Sand Wedge Loft Ping

This readjustment of iron lofts and the desire for more lofted shots around the green led to the development of the gap and lob wedges.

Sand wedge loft ping.

The ping pitching wedges were first released back in 2007 along with the rest of the clubs in a full set. Glide 2 0 stealth. Ping awt 2 0 steel shaft a vailable in regular stiff and x stiff flex. Ping engineers took a grip to grind approach in redesigning the glide 3 0.

Find the perfect deal for ping sand wedge golf clubs with free shipping for many items at ebay. How to hit wedges tight from any. B aim to space out the lofts of your remaining wedges gap sand and lob from there so that there is a relatively equal difference in loft between them. Ping has continued to update the series every couple of years with their g10 g20 g25 and g36 releases.

Pitching wedge 44 5 utility wedge 49 5 sand wedge 54 lob wedge 58 stock shafts. To ensure your wedges match your game you can be fit for a sole grind based on your attack angle divot depth and typical turf conditions. It is designed for full shots when the 9 iron would create too long of a shot. Ping completely overhauled its wedge designs when crafting the new glide 3 0.

The loft of the sand wedge however has not changed. Ping w wedge specs degrees loft. Soft 8620 carbon steel tour inspired look and an extra 1 2 groove. Ss grind an all purpose mid bounce sole with heel and trail edge relief to create versatility on touch shots around the green.

Shop by flex such as regular stiff seniors. In my bag for instance i have a ping pitching wedge with 45 degrees of loft. Usually the highest lofted club a golfer will carry the lob wedge creates a very steep angle of ascent and descent for shots that must get up very quickly perhaps for example to get over a tree and for shots that you want to hit. Most club teaching pros suggest that 4 5 degrees is the ideal gap between wedges.

An ideal progression is for the pitching wedge to be 45 degrees followed by a 50 degree gap wedge and complemented by 54 and 58 degree sand and lob wedges. When it comes to pings putting wedges pw even the older models still hold up well today. Glide 2 0 wedge. Ping wedges glide 3 0 wedges.

The basic pitching wedge has a loft of 46 to 48 degrees. So named because it falls in between the pitching wedge and sand wedge in loft the gap wedge has more loft than a pw less loft than a sw. Ss grind ws grind ts grind or es grind.