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Which 3 wedges degrees?

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Jun 22 2016 4:40 PM

  Vaibhav5viv:

  I'd say going by degrees isn't the best way

  Using those 3 lowest degree wedges in conjunction with using all of the shots is going to give you the tightest coverage. As long as the wedges are matched, even those Pings serve the purpose. The key is being able to space the yardages out as evenly as possible and that is where the use of all of the 5 shots with each one is paramount.

• alosso 21,072 Posts

  Wed, Jun 22 2016 9:45 PM

  YankeeJim:

  The key is being able to space the yardages out as evenly as possible

  Right! - and you don't do it by degrees but by yardage. That's V's and my point.

  BTW: Methinks he was talking about Ping irons not wedges. Those (formerly) lovely Ping wedges don't have a 64° anymore, apparently because Ping doesn't offer them in RL. Thus, these sets are incomplete.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Jun 23 2016 5:13 AM

  alosso:

  you don't do it by degrees but by yardage.

  You need to understand the loft characteristics of the different degrees to appreciate what coverage really means. It's not about the distance as much as it is about how the ball flies to the landing point. The higher the degree of loft, the softer the landing. A 64W and a 60W, both hit to the same distance, will act differently when they land. 

• Vaibhav5viv 886 Posts

  Thu, Jun 23 2016 12:51 PM

  YankeeJim:

  Using those 3 lowest degree wedges in conjunction with using all of the shots is going to give you the tightest coverage.

  It would. But I want a wider coverage with my wedges which will cover my PW adequately. If you combine the lower level wedges with lower level irons then yes it will cover the PW fine. Have it with say G25 irons and PW goes 115. I wouldn't really want a 25 yd gap at such a commonly used range, much less it being for the PW rather than a special wedge.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Jun 23 2016 12:59 PM

  Vaibhav5viv:

  Have it with say G25 irons and PW goes 115

  That also punches around 100, the same distance a 56 degree wedge would hit full. Using your logic to get to your PW distance, the ATVs go 50-75-100 just using the full shot. The punch cuts the 25 yard gap in half. (The CGs go 60-80-100.)  

  Do yourself a favor and write down all 5 yardages for all your wedges, including the set PW. Use yardages from each of the 3 degrees. Then make a decision.

• Vaibhav5viv 886 Posts

  Thu, Jun 23 2016 1:45 PM

  YankeeJim:

  Vaibhav5viv:

  Have it with say G25 irons and PW goes 115

  That also punches around 100, the same distance a 56 degree wedge would hit full. Using your logic to get to your PW distance, the ATVs go 50-75-100 just using the full shot. The punch cuts the 25 yard gap in half. (The CGs go 60-80-100.)  

  Do yourself a favor and write down all 5 yardages for all your wedges, including the set PW. Use yardages from each of the 3 degrees. Then make a decision.

  Might be time to refresh your memory Jim or better yet have a trundle down the pro shop ;). The lower level ATV goes 50-77-93 while the Cleves goes 60-75-90. The Ping PW punch goes 98 but with that trajectory, it certainly not a solution for situations where you need to clear something.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Jun 23 2016 2:21 PM

  Vaibhav5viv:

  The lower level ATV goes 50-77-93

  50-77-93-98-115. Looks pretty tight to me. 60W punch between the 53 and 77; 56W punch between the 77 and 93; pw punch between the 93 and 115. Doubt you'll get much tighter than that.

  In your case, because you already have the top CGs, you cover 52,60,68,80,84,100,115. How are you getting tighter coverage than that.? Certainly not by moving away from the 3 degrees in this discussion.

   

• Vaibhav5viv 886 Posts

  Thu, Jun 23 2016 3:02 PM

  YankeeJim:

  50-77-93-98-115.

  Already explained why 98 punch falls short.. Don't see whats problem with getting in a 98yd wedge which will punch 84 or even 105 which will punch 88.

  Not sure why my current wedges come into the conversation when we're discussing L57 below wedges.