(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.
A gap wedge is usually lofted at 52 degrees, although can be some variation. Pitching wedges usually have a loft of about 48 degrees (although older pitching wedges sometimes have higher lofts), while sand wedges usually range from 55 to 58 degrees. This leaves a gap in loft that the gap wedge is designed to fill.