{"id":9024,"date":"2015-07-01T18:17:59","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T08:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/?p=9024"},"modified":"2023-06-20T15:44:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T06:14:18","slug":"pro-tip-do-you-dig-or-bounce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/2015\/07\/pro-tip-do-you-dig-or-bounce\/","title":{"rendered":"PRO TIP: Do you Dig or Bounce?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/GarethJonesPic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/GarethJonesPic.png\" alt=\"Head Teaching Professional, Gareth Jones\" width=\"250\" height=\"145\" \/><\/a>By Gareth Jones <br \/> Head Teaching Professional <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many players get confused when I ask them about bounce on their wedges. All irons are manufactured with bounce on the sole of the club and this is a crucial element in good ball striking both on grass and in the sand.<\/p>\n<p>Golfers can be divided into three categories of ball striking; Bouncers (Good Impact Alignments), Diggers (Hands too far ahead) and Scoopers (Hands too far behind). Look at your divot, or lack of, and see what category you fit into.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotation\">Understanding your equipment and your technique will certainly improve your wedge and bunker play. See the professional staff for help with both.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/BounceImage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/BounceImage.png\" alt=\"Understanding your equipment and your technique will certainly improve your wedge and bunker play. See the professional staff for help with both.\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a>At Glenelg, we have high lip bunkers with medium thickness sand and tight firm couch green surrounds. These conditions call for certain bounce and sole grinds on your wedges, (and good technique!)<\/p>\n<p>My recommended wedge set up would be 52 degree Gap wedge with 8 degree Bounce, 56 degree Sand wedge with 10 degree bounce and 60 degree Lob wedge with 8 degree bounce. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ClevelandWedges.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9037\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ClevelandWedges.png\" alt=\"Cleveland Wedges\" width=\"230\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/VokeyWedge.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/VokeyWedge.png\" alt=\"Titleist Vokey Wedge\" width=\"230\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Glenelg Golf Club&#8217;s Pro Shop stock all the latest wedge systems available. Come and see the guys and ask about fitting the right wedge to your game.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good golfing,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gareth Jones<br \/> <\/strong>Head Teaching Professional<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many players get confused when I ask them about bounce on their wedges.  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