The importance of properly fit wedges can be hard to comprehend until you’ve actually been properly fit! Until then, most people think it’s not a big deal and won’t matter much… I never truly learned a successful wedge game until I was fit for the 60* wedge that I still use to this day! It was a mystery to me until this wedge showed me, rather, allowed me to make the correct motions.
The main component of wedge fitting is dealing with Bounce and different Grinds. If you only remember one thing from this article…. Bounce is your friend! The bounce is what keeps a wedge from digging into the turf, be it sand or grass. It makes wedge shots easier!
When we get into a fitting with the bounce and different grinds, we’ll do a lot of talking about how the club feels as it moves through the turf. A wedge that doesn’t have enough bounce for your technique will tend to dig into the turf, especially the sand. A wedge that has too much bounce for you will bounce off the ground, possibly right into the ball! You must find the medium ground that makes the shot feel easy… most importantly out of the sand!
The main component of wedge fitting is dealing with Bounce and different Grinds. If you only remember one thing from this article…. Bounce is your friend! The bounce is what keeps a wedge from digging into the turf, be it sand or grass. It makes wedge shots easier!
When we get into a fitting with the bounce and different grinds, we’ll do a lot of talking about how the club feels as it moves through the turf. A wedge that doesn’t have enough bounce for your technique will tend to dig into the turf, especially the sand. A wedge that has too much bounce for you will bounce off the ground, possibly right into the ball! You must find the medium ground that makes the shot feel easy… most importantly out of the sand!