Hi all,

I bought a great starting set of clubs off a forum member here recently.
What I am finding now is that I am ending up in the bunkers and wishing I had a club to get out.
Currenly the only wedge I have is the pitching wedge.

My question is which should I get?
A friend of mine suggested possibly getting a lob wedge as it would be useful in other scenarios.

However I have no idea which is the most all-round or wether I should be looking at having two or even all three of the above.

Also, how much should I be looking to spend as a beginner? Bearing in mind the total of the rest of my clubs was $300.

Many thanks in advance for all your help.

peekay
most pitch wegdes come in at 48 deg.
As a self proclaimed newbie i suggest you grab a 56 deg sandwedge.
the best in the market are titliest spin milled, cleveland, mizuno.
srixons are good too.
get 1 with a 8 or 10 bounce and off you pop.
expext to pay $200 new or $130ish second hand.

o yeah dont get sucked in to having 4 wedges untill you have the game to warrant them.
cheers
kiwi

Hi Peekay86, I have a Callaway Xtour sandwedge laying around if your interested. $60

Depending where you are Peekey, wedges can be had pretty cheap Golf Clearence outlet in Melbourne has wedges from $30. If I could only carry 1 wedge I would pick a 56 degree sand wedge, they are designed to get out of bunkers and with some practise you can lay it open to give you lob wedge kind of loft.
Not trying to white ant your offer Fooore, just another option for Peekay

mine is an odd combo

my Pw in mizuno is 47 i think…then I go 51 deg then 60

i reckon less is more…..I see no need for 4 wedges at all

I can open the 51 to 53-54…and close the 60 to 56-57

It makes picking a wedge to hit far easier….I only use the 60 for shots where I need to go over something…everything else is the 51…...the mizuno wedge i use has a ground sole so its very easy to lay it open

i reckon 48 53-54 and maybe a 60 is good combo for begineers…like i said less decions to make, plus it will make you a creative player instead of relying on hitting a full shot with each wedge

I had the same problem when I started out 2 or so years ago. I bought the Adams golf 3 wedge kit 52/56/60, very rarely carried all 3 at once, but have swapped them around all the time. At the local course, I have very similar setup to Dave_1, take a PW, 52 and 60.

My Mizzy PW is 45 I also carry a 56 SW which at my home club I don’t use in bunkers and a 60 LW which I do use in bunkers. About to pull the trigger drop the 56 and put back a GW 52, in a perfect world I would get a 54 but I just don’t know if Santa wants to bring me a 54 I’ve been a bad kid this year

I have a 48 PW, a 52 GW, a 56 SW and a 60 LW. all get used for different things I could probably do without the 60, but if i took it out of the bag there will be at least one time out on the course where i wish I had it, so it stays.

Depending where you are Peekey, wedges can be had pretty cheap Golf Clearence outlet in Melbourne has wedges from $30. If I could only carry 1 wedge I would pick a 56 degree sand wedge, they are designed to get out of bunkers and with some practise you can lay it open to give you lob wedge kind of loft.
Not trying to white ant your offer Fooore, just another option for Peekay

Happy dance won my first ever Sunday comp 6/12/09. Actually first ever comp of any day. Voucher, big handicap reduction and name in the paper, really small print.

Its cool mate, No white ants here.
to be more specific, Mine is a 56 degree

Wedges vary between $30 (at Golf Clearance Warehouse in Melbourne) and about $220 as far as I’m aware.

Which is right for you depends on (a.) how much you want to spend, (b.) how serious you are about playing regularly, and (c.) the types of courses you play on.

If you plan on playing regularly and taking your golf seriously, a Titleist Bob Vokey or Cleveland CG14 would be a good place to start. They are expensive (for beginners) but worth the outlay.

If you are right handed, there are a lot of places selling the superceded CG12 for $99.95, which is pretty good value.

I reckon as a beginner, in addition to a PW, you only really need one other, so I would get a 56 degree of some sort, as it will be handy in many different situations.

As you get better, you can add more clubs to your bag, but there is no point confusing yourself with too many clubs to choose from while you are learning…

CG 14 Camo $87

What abouit the Lind range of wedges…anybody using them ?

