58° & 54° wedges which bounce is good

[golfjedi777]

Hi all 

Got a 58* wedge with standard bounce and a 54* with more bounce.

do you guys know whats the best conditions to use them in?

please help.

[Darth_Fader]

Not my words, but a straightforward enough explanation.

In golf, bounce or bounce angle is the angle inscribed by the leading edge of a golfing iron (particularly a wedge), the sole of the club, and the ground. ... In practical terms, lower bounce wedges are advised for thin grass and tight lies, whereas those with more bounce are generally employed in deep rough or sand.

Less bounce is more 'bladey' and easier to slip under a club on a tight lie. My 60* has only 4* bounce and is only used in summer when courses are really dry. For winter I swap back to my 58* with 12* bounce, when the turf softens up (nothing at all to do with me practicing less around then 😜.

[saevel25]

3 hours ago, golfjedi777 said:

Hi all 

Got a 58* wedge with standard bounce and a 54* with more bounce.

do you guys know whats the best conditions to use them in?

please help.

Depends on your technique. Some need more bounce some need less bound.

Also, it depends on how the bounce is designed.

All my wedges have 12+ degrees of bounce on them. They are designed in such a way to be used with any lie.

[David in FL]

I prefer as much bounce as I can get.  12* - 14* in the case of my particular wedges.

Bounce is your friend.

[Piz]

It all depends on what suits you.  I carry a 54/10 and a 58/8.  The 54/10 is my favorite of the two although I assembled them to be as alike as possible...length, total weight, flex, etc...Once upon a time I thought tighter lies demanded less bounce but I no longer believe that to be the case.  

[Patch]

To be honest, I couldn't tell you what the bounce numbers on my wedges are. I just know my SW has the most bounce, and my LW has the least amount of bounce of the four wedges I carry. 

On softer lies, I tend to use my SW more often. That said, on very firm, sun baked sand, I am quite comfortable using my LW. 

For me, the more important aspect of my wedges is the degree of the face, loft angle, and the distanced needed for the shot. That, and making sure my hands lead the club head into ball impact. Very seldom does the actual bounce of the club come into play. I know it's important. I just never think about it that much. 

[iacas]

My 60° wedge has 22° bounce, and my 54 has 17°.

I like a lot of bounce, but not a wide soles and particularly not wide in the heel and toe.