While most golfers understand the value of a personalized club-fitting, in which your strengths can be maximized and swing flaws minimized thanks to the combination of the right clubhead and shaft – a smaller percentage of players also apply this useful logic to their wedges. Specifically, the wedge bounce that would be ideal for your personal style of play.
What is wedge bounce? Bounce refers to the angle formed by the tip of the wedge, the ground and the sole of the wedge when the shaft is positioned vertically on a flat surface.
For example, take a look at the main photo above. As you can see, the wedge on the left has a point that is much closer to the ground than the wedge on the right. Although the wedges share the same loft, the wedge on the left has a lower bounce than the one on the right.
So what does that mean? And how can you decide which bounce would be best for your game? You can visit your local True Spec to discover a complete wedge. But you can still get a good idea of the best wedge bounce for you courtesy of a handy new tool from Fairway Jockey: the wedge bounce quiz.
All you have to do is answer four quick questions about your swing tendencies and the course conditions where you usually play, and Fairway Jockey will recommend the best bounce wedge for you.
As someone who has been through many custom fittings for full bags, I can also count among those who have never had a specific wedge fitting, so I tried the quiz.
I chose a 54-degree wedge—a basic sand loft—as my foundation for the quiz. My course conditions? Medium. Sudden choice? Full swings, standard chips and open face shots. My impact path? superficial
Based on these answers, a mid-bounce wedge (8-10 degrees of bounce) was my best recommendation. How cool! You can retake the quiz as many times as you want for any wedge you’re interested in, ranging from 48 to 62 degrees of loft.
Interested? Check it out for yourself hereand then browse through some of the most popular wedges on the market with your newfound knowledge. Some of Fairway Jockey’s best sellers are included below.
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