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Old June 29th, 2008, 01:15 AM
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Wedge Loft Advice

My short iron distances are as followed

PW-140 Yards (48 Degrees)
Gap Wedge-125-130 (52 Degrees)
Sand Wedge- 95 Yards (56 Degrees)
Lob Wedge-? I don't ever bother hitting the ball all the way with this club, I'd rather hit a pitch and run sand Wedge.

So anyways I'm getting a new Cleveland CG 14 wedge, and I was just gonna see if anyone had any advice on the loft of club I should think about looking at my wedge yardages.

Note* The Wedge that I'm replacing is my Cleveland Sand Wedge
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Old June 29th, 2008, 02:07 AM
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Re: Wedge Loft Advice

Shorty...how is this thread different from your other one?
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Old June 29th, 2008, 02:43 AM
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It is not at all, but I'm no moderator so I can't close a thread or delete my own and that thread was in the wrong section so.... what is one to do?
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Old June 29th, 2008, 06:13 AM
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Old June 30th, 2008, 06:35 PM
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Re: Wedge Loft Advice

Any more ideas people?
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Old June 30th, 2008, 11:55 PM
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Re: Wedge Loft Advice

get a titleist wedge.

much better than cleveland.
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Old July 1st, 2008, 02:56 AM
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get a titleist wedge.

much better than cleveland.
You have obviously not hit the CG 14, I'd take it over a spin milled Vokey anyday. (Which I'm getting anyway)

Also for a 9 handicap you have spent WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY to much money on clubs. I a 9-10 handicap also have spent tops, bag included $500 for my entire set of clubs.
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yeah CG14 is great wedge!!
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Old July 1st, 2008, 01:24 PM
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Re: Wedge Loft Advice

I'd say stick with the same loft as you have now in your SW. No reason to change. I hit my PW 135, GW 120, and SW 105. Not sure why you hit your SW so much less than I do since you hit your other wedges 5 to 10 yards longer than I do. I hit my 60* LW 90 yards if that tells you anything you can use.
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Old July 1st, 2008, 07:58 PM
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I'd say stick with the same loft as you have now in your SW. No reason to change. I hit my PW 135, GW 120, and SW 105. Not sure why you hit your SW so much less than I do since you hit your other wedges 5 to 10 yards longer than I do. I hit my 60* LW 90 yards if that tells you anything you can use.
My Distance was wrong, I do hit it about 100-105. I haven't hit a full sand wedge in a while. But I did today.
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Old July 2nd, 2008, 11:21 AM
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Re: Wedge Loft Advice

Thanks for your reply. Last week I had 85 yards to the flag out of the first cut of rough. I choked down an inch on my 60* wedge, and hit the ball perfectly. Only problem is the ball flew over the flag and landed a good 25 yards past the flag. It was looking great when I first hit it, dead on line. I don't know how I managed to hit my LW some 110 yards. Must have been one of those Flier lies you hear about on TV.
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Old July 2nd, 2008, 02:36 PM
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Re: Wedge Loft Advice

I'd say a 60 degree wedge. Don't go any higher, I tried a 64 degree wedge (not a Cleveland), and boy oh boy, I feared for my life.
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Old July 2nd, 2008, 02:52 PM
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Thanks for your reply. Last week I had 85 yards to the flag out of the first cut of rough. I choked down an inch on my 60* wedge, and hit the ball perfectly. Only problem is the ball flew over the flag and landed a good 25 yards past the flag. It was looking great when I first hit it, dead on line. I don't know how I managed to hit my LW some 110 yards. Must have been one of those Flier lies you hear about on TV.
Theress alot of variables thruthfully, if you hit the ball good and flush and it was back in your stance then that makes a huge difference. If the ball is up in your stance the ball will run right up the face of the wedge giving you more loft than distance. Regardless at a point for lob wedges you can only hit them higher and no farther regardless of swing speed. And I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get a 56 degree wedge. It'll just have to wait now since I bought a Tour Burner two days ago.
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Old July 7th, 2008, 04:19 PM
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Re: Wedge Loft Advice

Since you already have a SW, why not get a 60* lob wedge instead of another 56* wedge?
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