wedge shopping
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mgranato
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That's the exact reason I landed on the TM soles. Most versatile that I've seen to date, but I haven't tried the Edel's yet. I view wedges as disposable clubs with relatively short shelf lives. 3 Edels start at $600, that's a tough nut for a 6-12 month club.
If you can learn how to hit the shot with the trailing edge (Brian taught me this shot - it's only a 20-60 yard shot then you need to use the leading edge and deloft for power over 60 yards), you should use the wedge with the most bounce. The problem that most people have with high bounce wedges is that they use the leading edge too much and don't get the benefit of the bounce on soft turf. However, hardpan can be tricky with a high bounce wedge and I suspect you will hit some shots where the club "bounces" off the hard ground. The worst conditions are hardpan and then mud to find a wedge that matches both conditions. Much better if the turf was medium and really soft like I ran into over the past couple years. The wet/tight fairways have forced me to change how I hit wedge shots. All I used to do was keep my hands way ahead, stick the leading edge in the ground and hope.
Don't forget about the shafts as well. One nice thing about the Edel fitting is that once you found your grind you can play around with the trajectory with different wedge shafts.
The best advice for picking a wedge is that you should know after a couple hits if the wedge works. That philosophy has worked well for me. Sort of like tuning a piano I would presume. You know once the piano is tuned just like you know from impact (that nice thumping sound) when you found the right wedge.
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hp12c
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Hey Leo if I was in the same situation as u I would go with bounce somewhere in between. Lets say u can choose from a wedge with 10 degrees of bounce on the high end and one with 6 degrees of bounce if they have a wedge with 8 degrees of bounce maybe that would be a good compromise.
I recommend you also look at sole width and toe/heal/trailing edge grind. Trailing edge relief will force you to focus on the leading edge hitting first. The trailing edge shot for 20-60 yards on soft ground is the best way to hit that shot. The numbers don't tell you the effective bounce (but they are a guide and shouldn't be ignored).
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