golfrewind.com

I currently have a 40 yard gap in my game. I can hit my SW 120 yards (if i hit it strong). I can hit my 60* Wedge 80 yards (if i hit it strong) I am looking for a club that I can hit in the 100 yd range. My only problem is, I am not sure what the loft is of my SW. Again, these distances are probably the max I can hit them. I always have trouble in the 95-105 range. I tried playing with the SW and using a half swing or dont fully take a backswing.

Any help/advice anyone can give me would be great. Thanks in advance.

We would need to know what degree your snad wedge is. ( It's probably 56* right...)
so why don't you try a 58* or get your sand wedge loft changed (to a weeker loft) so that it plays the distance you want it to.

I'm sure your local proshop would check the loft of your SW at no charge. Once you have the loft figured out, just remember the gap between each wedge/iron should be 4°

ok .. thanks.. i also did not know how to check what the loft was on the club, i assumed that number would help, but i just didnt know, or know how to measure it..

so if it is supposed to be 4*, then if my SW is 56 (as posted above) then 4 more would be 60, which i have..

so would a 58 make much sense

just kinda lost here... thanks for your input guys... i want to work on something during the off season, and this is it...

What kind of wedge is it and does it have a number on the sole or does it just have a S or a SW.

it just has a S - they are King Cobra knock offs... but same model style...

The only way to know the loft then is take it to a pro to get it checked on a loft/lie machine. Once you now that you can figure out what club you would be hitting in the 100y range. BUT it seems to me that if 120 yard is the max you hit your SW then a normal swing with good rythm should go about 110-105 and if that is true I'm sure you could go to the range and find a swing that goes in the 95-100y range.

i see your point.. but if i MAX out my 60*, that is 80... if I am at 80 with a pin in back, or into the wind.. im kinda in trouble then.. I think I can take my 5W out of my bag, and add this wedge

This is good advice. A forty yard gap between clubs that only differ in loft by 4* doesn't sound right. An 80 yard hard 60* is about right but a 120 yards is a long 56* in comparison. You need a 100 yard club regardless and not one that you have to jump on or dial down.

Here's a little tip that will help with situations like this and similar distance problems.
Ok what you need to do is go to the range and figure out yardages to certain points like 30, 45, 60, 75-80, 90, and 100 then take your 60* and hit shots to all those yardages (even the ones that it are to far away (try something creative)). Next take out your SW and do the same then your PW all the way to your 8 iron. The reason you should do this is to get creative and learn to feel shots (it will make you more comfortable with your know yardages). Make sure while your doing this you mark down which shots feel the easiest/most comfortable in different situations and take this information with you next time you go to the course. The reason that feel is so important is because any time you are in between and exact yardage you will need to rely on it. If this doesn't work go to your pro and get your loft on you SW checked and ask him to help you find an wedge to fill that gap.

with a gap like that between clubs, i would have to think that the wedge is a 54*...

As Hacker100000 said, go get the loft checked. If it is 54*, i know Cleveland makes a 57* wedge in the 588 series... you could go try out one of those... would probably fall right around 95 yards (if the SW is a 54)

My 56 degree SW is what I use from 105 to 115 and my 60 degree LW will comfortably go 100 yards, so I have a very small gap with the same clubs. Or are they the same clubs. I'm betting that there's a bigger difference in the two clubs you are using. Maybe the 60 is bent weak, like 62, or maybe it has a shorter shaft? Maybe the SW is a 52 or 54 or has a longer shaft? Maybe the SW has a graphite shaft and the LW has steel? I'm just guessing here, but I bet if your went and tried a matched set of clubs, like Titleist Vokey 56 and 60, you'd find that there's a much smaller gap, like 15 yards or so. Maybe not, but I can't think of any other reason that your LW goes 80 and your SW goes 120 or so. Good luck.

I do not know if this any anything to do with it.. but i got my SW with my set. I had all the irons extended in length, due to the fact I am 6'6". I bought my wedge well after that, and I did not get it lenghtened, so it is standard size. I do not know if this will affect anything, but I forgot to mention that previously.

Thanks again

Yeah that changes everything. When you swing a longer club your swing arc is bigger so you will hit the ball farther so if you got that lob wedge extended it would probably fix your problem.