 55) , 60. I tried both a 54 bent to 55 and a 56 bent to a 55 and like the 54 bounce/turf reaction more. Still getting used to them, but I think it was the right move. 

  6. richbow9

    richbow9
    Huddersfield,

    It's very rare that I hit full shots with a 56 or a 60, but do with a gap wedge, so my current set up is 50, 56 and 60, which I've changed from 52,56 and 60.

    I found the gap between my pw and previous 52 was too big and left me trying to a soft PW or a hard Gap.  So I've moved to a 50 degree gap wedge and kept my 56 and 60 and so far seems ok.  I like the 56 for chipping around the greens, and the 60 is great for a little flop shot here and there.

  7. tdogg21

    tdogg21
    Chambersburg, PA

    I think you sort of answered your own question.  If you can cover the gap between a 52 and your PW, then go for it.  For me, I liked having a little less loft on my gap wedge to limit the number of times I had to hit 3/4 PW shots.  But it sounds like you don't have that problem.  My only advice, if possible, try out a few wedges and get the yardages you would hit them.  Then see if and where you might have any yardage gaps.

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