The 53 deg is a gap/approach wedge. 56 deg is a sand wedge. and the 60 deg is a lob wedge. The obvious use is distance control. When your staring at the green you want to have the distances on your wedges dialed in. When pitching different deg can help control distance and how much roll. The 53 deg wedge will roll more on the green than say the 60 deg wedge. The same would be for chipping. Some people prefer to use several different clubs to control pitch distance and roll and others prefer the use the same club and control the swing. So know how you like to play your short game.
What is also important about wedges is the bounce angle. If you normally play courses with hard turf and sand then you want a wedge with a lower bounce. If your course has soft turf and fluffy sand you'll want a higher bounce angle. Bounce angle is also useful when you want to play fancy shots like a flop shot. It's much harder to slide the club under the ball with a high bounce angle. Get to know your wedges, it'll help you save more strokes than a shiny new driver. Good luck!
A 53 degree wedge is commonly used to bridge the gap in distance between the pitching wedge and sand wedge. You'll hear it referred to as a gap wedge. I rarely use mine to chip around greens. A 56 degree wedge is referred to as a sand wedge and is commonly used to hit out of sand and short distances. Pros can hit them from 120 yards. I can't hit mine that far. A 60 degree wedge can be used out of bunkers as well. It depends on personal preference or how deep the bunker is. I used to own a 60 degree wedge, but found myself not using it, so I replaced it with a 52 which I use more often. You won't hit a 60 degree wedge very far. To give you an idea, Tiger Woods used a 60 degree wedge out of the rough on the 18th hole at Torrey Pines in the U.S. Open in '08 to put himself in position to make that putt to get in the playoff with Rocco Mediate. It was an 80 yard shot give or take. Again, I couldn't hit my lob wedge that far from the fairway. Wedge play is an important part of your golf game. It will help you score and save strokes.
The higher the number of degrees the club is, the higher the ball will go. A 60 degree wedge is going to give the ball more "loft" than a 10 degree 4 iron. However as the number of degrees increases, the distance the ball will travel decreases. You would use the clubs you were given when you need to get over a bunker between you and the green, most people use them to get out of bunkers as the ball has more chance of getting out if it is going higher.
well you can use them in many different situations: if you are near the green and need to get over some water/bunker. They are just more lofted so you can do a full swing near the green because a full swing is better than a half swing
look at the flange on the back. If it's thick and has a wide sole, it's mostly for mushy turf and bunkers. If they're thinner, they're more for the fairway.
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The 53 deg is a gap/approach wedge. 56 deg is a sand wedge. and the 60 deg is a lob wedge. The obvious use is distance control. When your staring at the green you want to have the distances on your wedges dialed in. When pitching different deg can help control distance and how much roll. The 53 deg wedge will roll more on the green than say the 60 deg wedge. The same would be for chipping. Some people prefer to use several different clubs to control pitch distance and roll and others prefer the use the same club and control the swing. So know how you like to play your short game.
What is also important about wedges is the bounce angle. If you normally play courses with hard turf and sand then you want a wedge with a lower bounce. If your course has soft turf and fluffy sand you'll want a higher bounce angle. Bounce angle is also useful when you want to play fancy shots like a flop shot. It's much harder to slide the club under the ball with a high bounce angle. Get to know your wedges, it'll help you save more strokes than a shiny new driver. Good luck!
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A 53 degree wedge is commonly used to bridge the gap in distance between the pitching wedge and sand wedge. You'll hear it referred to as a gap wedge. I rarely use mine to chip around greens. A 56 degree wedge is referred to as a sand wedge and is commonly used to hit out of sand and short distances. Pros can hit them from 120 yards. I can't hit mine that far. A 60 degree wedge can be used out of bunkers as well. It depends on personal preference or how deep the bunker is. I used to own a 60 degree wedge, but found myself not using it, so I replaced it with a 52 which I use more often. You won't hit a 60 degree wedge very far. To give you an idea, Tiger Woods used a 60 degree wedge out of the rough on the 18th hole at Torrey Pines in the U.S. Open in '08 to put himself in position to make that putt to get in the playoff with Rocco Mediate. It was an 80 yard shot give or take. Again, I couldn't hit my lob wedge that far from the fairway. Wedge play is an important part of your golf game. It will help you score and save strokes.
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My friend just gave me some old wedges, a 53 deg, 56 deg, and 60 deg. In what situations would I use each club? Thanks in advance.
The higher the number of degrees the club is, the higher the ball will go. A 60 degree wedge is going to give the ball more "loft" than a 10 degree 4 iron. However as the number of degrees increases, the distance the ball will travel decreases. You would use the clubs you were given when you need to get over a bunker between you and the green, most people use them to get out of bunkers as the ball has more chance of getting out if it is going higher.
In your situation, I would take the best conditioned wedge, and put the other 2 away.
Keep your game simple. Get used to one wedge, and understand what it is capable of.
well you can use them in many different situations: if you are near the green and need to get over some water/bunker. They are just more lofted so you can do a full swing near the green because a full swing is better than a half swing
look at the flange on the back. If it's thick and has a wide sole, it's mostly for mushy turf and bunkers. If they're thinner, they're more for the fairway.
one is a PW one is a SW and the other is a LW
where are ur GW and AW