A “GW” is an important wedge known as the Gap Wedge. As the name implies, it fills in the large distance gap found between your Pitching Wedge and Sand Wedge. It will go about 5 to 10 yards less then a PW and about 5 to 10 yards longer then a SW. Let’s take a look at the importance...

In Iron and Wedge play, you want to be able to choose the right club to match the distance to your target. In your set, as you move from club to club, there is a consistent shift in distance. This holds true until you move from the Pitching Wedge (46 degree) to the Sand Wedge (55 degree), where you’ll find a 2-club distance gap.  When a golfer is at a distance where this gap occurs, they will try to take a less-than-full swing with the Pitching Wedge so the ball does not go past the target.

Let's say for example, you hit a PW 100 yards and a SW 80 yards. When you find yourself 90 yards out and want to hit your target, you have to take a partial swing with your PW or swing extra hard with your SW.  For most golfers, both these methods are very difficult to accomplish with consistency, and their game suffers.  The best way to address this issue is to eliminate yardage gaps in your set so you can take a full swing with every club, all the way down to your Sand Wedge.