Peekay, all of the above is good stuff, only thing I can add is:

You can play bunkers shots with a PW, nice long shallow divots, don’t dig too deep. Interesting article in one of the latest golf mags (Australian Golf Digest) about how we should play most bunkers shots this way, not like the old style drive the club into the sand method.

A 56 degree utility wedge with low bounce (8-10 as Kiwi said) is good as it can be used around the green as well. For bunkers if you lay them open a bit you increase the effective bounce anyway so that helps.

Good luck.

What abouit the Lind range of wedges…anybody using them ?

I have got a ling 56deg runout model for $29 and quite like it but can only compare it to cheap sand wedges like Acer and Wilson.

mine is an odd combo

my Pw in mizuno is 47 i think…then I go 51 deg then 60

i reckon less is more…..I see no need for 4 wedges at all

I can open the 51 to 53-54…and close the 60 to 56-57

It makes picking a wedge to hit far easier….I only use the 60 for shots where I need to go over something…everything else is the 51……the mizuno wedge i use has a ground sole so its very easy to lay it open

i reckon 48 53-54 and maybe a 60 is good combo for begineers…like i said less decions to make, plus it will make you a creative player instead of relying on hitting a full shot with each wedge

so John (Daly) how did you make a 14?….well i missed the putt ior a 13 dickhead

I’m with Dave_1 100%. My 2c (and a great topic by the way…)

At the peak of his career Ernie Els was only carrying a 56 degree wedge from memory. I do the same but there is a small gap in ability between Ernie and myself. Okay, screw it, the gap’s not that small, it’s bloody huge. Actually mine is a 54 but I can lay it open and flop it just as easily as I could flop a 60 wedge when I carried a full range set of Taylor Made wedges (52/56/60).

If you do go for one wedge get some advice on what bounce factor to have, this may depend on your local course’s bunkering. Lower bounce for harder packed style of bunkers blah blah. The pro’s will help you out. The range is something like 4 degrees to 14 degrees so it’s a big variance.

Also, spend the bucks on this club. You’ll use it from somewhere between 80-100m for 75% of your approaches (47% of statistics are made up on the spot though). The point is, $300 for 3-PW easily justifies eventually spending $2-300 on a putter and wedges. About the same number of shots per round.

And if you don’t agree with my last comment, that’s okay, just don’t tell my wife, because that is how Mr Odyssey and Mr Vokey came to live with me.

The reason I have 4 is because the “gap” in distance between my pitching wedge and sand wedge was huge, like 30m or something.

I could do without the 60 but id much rather keep it in there and hit a full shot into the green from 50m out then be trying to manufacture a shot somewhere between a 1/2-3/4 SW.

Hi all,

I bought a great starting set of clubs off a forum member here recently.
What I am finding now is that I am ending up in the bunkers and wishing I had a club to get out.
Currenly the only wedge I have is the pitching wedge.

My question is which should I get?
A friend of mine suggested possibly getting a lob wedge as it would be useful in other scenarios.

However I have no idea which is the most all-round or wether I should be looking at having two or even all three of the above.

Also, how much should I be looking to spend as a beginner? Bearing in mind the total of the rest of my clubs was $300.

Many thanks in advance for all your help.

Gday mate, you talk about needing a wedge, ie a sand wedge to help with your bunkers.

Can I just ask what set of clubs do you have? The reason I ask is as a newbie which you say you are, a sand iron that matches your set might be the way to go for a while. This would possibly be a cavity back club which would really help while you are learning this great game. And when you become a bit more consistent with your general ball striking and bunker play then it will be time to experiment a bit more with your wedges.

I hope this helps out.

Hi Guys, new to the forum and was interested to see Im not the only one going P, 52, 60. Ive been told its to much gap but I find it right for me,
half pitch 60d=30,
full pitch 60d=40-50m
half pitch 52d=60-65m
full pitch 52d=75m,
pw =85-95m
I’m playing off 14 after starting on 24 in march, and started with just pw and sw, upgraded irons a few months ago and have gone with this wedge format. I was thinking maybe throwing a 56 in but its to much to think about.
I’m having troulbe keeping my head focused as it is, thank god for GPS when its under 100m,

Hi all,

I bought a great starting set of clubs off a forum member here recently.
What I am finding now is that I am ending up in the bunkers and wishing I had a club to get out.
Currenly the only wedge I have is the pitching wedge.

