| Note: |
Wedges are intended for use at short distances.
Depending upon the power in the swing of the
golfer, a wedge might go 100 yards, or it might go
10. Since they are intended for shorter
distances, golfers WILL typically change their
swing when using wedges. In a perfect world, a
golfer is SUPPOSED to have the same swing every
time, and only change which club they are using.
In the real world, as a golfer approaches the
green, they take some 'off' their swing.
Wedges come in varying lofts - usually from 48 to
60 degrees. Most sets only come with 1 wedge - a
pitching wedge. The next highest loft wedge is a
Gap wedge. Then the next highest loft is a Sand
wedge. The highest loft is on a Lob wedge.
However, the lofts are not consistent, and one
set's pitching wedge might be another set's sand
wedge.
I recommend that any golfer have a lob wedge for
short distances. It can come in very handy from
the rough. HOWEVER....be careful around the green.
It is difficult to get the wedge under a ball that
is lying in short grass (ie the fringe of the
green), so you will probably end up PUTTING. I
have often tried my gap wedge at the wrong time,
and I hit the bottom of the club on the ball, and
drive the ball across the green (all the energy is
forward, rather than partly upward, so the ball
rolls a LONG way). |