very golfer should have a wedge as part of his golf set. Wedges have changed over the years. Some time ago golfers would carry a sand wedge for getting out of a bunker and a pitching wedge for shorter shots onto the greens. These days golfers might carry five or six wedges in their bags and even the average golfer might have three or four.
When choosing wedges you should start off with the pitching wedge. This has an angle of 48 degrees. An advanced golfer might use a pitching wedge for shots around 120 yards. The pitching wedge will produce a high, soft shot onto the green. Similarly a 9 iron shot will land on the green at or near the hole and stop after just a few bounces. It might even spin back to the hole.
A gap wedge should be used for a shot from 80 - 100 yards. This club has an angle of 52 degrees and provides the golfer with a greater degree of accuracy than the pitching wedge. It is a shot that has a high degree of spin thus causing the ball to stop and roll backwards when struck correctly.…show more content… This club is angled at 56 degrees. When struck correctly which is slightly behind the ball an explosion of sand will lift the ball out of the bunker and land it softly on the green. The bunker shot is a difficult shot for amateurs with with practise it can be mastered and become accurate.
A lob wedge has a 60 degree angle and is an excellent club for when the golfer needs to hit the ball from the rough that is close to the green or when he wants a shot that needs to be high and come to a quick stop. This shot is also known as the 'flop shot' and the master of this shot is Phil Mickleson. With practise and repetition golfers will be able to make this shot well.
