FIVE Wedges....

[One Planer]

ive seen many clip a med/high bounce wedge over a bunker and thin the life out of it off a light lie.


similarly, when its soggy as hell ive watched many a man chunk his chip sticking the leading edge of his low bounce wedge into the turf.

That's just poor club selection ......... and technique

 

[garyinderry]

I would argue poor bounce selection.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I would argue poor bounce selection.

I wouldn't, I agree with Gareth on this one otherwise you would need to change your wedges every time you went out to play

 

[garyinderry]

I wouldn't, I agree with Gareth on this one otherwise you would need to change your wedges every time you went out to play

depending on conditions this is a very real possibility. very dry conditions should favour low bounce, wet soggy conditions, should favour high bounce.

normal conditions a mix of bounce would be preferred.


its the same as the pros changing their whole bag set up to play the open this week. they know what kind of conditions to expect and will shuffle the bag to combat this.


is there a week phil mickelson plays the same bag two weeks on the bounce? new course, new conditions, new set up. :thup:

 

[One Planer]

The thing with bounce is it only comes into effect when the club is in contact with the grass/sand (Durr )

The clubs bounce, as you say in your above analogies, is bottoming out before contact is made with the ball, that's nothing to do with bounce, just poor technique.

I played the Izacc Walton last week and the fairways were bone, and I mean, bone dry. I had no issue hitting my 58* wedge off those fairways into greens.

I've never played a links so couldn't comment on fairways but I would imagine the A-o-A the pros attack, on a tight lie, bone hard fairway, would make a mid bounce wedge pretty useless. I don't know, I'm guessing. Maybe a links player(s) could clarify?

Besides, how often are fairways bone dry in this country

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

The thing with bounce is it only comes into effect when the club is in contact with the grass/sand (Durr )

The clubs bounce, as you say in your above analogies, is bottoming out before contact is made with the ball, that's nothing to do with bounce, just poor technique.

I played the Izacc Walton last week and the fairways were bone, and I mean, bone dry. I had no issue hitting my 58* wedge off those fairways into greens.

I've never played a links so couldn't comment on fairways but I would imagine the A-o-A the pros attack, on a tight lie, bone hard fairway, would make a mid bounce wedge pretty useless. I don't know, I'm guessing. Maybe a links player(s) could clarify?

Besides, how often are fairways bone dry in this country

I play at both a links and inland course, I change my technique rather than wedges

 

[garyinderry]

full shots with med/high bounce wedges on bone hard fairways is fine.

its chipping where even the best in the world struggle.


when g-mac won recently in bulgaria he said he struggled with his chips due to his wedges having to much bounce.

this really surprised me. u can bet he wont have those in play this week!