Grinding a wedge.

[clubchamp98]

Asked elsewhere but didn’t get an answer.
I have a wedge in my shed.
am I allowed to grind the bounce down and keep the club conforming.
it’s for bunkers that have linings in ,my 12* sw is not very good in these bunkers.

 

[Region3]

I don’t see why not. Just a word of warning though… I had a wedge ground down once by a club builder and it rusted very quickly where it was ground away.

 

[clubchamp98]

I don’t see why not. Just a word of warning though… I had a wedge ground down once by a club builder and it rusted very quickly where it was ground away.

It’s a raw one anyway so rust not a problem.

 

[bobmac]

Asked elsewhere but didn’t get an answer.
I have a wedge in my shed.
am I allowed to grind the bounce down and keep the club conforming.
it’s for bunkers that have linings in ,my 12* sw is not very good in these bunkers.

Where is your ball positioned?
If it is middle or back, that will increase the angle of attack.
Get the ball forward to at least your left heel as that will give you a shallow angle of attack and avoid the lining

 

[Steven Rules]

As you have identified, you can only use a conforming club. (Rule 4.1a(1)). So the key question is whether it will still be conforming after you have done your home-made modifications. Club design is complex, as are the Equipment Rules.

Here is the link to the relevant section of the Equipment Rules. Maybe you will be able to determine the answer for yourself.

https://www.randa.org/roe/the-rules...s#24b-dimensions-volume-and-moment-of-inertia

 

[clubchamp98]

Where is your ball positioned?
If it is middle or back, that will increase the angle of attack.
Get the ball forward to at least your left heel as that will give you a shallow angle of attack and avoid the lining

Thanks Bob.
I have always been a very good bunker player.
Take a £10 note divot ball in the middle always played them like that.
in a normal bunker it’s not a problem.
most golfers are just glad to get out of them but there is just no control if you hit the lining.


I am going to use a tee from now on to determine how much sand is under the ball and change my AOA accordingly.
but it’s very off putting when you can see the fibres sticking through the sand.
these linings were installed to save money but the sand blows out because they dry out a lot quicker.

 

[bobmac]

I am going to use a tee from now on to determine how much sand is under the ball and change my AOA accordingly.

Really?

 

[Colin L]

Thanks Bob.

I am going to use a tee from now on to determine how much sand is under the ball and change my AOA accordingly.

Bobmac is suggesting, I expect, that you think again. A quick look at Rule 12.2b(1) will help.

 

[Steven Rules]

In a previous thread

https://forums.golfmonthly.com/threads/how-to-legally-test-a-bunker.112541/

we established that:

"You are permitted to probe in a bunker to determine for example whether there is a hidden obstruction , provided you do not do so in order to test the condition of the sand and do not improve the conditions affecting the stroke. See Interpretations 12.2b/2 and 8.1a/7"

 

[Colin L]

I wondered why you were giving this away after you yourself had asked experts to keep out. But that was in a different thread.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Found one of those zero bounce SW I mentioned earlier. Bit pricey though.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185708382377?hash=item2b3d1508a9:g:kZwAAOSwaRRjpHiT

 

[clubchamp98]

Really?

Yes that’s perfectly legal

 

[clubchamp98]

Bobmac is suggesting, I expect, that you think again. A quick look at Rule 12.2b(1) will help.

Maybe I worded it incorrectly.
” I will use a tee to see if there is a lining under my ball”

 

[clubchamp98]

Found one of those zero bounce SW I mentioned earlier. Bit pricey though.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185708382377?hash=item2b3d1508a9:g:kZwAAOSwaRRjpHiT

That’s not that bad.
just debating a Vokey with 4* on it same price.
might get both to experiment.
thanks.

 

[rulie]

Yes that’s perfectly legal

For the specific purpose to determine if there is an obstruction that might interfere with your stroke. If it's done to determine the depth of the sand below your ball, it is a breach of the Rules. And doing that in every bunker would be very suspicious.

 

[clubchamp98]

For the specific purpose to determine if there is an obstruction that might interfere with your stroke. If it's done to determine the depth of the sand below your ball, it is a breach of the Rules. And doing that in every bunker would be very suspicious.

Yes I see there’s a difference in .
1 putting a tee to test how deep the sand is. No
2 putting a tee to see if there is a lining close to my ball . Yes

every bunker on our course has these linings.
in the outer parts the sand is ok but in the middle of almost all the bunkers you can’t avoid hitting the lining as the sand is just not deep enough.

 

[Voyager EMH]

That’s not that bad.
just debating a Vokey with 4* on it same price.
might get both to experiment.
thanks.

Don't forget,
K. Sugi = Kenzo Sugiyama

Not KS Usi as the seller seems to think.

 

[Swango1980]

Yes I see there’s a difference in .
1 putting a tee to test how deep the sand is. No
2 putting a tee to see if there is a lining close to my ball . Yes

every bunker on our course has these linings.
in the outer parts the sand is ok but in the middle of almost all the bunkers you can’t avoid hitting the lining as the sand is just not deep enough.

Are you saying you would do this in every bunker? Or would you only be doing it when it would be considered reasonable to suspect the lining is very close to the ball?

 

[clubchamp98]

Are you saying you would do this in every bunker? Or would you only be doing it when it would be considered reasonable to suspect the lining is very close to the ball?

No not every one.
You can see the fibres of the lining in the sand.
that’s when you know the sand is very shallow.

 

[jim8flog]

Asked elsewhere but didn’t get an answer.
I have a wedge in my shed.
am I allowed to grind the bounce down and keep the club conforming.
it’s for bunkers that have linings in ,my 12* sw is not very good in these bunkers.

If you read the equipment rules they would only be concerned with the grooves in this instance.

One of the things you may (or may not) be concerned about is that the very outer edges would have been heat treated to produce a harder surface and grinding will remove this 'layer'.