12/5/2015. So pretty here! Came here the end of October, and the foliage was beautiful! Its a nice place to go for a walk or run or to bring your dog or your kids. There is a path that goes all around the reservoir, and theres benches too. You can get some nice phot opps too. Good place to stop at if you are in the area!
A gap wedge's angle varies between 50 and 54 degrees. The pitching wedge is usually around 45 degrees while the sand wedge is between 54 and 58 degrees. Golf club makers have decreased pitching wedge loft degrees over recent years, with the gap wedge becoming an option for golfers.
The short answer is that in the 1960s and early 1970s, there was no need for such a club. The loft of a Pitching Wedge was closer to 50-degrees then. The need for a Gap Wedge today results from a marketing ploy used by club manufacturers. Here's the story: Over the last four decades, there has been some creep to the nominal lofts and shaft lengths associated with each iron.