32 thoughts on “What is a 60 Degree Wedge Used For? When to Use a 60 Degree Wedge”
I use my 60 for full 60-70 yard shots and in the sand because we play in firm sand. Everywhere else I use my 54. Even when I need to get it in the air. I just open it up.
A great trick to prevent fat chips is to stand closer, choke down, and hit the ball with the toe part of the face. The ball will come out dead with low spin but you can pop it up quite high.
80 and in for me, also depending on the shot shape I need. Yesterday I was behind a tree needed to draw the ball into the hole from 90 uphill, I used the 56 hit the front edge but trickled through the back, grabbed the 60 5 feet in front of the green, trickled to within 4 feet of the hole. Which I’m better at chipping with a 56 because I end up short with a 60. I have good full shot yardages with the wedges, 60 at 80-90, 56 90-100, 52 100-115. Pw 115 soft usually a cut-135-140 if I draw. I might be wrong about this but works for me, I have 2 distances I work off usually each club, the fade distance and the draw distance. Play the fade if it’s at the lower end of the distance of the club, play the draw at the higher end, pin placement depends on which club also. If it’s to the right at 110 I’d tend to hit a high fade with a pw instead of going at it with 52, if it’s left I’m hit the 52 with a draw.
You have the same wedges as my self MD ST30 superstrong wedges. I have 2 sets love them. ST30 and ST40s , also just got a set of the Older Norman Drews. Easily on feel and control with Vokey's and many other high cost wedges Very underrated wedges. . 👍👍👍👍
My thoughts on shorter chips and pitches with wedges (as opposed to 9iron/8iron etc.): you need to know what the bounce of your wedges are. If you are on a tight and/or firm lie, it is inadvisable to use a wedge with higher bounce (i.e. 12+ degrees of bounce). The club will bounce (as the term suggests) off the harder turf and you'll blade/top the ball. It's also possible to chunk it if you have the sole flush with the ground and the face square.
Understanding how wedges are designed completely revolutionized how I select chips and shorter pitches around the green. Tight lie? Go with a lower bounce wedge and tilt the toe down so that you're using more of the toe bounce, thereby reducing risk of chunkaroos. Softer, fluffier, wetter (mmmmm) lie, go with more bounce and sole the wedge more flush and square, with the shaft straight up and down. If you want to go with a cheeky flop, open the face and get the heel of the club more flush with the ground, just be aware this tends to work better with tighter lies or if the ball is sitting up in softer/more rough lies.
I use 54/60w almost exclusively these days. For the Playa's out there I recommend Full Face wedges. They are exceptionally forgiving and easier to control.
Hey playa I tend to use the 60 degree all the time to chip, never really developed a bump and run. Do you have any videos or links to a bump and run? Thanks
I like my 60 for bunkers, big ass trees, and fringe/rough chips when the pin is downhill. 56 for most other chipping and getting over bunkers/shit in the way. 52 for everything else under 110 and for the playas.
60 wedge is useless… my sand wedge can do more and do better. People nowadays are afraid to get good at opening the face on their sandwedge-pitching wedge. You can’t change the loft on a 60 wedge, as it’s already fixed and bring diminishing results. 60 wedge is an emergency club… not an approach club. It’s only useful when you don’t know how to manipulate the face of their other wedges.
I use my 60 for full 60-70 yard shots and in the sand because we play in firm sand. Everywhere else I use my 54. Even when I need to get it in the air. I just open it up.
Never use 60°
I refer to my 60 as the "devil's club."
60 is my best club. I use it %95 of the time inside 75 yards. Pitch, chip, flop.
Key is = it is my most practiced club next to putter.
My full 60 goes 105 and I use it for basically any shot under that distance
A great trick to prevent fat chips is to stand closer, choke down, and hit the ball with the toe part of the face. The ball will come out dead with low spin but you can pop it up quite high.
I like the 56 for everything now, or pw if I need to get it rolling
Love 60 Wilson off of Amazon for $35-40 to practice what it’s all about.
