Bobby Burner
New member
Thanks for that, Flooder.
I'm sure it would be interesting to have two new clubs that I could take a full swing at and land short-of or up-to 100yards. I actually have no idea how far I am likely to hit either, and as I don't currently have a SW it'll be interesting to see how far I can hit it. What is typical? I'll actually be pleased if it's noticably short and therefore justifies the AW!
However, I can't help but think that slight adjustments must always be made by every golfer. If PW=125, AW=100, SW=75, anything in between those figures must be adjusted for. And is there not something to be said for knowing one club inside out, for various length pitches, rather than frequently having to deicide between two clubs? Also, I'm sure it'll be some time before my full swings with wedges would become uniform in distance, or accurate in direction, whereas a partial swing would probably sooner be under more control. Like I've said elsewhere, my assumption is that current thinking is: always land as close to the flag, rather than use ground to bounce and run in. I can see it negates unlucky bounces. But as I said in my last post, an 80yard pitch with my PW dropped and stopped pretty dead. So despite its 45* angle being useless for chips and anything under, say, 50yards, the angle works with sufficient stopping at longer than this.
But I can see that angles of climb, for clearing trees, and stopping distances on shorter pitches will be aided by a ranges of wedges.
And as for what clubs are redundant in players' bags (and to specifically refocus upon the 2.0 irons again)... I am amazed that anyone carries fairway woods anymore. I'm currently playing just the 2.0 irons, and can (when on form) easily reach the greens of my local course in regulation. Perhaps it's not the longest course, or that in fact there's better strategy in playing irons off the tee or fairway. I'm not saying this just because I'm not playing woods at the moment, I'm struggling to see many opportunities where I'd need one. This is partly because of the very healthy distances I'm achieving with the irons, even as a re-newbie. But my point about fairway woods was going to be... if hybrids are easier to hit than woods or long irons (and I'd guess, in the right hands, play longer than equivalent long irons, even if those can be hit), where is the room left for fairways anymore? Are they on their way out altogether?
I'm sure it would be interesting to have two new clubs that I could take a full swing at and land short-of or up-to 100yards. I actually have no idea how far I am likely to hit either, and as I don't currently have a SW it'll be interesting to see how far I can hit it. What is typical? I'll actually be pleased if it's noticably short and therefore justifies the AW!
However, I can't help but think that slight adjustments must always be made by every golfer. If PW=125, AW=100, SW=75, anything in between those figures must be adjusted for. And is there not something to be said for knowing one club inside out, for various length pitches, rather than frequently having to deicide between two clubs? Also, I'm sure it'll be some time before my full swings with wedges would become uniform in distance, or accurate in direction, whereas a partial swing would probably sooner be under more control. Like I've said elsewhere, my assumption is that current thinking is: always land as close to the flag, rather than use ground to bounce and run in. I can see it negates unlucky bounces. But as I said in my last post, an 80yard pitch with my PW dropped and stopped pretty dead. So despite its 45* angle being useless for chips and anything under, say, 50yards, the angle works with sufficient stopping at longer than this.
But I can see that angles of climb, for clearing trees, and stopping distances on shorter pitches will be aided by a ranges of wedges.
And as for what clubs are redundant in players' bags (and to specifically refocus upon the 2.0 irons again)... I am amazed that anyone carries fairway woods anymore. I'm currently playing just the 2.0 irons, and can (when on form) easily reach the greens of my local course in regulation. Perhaps it's not the longest course, or that in fact there's better strategy in playing irons off the tee or fairway. I'm not saying this just because I'm not playing woods at the moment, I'm struggling to see many opportunities where I'd need one. This is partly because of the very healthy distances I'm achieving with the irons, even as a re-newbie. But my point about fairway woods was going to be... if hybrids are easier to hit than woods or long irons (and I'd guess, in the right hands, play longer than equivalent long irons, even if those can be hit), where is the room left for fairways anymore? Are they on their way out altogether?
