I have a 60 I use for bunkers and anything I think I’ll overhit with my pitching wedge, but I tend to have a problem where when 20 yards off the green I’ll just hit from one side to the other and can’t seem to hit a short high shot with enough backspin to not roll off the green.

What turned me on to this particular club (after googling a bit about bounce and loft) was that it isn’t really a wedge at all, it’s what I think they would consider a ‘blade’ club. This will allow me to adjust my stance in relation to the ball for distance and still get a nice rise and plop for the short shots without losing control from contacting the ground too early.

I also found that I rarely pulled it out of my bag. I just didn’t have much use for it so I took it out in favor of a 2-hybrid, which I use virtually every round. I might give it a try again, but right now, I’m happy without it. If anything, I would probably get rid of my 52-degree wedge and add a 60. I doubt I’d go down to a 64-degree again.

I’ve been able to use it successfully a few times and for like a 10 to 20 yard shot that you need to sit or a shot that has to get up high and down quick like a steep bank. But it is very easy to skull. I’m inconsistent as is so if I pull that club out it’s a crap shoot.

Opening the face of the club does increase the effective bounce. I suppose technically, the actual bounce is fixed by the design of the club, but opening the face up causes the bounce angle relative to the ground to increase some.

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It is possible to hit a SW from a tight lie by closing the club face a little but I would practice the shot first before attempting on the course.

Wow a 74 degree wedge. “But what situations would I use it for?”. A flop shot into your front shirt pocket. I honestly can’t think of a situation where you would need such a high loft. Phil Mickelson has used a 64 degree wedge but still only uses it in situations where the lie is tight and needs an extremely high trajectory.

I’m not familiar with the Feel wedges and wasn’t even aware that there was a wedge on the market with that much loft.

I just had a look at their website and they indicate that their preferred method of distance control is to use one club (the 73 degree wedge) and a full swing, and let distance be decided with ball position (further forward for a high shot and back for a low show).

The club’s bounce is relatively low at 7 degrees making it mostly inappropriate for the sand, except maybe when it’s wet and packed. It would probably be OK for tight fairway lies.

I’m not really a fan of using only ball position to control distance because you wouldn’t be able to groove a repeatable swing (a Dave Pelz fundamental) You’d have to change the bottom of your swing arc to adjust for the ball position, otherwise you risk hitting it thin or fat as the ball is more forward or back.

I can’t say that the club doesn’t have merit, as I’ve never tried it or heard feedback from anyone who has, but I personally don’t know if I’d be willing to give it a shot.

If you do try it out or buy it, I’d be interested to know how you make out with it.