High-bounce wedges are best suited to players who dig at impact, taking deep divots, softer conditions (i.e. High bounce wedges have more than 10 degrees of bounce, meaning the leading edge sits higher when the sole is rested on the ground. It will be the most versatile option, suited to a wider range of conditions and swing types. Mid Bounce Angle WedgesĪny wedge with 7 to 10 degrees of bounce is considered to be a mid-bounce wedge. Clubs with less bounce (0-10 degrees) will suit tight lies and drier, fast-running heathland and links courses, or golfers with shallow attack angles. links courses) and heavy, coarse sand in bunkers or bunkers with little sand. Wedges with minimal bounce will be better suited to players who sweep the ball, taking a shallower divot, firmer turf conditions (i.e. Wedges with a bounce angle of 4 to 6 degrees are considered low-bounce. Wedges with vintage-finish grooves rust in a way that compliments the sound and feel inherent in the head design, while laser-etched grooves optimize the ball-to-face friction to create maximum spin.
Mixing and matching groove conditions can dial-in superior spin and control.Īs a result of the new rule, there are now two additional and different styles of grooves on wedges: vintage finish and laser-etching. Wedges that are designed with narrower, deeper grooves are for lowering spin and those with wider, shallower grooves enhance more spin. The rule now restricts groove volume and edge radius on wedges, resulting in a higher launch angle and less backspin. Each groove - there are roughly 15 to 16 - grabs the ball just like the tread grips the road, creating spin and producing ideal shot trajectory.Ī 2010 rule change instituted by the USGA and R&A eliminated the use of wide, deep grooves in wedges - a feature that supposedly gave golfers an unfair advantage by creating more backspin. Think of grooves on a golf club as the tread on a tire. Groove, Face and COG Design Considerations Grooves I hope that I don’t offend you with my sarcasm, but it will make some other retailer or manufacturer happy.
However, golf being the mental game that it is, if you feel you can only play with a so called “soft feeling” wedge, then go for it. Most carbon steel wedges have a nickel chrome finish that is stripped off when regrinding the wedge's sole and the exposed metal will develop unsightly rust patterns. Stainless steels wedges are more suitable to change the sole without having to worry about rusting. I will be able to more easily adjust the head's loft, lie and sole characteristics. However as a clubfitter/maker I prefer to work with heads that are formed from less brittle metals. So, once again, testing the exact same head in a forged mild steel version and a 431 stainless steel version, no one will be able to tell the difference. I have already answered this question earlier. Isn’t it strange that once again the discussion centers around softness of materials or the softest way to make them? Everyone wants to sell you the softest feeling wedge. If you believed all this softer and softer stuff over the years and the manufacturers will really successful at doing it, you should by now, be able to press your finger into the face of your wedge and be able to bend the hosel with only 2 fingers. First off, there is no new softer feel from any material used in a wedge that the golfer can detect and if there was, how would it actually help to improve the playability? Besides, many of the new softer feel materials are not soft at all. Everyone is looking for new softer materials. Have you guessed by now what the manufacturers are trying to do? Each one wants to be the first with the latest and greatest material so they can sell the feature of a new softer feel wedge. There are also new materials just recently introduced and I am sure they will keep coming.
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How about the soft 300 series non-magnetic stainless steels? These are just a few examples and I am sure this list could be dramatically expanded. Then there was liquid metal which was really expensive. The main feature of beryllium copper and nickel was that they were very expensive materials. How about beryllium copper wedges? Nickel wedges were a craze. There was the “forge it from mild steel and let it rust” era. Let’s look at some of the wedge material frenzies of the past.
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