Wedge Gapping

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By Zack T

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  1. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    When the PW was 48, the 52-56-60 made sense. Now that everything not a pure forged PW is 44-46 degrees (or 39 degrees in the T400), getting fit for the entire bag makes that much more sense.
    I now will get fit for driver and irons. Then get fit for wedges and metal woods. Each of us will have different gaps to cover. If longer clubs are needed, then 6 degrees between wedges will work better. For me, 50-54-58 wedges work as a group. But I have a distance gap to my 44 PW. I only carry 12-13 clubs, so I can add the set 48 degree iron for that distance. I keep the 50 for finesse shots as I like it better than the 48. Just me. You need the right tools for your game.
  2. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    What is shown is my “carry” bag. Wedge lofts are 46-52-58-64. All except the 64 loft are bent 2* strong and that is a personal preference for bounce. The D grind works in a wide variety of conditions. S grind works much better on long bunker shots vs F grind (ie, a 52-08F).

    In reserve I keep 58–12D (56*), 58-14K, 60-04 T. This would a “Torrey Pines” setup.



  3. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Just to kind of self-correct myself, the thumbnail is what I’m literally carrying (as in shoulder slinging). My wedge lofts are 46-52-58-64. All except the 64 are bent 2* strong because I prefer the bounces for a wide variety. If I go to Torrey Pines I’d use a pull cart and I would have 58–12D (56*) with 58–14K and 60-04T stock loft.
  4. Chris92009

    Chris92009
    Ohio

    Zack T said:

    I started playing golf around 2 years ago and the first new clubs I ever purchased was the Vokey SM8's. I absolutely love them and the variety of shots I could hit, however, when I bought new irons my gapping was way off. My original 3 wedges were 52, 56, and 60 as that a very common setup and that was the advice I was given by a friend. The pitching wedge of my iron set was 43 degrees though and I really struggled hitting shots between 115-130 yds (which I was left with very often). 2 weeks ago I got a 48 degree Vokey wedge and I can now feel comfortable from that range but I had to take the 4 iron out of the bag. Does anyone else play with a 5 wedge setup (PW-LW)?

    I play a 5 wedge set up 43-48-52-56-60. The first two are part of my iron set and the last three are vokey SM10 RAW wedges. I use the same shaft for all my wedges that is slightly softer and heavier than my iron shafts.

    DG X100 for irons and DG S400 for wedges. Bob Vokey told me years ago any club you do not take a full swing put a softer shaft into it for more touch....

    IMHO, Cheers!
  5. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    My core wedges are 48-10F and 54-10S bent 2* strong (46-52) plus a 64/10 PM grind.

    For a “traditional” SW-LW, I have a 58-14K at 56* and a 60-04T.

    My “carry bag” wedge for most sand is 60-12D bent to 58.

    I’m toying a bit with a 58-14K and 60-04L bent to 58. The L grind seems to work better vs T off hardpan. I have an extra 58-14K at stock loft.
  6. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    46-53-58-64. Things came full circle. At 58* use 60-14K and 60-04T. Been playing 54-10S bent to 52* for over 3 years now; when I upgraded to SM10, found I fare better overall with it at 53*. I played 48-10F bent to 46 for close to 3 years. I fare better with SM10 46-10F.
  7. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    My thumbnail approaches my 2013 gapping (46-54-58-64). 56-12D, 60-14K 2* strong with 60-04T

    The below is my “Torrey Pines Special” with 50-08F added.
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  8. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Lou G said:

    My thumbnail approaches my 2013 gapping (46-54-58-64). 56-12D, 60-14K 2* strong with 60-04T

    The below is my “Torrey Pines Special” with 50-08F added.
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    What’s in the picture is the “Torrey Pines Special”. My thumbnail is what has been working on the golf course recently. The two attached images are 695MB 8 and 9 irons (with pristine heads) that a local fitter/repair guy built. My current 9 iron (T100S set to 39) was also assembled by the same person.

    The 50-08F, 54-10S (52*) and 56-12D (54*) I took out for practice. 54-10S got the same distance as the 50-08F. Where the D grind has a slight edge vs S grind is thick grass and also flop shots.

    I took the 60-12K and 58-12D (both 58*) to the practice greens and where the D grind dominates is full swings. Also the 60-06K is more versatile vs 60-04T.

