Lob Wedge Bounce Question

Hammer4413

Looking to secure a 60 wedge. Those I've looked at for consideration however have various degrees of bounce.
One had 3, another 8 and still another 12............. all with the same loft, shaft, grip etc.

I'm a little better than a bogey golfer. I have more of a hacking pitch shot (probably coming in too steep) as opposed to a sweeping motion. I'm working on it but I'm more prone to leave a big divot as opposed to a shallow one.
So with that little bit of information which 60* wedge bounce would you chose??

hardpan

Hammer4413 I'm more prone to leave a big divot as opposed to a shallow one.

I would go with a mid bounce unless you also will use it out of sand, then more bounce...not just the bounce but also sole design, I really like the flat spot on the cally pm wedges, great off fairway and sand, for me 🙂

ZWExton

It's a little about your stroke, but equally about the conditions you play on. Easier to hit a 3° bounce wedge off of very tight lies than an 8° or 12° bounce. In fluffy soft lies, the extra bounce guards against slightly fat shots, in theory.

Bounce essentially raises the leading edge off the ground for a neutral strike (club shaft perpendicular to the ground at impact.) Also, delofting the club "subtracts" bounce since your leaning the leading edge over closer to the ground.

8° bounce is middle-of-the-road, and what I'd choose if I didn't have a compelling reason to go one way or the other. Also, your sand wedge probably has a LOT of bounce, more like 12°, so you don't need another wedge like that in your bag.

If you want to be able to hit higher pitch shots off of tighter lies, the 3° bounce would be a little easier in theory.

Spuzz

What's the bounce of your SW?
I have the opposite bounce for the LW to keep all options open (with regards to lies and conditions)
ie. high bounce SW (12-14 degree) and low bounce LW (6-8 degree)

You don't need two of the same as the distance gap should not be an issue since full shots with these clubs are rare.
JMO

KCee

I think the bounce needed can vary a bit with sole width as well. I had a Maltby 60 with a really wide sole and it only had 4-6 of bounce, but worked pretty well especially from hard pan bunkers. From the rough or when it was wet out it could have used more. Also had a medium wide sole Snake Eyes with 8 of bounce that worked about the same.

Currently I have a Callaway with a wide-ish sole and ~ 10* of bounce. I think it's a better compromise as it's great from the rough, but not as good from the hardpan we call bunkers. I'd really like to find a wider soled 60 with a bit less bounce for the bunkers as I can always use my SW from the rough.

DonM

With what you said about your swing, I'd lean towards more bounce rather than less.