What wedge is best to play the ‘burning wedge’ 
shot around the green? In this pitching tips, we’ll have a look at what is available, and determine which pitching wedge is best to use. Today’s standard pitching wedge has about 48′ degrees of loft, and sometimes as little as 44′ degrees. Sand wedges, meanwhile, still have about 56′ degrees of loft, which leaves a fair amount of gap difference between them. When you consider that for each degree of difference, at 3 meters distance per degree, this adds up to a huge 24 meter gap. A massive hole, right in the middle of your scoring irons.
Not only that, but the pitching wedge now hits the ball as low and with as little spin as an old 9 iron. So, why not add a gap wedge to your arsenal. Gap wedges vary in degree from 50′ to 54′ degrees of loft, they fill the gap and can hit a variety of shots near the green.
I am going to show you how to hit the ‘burning wedge’, the shot that flies low and checks up fast on the second or third bounce, a shot you see most pros perform with ease in certain situations around the green.
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