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Ok guys, I'm soon going to pick up a new sand wedge..... I'm trading in my old set which included a SW. My question is my PW for my set is 45*. I have a 60*. Should I get a 52* to better take out the gaps in my set or get a 54* which would work more as my traditional sand wedge? Would the 52* work as a sand wedge effectively? Does anyone out there have a 60* and just a 52*? Thanks.
 
Right now Im carrying my sets gap, a 56* and a 60*, seems to work pretty well.
 
45 to 60 would mean the best loft for gaps would be about 52-53 degrees. It would really depend on what you want to use the wedge for. Is it for gaps, or is it because you struggle out of traps and want a more traditional lofted SW. You could always go with a 55 (or so) and then down the road possibly add a 50 degree if you decide you want or need one. That would give you 45, 50, 55, and 60.
 
That's what I have too. a 50° PW from my old set and my 56° and 60° Adams wedges. The 56 I use from the sand. The 60 is for downhill, greenside lies.
 
JB i need all the help out of bunkers I can get.... thats why I was thinking 54*.
 
I have a SW at 54* I also use my Niblick 56 out of the sand and it works very well. It has saved my butt more than once. My issue is that I am better with the NIb out of the sand and better with the SW for chipping and full shots everwhere else. I guess I need eliminate one and just practice, practice with the other.
 
Thainer21 said:
I would doubt you needing a 5w and 7w, 2 wedges are much more efficient
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That is really not fair to say without playing with someone and playing the courses that they play. Everybody has different gaps.
 
Could always go with a high bounce 52/53. Get close to the same bounce as a sand and it should act pretty close. I don't know what would be harder to find though, a high bounce Gap for 54* sand.
 
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