Pricing may vary.Ĭleveland takes its wedges very seriously, as it should, having made some of the most influential designs in the last several decades. (It’s not uncommon for a stock wedge to fly an additional 3-4 yards compared to its blade counterpart.)Īll of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team. There’s a chance if might add ball speed as well. If you’re playing a cavity-back iron, your pitching wedge offers some semblance of perimeter weighting to improve off-center strikes. That being said, it’s important understand the differences between a standard pitching wedge and, say, a 46-degree Cleveland RTX ZipCore. To be clear, those numbers don’t mean you need to go out and buy something else to replace your pitching wedge.
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The latter is something that’s far more common in the professional ranks than many might realize.Īccording to several Tour reps I spoke to, including Michael Jolly, who heads up player development for Cleveland/Srixon, the number of pros using something other than a stock pitching wedge is around 50 percent per week, with the number varying depending on the tournament. The average mid-handicapper is fixated on forgiveness and distance during the testing process contemplating whether they’d benefit from a different pitching wedge isn’t on their radar.Īs your game continues to improve, distance and forgiveness might give way to more specific needs, like workability, consistent carry numbers and a pitching wedge that matches the rest of your scoring clubs. Look inside your golf bag and you’ll likely find a pitching wedge that looks identical to the rest of the irons in your set. How many pros use a pitching wedge from their iron set? Welcome to another edition of the Fully Equipped mailbag sponsored by Cleveland/Srixon Golf, an interactive series in which our resident dimplehead (a.k.a., GOLF’s managing editor of equipment, Jonathan Wall) fields your hard-hitting gear questions.
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