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.
According to the survey, over 740 billion text messages were sent over carrier networks in the US during the first half of 2009. To put that astronomical number into perspective, it boils down to 4.1 billion SMS messages being sent daily, which is also nearly twice as many as sent during the same time period last year.
Most drivers also have a belief that they are capable of multi-tasking, so texting while driving is not a problem in their minds. However, the facts dispute this belief, as every day over 9 people are killed and over 1,153 people are injured every day in the United States as a result of distracted driving. The sad fact is that these crashes could have been avoided if the driver had not been distracted at that critical moment. Solutions for Texting While Driving