Hi Larry, 

Thanks for the question.

If you were to weaken the lofts of your new AP1's, you could expect to see a higher ball flight. As well, you would be adding two degrees of bounce. It is tough to say whether there would be a dis advantage, but if you are looking to close the gap, it is certainly worth a try.

My best suggestion would be to see a local fitter and try the new lofts in front of a launch monitor. 

Keep us up to date and let us know if you have any other questions.

Bubba

Yes I think there is a disadvantage because by taking the gap wedge out of your bag you are limiting the number of shots you can do around the greens. I know from personal experience that if you take into consideration a variety of shots around the green (flops, pitches, bump & runs) your gap wedge would be very useful. Both I and many other people would probably agree that short game is much more important than long game so why limit your short game for more loft???

Excellent points James!

Couldn't agree more. I would rather have bigger gaps around my long clubs than give up control and options around the green.

Thanks for all the comments. The problem was created when I bought the new Titleist  irons which gave me an additional wedge (44 & 48) where my old set only had the 47 degree PW that I complemented with a GW (52) & SW (58). I solved problem by replacing my 3w & 5w with a 4w. This way I can use all 4 wedges which I agree are important scoring clubs. I can mix & match the woods depending on the course I'm playing.

I wouldn't reset all the irons.  The AP1s do have a W2 at 52 degrees.  The only question is do you have room in the bag for all the wedges?  If you have a 6-W2, a SW, and a LW, putter and driver, that leaves 3 clubs between 6I and driver.  I would have to adjust the bag  based on course between the 3W and one of the GW.    It would be worth a fitting to see if you might need to just adjust the PW by a degree, and the W by 2 degrees, and then see if you have the best SW for you.