I'm a fairly new convert to this wonderful game and have been told to get myself a decent wedge. I'm looking to get one of the Callaway wedges but am completely at a loss as to what degree of loft I should get. Can anyone advise ? Thanks
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 a good set up is a 56* sand wedge and a 60* lob wedge.
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 George This really depends what you already have in your bag.You should check what degree loft is on the wedges you already have,if your P/W is 47 and your S/W is 56 you should get a 52 degree gap wedge. A 60 degree lob wedge can be a difficult club to manage,especially if your new to the game.
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Good advice from oldboy 
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 George,
If you current just have a PW in your bag try and find out what loft it is, can usually be found on the manufactures website.
You've now got a range of options:
1. Add a gap wedge, these are around the 52 degree mark. A gap wedge is to fill the gap between a PW and a SW. Gap wedges usually have low bounce so they are great off of tight lies.
2. Add a sand wedge, these are around 56 degree mark. A sand wedge is great for escaping from bunkers but also are great for shots around the green that you need to stop quickly.
3. Add a lob wedge, these are around the 60 degree mark and will hit the ball high and it will stop quickly. A lob wedge is perfect for getting over a bunker when the pin is close, also not bad for the flop shot around the green.
Personally, i'd recommend , adding a SW of 56 degrees as it's the most versatile wedge and you can learn a good portfolio of shots with it.
Good luck.
Cheers.
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Thanks for the replies everyone. I'll check out the loft of my existing PW and SW and get myself a gap wedge and maybe also a Lob wedge. Cheers !
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 I had a sand and pitching wedge and went out and bought a 60 degree lob. People told me I was crazy. I like it. SOme reckon it should not be used for shots more than 45 yards but I find up to 60yards its still got lots of "drop and stop" playability. MAybe I should be using the sand wedge for those shots but I'm not very advanced in the game so just going with what feels right for now. With nature, not against it - a term I heard in the hallowed sanctum of this forum. Good luck!
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 You should as general rule keep 4 degrees between lofts, this keeps distance control equal. EG.... 50, 54 58 and so on. Whatever loft ur wedge is you should work from there.
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 oddly enough, i use my sw for chips and short pitches and my 60* lw for when i need to get out of sand around the green. I think this is partly because my irons are big berthas, which are pretty fat and not good when trying to cut through sand, where as my LW is an MD Superstrong and seems to go through fairly easily and allows me to get under the ball when in a bunker. Also the increased loft gives me the confidence to perform a full swing knowing the ball isnt going to go to far, a concept i struggled with at first when playing out of bunkers!
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Obviously you need to check the loft on your exitsing wedge and find something compatible. It also depends on your own game, whether you are a long/strong hitter with the short irons. I am not, so I find a 48 degree P/W, 52 GW and a 56 SW is about right for me. I base my distances on 70 yds, 90 yds and 115 yds respectively. Long hitters might prefer a 58/60 lob wedge.
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 Oldboy has given you good advice, often something between the PW and SW is a good idea as it's easier to make a full swing to achieve 100yards than either hitting the SW hard, or taking a little off the PW. The LW is a pretty specialised club which I tend to only use when there's something like a bunker, water etc. between me and the hole...if you play a course which has well protected/bunkered greens it might be worth a try, otherwise I'd stick with a nice PW, GW, SW set-up..
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I carry a PW, GW, SW, LW. I probably use the LW more than the GW but thats probably due to the fact it's the one part of my game that needs work. Too often I leave myself 15 yards from the green and a bunker to get over! That said I use the LW quite a lot from greenside bunkers with some quite good success. I have a 52, 56, 60 set-up but as my PW is a 45 there is still quite a big gap between PW & GW.
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don't know what my pitching and sand wedge are. But I know from practice that the sand is good in sand. The lob is good for under 30 yard flops and 30-60 yard lobs. the pitching is good for 70-110 chips then its proper clubs. feeling and playability are more useful to me than knowing what number is on the bottom. Not knocking the knoweldge as I am only a high 'capper. Just saying there is some value in not worrying about the numbers but just see what feels right for various shots. Ok?
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 Personally I've started just to carry just a good 56 deg spin mill wedge and dropped the 60 and 52 - I find I can achieve anything I need with it - from bunker shots to gap situations.
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