A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress must be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees. Designed to prevent slipping.
Pitching wedges have a loft of between 46 and 48 degrees. Approach wedges have lofts between 50 and 52 degrees. The extra loft on the approach wedge helps it to get up in the air, but decreases the distance hit.
I hit a pitching wedge, and when I was drawing that shot I had too much club, said Lefty of the tee shot he hit at the 115-yard par 3. I needed a gap wedge, and it would have been a better fit.. Related: Video: Customized wedges. All of which points to the benefit of gap wedges for tour players.