My question is which should I get?
A friend of mine suggested possibly getting a lob wedge as it would be useful in other scenarios.

However I have no idea which is the most all-round or wether I should be looking at having two or even all three of the above.

Also, how much should I be looking to spend as a beginner? Bearing in mind the total of the rest of my clubs was $300.

Many thanks in advance for all your help.

Gday mate, you talk about needing a wedge, ie a sand wedge to help with your bunkers.

Can I just ask what set of clubs do you have? The reason I ask is as a newbie which you say you are, a sand iron that matches your set might be the way to go for a while. This would possibly be a cavity back club which would really help while you are learning this great game. And when you become a bit more consistent with your general ball striking and bunker play then it will be time to experiment a bit more with your wedges.

I hope this helps out.

The harder I swing, the wider I go!

Wow, this post sure got alot more response then I had hoped for.
Many thanks for all your tips and advice.
In answer to the above quoted post, I purchased a set of Ben Hogan Edge CTF’s (3-pw with 3,4h) off a forum member.
If it matters at all I have only played two rounds since purchasing them and have a major slicing problem which I am working on fixing (likely about to organise a lesson(s).

To be honest I didn’t even know about the different lofts available within the clubs or the bounce rating so all the information here has been a great help.

Going off all of this, does the following sand wedge appear to make sense? Cleveland CG 12, 56 deg loft 10 bounce.
I need to make a trip down to the Golf Clearance Outlet on the weekend to pickup some shoes so getting a wedge from there at the same time might be a good move.

Thanks again for all your help.

Sounds like a great start mate. Go for it in my opinion.

I have a 60deg CG12 lob wedge. Really good club. The Sand Wedge sounds like a good purchase until you learn to play the game better. Then you will have the fun of working out what clubs should be in your bag.Lots of fun that!!

Hi all,

I bought a great starting set of clubs off a forum member here recently.
What I am finding now is that I am ending up in the bunkers and wishing I had a club to get out.
Currenly the only wedge I have is the pitching wedge.

My question is which should I get?
A friend of mine suggested possibly getting a lob wedge as it would be useful in other scenarios.

However I have no idea which is the most all-round or wether I should be looking at having two or even all three of the above.

Also, how much should I be looking to spend as a beginner? Bearing in mind the total of the rest of my clubs was $300.

Many thanks in advance for all your help.

Gday mate, you talk about needing a wedge, ie a sand wedge to help with your bunkers.

Can I just ask what set of clubs do you have? The reason I ask is as a newbie which you say you are, a sand iron that matches your set might be the way to go for a while. This would possibly be a cavity back club which would really help while you are learning this great game. And when you become a bit more consistent with your general ball striking and bunker play then it will be time to experiment a bit more with your wedges.

I hope this helps out.

The harder I swing, the wider I go!

Wow, this post sure got alot more response then I had hoped for.
Many thanks for all your tips and advice.
In answer to the above quoted post, I purchased a set of Ben Hogan Edge CTF’s (3-pw with 3,4h) off a forum member.
If it matters at all I have only played two rounds since purchasing them and have a major slicing problem which I am working on fixing (likely about to organise a lesson(s).

To be honest I didn’t even know about the different lofts available within the clubs or the bounce rating so all the information here has been a great help.

Going off all of this, does the following sand wedge appear to make sense? Cleveland CG 12, 56 deg loft 10 bounce.
I need to make a trip down to the Golf Clearance Outlet on the weekend to pickup some shoes so getting a wedge from there at the same time might be a good move.

Thanks again for all your help.

thats a good start PK,
they are good irons,
as is the wedge.
little steps before big ones.
dont be concerned with other wedges for a while.
cheers
kiwi

my theory is also based on playing on links golf…where I chip with anything from 4 iron to LW…....I love seeing funny looks when you hit 40 meter bump n run with 5 iron to a foot

....I also think many wedge shots are actually higher risk shot…why because you need to hit it pure plus wind becomes factor…how much will it spin, will it release on…....

and you can still play bump n run shots on most non links courses so long as there isnt bunkers infornt of the green…

less wedges forces you to leabr to get the most of what you have…..I have stayed on 9 cap with this set up so Im not changing

I can go 2 or 3 rounds without hitting a LW…its there if i need it