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Old May 15th, 2008, 12:52 PM
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Re: How far do you hit your wedges..

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Originally Posted by Max Iron View Post
Ofcourse. But if I have 100 yards to the pin, what else than a PW can I hit? With my yardage thats either a full controlled pw or a pitch swing with the 9 iron. I understand that there should be a difference, but shouldn't the distance dictate your swing?

A Gap Wedge. If your PW is 46° and your SW is 56°, you need a GW that is approx. 50° for that in-between distance.

When you get good enough, you can take any wedge and play it many ways. There's opening the face, shortening the grip, and various back swings that you can control various distances with. That's why I don't have or play a Lob wedge. I'll use my Gap or Sand and open the face up and grip down some if I need a high but short shot.
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