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Low bounce wedges for firm, dry turf? – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been discussing wedges. WRXer ‘Eazy Mac’ has moved to Denver and is struggling with his wedges with the firmer, dryer turf. He kicks off the thread by saying:

“Just moved out to Denver from Northern Virginia. I was used to playing on fluffy wet grass a lot, and my CBX2 wedges worked great for that, but everything from chipping to 30-50 yard shots never gave me much trouble. 

I’ve played a few rounds out here and am having a lot of trouble chipping and hitting those half shots with the CBX2s. Feels like I’m hitting them fat, but the club skips off the ground, and contact is thin; not able to clip the ball clean like I used to. The bounces for my 50, 54, 58 are all 10-12 degrees, and I’m wondering if I should look into some with a lower bounce instead.

Thoughts? Any technique for hitting off turf like this with mid-high bounce wedges?”

And our members have been sharing their best recommendations and suggestions in our forum.

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.

  • hdb27: “Denver native here, welcome home. Here I play a set gap wedge with 10 degrees of bounce, and then sand and lob are 12 and 8; best in Colorado to have a few different options, so I go with a high low combo so I can have some variance, all 12 will hurt you on Colorado turf.”
  • Nixhex524: “For lower bounce wedges, I really liked the Mizuno T20, and I am sure the T22 are just as good. Lower bounce but a little bit of a wider sole which I think helps them feel like they have a little more.”
  • cgasucks: “Having a high bounce wedge on firm turf would be no problem if your AOA is steep (in your case, it isn’t, which is a good thing). I think you should upgrade to lower bounce wedges. In the meantime, why don’t you open the face of your PW and make those same shots? The bounce on PWs are generally low and will make it slide under the ball no problem, just address it a few inches behind it with that open face and chip and pitch away. When I practice chipping, I usually practice off the worst lies possible (bare lies, ground under repair), and that’s how I do it. Makes it stupid easy when playing off fluffier lies when playing for real.”

Entire Thread: “Low bounce wedges for firm, dry turf? – GolfWRXers discuss”

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  1. Jake

    Apr 6, 2022 at 8:51 pm

    Ball back in stance aim left open club to target and swing normal. Works regardless of bounce/grind.

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  2. Jo Momma

    Apr 6, 2022 at 7:40 pm

    Aim right,swing right & then yank it hard back

    Works every time

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Daniel Berger WITB 2024 (April)

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  • Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

6-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2011 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X Denali Blue 105 TX (3), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F), Callaway Jaws Raw (60-08C)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini DB
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy PistolLock 1.0

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Wrap

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Check out more in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s clubs in the forums.

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Heavy Artillery: A look at drivers in play at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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What are the driver and shaft combinations of the best golfers in the world? For gearheads, it’s an endlessly interesting question — even if we can only ever aspire to play LS heads and 7 TX shafts.

At this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, GolfWRX got in-hand looks at the driver setups of a wealth of players.

Check out some of the most interesting combos below, then head to the GolfWRX forums for the rest, as well as the rest of our galleries from New Orleans.

Rory McIlroy

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC

Alex Fitzpatrick

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC

Daniel Berger

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees @9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Wrap

Rasmus Hojgaard

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
Grip: Golf Pride MCC

Alejandro Tosti

Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees @10.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5
Grip: Golf Pride MCC Plus4

James Nicholas

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (8 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Kevin Streelman

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Sang-moon Bae

Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9+ @8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Russ Cochran

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD TP 6 X
Grip: Golf pride MCC Align 

MJ Daffue

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (10.5 degrees @9.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green RDX 65 TX
Grip: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord Align

Check our more photos from the Zurich Classic here.

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Rasmus Højgaard WITB 2024 (April)

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  • Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.

Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX

3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX

Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX

Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.

 

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