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I have always played a 54-56 out of the sand. I like the more bounce I have with those clubs and it really has helped me propel through the bunker. My sand play has always been pretty good, but yesterday all 3 of my playing partners played their 60. What do you use and why?
 
I mostly use my 56 degree SW for bunker shots, or for longer 40-50 yard shots I may use my GW. The only time I'll use my 60 degree LW is if I am short sided or have a big lip to carry over. I try to avoid the LW like the plague.
 
It depends on the course, and the layout.

If I play a Brauer designed course, you may have to play any club in your bag. He'll put a pot bunker on the edge of a fairway, or a shallow bunker that's still 200 yards out that you can hit a hybrid from.

For greenside, most of the time I'll use my LW, it's pretty much my go-to club for anything within 20 yards. I use it second only to my putter for the most strokes in a round.
 
56/10 SW unless the sand is packed solid then I'll use whatever club to chip off it (LW, etc).
 
I like to fly balls to the hole. I also have a tendency to take a pretty big swing and explode balls out of the sand. Shorter shots I'll play a lob wedge (60degree) 90% of the time but will also bust out the 56 degree.
 
Smallville said:
I use my 60-degree. That's all I have past my 50 degree PW.

But I want to try this (it has a video on the page):

http://www.intheholegolf.com/store/lovett-sand-wedge.html?gcid=C11387x019
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That reminds me a lot of a similar concept by Prince Golf:

http://www.princegolf.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=23_24&products_id=2

I've fiddled around with one in the store, but not on the course. It makes a fantastic chipper as well, perfect for those bump-n-run shots.
 
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They both remind me of the old Alien wedge.
 
JB said:
They both remind me of the old Alien wedge.
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My father passed along his golf memorabilia stuff to me recently. Some good reads, but among them a videotape of the Alien wedge. I guess it's an infomercial; I haven't seen the need to watch it.
 
In my experience 56˚ is a common sand wedge. I played that until recently, when I switched to 58˚ for my sand wedge. Part of the reason for the switch was to ensure a sufficient spacing from my gap wedge. Might I say that I've had a lot of fun with the 58˚. I can thoroughly recommend it.

I used to have a 60˚ lob wedge which I found to be of little value on a lot of the Australian courses which have harder greens. It's not the easiest club to control either. Although not as 'spectacular' as a lob, bump and runs often can achieve more consistent results for short distance shots to the green than using a lob. Less chance of a mishit flying the green.
 
i use a 58*. it allows me to hit a lofted shot and stop it quickly and also hit the low shot that just makes it over the lip and rolls to the hole. i play each shot for different scenarios
 
AK, what bounce does your 58 have for your sand shots?
 
12* bounce
 
I use my 54* and 60* about 50/50 out of the sand. It really depends on the conditions of the shot, distance, amount of green to work with, need it to stop, down hill, etc. I practice enough with both that I can use both effectively even with varying bounce.
 
I had an original Alien Wedge! They were cool:>) Worked too!
Sand shots are my worse, so I just started working on them the past few weeks.

I typically play a 56/10 from the sand, under the lip I play a 60/06 lob on occasion.
Now many of the course I play have near hardpan traps, so anything goes in those!
 
scooterguitar said:
I had an original Alien Wedge! They were cool:>) Worked too!
Sand shots are my worse, so I just started working on them the past few weeks.

I typically play a 56/10 from the sand, under the lip I play a 60/06 lob on occasion.
Now many of the course I play have near hardpan traps, so anything goes in those!
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Best tip I ever got was not to look at the ball, but look at a spot 1 inch behind the ball. Of course, out the hard pan that wouldn't help too much.:D
 
I learned to play the sand by placing the ball on a dollar bill in the trap.
The ball on one end of the bill. Then you aim to hit the other end.
 
JB said:
That makes sense. I dont think I would like that on the fairway, but in the bunker, that is perfect.
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what angle of attack do you take? sweep or dig? cuz i think its decent on the fairway, but i would like something that is a bit more beneficial to my swing
 
Depends on the shot. But more of a dig. I prefer something with very low bounce in the fairway for my wedges.
 
ya thats what im going to get for my next wedges. i will probably get vokeys again cuz thats what i trust, but with less bounce in the 52* and a mid bounce in the 58*
 
Out of curiousity, if you have Vokeys and you are keeping the same loft, why get new ones?
 
i am going to get a different bounce 58*, but ur right i dont need another 52*. i dont know where to get my wedges refinished or how to do it myself tho, and my 52* has seen 2 seasons of a bunch of shots
 
A groove sharpener could fix the grooves. The outside aesthetics shouldnt matter.
 
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