I've had D and F in my 54 degree wedges and honestly preferred the F, even out of sand. I really want them to come out for a .14K for the sand wedges, but so far no luck.

The F grind bent strong by 2* is good for various conditions. Been playing 54-14F (52*) for a year now. Just switched to a jet black 56-14F (set to 54). My LWs are 60-06K and a PM Grind 64/10. I keep a 58-12D for courses like Torrey Pines and it is actually pretty versatile but the F and low K are better off tight lies.

I played K grind between 2019-2023. Its shortcoming is flop shots or open face (which is where D Grind wins out); however, it works better for hitting off hard lies vs D grind. Been a trade off.

Just upgraded my wedges this fall, 3x SM10. Kept my 50 F and 54 F the same but switched my 58 from a K to a D. K was definitely easier to get our of bunkers with but D gives me so much more versatility around the greens. I was always worried about my steep swing and larger divots but the D - 12 grind has been the best of both worlds so far. Enjoy!!

All jet black. 48-10F (46*)-56-14F (54*)-60-06K and PM Grind 64/10. 58-12D for places like Torrey Pines.

I just buy all the same grind/bounce and go play golf, nothing complicated about. No experimenting, no grinding, no swapping out regularly. I know my yardages, and ground conditions. Golf is too complicated as it is to worry about exact gapping and changing clubs for specific courses. Just have fun!

My basic "gaping" (sic, "gapping") is 46-50-54-60-64 with a 58-14K (57) for fluffy bunkers. The bare necessities are 46-54-60-64.

K and Low Bounce K for lob wedges. PW, GW, SW are F grind.

Hey Mike, if you're searching for versatility D grind is the way to go.

58-12D set to 57 has been a go to. It actually hits better overall vs 56-12D stock. I have a 60-06K that I'll bring on unknown courses.

What one sees on my thumbnail is my setup. Have 56-14F (55*) for a sand wedge and 60-06K for a lob wedge. Between 2018-2022 played a K grind 2* strong as a sand wedge. I had also alternated between D grind and K grind.

K grind is a little bit better vs D grind for hitting off firmer lies but the latter is better for open face and flop shots

F grind works better than D grind off the fairway for pitching and is about even on soft lies and sand. I tried 54-12D set to 52 as a gap wedge and switched to 54-14F (set to 52). I'd been using the 54-14F vice a 52-12F because the former was straighter. About 6 months ago switched to a 56-14F and also found that my lie angle on the 52-12F was 1/2* too upright so I matched it to the 46-10F.

I've had 60-06K in my bag about a year and a half now. Started with the Wedgeworks version and switched to jet black a year ago. I can hit on a wide variety of lies and it works nicely on flop shots. Have to sweep when hitting off soft lies.

I use a 46-10F (44*) in place of a 9 iron.

This is my thumbnail as of today and is general purpose. The attachment is what I would play if at Torrey Pines. I've been using 58-12D (57*) for quite some time as a "sand wedge".

What one sees in my thumbnail is my "full" bag. My "sand wedge" is a 58-12D set to 57.

I played K grind between 2018-2023 and have been alternating between it and D grind since then. K grind and D grind are about even on turf. The D grind for me is optimized at 1* strong and the K grind 2* strong. D grind is better for open face shots and is much easier out of soft or coarse sand. Been exclusively using D grind for 9 months now.

I carried a 54-14F (set to 52) for 2 years and it was great for pitching and the occasional long bunker shot. I was also playing a wedge setup of 46-52-58-64. I added low bounce K mid 2024 so I changed the loft of the D grind to 57*.

I acquired the Wedgeworks 44F late 2025 (set to 42* as a 9 iron replacement) and went to a 52-12F (set to 50), which has been an optimal combo. I also played a 56-14F (set to 54 for bounce optimization); it was OK in soft sand and good for turf but the D grind is better in soft sand).

Not counting the 44F, my 3 wedge setup is 50-57-60 (in the attached image with a local vendor for the 60).

In the image below, that's my entire arsenal. The left is the same as my thumbnail. 58-12D and 60-04T for greenside (57-60). I've been solid on D grind for over a year. I played K grind between 2018-2023 paired with a Phil 64 (shown on the bottom right with a 60-06K that I played over a year with the Wedgeworks 60-06K preceding). Was alternating between K and D grind (2* strong for both until a year ago). The upper right is a local brand wedge paired with 64T.

I've been pretty comfortable with 58-12D set to 57.

I used to spurn T grind before because it appeared low bounce K performed better around the greens. With the 64T, learned that technique matters and it actually does work both in wet and soft sand or thick grass and hard lies; all about ball position. It is now more versatile than low bounce K.


The limitation with K grind is open face shots. Low bounce K limitation is soft sand.

Being straightforward, S and M grind are good general purpose clubs (I played a 54S set to 52 for 3 years because it played better vs 52-08F) but they're horrendous for soft sand. I had been playing 48-10F and 54-14F set 2* strong for the past 2 years. The F grind sand wedge was good for long bunker shots and general purpose pitching.


My local fitter talked me into a Wedgeworks 44F about Sept 2025. It had an NSPro950/GH S and I set it to 42*. Also reshafted my 8 iron with the same shaft and these two have been a "1-2 punch." I also had been trading off between the 54-14F and a 52-12F but the latter would miss left by 5 yards; I flattened the lie angle to 65* on the latter and set the loft to 50* after putting the 44F in the bag. "50-10F" is my general purpose "pitching wedge" and it is great for long bunker shots in soft sand, plus clearing obstacles.


42-50-57-60 is good. I played 46-52-58-64 almost 5 years. 695MB 7-9 irons 2020-2023, 716CB 7 iron and 716MB 8 iron (32-39) 2023-2024. Replaced the 7 iron with Sumo2 SQ 34 hybrid (I played one 2012-2015; luckily found one in 2024 with a stiff shaft) and it is a no brainer. T200 9 iron until about Mar 2025; 620CB 8 iron since then because it picks the ball better.


Can't say enough about the 44F and 52-12F within 100 yards.