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vsxi013 19 October 14, 2025 0 Comments

Recently getting back into golf after about a 10 year hiatus. I purchased the TS3 5-GW and I currently have a 54 and 60 degree cleveland cg15 wedges. The 54 has a 12 degree bounce and 60 has 6 degree. For the life of me, I’m battling tons of issues with consistency with them. I’ve been trying to follow some tips from Joseph Mayo on chipping, but recently it’s been a lot of shooting the ball across the green with my chipping or just going long. I realize lessons is probably the best answer here, but I’m also worried about my gapping. I’m hitting the gap wedge about 90-100 yards. My 54 full swing I’m lucky if I get 60 yards and the 60 I shouldn’t be full swinging, but when I’ve had to it’s maybe 40 yards worth of distance. I’m thinking that getting a 52 and 56 degree wedge would work well with the 48 degree GW from the TS3 set. I’m just trying to figure out what grind type would work best for me. I’m in Wisconsin so soon I won’t have any open courses to work with, but generally speaking the courses I’m at are either hard as can be or very soft. Any advice would be appreciated I could definitely provide more info as needed.

Britt Lindsey Answered question October 15, 2025

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Answer 1 · 2025-10-15T10:50:16+00:00

First, I would recommend getting a qualified professional to check your technique. Very difficult to make absolute recommendations when the problem might not be with the equipment. That being said, it does make sense to try a 52 and 56. The gap is better with the GW being 48. I actually play the 48G grind, a 52 S grind and 56 S grind here in Ohio. Conditions have been pretty firm this summer, but like where you are, can get soft pretty quick. I would say the S grind DRT wedges are versatile and generally for neutral to firmer conditions. When it does get really soft, I like the A grind. Also, if you tend to get steep, take more divot, the A grind is probably better. If you are more shallow and take less divots, the S grind would be the choice. If you like to roll open the blade any to hit flop shots, etc. the S grind is a little more suitable since the sole is not quite as wide and has a little more of a relief grind, allowing the blade to be opened without the leading edge raisin up too much.

So, I would suggest to try to get a short game lesson, and consider going to the 52 and 56 to improve the gapping.

Britt Lindsey

I appreciate your comment and direction Britt.

Part of me is thinking of taking the 52 in an S grind and the 56 in the A grind for flexibility — but I also may not need additional variables at this point in my game. Short game lessons would definitely be beneficial.
Nothing wrong with a 52 S grind and a 56 A grind. A grind is a very versatile all purpose grind. Wider sole width with less relief, but I found it to work well in all conditions. S grind does too and is probably better in really firm conditions and for more usable when rolling the blade open, especially in the firmer conditions.
Let me know what you decide and how they work out.

Britt Lindsey