During this time, I learned to hit a greenside cutshot with a SW that would some of the things a LW does. I'm 61, so I played golf before the LW appeared. I had trouble with pitch shots (and drives going OB).Ī recent Golf Digest report said that 50% of the pro tour players had a 58* or less as their highest lofted wedge. In 2011, I dropped the 56* in favor of a 54* and 58*, and my handicap went up to 23.4. That season I used a PW, 50* and 56* as my three wedges, and had a 19 HDCP. I met four of the golfers, and two of the four used a 56* as their highest lofted wedge. The resort course was the home course for the local small college. My wife and I went on a quick golf vacation during May 2010.
Most people I have seen go to a 6* gap starting with either a weak pitching wedge or a gap wedge, I can't see how starting with my 9i would hurt. When you get out to 150+, I can't imagine it's as easy to mess with distance control as with wedges.
I'll have to try it out and see how it goes, but I could presumably choke up to reach the in between yardages. This sort of setup would keep my short game pretty much the same, free up a club at the top, and eliminate the PW that doesn't gap that well with my set, as well as being quite a rare yardage for me. I plan on going to a 44* 9i, getting a 50* scoring wedge, and then my 56 and 62. 20 yards of gapping isn't that bad at the top end, and 10 yards of gapping at the bottom is unnecessary. Also, unless I go to a really exotic long game setup, I doubt I need more than 3 clubs between my 5 iron and driver I am seldom that far from the green and expect to hit it particularly close.
I find that opening up the 56 is great when I need the bounce, but having a low bounce 62 is helpful in a lot of situations. I would be fine without my 62, but probably screwed without my 56.
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