Equipment

Finding success with 4-5 wedges in the bag – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

2 weeks ago

May 26, 2026

In our forums, our members have been reacting to one user’s experiment with gaming 4+ wedges. WRXer ‘Ty_Guy’ begins the discussion outlining his most recent setup, saying:

“PW is an iron, not a wedge for the sake of discussion.

I’ve been using a 4 wedge setup over the last month. Something new that has been working quite well, but has been difficult weighing the cost/benefit. Have you dabbled with an extra wedge? When you do, is it worth losing the slot at the top of the bag?

I use PW (45), 48, 52, 56, 60. The 48 has a matching iron shaft and 52-60 is a conventional wedge shaft build. Previously, I had always used PW, 50, 55, 60. With 3 wedges, the 50 would be full and chip, 55 does everything, and 60 is only finesse shots.

With 4 wedges, the roles change up a bit:

48 – Full swing

52 – Full and partial

56 – Partial

60 – Partial/finesse

I am no longer taking full swings with a SW. This has been helpful. I also have discovered I like the 52 much more than the 50 with chip shots. The real crux of the change is the 48. It’s become essentially an 11 iron. With my one length 37″ PW and traditional Cobra 3DP PW (both at 45), these will be 135-140 full swing clubs. The 48 carries about 125. So I’ve switched to about 10 yard gaps in my PW, 48, and 52 (110). I really like this new setup for approach shots, gaining a one or two more GIR on Par 4s.

Though with any bag change, something has to leave for a club to come in. I now play about 25 yards between my top to longest clubs. Something like 3w at 240, 7w at 215 then 5i at 195, depending on what setup I like that day. This makes for a couple more 7w/4h swings each round. There are more variables to what constitutes a successful fairway wood shot vs a successful short iron shot, so I haven’t reached a confident conclusion whether or not one less longer club is equal to a conventional setup.

My iron sets aren’t fully ‘players distance,’ but they are toeing that category. I’d like to know if others have tried shaking up the 2 long clubs, 3 wedge traditional bag setup. Maybe the entirely opposite way? 3 fairway woods and a 52 & 58!”

And our members have been weighing in with their thoughts and own experiences in response.

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

gioguy21: “You actually are using a 5 wedge setup currently including your 45* pitching wedge. I don’t take 100% swings with my 50* either – and the 56/60* i definitely don’t take full shots. IMO you’d be better suited with 45, 50, 55, 60. four total wedges including pitching wedge. it all depends on gapping – not just for your shorter yardages with wedges, but also the top of your bag so you’re not missing a gaping hole between say a 3w and 4i.”
golferdude54: “I went 46/50/54/58/62 and dropped the 3-wood to do so; top of bag is driver then 18* hybrid. My last 3 wedges’ bounce and grinds are interchangeable depending on the course. It is really nice to have so many options around the greens.”

Entire Thread: “Finding success with 4-5 wedges – GolfWRXers discuss”

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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16 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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16 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

16 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. 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.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”