Question (probably stupid) about bounce in wedges

[patmoran2006]

I recently bought a pair of Nike Victory Red wedges (56 and 60).
I thought I’d be better off with a lower bounce angle on them than my previous old Mizuno wedges, but boy was I wrong (for me at least)

I got a 60 degree with a 6 bounce and a 56/10

I’ve been hitting them for a few weeks now, and I can’t begin to explain the difference. I club just seems to slide under my ball FAR too easily, and I am losing significant distance on both of them, especially the sand wedge. Im also not hitting them as consistent as my old ones (and I’ve been practicing with them daily)

My question is this. I know you can take a club to your local golf shop and they can adjust the loft, but can you have the bounce angle adjusted as well? Or am I stuck with them “as is’?

I’m hoping to get my lob wedge to 8 or even 10 bounce, and my sand wedge 12 to even 14.

Is there anything I can do? Or am I gonna have to trade them in, bite the bullet and buy new wedges again with a higher bounce?

[iacas]

Without grinding, bounce is what it is. You can bend the club too, but that'll change the loft as much as the bounce.

[patmoran2006]

dang...

I think I got too little of a bounce (for me) with the 6 for a lob and 10 for a sand.

[patmoran2006]

If I were to get my 56 degree bent to 54.. would that in essence change the bounce angle from 10 to 12?
Same with my 60.. get it bent to 58 would it change the bounce from 6 to 8?

Or would it be the other way around and make the bounce even lower on each?

[walfice]

Strengthening the loft on the wedges would reduce the bounce. Try moving the ball further back in your stance, this may help you stop sliding underneath the ball.

[patmoran2006]

And can you take your wedges to your local golf shop for "grinding"
and if yes, what specifically should that do for your wedges.

Thanks!

[msd3075]

If I were to get my 56 degree bent to 54.. would that in essence change the bounce angle from 10 to 12?

It's the other way around.

If you hold your hang your club vertical, the bounce is the angle of the bottom of the club (the sole) with respect to horizontal. The higher the bounce, the more the trailing edge of the sole is "below" the leading edge. So, if you add loft the the club, you are moving the trailing edge that much further away from the horizontal and ultimately adding bounce. If you do the geometry and all, you'll find that the bounce added is exactly equal to the loft added.

[msd3075]

And can you take your wedges to your local golf shop for "grinding"

All grinding does it change the shape of your club's sole to better utilize the bounce depending on your swing, the course conditions, and the type of shots you want to hit. With the type of question you are asking in this thread, grinding might be a bit beyond what you are looking to get out of your wedges. If I were you, I'd get a lesson before I switch back to your old bounce. The high bounce of your old wedges might have been hiding a swing flaw that now if just showing it's ugly head.

[Zeph]

Do you often hit flop shots? Have you tried doing it with the 56º wedge? I've used a 56º 13º bounce for some time now and with the proper technique I can pitch and flop it very nicely.

[HytrewQasdfg]

I got a 60 degree with a 6 bounce and a 56/10

They can be bent, but to adde a degree of bounce means adding a degree of loft (and visa-versa). Bending them means you would end up with:

60/6 ---> 62/8 56-10 ---> 58/12 I'm not sure you can bend them much more than 2 degrees without breaking them, someone else may know.

[n8ron]

Not answering the question, but adding to the discussion.

I always have considered myself pretty darn good with my wedges. I recently purchased a Cleveland CG14 56* 2 dot (14* bounce). I cannot begin to tell you how much better I hit this thing with the extra bounce than I did my old wedge which had 10* bounce. It really eats the rough for breakfast, and I feel absolutely no penalty when I hit it off of a tight lie. I also have no trouble hitting flop shots when I'm on the short side of the green. I always picked lower bounce wedges before for added flexibility. No longer.