How Many Wedges Do You Carry in Your Golf Bag?

Most golfers will carry a standard pitching wedge (PW) as it comes with the set, a sand wedge (SW) and more often than not a lob wedge (LW). Between a PW (47-48 degrees) and SW (56 degrees) there is approximately 8 or 9 degrees of loft. This equates to approximately a gap of 30 yards between the two clubs. The difference between a sand wedge and a lob wedge is only 4 degrees, so approximately 12-16 yards. This is ok. So what do you do between the PW and SW? The answer - a Gap Wedge. A gap wedge or approach wedge has approximately 52 degrees of loft on it. This will give you a more even gap between wedges and allow you to avoid the awkward in between distances that you will get between a PW and SW. However, to allow you to put a gap wedge in your bag, you will probably have to ditch one of your longer clubs. I would recommend your 3-iron. So you would have a Driver, 3 wood and 5 wood or rescue, and then it would jump to your 4-iron. This does give you a bit of a gap in your longer clubs, but you will notice it less than you will with the shorter clubs. The next time you go out make a note of how many times you use your 3-iron and then make a note of how many times you would use a gap wedge if you had one. If the number of times that you would use the gap wedge is greater than the 3-iron then you know that you should put one in your bag.