Looking to build out a set of TS3 irons and am intrigued by the new DRT wedges. I mostly use my gap wedge as a full swing club, so it will have the same shaft as my irons. I do like the option to use the gap wedge for chipping but in very limited cases. Is there much benefit to the DRT over the TS3 set wedge?
I had a max milled gap playing with my TS3’s, and I liked it and the gapping, but I recently switched to the set gap wedge and I absolutely love it, especially as sandman said on full shots. It gaps perfectly, and I have loved chipping with it on long running chips when I have a lot of green to work with. Just my 2 cents.
Either way really would work. With the lofts we have today, the GW is basically the equivalent of what a PW use to be and most liked the PW to be a part of the set. So the GW is the extension of the set and you might like it better in the TS3 vs a stand alone GW. That being said, a lot of players will move to a Gap wedge in a wedge specific design, like our new DRT. I personally play the TS4 in through the PW, but put the DRT G grind 48 in as my gap, and then the 52 S grind or A grind and 56 S grind or A grind. Which 52 and 56 I use depends on the turf. Neutral to firm I use the S grind, neutral to soft I use the A grind.
So, on the GW, I would go with what you like to look at more that anything else.
Britt Lindsey
i’d go with the set gap wedge if you use it as a full swing club. the set GW in the TS1-IM is a cheat code for me, both full swing and chipping around the green. i can’t imagine the TS3 performs any different.