Set gw issues

Cbfodalo · July 17

I play mizuno jpx923 forged irons. 4-gw.

I had some of my lofts corrected and adjusted to suit my gapping needs. I seam to have a problem with my gw. I had it bent to 48deg from stick 49deg.

I like about 4deg between clubs.

At any rate, I am not happy with distance i get from this club. I hit pw around 120 with a smooth easy swing. Same swing with gw should be around 100 or so but I always , always end up short. Weather is try to flight it or not, it just seams like the club is dead.

I added some lead tape to head to see if I can get a better feel for it.

I play some mizuno s23 wedges after my set gw.

Pw 44 jpx923 forged

Gw 48 jpx923 forged

Aw 52/10 s23

Sw 56/12 s23

I am thinking about getting rid of my set gw and picking up an s23 48deg wedge. I really like the way the s23 wedges feel and perform.

Seriously also considering getting a new set of mizuno t3 wedges.

BBO · July 18

It seems more and more popular for people to replace their set 48s as you are considering. I have the T24 wedges in 52/56/60 and love them. One thing that stands out - do you have a 20 yard gap between your clubs normally? You said PW is 120 and GW "should" be around 100. I'm curious how far you hit your 52 with the same swing.

Cbfodalo · July 18

I hit 52° about 90 yards with full easy swing. I just want a 48° clubs between my pw at 44 and my s23 at 52.

Jeff58 · July 18

Recommend removing both your gap wedges, replace them with a 50 degree S23, and add a 60 degree lob wedge. If the 50 can gap correctly with my P790’s, it can as well with your Mizuno’s.

S23’s for interest.

st1800e · July 18

Adjust the GW loft until you get the yardage you’re looking for. You need to focus on actual yardage ,not loft spec. If it goes the correct yardage, what does it matter what the loft is?

Cbfodalo · July 19

I already adjusted gw from 49 down to 48. I just went through entire bag weighing the clubs and made some minor adjustments to to weights. I am going to work on gw for a few more range sessions and rounds. In mean time I am looking for a mizuno s23 in 48° to slide in between my 44° pw and my 52° s23. I have a few sets of wedges, s23 in 54 and 58 as well as the 60 that I used to play in my bag. I took it out for the 4i. I am pretty good with 56 for short chips

Lobs and sand shots. I really dont feel like I need anything higher then 56°

Not going to give up on set gw yet, too much work, has matching shafts and grips which are almost brand new.

Dpavs · July 19

Just a thought but for that max 52 distance have you thought about hitting a choke down 48 instead? For my own situation, the problem with relying on a clubs (especially wedges) max distance is that it requires a perfect strike to achieve it... be off slightly and lose even 5 yards and I end up short.

Cbfodalo · July 19

I believe the jpx923 forged stock loft on gw is 49, I had it bent to 48. I do realize it's not just the club loft that affects distances. I am working very hard on using practice swings to get a feel for turf interaction, swing path and tempo.

I have pretty much decided to really scale back my swing effort. I am truly committed to making an easy smooth swing and living with my distances.

I like all my distances except for the gw. I am going to work on it a bit, but in mean time I am looking for a mizuno s23 in 48 deg. When I am inside 80 yards I pretty much use my 56° sand wedge. I feel pretty good about all my distances, just never been happy with gw.

mjf34g · July 23

On 7/19/2025 at 12:17 PM, Dpavs said:

Just a thought but for that max 52 distance have you thought about hitting a choke down 48 instead? For my own situation, the problem with relying on a clubs (especially wedges) max distance is that it requires a perfect strike to achieve it... be off slightly and lose even 5 yards and I end up short.

This. People obsess over issues like loft gaps when the solution is quite simple. Personally, I've never been very successful hitting wedges "max" distances. Max swings tend to impart too much spin which IMHO leads to distance control and the ability to flight those scoring clubs.