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Re: Wedge replacement

• sportfiend01 455 Posts

  Sat, Mar 10 2012 4:27 PM

  Hello WGT players

  I just hit lvl 59 and bought the G20's. There is a huge distance difference  between the G20 PW and the starter SW and LW. Looking for opinions and personal experiences on which Wedges would make suitable replacements for the starter SW and LW.

  Thanks

  Sport

• Yappy22 733 Posts

  Sat, Mar 10 2012 6:58 PM

  sportfiend01:

  Hello WGT players

  I just hit lvl 59 and bought the G20's. There is a huge distance difference  between the G20 PW and the starter SW and LW. Looking for opinions and personal experiences on which Wedges would make suitable replacements for the starter SW and LW.

  Thanks

  Sport

  The best Cleveland wedges you can afford. Try not to have to big a gap between wedges.

   

   

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• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sat, Mar 10 2012 8:08 PM

  450 credits will get you 2 wedges that will take you as far as you want to go. Satin 64 and 60, both level 39. 

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Sat, Mar 10 2012 8:40 PM

  The punch shot option will cover you.

• Woody2112 574 Posts

  Sat, Mar 10 2012 9:26 PM

  I agree with YankeeJim, satins are a nice wedge, whereas the clevelands take a great deal of patience and time to learn how to judge spin on ball. Satins all the way, and they dont cost that much

• LeonDelBosque 1,551 Posts

  Sat, Mar 10 2012 10:41 PM

  For about the price of 1 Cleveland you can get 3 Z Satins -- or Pings. And you should get three, and ditch the hybrid. I'm partial to Pings, but whatever you decide, buy them as a "set," in that you should consider how the yardages will work together (they don't have to be the same brand) ... some like 100, 80, 60; others like 105, 75, 50, and so on. If you can only get 2 I would get a 60 and a 64 degree and punch your pitching wedge to fill the gap. 

• caupo70 41 Posts

  Sat, Mar 10 2012 11:45 PM

  1.  Toss the starter hybrid out of your bag, it is useless if you have the G20's.

  2.  Buy these 3 wedges: L38 Taylormade Z Satin 54 deg (98 yds); L42 Ping Tour W 60 deg (75 yds); L39 Taylormade Z Satin 64 deg (50 yds).  These wedges are the best value for the money.  Learn them well and they are good enough for any level -- the 50yd and 75yd ones are still used by BolloxinBruges, maybe the best player in the game.

  3.  When you get to L76, buy the CG 56 deg (100 yds).  It is fantastic, but the Taylormade 54 deg will do just fine until then.

  P.S.  Learn to use the punch shot, it's great for in-between wedge shots.  After some practice you'll get used to them and they will be a great tool.

• Infinito3010 3,689 Posts

  Sat, Mar 10 2012 11:46 PM

  It all boils down to what are the current green speeds you are playing on.  

  The ping 60 and 54 degree at level 60 are great.  You can spin the ball and and roll the shot also.  The 64 degree cleveland wedge in my opinion is a must have.   Very versatile club and can get you out of some tough spots when you are around the green.  But it does take awhile to get used to.

  But, wedges are really a personal preference.  I would look at the top players on here and see what they are using and make comparisons.

   

• stepaside52 123 Posts

  Mon, Mar 12 2012 1:47 PM

  caupo70:

  1.  Toss the starter hybrid out of your bag, it is useless if you have the G20's.

  2.  Buy these 3 wedges: L38 Taylormade Z Satin 54 deg (98 yds); L42 Ping Tour W 60 deg (75 yds); L39 Taylormade Z Satin 64 deg (50 yds).  These wedges are the best value for the money.  Learn them well and they are good enough for any level -- the 50yd and 75yd ones are still used by BolloxinBruges, maybe the best player in the game.

  3.  When you get to L76, buy the CG 56 deg (100 yds).  It is fantastic, but the Taylormade 54 deg will do just fine until then.

  P.S.  Learn to use the punch shot, it's great for in-between wedge shots.  After some practice you'll get used to them and they will be a great tool.

  Agree with caupo70. Get rid of the hybrid - far better to have three wedges in your bag - check out all the top players and almost universally that's the set-up they go for.

  Each to their own with wedge selection but I go with caupo70 and think the Z Satin 64 is hard to beat close up. I also use the Z Satin 60. I recently got the CG56. It's the only club I found with sufficient back spin for severely uphill shots to greens - like the approach to the second green at BPB - to land and stop and not run on for miles.

  I took the wedges out on practice shots on BPB back 9 - low wind on the first couple of holes where the fairway is pretty much dead flat and learned what distances 90%, 80%, 70%, etc power would give me with each wedge and with full backswing, no backspin and full topspin. Was a bit time consuming and tedious at the time but the chart I have now for approach shots is invaluable.