Actual distances will depend on many other factors like swing speed and angles of attack. But what about the approach wedge? What is that all about? Do people even know for sure what the A stands for in AW? The purpose of an approach wedge is to hit the ball high and land it softly and hopefully close to the hole. This club will allow the golfer to hit the ball over obstructions like bunkers, water hazards and trees.
A well struck shot should land the ball near the flag and stop quickly or even spin back if the golfer has created that spin on the ball. Putting backspin on the ball can be very useful when hitting the ball onto a green where the flag is positioned right behind a bunker.
Well, it is generally accepted that the AW is the transition between your irons to the PW which you could call a iron and the sand and lob wedge. It fills that gap which is why it often referred to as a gap wedge.
How far do you hit your pitching wedge? The top pros will use their pitching wedge to hit the ball yards, scary, eh? Anyway, my point is, what if you have left yourself a comfortable 60 yards to the pin? Your pitching wedge would be too much club and the lob wedge not enough maybe.
There you have it, a perfect time to get out the approach wedge! With the extra loft you can hit an aggressive shot to the green. So, what is bounce? The intention here is the high loft angle is going to lift the ball up off the floor and climb to a substantial height, while then stopping quickly on the green. If you find yourself looking at greater pin accuracy more than focusing on simply getting the ball on the green with a close approach shot, then the loft wedge can certainly help you out.
Pick a spot, and go for it. Basically, the amount of control you can have over a lob wedge shot is pretty impressive, but only when you know how to use it to your advantage. But that control does come with a problem attached.
You need to have a better understanding of the greens, as well as the added accuracy of your shot. That is not something you will pick up in an instant, but if you are playing to that sort of standard, then a loft wedge could easily make a real difference to your game if you find yourself 50 yards or less from the green. If we were to offer a summary of the different shots that can be made with these clubs, then it could be summed up as the following.
The pitching wedge is for those longer approach shots to the green where you want to still have an impressive amount of control. The approach wedge is for something closer to the green where you stress about overhitting. The sand wedge is for getting out of the bunker, or you may want to use it closer to the green. However, the lob wedge is the best option of all when it comes to those more spectacular short approach shots where you need to kill the ball stone dead.
So those are the differences between the clubs, and as you can see, they are all used for slightly different shots. But what is you are new to the game? What should you be using? Keep in mind that when starting out, you are focusing on trying to improve your basic game, so getting all fancy with spin on shots is not high on your list of priorities.
As a result, we would recommend not including the loft wedge. The lob wedge requires a softer touch and feel around the edge of the green. A novice player is not going to have that type of control over their game. As a novice, or someone with a high handicap, then you need to think about getting yourself out of trouble.
That means both the pitching wedge and sand wedge are the two most important clubs out there. You are highly unlikely to be hitting through greens too often when trying to master the game. Chances are you will come up short rather than long, so worrying about overhitting the ball is not something that should be concerning you.
If you are an average player where your shots come up short and leave you with a chip onto the green on a regular basis, then a wedge around the 54 degree loft angle would be perfect. At the same time, if you do end up wanting that real control and producing as much backspin as possible from your shots close to the green, then a loft angle on a wedge around 62 degrees will work out well for you. As we've covered in our golf club lofts and wedge lofts guides, Approach Wedges designed for low-handicap golfers usually have 50 to 52 degrees of loft.
Game-improvement A-Wedges can have as little as 48 degrees of loft. Check out the table below to see the progression of iron lofts in game-improvement and more traditional iron sets.
Depending on the manufacturer, you may see A-Wedges labeled or described as:. All of these names are used to describe a club intended for the same purpose, to fill the loft gap between a PW and a SW. Brands like TaylorMade and Callaway generally use some form of the A-Wedge designation, while brands like Cobra and Mizuno opt for the slightly more common Gap Wedge name. Ping adds a third name to the mix, stamping their 2nd wedge with a "U" for Utility Wedge.
Whatever the club is called, most players find it is crucial to have a club that fills the distance gap between their Pitching Wedge and Sand Wedge.
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