Bending wedges to match irons?

Hi Jim, 

Thanks for the question. 

It really is all player dependent. Typically, as a fitter, I found most golfers benefited from actually going with a slightly flatter lie angle on their wedges. This helped promote a more consistent ball flight for many people. I also did see quite a few people stick with the same lie angle on both their wedges and irons. Rarely did someone go with a more upright lie angle on their wedges. 

It is always best to see a fitter and find out for yourself, but hopefully this gives you some direction.

Keep us up to date.

Bubba

Totally agree...i always lie test my wedges on the range when I get a new one. I over flattened one by no more than a degree and once I went back to the range I was hitting much more solid shots, higher and with more spin which I like. I like it more with shots around the green as well. All my wedges are as much as a degree flat. 

cant say automatically lie angles should match -- my experience of fitting over the years is that a  lot of players fit flatter into their sand and lob wedges than irons- but not everybody.  Depends ont their style of wedge play, full swing fit…. best to fit em and find out for sure.

steve ball
 

James,

Once again, Bubba is correct.

I play standard lie in my irons but then go one flat on my sand wedge (54) and two flat on my lob wedge (58). (3 handicap)

Your ball flight and direction is a clear indication of the lie needed. 

I have a slight tendency to pull the ball left with the standard lie wedges...flattening them made all the difference.

Get fitted or take into consideration your ball flight.

All the best,

Ronan

Bubba nailed it. 

Ive been fitting folks for decades. With your less that full swing clubs there will be less toe droop in the shaft so the effective lie angle at impact will be more upright. With full swings the toe of the club droops more making the effective lie flatter

my own wedges are flat 62.5 degrees. Whereas my long irons are upright to promote a higher draw. 

Try for yourself. 

Bent my partners gap wedge one degree flat at our member guest and it turned a club that came off the face left everything into his money club!