2nd up, a wedge.
I've been playing a 59* degree SMT durometer that was bent to 58 and has the factory grind on it. Since I'm only carrying that and a 52* gap, the low bounce (he says 7, I say MAYBE 5) on that thing wasn't really cutting it. The other problem with it is that it weighs as much as a small block crankshaft, making it difficult to control on short (25 to 40 yard) pitch shots where the 52 rolls out to much. I;ve also never been able to hit a decent full swing shot with it.
So, I was looking for a VERY specific wedge: 58, 8 to 10 degrees bounce, and not heavy like the Durometer is.
It also needed to be under a C note, because I just can't justify spending over 100 bucks on anything but a driver or set of irons, and then only under duress.
About the only thing I could find with that bounce was a Callaway, and I just didn't like it.
Low and behold, I actually stumbed onto this thing on Golfsmith somehow or another after missing it for weeks. A quick check of Bridgestones website confirms that it has 10 degrees of bounce.
![](http://www.bridgestonegolf.com/images/product/archive/wcdwedgecopper.jpg)
for 59.99.
It's not quite that garish in person, and supposedly the finish wears and rusts over time. It's VERY nice, works well, and I was able to hit a few decent pitch shots as well as a couple of very nice full swing 85 yarders with it.
The only downside is that if I qualify for the US Mid Amateur, I'll have to subsitute it after 2014.