bending a wedge

[mountaineer08]

Does bending a 50 degree wedge to 51 or 52 degrees make much of a difference? Is there a general rule for changing loft and the difference in yardage it creates? I hit my 50 degree about 125 yards.

[neudi]

Yes it will make a difference, you will hit it shorter probably by about 5-7 yards. No general rule on how much yardage you will lose/gain, just saying 5-7 based on your current yardage that you hit it now.

[Mr3Putt]

You can absolutely loft/deloft your wedges. People tweak them all the time. Don't forget by doing so, you will also increase/decrease the bounce on the wedge by the same degree as the loft increase/decrease.

i.e. at 2 degrees stronger, your 50.10 will become a 52.12.

Your full shot distances should change accordingly, but as the other poster noted, it's impossible to determine exactly what those number would be.

If you like your wedges, don't try this at home. Bending is best left to someone who really knows what they're doing.

[goblue107501]

It will affect the bounce if that matters to you at all. The higher number you move it to, will add that amount of bounce. Example: 50 degree loft/8 degree bounce will become 52 degree loft/10 degree of bounce. Opposite is true if you decrease the loft. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

[mountaineer08]

Titleist doesn't make a 52 degree wedge with a bounce of 10...would that mean that 10 is probably too much for that club?

[Mr3Putt]

Titleist doesn't make a 52 degree wedge with a bounce of 10...would that mean that 10 is probably too much for that club?

Not at all.