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Today from the Forums: “Best sand-specific wedge?”

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Today from the Forums, we take a look at a discussion on sand-specific wedges. Alpha3 is on the hunt for a forgiving wedge for bunker play, and our members have been talking about what they have found to be the most effective wedges from the sand.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • harricli: “I play mostly desert golf with terrible sand; however, I have an old 64 degree sm5 Vokey that is about as automatic as possible out of a bunker. It goes in the bag if I’m playing anywhere that has real bunkers.”
  • nphillips0613: “Hi-Toe is great out of sand. I haven’t tried it but look into the Bigfoot hi Toe. 15° of bounce has to make it easier to get out of sand.”
  • Lepatrique: “The best place to start is a high bounce wedge. They tend to be much more forgiving from most bunkers, for most players. Low bounce wedges are great if you’re trying to nip a high shot off of a firm lie in the fairway, but tend to dig a bit in bunkers. I would recommend finding a couple high bounce wedges and seeing what you like the look/feel of best.”
  • uglande: “Depends on conditions. I like a low bounce, high loft club for firm sand (mostly what I play) and have a Vokey 62 in an M grind (8 bounce) for that. But for versatility, I would say take more bounce and keep loft high — like a 56-58 degree D grind Vokey (12 degrees bounce). That’s a great club from bunkers and plenty of bounce for full shots as well.”
  • BCULAW: “K Grind was easiest for me out of the sand. I used a little different technique with it, where, instead of splashing the ball out, I would turn the leading edge down a little almost like a chip. Ball came out fluffy and soft. Easy as pie.”

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  1. Alex

    Mar 12, 2020 at 6:38 pm

    Go vokey 56 and 60 bent to 55 and 59. Ground to 12 on the 55 and 6 on the 59. Like having the option of both. Use the 59 for more shots around green and 55 for more full and 3/4 shots under 100 and if a bunker is very soft.

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  2. Madeline Morgan

    Feb 17, 2020 at 1:54 pm

    Everything depends on skill level, of course, and the best advice is always to visit a good fitter.
    That said, though, pretty much any wedge from any OEM will perform well as long as you do your homework and get the proper sole grind for the conditions where you play. For what it’s worth, I carry a Miura 51/8, 55/12, and 59/15, and can use any of them effectively out of the sand because the grinds are appropriate for the conditions I generally play in.

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  3. Dman

    Feb 17, 2020 at 9:46 am

    The gimmicky Ci3… yes the one from the infomercial- 65 degree is about as easy as it gets. As long as you don’t hit it thin, it comes out nice and easy.

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