If I want a 55* SM6 Vokey should I have a 54 bent, or a 56 bent and why?

[Joeyvee]

The title kinda says it all. i want to keep consistent gaps between myt wedges and I have a 45* PW. So I figured a 50* GW, 55*SW and 60* LW would work for me.

 

Now, would I be better off bending a 56 to 55 or a 54 to 55? What would the benefits of the bounce changing by a huge 1 degree make?

[Golfingdad]

1 hour ago, Joeyvee said:

The title kinda says it all. i want to keep consistent gaps between myt wedges and I have a 45* PW. So I figured a 50* GW, 55*SW and 60* LW would work for me.

 

Now, would I be better off bending a 56 to 55 or a 54 to 55? What would the benefits of the bounce changing by a huge 1 degree make?

Didn't you ask this question before? ;)  It's whatever you would like more.

The bounce choices in each are 8, 10 and 14, so it just means you have 6 (5 actually) bounce options to choose from now.  7, 9, 9 again, 11, 13 and 15.  Each of those is a slightly different grind.  If it was me, I'd figure out which grind I liked the most and then choose the 54 because I like having more bounce.  But everybody is different.

Go try them out. 

[David in FL]

2 hours ago, Golfingdad said:

Didn't you ask this question before? ;)  It's whatever you would like more.

The bounce choices in each are 8, 10 and 14, so it just means you have 6 (5 actually) bounce options to choose from now.  7, 9, 9 again, 11, 13 and 15.  Each of those is a slightly different grind.  If it was me, I'd figure out which grind I liked the most and then choose the 54 because I like having more bounce.  But everybody is different.

Go try them out. 

^^^ This, exactly. ^^^

[Joeyvee]

12 hours ago, David in FL said:

^^^ This, exactly. ^^^

Gotcha. Yeah I asked a very similar question. I really need way more time to go try clubs and horse around, but I have been having trouble making that time for myself. 

 

I guess that's the answer, go take some divots. 

Thank you/ 

[WUTiger]

21 hours ago, Golfingdad said:

 If it was me, I'd figure out which grind I liked the most and then choose the 54 because I like having more bounce.

Solid advice!

[Valleygolfer]

I went through this. I bought the higher bounce F grind 56 and had it bent to 55. This decreased the bounce a degree where I wanted it, the 54 F grind would have been 15 degrees of bounce and I just thought that was more than I needed. If you aren't a big digger or hit off harder turf you might not want as much bounce.

[proto]

do you know what kind of bounce works the best for you? i like low bounce in my 46° 50° 54° high bounce in 58°-60° for bunkers. if it was me and i can get the bounce lower in a 54° then a 56° then i’d go get a 54 bent to a 55. full shots i went lower bounce, half shots and open face shots i’ll go with higher. rather have lower bounce overall 

[Golfingdad]

1 hour ago, proto said:

do you know what kind of bounce works the best for you? i like low bounce in my 46° 50° 54° high bounce in 58°-60° for bunkers. if it was me and i can get the bounce lower in a 54° then a 56° then i’d go get a 54 bent to a 55. full shots i went lower bounce, half shots and open face shots i’ll go with higher. rather have lower bounce overall 

In the case of the clubs he is choosing from, both the 54 and 56 come with the same bounce options.  So if you want lower bounce, then you'd want to do like @Valleygolfer did and get the 56 and bend down so you lose an extra degree of bounce.

[MuniGrit]

I personally like a bounce so I would get the 54 and bend it. You have to figure in the type of grind too.

[Groucho Valentine]

The bounce is going to change when you get the the wedge bent. But if i were doing this, id get whatever the lower bounced wedge you have bent 55. Bounce is your friend. Especially in SW and LW territory. 

Edited July 5, 2017 by Groucho Valentine