X-GRIND. Our highest bounce option provides heel and toe relief, along with a narrow width for versatility when you open the face. A small leading-edge chamfer is added to reduce digging. The wedge is best suited to shotmakers with a steep angle of attack.

In golf, a gap wedge, also known as an approach wedge, is a wedge used to hit a shot with higher and shorter trajectory than a pitching wedge and lower and longer trajectory than a sand wedge.

In the context of TaylorMade club, the "A" itself stands for "approach." In some cases, people will refer to it as an "attack" wedge, but whatever name you go with, it is ultimately a "gap" wedge to fill the distance void between your pitching wedge and sand wedge."

The “a” in A wedge most commonly stands for “approach”, and less commonly for “attack”, depending on the person you ask. The A wedge is there to fill in the empty space between the sand wedge of 56° and the pitching wedge of about 48°.

If you play on course with lush conditions and fluffy sand, a higher bounce will benefit you most (10 – 14 degree bounce angle). If you play on tight fairways and hard conditions, low bounce wedges are better ( 0 -10 degree bounce angle).

Wedge grind is the manipulation or removal of material from the sole of the club, helping to improve contact with the turf or sand. Grinds allow for more creativity and consistency around the green, providing the correct contact on the face, giving you the confidence to flight the ball lower, with more spin.

Gap wedge: So-named because it falls in-between the pitching wedge and sand wedge in loft. The gap wedge has more loft than a PW, less loft than a SW.

The PW, GW, AW, SW, or LW, all refer to the different types of wedges included in your set. They are listed in order of loft angle, so that means that if your set runs from 5-SW, you'll have a 5, 6, 7, 8, and a 9 iron, plus you'll also have a pitching wedge, a gap, or approach wedge, and a sand wedge.

Three wedges is standard, but you might want four or more Most players tend to carry three wedges - a pitching, sand and lob wedge. But if you add a gap wedge, you're already at four.

And the sand wedge or lob wedge. Right now how much lock does a pitching wedge have on it it depends upon the manufacturer. I like to play Titleist clubs.

Greens hit in regulation using a 64-degree wedge is at 44 percent - the lowest for any wedge loft. The data, which comes from 762 players who use a 64, indicates that a 54-degree wedge is 10 percent more accurate.

The bounce angle indicates how much the sole of the club head lifts the leading edge. Angles between 12 to 15 degrees are considered to be a high bounce. In this case, the club's sole lifts the leading edge considerably, and it might not be able to touch the ground.