Also, when you try to smash a lob wedge, you really only hit the ball higher, not farther, and higher brings more variables into play and means you have to fly the ball right to your target.

For the most part, the lob wedge is designed for golfers who have better-than-average feel and know how to consistently deliver the leading edge of the club underneath the ball at impact.

Generally speaking, pitching wedges will be lofted from 43-50°, gap wedges from 50-54°, sand wedges from 54-58°, and lob ...