If either of your wedge’s lofts are too close to each other you will have two problems. Having the right loft gap on your wedges is incredibly important. Gap Wedges are also referred to as AW (Approach Wedge) Sand Wedge Have a look at the table below, this should give you an idea of what loft Gap Wedges are. With the current lofts of Irons these days the Gap Wedge is a must. It’s sole purpose is to fill the gap now created between the Sand Wedge and Pitching Wedge. This produced a gap between the Sand Wedge and Pitching Wedge, hence why the Gap Wedge was invented. Since Iron lofts started to get stronger the Sand Wedge stayed the same and the Pitching Wedge stuck with the iron set making the loft stronger too. When these were originally invented the lofts were around 4 to 5 degrees apart. A Pitching Wedge was originally invented for pitching and shorter shots towards the green, while a Sand Wedge was originally invented to get out of the sand. The Gap Wedge is not some special weapon that will make you hit it closer than another club. The main thing you will need to consider is the loft of your clubs to match up your Gap Wedge to the set. Today we will hopefully make sense of all this confusion and make the choice easy the next time you go to buy a club. What Is A Gap Wedge – When To Use It Vs Pitching WedgeĬhoosing the right wedge these days can be very confusing, with so many wedge options, lofts, bounces and grids, it is very easy for you to get confused.
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