Wedge Session
Seventy-five minutes. Bounce, grind, and gapping decided against the turf you actually play, with a groove inspection on whatever you already own.
Your Grooves Are Probably the Story
Before we discuss anything new, we look at what your current wedges have left. A sand wedge that has taken four seasons of practice bunker work has grooves with rounded edges and a face that has lost its texture. It will still look fine to the eye and it will have quietly stopped generating spin.
We measure groove depth and check edge condition under magnification. When the reading comes back shallow, replacing that single wedge fixes more short-game inconsistency than any fitting decision we could make about the rest of the bag.
When the grooves are healthy, we move on to bounce and grind, and the conversation is entirely about turf.
Four Things We Settle
Bounce, Matched to How You Enter
Bounce is the angle that keeps the leading edge from burying itself. Golfers who take a deep divot need more of it; golfers who pick the ball cleanly off firm ground need less or the club will skip into the middle of the ball.
We watch entry on the strip and match the number to what we see, not to a handicap band. Two golfers shooting the same scores can need opposite ends of the bounce range.
Bounce guidance
- Steep entry, soft turf: high bounce
- Shallow entry, firm turf: low bounce
- Mixed conditions: mid bounce as the default
- Bunker sand depth considered separately
Grind, for the Shots You Actually Play
Grind is what has been removed from the sole to let the club sit differently when the face is opened or the shaft leaned. Heel relief lets you open the face for a flop without lifting the leading edge; trailing edge relief helps out of tight lies.
The right grind depends on your short-game repertoire. If you never open the face, a heavily ground sole just removes bounce you needed.
Grind features
- Heel relief for open-face shots
- Trailing edge relief for tight lies
- Full soles for soft turf and deep bunkers
- Camber affecting how the club sits square
Loft Gapping From the Pitching Wedge Down
Iron sets have been getting stronger for years, so the pitching wedge that comes with a modern set may sit at forty-three degrees rather than the forty-eight it once did. That leaves a large hole before the next wedge that no amount of technique fully covers.
We measure the actual loft of your pitching wedge and build the rest of the wedge lineup from there, in even steps.
Gapping approach
- Pitching wedge loft measured, not assumed
- Four to six degrees between wedges
- Full-swing carry confirmed for each
- Three-wedge and four-wedge setups compared
Length, Lie, and Shaft
Wedges get bent and abused more than any other club in the bag, and their lie angles wander accordingly. We measure and correct them alongside everything else, then check that the shaft weight is consistent with your irons so the transition between the two does not feel like a different set.
Finishing specs
- Lie corrected off the board
- Length matched to the iron progression
- Shaft weight aligned with the set
- Swingweight set slightly heavier for feel
Book a Wedge Session
Bring every wedge you carry plus the pitching wedge from your set. The groove report alone is worth the visit for most golfers.