Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from xyckin who is looking to find the perfect wedge for 100-yard shots. Currently, with his 60-degree wedge, xyckin excels on short shots and from the bunker, but without wanting to compromise on those shots, he is considering changing to a 58-degree club in order to hit a comfortable “high 100-yard shot”. Our members share their advice.

Here are a few posts from the thread but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

• ChipNRun: “It takes quite a touch to hit full shots with an LW – be it 58* or 60*. It appears you may be experiencing the lob effect with your 60*. The lob effect is the point(s) in your wedge mix at which going from to a fuller swing launches the ball higher, but not much longer. I have found the first 60* LW since before 2000 that I can hit reliably. Still, anything more than a 3/4 swing is unstable and unreliable. It’s not just with LWs. A few years back, I found a Wilson SW that picked up the lob effect at more than a half swing. Half swing = 60 yards / 3/4 swing = 70 yards // full swing = ??whatever?? In your case, it seems a 58* would give you a little extra distance to fill in your yardage gap.”
• rt_charger: “Not to be that person but I would highly recommend not trying to choose 58 or 60 based on distances – depending on what manufacturer, chose based on bounce (some don’t have a 58 or 60 mold and bend to get loft affecting bounce) and on your need to hit lower or higher shots floppy/pitch shots around the green. I myself prefer a 60 to get more loft on flop shots; I hit it full once in a blue moon when I have a front pin, the exact yardage, and the right conditions to do so; I also carry 4 wedges and consider myself a short game specialist.”
• dalehead: “I choose my lob wedge on how it performs around the green and out of bunkers not how it performs on full shots. If I need to take 10 yards or so off my 54 I choke it down an inch and make a full swing. Gives me better results than trying to hit the lob wedge hard.”
• RainShadow: “I went to a 58* many years ago and haven’t looked back: more consistent full shots ( Rarely used for those) and same function around greens. I use mine as 75yd full. 54* goes 90yd full, 50*GW is 105 Full. Learned to control distances with all wedges and short irons….develop those golf skills.”

Entire Thread: “58 vs 60-degree wedge”