(credit: CBS) DENVER (CBS4) â Each year more than 3 million people visit Rocky Mountain National Park but it may soon cost more to get in. For the first time in 9 years thereâs a proposal to have park visitors pay $20 for a 1-day pass or $30 for a 7-day pass. Currently $20 will get visitors seven consecutive days at the park.
An approach wedge is used by golfers when a pitching wedge is too much club on the golfer's approach to the green. Less than 20 years ago, golfers had two wedges in their golf bags - a pitching wedge and a sand wedge. The technology has changed to the point that golfers use a pitching wedge, an approach wedge and a lob wedge on their trek to the green. The approach wedge is also called a gap wedge. The approach wedge has a loft of 50 to 54 degrees. It has more loft than a pitching wedge and less loft than a lob wedge. It is used on short shots to the green when the golfer wants to hit the ball high and land it softly.
The pitching wedge has a bounce of angle of between 0-5 degrees. The gap wedge has a bounce angle between 5-12 degrees. The sand wedge has a bounce angle between 10-16 degrees, and the loft wedge has a bounce angle between 0-10 degrees.Wedges are used for a wide variety of shots close to the green. Most players carry three wedges: the pitching wedge, the sand wedge, and either the gap wedge or the loft wedge.nd the loft wedge has 58-60 degrees of loft. The lob wedge has about 64 degrees of loft. Gene Sarazen invented the sand wedge over 70 years ago. Bounce angle is another difference between wedges.