Let me introduce you to my favorite club in my bag, and explain why you need to add it to yourbag as well. The club is called the gap wedge because it fills in the “gap” between the pitchingwedge and the sand wedge. A typical pitching wedge has 48 degrees of loft, and the typicalsand wedge has 56 degrees of loft, which leaves a large gap between these two clubs. The gaptypically has 51, 52 (most common) or 53 degrees of loft.
The gap wedge is my “go to” club in almost every short yardage situation from 100 yards andin, and I use it for everything from pitch to chip shots. For the longest time, I didn’t realizethe importance of this club until a friend shared that it was his favorite and most used club – Idecided to give it a try and realized that he was right! The reason that it is a great short gameclub is that it is the perfect 50% club. That means that you can expect 50% carry in the air with50% roll from your golf ball.
When shopping for a gap wedge, look for the following things if it is not marked in degrees ofloft (51, 52 or 53): "G" for gap, "A" for approach, "D" for dual or "U" for utility wedge.
My final recommendation would be to start out by first adding the gap wedge to your set, thena sand wedge. The lob wedge should be left to low handicap and highly skilled players. Be sureto visit the Holen1 Golf Shop to pick one out today.
Fairways and Greens,
-ACE
The gap wedge is my “go to” club in almost every short yardage situation from 100 yards andin, and I use it for everything from pitch to chip shots. For the longest time, I didn’t realizethe importance of this club until a friend shared that it was his favorite and most used club – Idecided to give it a try and realized that he was right! The reason that it is a great short gameclub is that it is the perfect 50% club. That means that you can expect 50% carry in the air with50% roll from your golf ball.
When shopping for a gap wedge, look for the following things if it is not marked in degrees ofloft (51, 52 or 53): "G" for gap, "A" for approach, "D" for dual or "U" for utility wedge.
My final recommendation would be to start out by first adding the gap wedge to your set, thena sand wedge. The lob wedge should be left to low handicap and highly skilled players. Be sureto visit the Holen1 Golf Shop to pick one out today.
Fairways and Greens,
-ACE
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