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Re: Wedge Help Filling in Distances?

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Fri, Jun 24 2011 7:57 AM (4 replies)
  • Buckeye8084
    307 Posts
    Thu, Jun 23 2011 8:12 PM

    I just bought the Rapture L48 irons. The pitching wedge goes up to 110yds. I have the level 14 Z Wedges. I'm looking to upgrade to the higher 30 level Z wedges or the 40 level ping tour-w's. 

    My question is what distances should I fill in for. I am only going to have two wedges for now. My options for the Z wedges are 105,98, 93, 86, 77 and 50. The ping distances are 100, 95, 85, 75 and 60. 

    thanks for the advice. 

  • piztaker
    5,743 Posts
    Thu, Jun 23 2011 9:25 PM

    If you're going to use 2 proper wedges then I suppose the 50 and the 86 would be the best bet. But if in future you change to 3 wedges which most people do perhaps a 50 and a 77 then slip in a 98 later. Satins of course.

  • robdelahunty
    670 Posts
    Thu, Jun 23 2011 10:40 PM

    Good set of wedges L42.Ditch the Hybrid go to 3 wedges,64 60 56 deg's= 60,75,90 yards.

    Lets not start on the spider!

    Bob.

  • YankeeJim
    25,827 Posts
    Fri, Jun 24 2011 5:14 AM

    The Satin 50 and 77 yard wedges will cover you for the most critical close up shots from 77 all the way down to 6 when you use all 5 shots with each of them. Those 2 clubs will stay with you for as long as you play and will immediately improve your scrambling %.

    I can't say enough about them, I used both for over 2 years. (The CGs replaced them.)

  • DarSum
    1,440 Posts
    Fri, Jun 24 2011 7:57 AM

    I'm an odd ball that only carries 2 wedges (3 if you count the G10). The G10 Wedge I have is rated for 115. The Cleveland 60 degree is 80 yrds and I have the Z Satin L39+ rated for 50 yrds. With those 3 wedges I can cover anything from 120 yrds down. I know exactly how far each wedge will go and how much yardage is taken off with each avatar movement down.

    For instance; My G10 with full bs 4 club movements down from full will go 82 yrds. My Cleveland with no bs full shot will go 81 yrds and the minimum yardage I use it for is 54 which is 5 club movements down from full with no bs. The Satin 50 yarder gets used from everything else.

    I've seen it stated that guys don't like choking down clubs because they are inconsistent when you do that. I've never found this to be a problem. If I hit close to the ding each wedge will go the distance I specified in my backswing without fail.

    With that info you might look at the following which you can fill all the gaps with two wedges like I do.

    If I were you I'd get the Cleveland L29+ 60 degree 75 yard and the Z Satin L39+ 64 degree 50 yard.

    If you're not above Level 39 then get the Cleveland L31+ 64 degree 60 yard and combine it with the Cleveland L27+ 56 degree 90 yard.

    After you purchase your wedges set up a practice round and use each wedge with full bs and no bs full shot and then move down one club movement at a time. Write down how far each club goes with each movement and with bs or no bs. Hit each one a couple times at each setting to double check yardage.

    If you get the Clevelands I wouldn't even use bs. I hit my Cleveland with no bs 95% of the time. The other 5% I only put a HAIR on it when the shot is heavy downwind. This may not be true of the lower level Clevelands and ball combination so you'll have to test them out and see.

    Good luck

     

     

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