(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.
It depends a lot on the loft of the pitching wedge. The A wedge is synonymous with the Gap wedge or GW. Ping uses the term UW for some of its A wedges. I always check the company website to be sure. An A wedge is usually a type of gap wedge, and it tends to fall in between the pitching club and the sand wedge. That means it could fall anywhere between 45 and 55 degrees. I have to add that I don't really use terms like sand wedge, lob wedge, gap wedge, or approach wedge anymore. I custom built my wedge set.