What is standard bounce on a 56 degree wedge?
A 56 degree wedge has a bounce ranging between 11° and 14°. The bounce of a wedge refers to the area of the golf club that hits the turf when you swing the club.
How much bounce should a sand wedge have?
Typical sand wedges will have between 10 and 14° of bounce. Generally speaking, the less bounce you have, the more the club will tend to dig into the sand. With lots of bounce, the club will tend to slide through the sand, without digging down or sticking into the sand.
What is standard bounce on Cleveland wedges?
The Cleveland wedge dot system indicates the amount of bounce for each wedge. One dot represents a low bounce grind. This bounce is good for golfers who play on harder grounds and with a shallow attack angle. The two dots represent a standard (medium) bounce and a mid bounce grind.
What wedges should a high handicapper carry?
The Best Wedges for High Handicappers
- The Pitching Wedge. The pitching wedge is a staple in a set of clubs.
- The Sand Wedge. The sand wedge is an important club for the high handicapper.
- The Lob Wedge. Lob, or high, shots can save high handicappers strokes.
- The Gap Wedge.
Should a high handicapper use a 60-degree wedge?
In our opinion, the best wedge for high handicappers and beginners is a sand wedge. The lob wedge at 60° to 64° loft is perfect for hitting it over bunkers around the green, short bunker shots and within 80 or 90 yards. Lob wedges over 60° are not practical for the average golfer.
What grind is best for wedges?
Vokey offers many wedge grind options for different situations. For instance, the L grind is ideal for firm conditions and sweeper swing styles, the M grind offers the most playability, and for some players, the best Vokey grind for sand is the K grind, with the highest bounce.
Should all my wedges have the same grind?
So to cut through the complexity should your approach simply be to make all your wedges the same? Golf wedges should not automatically be the same. Wedge lengths, lie angles and shafts are best to keep consistent but grinds and bounces are good to vary to help maximise the variety of wedge shots you can play.