What Is Your Wedge Bounce?

[CliveW]

I've just had a Vokey custom fit and now have a 52/12 F grind SM5, a 56/10 M grind SM5 and a 60/7 SM4 in the bag.

 

[phil78]

What does the bounce mean?
Similarly with the different grinds, what is the difference?

 

[garyinderry]

 

[garyinderry]

[video=youtube;0y3nXraCTtY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y3nXraCTtY[/video]

 

[CMAC]

What does the bounce mean?
Similarly with the different grinds, what is the difference?

it means the manufacturers can fleece more money from the gulli erm discerning golfer

 

[duncan mackie]

52-8
56-12
60-8

these

 

[slicer79]

Cleveland 52 & 58 degree wedges. Both with 8* bounce

 

[the_coach]

46º 8º d3.

52º 8º d4.

58º 12º d6.

 

[Coatsy79]

10 on the 52 and no idea on my 60 as it's a cheapy dunlop and it doesn't say but bugger me can I hit it well lovely wedge and puts on tons of spin

 

[delc]

No idea.... does it matter?

More degrees of bounce is good for getting out of sand or rough, but less good for playing off tight lies. So yes it does matter!

 

[NWJocko]

Really?

I'm beginning to wonder.....

I've got a 56* with 10 bounce and a 60* wedge with 4 bounce. Absolutely no difference in terms of getting out of bunkers etc.

Nowhere near as big a deal as some people make out.

 

[CMAC]

More degrees of bounce is good for getting out of sand or rough, but less good for playing off tight lies. So yes it does matter!

manufacturers dream buyer:smirk:

 

[FairwayDodger]

More degrees of bounce is good for getting out of sand or rough, but less good for playing off tight lies. So yes it does matter!

Would you carry two wedges with the same or very similar loft but different bounce?

 

[garyinderry]

the idea is to spread the range of bounce in your wedges. maybe have one with little bounce and one with lots.

 

[CMAC]

the idea is to spread the range of bounce in your wedges. maybe have one with little bounce and one with lots.

another manufacturers dream buyer, they would be salivating if they read this thread:smirk:

 

[garyinderry]

what is your preference? very little, some or lots. I can see benefits to all three although I am leaning more towards some and lots these days.

 

[garyinderry]

ignoring the benefits of bounce is a little silly. not knowing/understanding how it will affect a certain shot especially in conjunction to opening the blade leads to bladed shots across the green.

examples include - people with low bounce wedges sticking the leading edge into the soft ground all winter and wondering what it is they are doing wrong.

diggers with low bounce wedges through their set.

very little sand in bunkers and guys with high bounce wedges trying to open up the wedge to get it over the high lip. club bangs off the hard ground underneath and blades it.


guys in bunkers with lots of sand and very little bounce driving the leading edge into the sand and no exposing the little bounce they have. ball chunks about a foot.


I've been there and seen it happen time and time again! need I go on?

 

[DaveM]

Not got a clue. Just had a look all it says is "dynamic sole grind." All I know is they work!

 

[garyinderry]

just guess dave. does it say 56.14 ?

 

[Scrindle]

Bought mine second hand from Fish when I didn't know anything about bounce (I still don't, really!!). Mine have:

47 - 12*
52 - 12*
56 - 10*
60 - 10*