| A golfer's short game can make up for all kinds of | | | | has become increasingly popular in recent years is the |
| deficiencies in their long game. So even if you are not | | | | lob wedge. This club head has around 60 degrees of |
| the most accurate driver or long ball hitter, you can still | | | | loft, making it only useful for shots that are extremely |
| recover fairly nicely in many cases if you have a good | | | | close to the green, perhaps around 40 yards or less. |
| short game around the greens.The clubs that you'll be | | | | They lend themselves very well to short high shots |
| using when you get within 100 yards or so of the | | | | where you need to go over obstacles and stop |
| green are called wedges, and there are four general | | | | quickly.As you can see, there is a progression of club |
| kinds of wedges that most golfers should be | | | | loft angles that can fit almost any shot situation that |
| concerned with, depending on both their skill level and | | | | you can encounter when you are in close around the |
| the shot at hand. Let's take a look at each type of | | | | green. It may seem like a good idea to carry all four |
| wedge and see how they are used.One of the most | | | | wedges with you in your golf bag when you play, but |
| common wedges that can be found in almost any golf | | | | keep in mind that rules require that you can only have |
| bag is the pitching wedge. These are great irons to | | | | 14 golf clubs with you in your bag as you play. For |
| use for approach shots of around a hundred yards or | | | | most golfers, that means that one or two of these |
| so away from the flag. Usually they have a club loft of | | | | wedges may have to be sacrificed to make room for |
| between 45 to 49 degrees.The next wedge to | | | | other clubs that are more commonly used.In that case, |
| consider is the gap wedge which is more suitable for | | | | the pitching wedge and sand wedge make good |
| shots that are 80 to 90 yards away from the flag or | | | | all-around choices for clubs that will be needed in short |
| your intended target. The loft on these short clubs is | | | | yardage situations. However, if you repeatedly find |
| usually between 49 to 54 degrees.Another very | | | | yourself in certain situations that call for a different club |
| common wedge that is found in almost every golf bag | | | | loft, choosing one of the other two wedges mentioned |
| is the sand wedge. A sand wedge has a loft of | | | | above to take along with you may work out |
| between 53 to 57 degrees, and so is most effective | | | | well.Beginners generally don't need to worry about |
| from about 60 - 70 yards away from your target. Of | | | | having each type of wedge represented in their bag |
| course, the sand wedge also doubles as the weapon | | | | though, and usually just the pitching and sand wedge |
| of choice for hitting out of a sand trap. The clubhead is | | | | will do nicely.Steadman Issenburg writes on many |
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| of the sand trap instead.And other type of wedge that | | | | Golf Tips website. |