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Forum Thread of the Day: “58 or 60-degree wedge?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from DFDLT who is looking to add either a 58 or 60-degree wedge to his 50 and 54-degree wedges already in his bag. Our members suggest the strategy they think DFDLT should take and discuss the advantages of both.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- spoonhead: “Well, for me, I find that the 58 is a little easier to hit full to 1/2 swings. I find that the difficulty level goes up just a little with the 60. I am sure that it is all up to skill level, but I find it easy to open the 58 wedge to get some more loft than to do the opposite with the 60.”
- Chuck905: “I’ve experimented with 54, 56, 58, 60, 64 and learned what works for me is not full shot gaps from the fairway but greenside options. Hence, my LW is 60* with high bounce and my SW is 56* with medium bounce, helps me out of the rough and bunkers under any scenario. Partial shots from the fairway I am able to hit with my PW at 48*.”
- dubbelbogey: “From a pure loft perspective, it wouldn’t matter much at all to me between 58 or 60. More importantly, for me is to also have some options in bounce. E.g. I carry three wedges – 52 is a “mid” bounce, 56 is high/aggressive bounce, 60 is low bounce.”
- GolfChannel: “More than anything, keep your gaps the same. Whether you go 50/54/58 or 50/55/60 just make sure you keep the gaps in order to get the best variation of shot abilities and distance gaping with your wedges. I never understood why they even make a 56-degree sand wedge, but I digress…”
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
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Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
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Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
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Wedge Expert
Apr 22, 2019 at 12:38 pm
I use to be a 52-58-64 guy and loved the options around the green. However, I didn’t feel I had enough reliable distances inside 120 yards. I’ve since gone to a 46-50-54-58 set up and feel like its the best of both worlds.
Alex
Apr 11, 2019 at 9:57 pm
The only time I’d carry a 58 is if I was a 52/58 guy.