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Wedge shopping

• cblue456 67 Posts

  Tue, Sep 10 2013 6:08 AM

  Finally ready to buy a wedge or two! Currently I have 860 credits. I have a 125 yard wedge via the RBZ iron set I just bought. I already have a Ping Tour W 52 wedge that gets 100 yards. I'm thinking I should get one wedge that can handle 50, and maybe a second one for 75 yards.
  Important question is: Can I survive with one or should I get two? Can I use all 3 wedges in the bag in a round?

   

  Here are the 50-yard wedges I'm looking at
  ATV 64 degrees (L39)
  
  At 75 yards:
  Cleveland CG16 60 degrees.(L29)
  Ping W 60 degrees (L42)
  
  Feedback, guys?

• oneeyedjohn 9,589 Posts

  Tue, Sep 10 2013 6:34 AM

  Yep, 3 wedges is the only way to go.

  Get the highest level wedge u can afford, The Cleveland won't be as good as the Ping.

  Before I bought the R1 driver I hired it at all three levels, just to see the difference in performance, trust me , it was dramatic.

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Tue, Sep 10 2013 6:51 AM

  Your plan sounds good to me. All the wedges on here are good. When you get them check out their punch and flop distances, proper use of them will save you 5 shots per round.

• cblue456 67 Posts

  Tue, Sep 10 2013 7:38 AM

  OK I made the purchase. Now I have to sell one.  Apparently I cannot use all 3 wedges...because I already have one from the iron set....and I had one in my bag already, the 100 yard one.  So now I have 125, 100, 75, and 50 and one has got to go. I can't use them all. 

• Oldbayrunner 1,774 Posts

  Tue, Sep 10 2013 8:00 AM

  No you dont, Take your 100 wedge and place it in the slot where your hybrid goes, then place the other two in the normal wedge slots.

• cblue456 67 Posts

  Tue, Sep 10 2013 8:06 AM

  Are you saying to replace my 240-yard 3W? I don't see a hybrid slot in my bag. Not sure I want to do that. 

• alosso 21,094 Posts

  Tue, Sep 10 2013 8:09 AM

  Now you've bought the 50 yds ATV - good choice.

  You might drop the hybrid and try the lvl 42 Ping for a 75 yds wedge instead, or a higher one (ATV?). Later, a top 100 yds wedge (Cleveland / ATV) might be nice to get the ball to stop from that distance.

• BogeyMan310 865 Posts

  Tue, Sep 10 2013 8:14 AM

  cblue456:

  Are you saying to replace my 240-yard 3W? I don't see a hybrid slot in my bag. Not sure I want to do that. 

  You do not have a slot available to you because you have 2 drivers equipped in your bag, dump one of the drivers and you will be able to add the wedge.  Hope it helps.

• JayO92 172 Posts

  Tue, Sep 10 2013 8:16 AM

  cblue456:

  Are you saying to replace my 240-yard 3W? I don't see a hybrid slot in my bag. Not sure I want to do that. 

  Looking at what you have now, there should be an empty slot in your optional clubs area.  Use it.

• cblue456 67 Posts

  Tue, Sep 10 2013 8:17 AM

  Not sure I want to do that either because that's a driver with 3 lofts. I insist on having 2 lofts in the bag.
  
  Hm.
  
  Heck of a trade off whichever way I look.
  
  I'm leaning toward selling the 75 yard wedge and roll with the new 50- and the trusty 100 yard one.