80 and in for me, also depending on the shot shape I need. Yesterday I was behind a tree needed to draw the ball into the hole from 90 uphill, I used the 56 hit the front edge but trickled through the back, grabbed the 60 5 feet in front of the green, trickled to within 4 feet of the hole. Which I’m better at chipping with a 56 because I end up short with a 60. I have good full shot yardages with the wedges, 60 at 80-90, 56 90-100, 52 100-115. Pw 115 soft usually a cut-135-140 if I draw. I might be wrong about this but works for me, I have 2 distances I work off usually each club, the fade distance and the draw distance. Play the fade if it’s at the lower end of the distance of the club, play the draw at the higher end, pin placement depends on which club also. If it’s to the right at 110 I’d tend to hit a high fade with a pw instead of going at it with 52, if it’s left I’m hit the 52 with a draw.
Just the baus at his best…GIOTG……
You have the same wedges as my self MD ST30 superstrong wedges. I have 2 sets love them. ST30 and ST40s , also just got a set of the Older Norman Drews.
Easily on feel and control with Vokey's and many other high cost wedges Very underrated wedges. . 👍👍👍👍
What degree club is he using
My thoughts on shorter chips and pitches with wedges (as opposed to 9iron/8iron etc.): you need to know what the bounce of your wedges are. If you are on a tight and/or firm lie, it is inadvisable to use a wedge with higher bounce (i.e. 12+ degrees of bounce). The club will bounce (as the term suggests) off the harder turf and you'll blade/top the ball. It's also possible to chunk it if you have the sole flush with the ground and the face square.
Understanding how wedges are designed completely revolutionized how I select chips and shorter pitches around the green. Tight lie? Go with a lower bounce wedge and tilt the toe down so that you're using more of the toe bounce, thereby reducing risk of chunkaroos. Softer, fluffier, wetter (mmmmm) lie, go with more bounce and sole the wedge more flush and square, with the shaft straight up and down. If you want to go with a cheeky flop, open the face and get the heel of the club more flush with the ground, just be aware this tends to work better with tighter lies or if the ball is sitting up in softer/more rough lies.
I use 54/60w almost exclusively these days. For the Playa's out there I recommend Full Face wedges. They are exceptionally forgiving and easier to control.
Hey playa I tend to use the 60 degree all the time to chip, never really developed a bump and run. Do you have any videos or links to a bump and run? Thanks
I'll use a 60° whenever the hell I want, thank you very much
I really like the 60 degree punch shot to really keep it low under trees 🙂
I hate it when the club ruins my shot.
So many examples and only 2 I actually use my 60° for. Thanks for giving me more shots to practice with my 60.
How do you guys actually manage to hit full shorts with 56 and 60?
No bad weather golfing
I use a 64 for everything inside 80 yards
Never
Didnt know hitting it properly was an option LOL
I keep my 60 degree because I love hitting behind a huge tree on my course. It's good for winning bets because no one ever thinks I can go over it
Short answer for high handicap players: never.
A out for the parski ? Disliked
As a lefty I tend to hit my wedges to the right of my target. Are my hands too low?
always use a 60 or never use one. you will mess up. If the sixty isn't your favorite child, just lock it up in the closet.
… great straightforward comprehensive instructions. Many thanks. John Williams @JWfit 🇬🇧
I like my 60 for bunkers, big ass trees, and fringe/rough chips when the pin is downhill. 56 for most other chipping and getting over bunkers/shit in the way. 52 for everything else under 110 and for the playas.
60 wedge is useless… my sand wedge can do more and do better. People nowadays are afraid to get good at opening the face on their sandwedge-pitching wedge. You can’t change the loft on a 60 wedge, as it’s already fixed and bring diminishing results. 60 wedge is an emergency club… not an approach club. It’s only useful when you don’t know how to manipulate the face of their other wedges.
Intake full swings 90 yards to 60 yards out.