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Forum Thread of the Day: “Best lob wedge for firm, tight bunkers?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from osubuckeyes691 who asked WRXers which lob wedge is suited to handle firm and tight lies from the sand. Our members discuss a variety of different wedges and explain just why they feel their choice is most effective from firm and tight bunker lies.
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.
- SEP106: “My course is the same as sometimes after a hard rain it will take a few days to get them all back to normal. I have the Ping Glide 2.0 Stealth wedges, and they are awesome for every condition. When I have the lies you’re describing I use my 58* with 6* of bounce, don’t open it up and just take a normal swing depending on the distance.”
- cardoustie: “Vokey T grind my friend .. amazing. Don’t open way up.”
- Big L: “I am a horrible bunker player but have found the most success with my Mack Daddy Pm grind 58.”
- uglande: “I have a 62 degree Vokey SM7 (M grind, 8 degrees of bounce) that is money in those situations. Great in firm situations with the blade slightly open, and if the sand is both hard and wet, I’ll square it, or even toe-in and just dig it out.”
- rt_charger: “If anyone needs a wedge for their next Links golf adventure in the summer when the fairways are as tight and firm as can be – the X low is for you, at a shocking 3 degrees of bounce. Otherwise, don’t ever get it unless you’re ultra-shallow and almost never take a divot.”
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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Rich Douglas
Nov 4, 2019 at 1:36 am
Instead of talking about specific brands of wedges, what should be addressed are specs. In this case, a high-loft, low-bounce lob wedge would be appropriate because it would require less opening of the wedge for loft (and, thus, exposing the flange to a greater degree). Perhaps 6 or 8 degrees of loft with either a 60- or 64-degree wedge. But that’s the issue, not the manufacturer.
peeza
Nov 1, 2019 at 2:54 pm
anything with a low bounce that you can open up confidently