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Advice on iron sets

• GreenLaser 229 Posts

  Fri, Nov 4 2022 1:19 PM

  It's a bit confusing.  PW is the pitching wedge that comes with a set of irons.  When people talk about having two or three wedges, they mean in addition to the PW.  

  A short wedge will lower your scores. I'd bet money on that.  My 64° wedge is one of the clubs I use most.

   

• GreenLaser 229 Posts

  Fri, Nov 4 2022 2:20 PM

  One more piece of advice, take advantage of the apparel boosts if you're not doing that already.  They only work in coin room games, but you can enhance your club's numbers and get a little extra XP and/or coin earnings by using apparel boosts.  I try not to use apparel boosts that will mess with my game too much when they're switched off for ranked games, so I use a common Swing Edge hat (for driver distance), a MAX shirt (for 3 wood distance & XP), Top Golf shoes (XP boost--these also boost dirt surface power but I'm not in the dirt often enough for me to worry much about that boost getting switched on and off), and Top Golf shorts (coin boost--these also boost brush surface power but like the TG shoes, I'm not in the brush enough to worry much about it being switched on and off.) I was using a sand power boost for a while but that one getting switched on and off really screwed up my bunker play, and I do land in the bunkers quite a bit.  I avoid other things like spin, forgiveness, rough surface, iron and wedge distance boosts, too. Other people may have different preferences for apparel, but that's what I find works pretty well for me.

• GreenLaser 229 Posts

  Fri, Nov 4 2022 2:40 PM

  Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking.  The apparel boosts aren't only active in coin room games, but they do get switched on and off which can affect play.

• SamSpayed 5,021 Posts

  Fri, Nov 4 2022 4:08 PM

  HL020:

  Thanks for your few suggestions. I could get another 60ft wedge for the time being as I might wait a bit before getting irons. However, I am now a bit confused on the types of wedges, as well as what PW is. Is there a post before explaining all the types of wedges? Might try partial power on the current one first before deciding if I should get a short wedge.

  I think you mean 60 yd wedge, not 60 ft 😁

  Most players play with 3 wedges:  56° + 60° + 64°.  Like GreenLaser said, the 64° wedge is the one you will use the most.  Due to its higher loft and better stopping power, it will be your go-to wedge for almost all greenside shots, especially out of a bunker where you might need to get some height on your shot to get it up onto the green.

  Since you've already purchased the 52° CG16 wedge (100 yds), I'd suggest you maybe consider picking up the 54° CG16 (85 yds) and the 64° CG16 (60 yds) next.  That way you'll have a matched set.  With High trajectory and 3.2 spin, those are very decent wedges for a great price.  Certainly much better than the starter wedges.  

  Hope this helps.

• alosso 21,072 Posts

  Fri, Nov 4 2022 10:38 PM

  These wedges are low level, L8. Is any experience available how their performance is? Without that, I'd prefer the L39 TMs - long time proven quality!

• GreenLaser 229 Posts

  Sat, Nov 5 2022 1:03 AM

  I got the 64° L8 around the time I got two of the Callaway Jaws so mid-40ish level.  I wanted a 64° wedge, but there isn't a 64° Callaway Jaws.  I wasn't sure if I'd like the 3.0 meter, but I decided to get it anyway, figuring the 3.5 Forgiveness would help. It was still a little quicker than I prefer.  I thought it was a pretty good club and kept it until I got a MAX Meter 64° at L91.  The MAX Meter 64° Is a better club and suits me much better. You're probably right about the L39 TM being better than the L8 CG16, but I have no experience with the TM's, so I can't directly compare them.

• alosso 21,072 Posts

  Sat, Nov 5 2022 4:31 AM

  HL020:

  However, I am now a bit confused on the types of wedges, as well as what PW is.

  PW is short for "pitching wedge", which in WGTland is the shortest club of the iron set.

  In real life, it's standard to have two wedges for different distances and purposes:
  PW (approx. 48° loft from the vertical), and sand wedge, SW (approx. 56°). If any, players may use an additional lob wedge (60°, even shorter). It's different for Pro players, Phil Mickelson having a reputation for outstanding performance with a multitude of wedges. Still, the max. number of clubs is limited to 14 by the rules.

  Here in WGT, we start with a Starter lob wedge of 50 yds and a Starter sand wedge of 70 yds in the bag. They have no loft angles assigned. The Starter PW is 90 yds long.

  Custom wedges in the Pro Shop have no names; they may show angles of 52°, 54°, 60°, 64° ..., but, for game play, it's more important to know their nominal distance. It starts at 50 yds and goes up to around 110 yds for full shots. The "punch" shot option gives another, lower length value per club.

  It's common wisdom to space the wedges evenly below the iron set's PW length, but this value changes from set to set, higher level sets going up to 120 yds. Many players drop the Hybrid for a third wedge (below PW).

  My PW is 110 yds, and I chose three wedges of 100, 75 and 50 yds below. The punch lengths are 94, 84, 62, 41 yds. This is a close spacing which allows to choose a wedge and play it at full or only slightly reduced power for best results.

• HL020 14 Posts

  Sat, Nov 5 2022 10:40 AM

  GreenLaser:

  Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking.  The apparel boosts aren't only active in coin room games, but they do get switched on and off which can affect play.

  Thanks for your advice. Will change my apparel then later. Btw, what do you mean by 'switch on and off'?