Going from a 58 to a 56

[pokerjoke]

Can it really make that much of a difference going from a 58 to a 56.

I am struggling a bit having changed from a Ping tour s 58/10 to a Orca 56 with no bounce
stamped on the club.
Im looking for a Ping tour s again as the 56 just wont play ball.

 

[One Planer]

I wouldn't have thought so myself.

I read that 1° is equal to about 3 yards carry. Based on that you'd potentially gain 6 yards on a like for like strike.

Could it be the lack of bounce on the Orka causing you issue? I know I struggle with low bounce wedges (Digger).

 

[patricks148]

Funny thing a couple of years ago i was given a new Mizuno 58 deg wedge ( same colour as my Black ox MP62 irons) by a mate. I tried this for a month and in the end went back to the MP10 56 deg which i hit well. There was no difference in the clubs in bounce only loft.

This thing (still tucked away somewhere) i would either thin or fat....

!

 

[pokerjoke]

I wouldn't have thought so myself.

I read that 1° is equal to about 3 yards carry. Based on that you'd potentially gain 6 yards on a like for like strike.

Could it be the lack of bounce on the Orka causing you issue? I know I struggle with low bounce wedges (Digger).

It could well be the bounce factor.
Im not really bothered about the difference in distance as I can practice that,however
more in the stike feeling very different.

 

[fundy]

If its an Orka RS18 56 degree and has not been bent then it will have 12 degrees of bounce, so is by no means a low bounce wedge (its the highest bounce of the 3 I carry) and the one I use the most duie to having the bounce

 

[One Planer]

It could well be the bounce factor.
Im not really bothered about the difference in distance as I can practice that,however
more in the stike feeling very different.

I have 7° and 10° bounce on my wedges.

I tried a low bounce (3° from memory) about 18 months ago and while the strike was ok, I could have started my own turfing business with the size of the divots I was taking.

 

[brendy]

I went from an MD superstrong 58 to a Vokey 56/11 degree and have to say I can play all of the shots I did with the 58, if not slightly more accurately.