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1.40K viewsJuly 19, 2016

Brian Lewis July 18, 2016 0 Comments

I have an older set of Tommy Armour 845 imitations….858’s…(1 iron-SW). Assembled them myself 20-30 years ago. Love them. Considered new clubs every once in awhile but kept reading comments like “I wish I still had my 845’s.” I can learn from others. Recently lost my SW and I need to consider at least a new SW and maybe a gap wedge or other lofts. I do have a 65 degree lob wedge….yes, 65 degree…I know you don’t see these very often. The older 858 wedges did not come with degree markings on them. Anyone know what degree the PW & SW would be for these? Trying to get a game back I had back when I had the time to put into practice and playing. Thanks for comments.

2 Answers

Answer 1 · 2016-07-21T14:04:43+00:00

Hello, Brian. If your SW was 55* with 15* of bounce, you might consider the Maltby Design Multi Grind series wedges, probably the 56* TP grind. Here’s the link: http://www.golfworks.com/maltby-design-multi-grind-wedges/p/MA0265/. For most of the golfers I teach and make clubs for, I recommend the Glider grind in the 56*. It has less bounce, 8*, but a much greater “effective bounce” due to the wider sole – really good in soft sand and heavy rough. Hope this helps!

Answer 2 · 2016-07-18T20:38:56+00:00

Pierre Posted July 19, 2016 1 Comment

I found the specifications for Tommy Armour 845 irons. The loft/lie for the PW, GW, and SW are 47/63, 51/63, and 55/63. The original playing lengths were short by today’s standards; which could explain the lie.

Pierre commented July 19, 2016

Found the bounce numbers. The PW has 5, the GW has 7, and the SW, interestingly, has 15! If you really liked that SW; you really like a SW with a lot of bounce. Hope that helps in your search.