Bounce?

[leaney]

Hope you all had a great Xmas!

I wondering what bounce you have on your wedges? Do you have one with high bounce and another with low bounce? Or are they all the same?

Thanks

 

[drawboy]

I'm a digger/driver so my bad shot tends to be fat so I need a high degree of bounce to allow me the get through the turf.
If you need to know what bounce you may need, check this out and do a fitting.
http://scratchgolf.com/fitting-process.html

 

[leaney]

I'm a digger/driver so my bad shot tends to be fat so I need a high degree of bounce to allow me the get through the turf.
If you need to know what bounce you may need, check this out and do a fitting.
http://scratchgolf.com/fitting-process.html

Cheers mate, this is very helpful.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

52 has 12 degrees and 58 has 8

 

[Latty08]

I have md wedges low bounce 50,54

 

[garyinderry]

im gathering to together a pile of different wedges with different amounts of bounce. i will pick and choose what to include in the bag depending on conditions.

my usual set up is 54 high bounce
56 standard bounce
60 standard bounce

 

[ScienceBoy]

56 has a bit more for the bunkers, 52 is lower. I tend to play firm harder courses so built my setup around that. I would like to think I have the ability to get more out of my clubs than their loft and bounce dictates.

 

[garyinderry]

there is no denying that a high bounce club is worth its weight in gold when playing a boggy course.

 

[One Planer]

Hope you all had a great Xmas!

I wondering what bounce you have on your wedges? Do you have one with high bounce and another with low bounce? Or are they all the same?

Thanks

I play a 52*(7* Bounce) and 58* (10* bounce)

I, like DrawBoy am a bit of a digger so tend to opt for a little more bounce in my set up.

I did experiment a while back with low bounce wedges 4* and 8* and it didn't go so well

 

[duncan mackie]

I wondering what bounce you have on your wedges? Do you have one with high bounce and another with low bounce?

I think it's dangerous to think in these terms - am have to wonder what those suggesting their's have 'standard' bounce mean.

Firstly you can add bounce angle to your wedge very easily, just open the face! Likewise you can take bounce off by closing it. Now, this will of course affect the loft, and here to my mind lies (sry about the pun) the key to your logical choices.

Your 'sand wedge' of choice should have about 12 degrees as you use it - if you like to use it a little open with an open stance
then you will probably prefer a 10, which for you becomes a 12 in practice. This assumes you have sand in your bunkers.

For your 'utility' wedge - probably 58 or 60 - it makes sense to me to have minimal bounce, 4/6 degrees, and a flexible grind (Callaway C as an example but most have one) so that you can open it without creating a 'made for thinning' bounce from harder surfaces.

A gap wedge should mimic your main irons unless you only carry it with a SW, in which case it should be 4/6 to provide you with such a low bounce lofted club in your bag....

Then of course you need to learn to use them all - but why not start by learning how, and getting advice from the professional on what would suit you going forwards at the same time.

 

[garyinderry]

I think it's dangerous to think in these terms - am have to wonder what those suggesting their's have 'standard' bounce mean.

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example of md 56 wedge bounce options.

low 5 degrees bounce
standard 10/ 12 degrees bounce
high 14 degrees bounce

 

[bobmac]

Absolutely no idea

 

[Foxholer]

I think it's dangerous to think in these terms - am have to wonder what those suggesting their's have 'standard' bounce mean.

Firstly you can add bounce angle to your wedge very easily, just open the face! Likewise you can take bounce off by closing it. Now, this will of course affect the loft, and here to my mind lies (sry about the pun) the key to your logical choices.

Your 'sand wedge' of choice should have about 12 degrees as you use it - if you like to use it a little open with an open stance
then you will probably prefer a 10, which for you becomes a 12 in practice. This assumes you have sand in your bunkers.

For your 'utility' wedge - probably 58 or 60 - it makes sense to me to have minimal bounce, 4/6 degrees, and a flexible grind (Callaway C as an example but most have one) so that you can open it without creating a 'made for thinning' bounce from harder surfaces.

A gap wedge should mimic your main irons unless you only carry it with a SW, in which case it should be 4/6 to provide you with such a low bounce lofted club in your bag....

Then of course you need to learn to use them all - but why not start by learning how, and getting advice from the professional on what would suit you going forwards at the same time.

Not a bad generalisation, but the fact that it is a generalisation IS bad. There are many different styles of wedge player and each has their own optimal set-up. There is also much more than just bounce involved - sole width being an obvious one.

A proper wedge fitting is possibly going to be the most beneficial, for your scoring, fitting that you have.

And going to your Pro, while great for sorting your technique out, could well be pointless for actual equipment advice. Bob's reply demonstrates the attitude of many Pros, particularly 'teaching-only old-style' ones (don't take offence Bob - blind pidgeon-holing and I prefer that style for certain aspects of training).

I'm a Slider/Sweeper style, so low effective bounce suits me best - so the 6* narrow soles of my GW and LW suit me - though the LW is parked for the winter. SW is 10/12 as per Duncan's post. Soft ground causes me a few problems - more than it would a different style, so I am actually trying to change my style. I have another set of wedges - narrow, higher bounce ones - that work well for this style.

So find your 'style' and get wedges that suit that style.

 

[garyinderry]

cant see the metal wood for the trees eh ?

 

[ScienceBoy]

I got my PW, 52 and 56 wedges. I dropped them all from a height of 5 feet and I can confirm the 56 has the highest bounce.

 

[garyinderry]

quite surprised at the blasé stance some folk have on here to bouce options.

 

[CMAC]

I have no idea what bounce I have, maybe I should as I take a big divot so maybe I need a certain bounce, however, I've not known since I started golf so will it make a difference? Not convinced........yet.

 

[Wolfman]

My old Cleveland CG16 56 wedge has 14 deg bounce ( standard ) but is a little high for me

My new Mizuno MP-T4 58 wedge is 10 deg from memory which suits the typical bunker in the UK better

 

[bobmac]

quite surprised at the blasé stance some folk have on here to bouce options.

I've spent over 40 years playing golf and have never known what loft or bounce or grind any of my wedges had.
Which just proves to me you don't need to know all that stuff to have a decent short game.
People spend too much time worrying about the stuff that doesnt really make much difference and not not enough time practicing which makes a huge difference.

That is only my opinion of course.

 

[garyinderry]

I have no idea what bounce I have, maybe I should as I take a big divot so maybe I need a certain bounce, however, I've not known since I started golf so will it make a difference? Not convinced........yet.

Have a look at your sig. Choose the right club to suit your swing. If you are a digger then a higher bounce will definitely help to stop hitting heavy shots when the ground is soft. I bought a high bounce 54 with 14 deg bounce by chance on here and it opened my eyes to the effects it has which are quite significant.