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The class of wedges grew out of the need for a better club for playing soft lies and short shots. Prior to the 1930s, the best club for short "approach" shots was the "niblick", roughly equivalent to today's 9-iron or pitching wedge in loft; however the design of this club, with a flat, angled face and virtually no "sole", made it difficult to use in sand and other soft lies as it was prone to ...
Gap wedges are loosely defined, but typically have the loft between that of a pitching wedge and sand wedge, between 50 and 54 degrees. [2] At the extremes there is redundancy with either the pitching wedge (typically 48°) or the sand wedge (typically 56°), however some players will "fine-tune" the lofts of these other wedges to their play style, leading to alternate loft choices for a gap ...
"The Pitching Wedge". Sports Illustrated Golf. J B Lippincott Company. Philadelphia and New York. 1972. p 42. See also pp 43 and 91. James A Frank. "Pitching Wedge". Golf Magazine's Private Lessons. Stephen Greene Press/Pelham Books. 1990. p 36. See also pp 20, 34, 46, 53, 74, 153 to 155 and 167. Ben Hogan. "the pitching wedge". The Complete ...
A "pitch shot" is a shot played with a high lofted club, a lob wedge, sand wedge, gap wedge, or pitching wedge, with lofts ranging from 49° to 62°. These high lofted clubs are designed to hit the ball high from short distances, usually from 30–70 yards (30–60 m) and closer.
Wedges are a subclass of irons with higher loft than numbered irons, used for a variety of specialized "utility" shots that require short distance (typically less than 130 yards), high launch angle, or high backspin to reduce roll distance. The first wedge to have that name was the sand wedge, invented by Gene Sarazen in 1931, which features a ...
Feb 20, 2021; Pacific Palisades, California, USA; General view of the first hole course during the third round of The Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club.