What wedge do you use for hitting out of bunker?

[West Coast Duffer]

Ive gotten pretty good at using my 60-08 out of the trap. What does everybody else use when hitting out of a greenside trap.

[MCDavis]

The 56...highest loft I carry.

[BStone]

Depends on where the bunker is in relation to the green/pin. If I am short sided, I will go to my 60 degree to get the ball up quickly and make it stop. For longer bunker shots I will use anything from the 60 up to an 8 or 9 iron.

[West Coast Duffer]

Depends on where the bunker is in relation to the green/pin. If I am short sided, I will go to my 60 degree to get the ball up quickly and make it stop. For longer bunker shots I will use anything from the 60 up to an 8 or 9 iron.

Good point, let me change this to greenside bunker.

[BStone]

Good point, let me change this to greenside bunker.

It still depends on the length of the shot, all of the clubs I mentioned would be used from the greenside bunker depending on the situation.

[zaphod]

I do not carry a traditional sand wedge. 52* and 60*. Either one works very well. Just open or close the face and vary the steepness of angle of attack depending on the shot.

Just take sand and the ball and put both on the green. The angle of face and attack control the ball run out.

[mddubya]

Pretty much stick to my 60º. I open the face up so its almost flat and swing out to in, hitting behind the ball. I've even gotten to the point I can but a little back spin on it.

[Fourputt]

Ive gotten pretty good at using my 60-08 out of the trap. What does everybody else use when hitting out of a greenside trap.

Surprisingly I use my sand wedge.

My 56° SW is only used from bunkers, and it's the only club I use from bunkers.

[ualtim]

A lot depends on lie and how far I need the ball to travel in the air and on the ground. I have used a PW (46*), GW (50*), SW (54*), and LW (58*) out of a green side bunker. For an average flat lie in a greenside bunker without needing a lot of carry or a lot of roll, I will most likely grab my 54*. As the lie, lie angle (uphill, downhill, sidehill), and distances change my club selection changes.

[Eracer]

The same club three or four times...

[slickpitt]

Depends on the length of the shot. Generally the 54 or 58.

[warbirdlover]

Greenside bunkers...

56º Vokey SM... Works like a champ.

Open it or close it. Whatever the shot calls for.

Fairway bunkers...

Whatever is needed to get there, 3-wood, hybrid, iron or if under the lip my 56º

[eclark53520]

The one with the 'S' on the bottom...

[Pa Jayhawk]

Up here, it really depends on the bunker. I play many courses and my old primary course with really hard and shallow sand and actually changed my sand shot for those bunkers to something more closely resembling a pitch shot finesses swing and take very little sand, which allows for more consistency than trying to dig, and even if you flush the ball it will usually find the green. I will use either my 60*, 52*, or 56* probably in that order as far as frequency. Problem with trying to dig in those bunkers is sometimes the sand is so shallow and inconsistent between what is under you feet and under the ball that perfect dig shot may bounce of stones or the bottom and flush the ball.

In just generally hard bunkers, I many time go for the 60*. If I play other courses with fluffy sand, I usually will play my 52* the majority of the time if I am sure it will clear the lip.

[Louie_T07]

Like many have already mentioned before me, it really all depends on the shot I'm faced with. I've used every wedge I own from greenside bunkers, PW-60*. Generally speaking my 56 gets the majority of use, but different situations call for different clubs.