    The two attached images are 695MB 8 and 9 irons I had a local fitter assemble and set up.
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  9. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Lou G said:

    My thumbnail approaches my 2013 gapping (46-54-58-64). 56-12D, 60-14K 2* strong with 60-04T

    The below is my “Torrey Pines Special” with 50-08F added.
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    My updated thumbnail is my basic set of wedges. 60-06K is way more versatile than either 60-14K or 60-04T.

    The main dilemma is whether or not to use a 50-08F or 54-10S (52*) as a gap wedge. The issue is more about course conditions. The S grind has been a solid performer for the past 3 years (I carried a K grind set to 58*). It does better on long bunker shots and cuts through thick grass like a sickle. 50-08F is more for full swings and longer pitch shots. Before COVID I had been using a 50-08F as a pitching wedge. I’ve also been pretty solid with 46-10F as a pitching wedge for the past 3 years.


    I rarely take a square stance full swing with a SW or LW.
  10. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    My thumbnail is IT. I’m using a Vokey 46-10F at 44* in place of a 9 iron. Wedge gap is 50-56-60-64 with a 60-14K (58*) as needed.

    I hit my 695MB 8 iron 2 yards farther than a T150 8 iron. I can go “traditional” by pulling the 695MB 8 iron, Vokey 46-10F and 52-12F (39-44-50) and replace them with T150, 690CB 9 iron, 48-10F and 54-10S (36-42-48-52) but… why bother?
  11. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Sticking with the 8-GW on the left. The one on the right is for 14 clubs.
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  12. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Lou G said:

    Sticking with the 8-GW on the left. The one on the right is for 14 clubs.
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    My thumbnail today is what I really like. The wedge gapping is 44-49-54-58-60-64z. 7H and 8 iron are 34-39.

    In reserve I have T150 8 iron, 690CB 9 iron, 48-10F (46*) and 52-12F (50*).

    The 695MB hits 2 yards farther vs T150. The Vokey 46-10F (44*) gets the same distance as the 9 iron. The 52-12F gets better height because of the lower bounce vs 50–12F but the latter works better in sand and for flopping.

    The K grind and T grind are go to for deep green side bunkers (depending on firmness).
  13. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    44-49-54-58-62. Keep 60-04T and “Phil 64” for course conditions.

    2nd image is a “Sunday bag” 49-56-64.

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  14. KWheeler

    KWheeler

    My setup is a 46, 50, 56, and 60 degree wedge system. It seem to work well for my setup. I have right around a 10 yard gap between them.
  15. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    What is in my thumbnail is what I call “lucky 13”

    The below images are the “dirty dozen” options.

    The commonality is 39-44-49

    Thumbnail is 54-58-61-64

    Left image below is 54-59-64 and right image is 56-61-64. The first makes an even 5* separation from 34H to 64 wedge.

    The 61 loft is a 62-08M.

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  16. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    What one sees in my thumbnail TODAY is what works nicely. 54-10S, 58-12D (57*) and 60-06K between the 50-12F and Phil 64.

    I also have an SM6 60-12K (59*) and 60-14K/62-08M (58-61) and they both work.
  17. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Lou G said:

    What one sees in my thumbnail TODAY is what works nicely. 54-10S, 58-12D (57*) and 60-06K between the 50-12F and Phil 64.

    I also have an SM6 60-12K (59*) and 60-14K/62-08M (58-61) and they both work.

    The 58-12D just about completely dominated the 60-14K during a practice session yesterday. Got the ball out better from soft sand and got better distance on both hard and soft pitch shots. The 60-14K had been doing a better job clearing the lip of a deep bunker; the low bounce K and the SM6 do the same as the high bounce K but is a no brainer vs the SM6 out of a deep bunker with hard sand.

    I’m still keeping the M grind but using it with my Dad’s Apex irons.
  18. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    The attached image shows what works well. To maintain the “required” 4* gap, set the 58-12D to stock. The 62-08M has been working out of deep green side bunkers. I was getting some good golf shots with the low bounce K. I had the 60-06K, 62-08M and 64/10 Phil at the clubhouse practice green and pitching areas. The M grind and low bounce K are just about equal but the former was picking the ball better off hard lies. The M does flop shots better. I decided to pair the low bounce K with 64.
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  19. PAZTOR

    PAZTOR
    Tillsonburg, ON

    I have T300 PW and Gap, 43 and 48 degree, and then I have SM9 54 and 58. I was struggling with 110yds. 48 degree was too much and 54 wasn't enough, so I got a SM10 52 degree bent to 51. This 5 wedge setup works for me.
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