Most lob wedges have lofts of around 60 degrees. Some PGA Tour player carry "X" wedges with higher lofts, many of those around 64 degrees.

Now Feel Golf - best-known for its wedges - says its 73-degree wedge is the next big thing in wedges. Company founder and CEO Lee Miller says "The 73" eliminates half-swings sometimes necessary with wedges of shorter lofts.

"... We discovered golfers of all abilities, from Tour players to 25 handicappers, have a need for a club that is so versatile that you can hit it 3 feet, or 50 yards and most of all, it needs to be easy to use," Miller said. "

'The 73' degree while it seems like a lot of loft - just as the 60 and 64 degree did when first introduced years ago - it is very easy to use. The distance is completely controllable, more so than any other loft we've found to date. Distance and the type of shot ( 3 foot or 50 yards) is completed simply by means of ball placement...back if you want some distance out of it ... and forward if you really want to get up and down."

The 73 wedge from Feel will be officially introduced at the PGA Fall Show.