March 30, 2011 At 04:05 PM By stephen p
stephen pBoynton Beach, FL
Wet sand gives me the most trouble. Having the correct bounce and loft are important. Given a 56* wedge, with wet heavy grass, it is good to use less bounce. But during the same round using a 56* out of a wet bunker ? ( fill in the blank ).
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Ryan CryslerWest Palm Beach, FL
( less open )
Fluffy sand would usually require a fully open face. Wet or coarser sand would require less open face because you need a little extra help digging.
If you play a fully open face for a normal bunker shot, I'd go half open.
RC
HotsauceGeorgetown MA
March 30, 2011 At 06:44 PM
( less open ) Fluffy sand would usually require a fully open face. Wet or coarser sand would require less open face because you need a little extra help digging. If you play a fully open face for a normal bunker shot, I'd go half open. RC
Great tip RC. I usually play nice sand with an open face, and my shots are coming out thin in this wet and hard early season stuff. I'll crank it half open and see how it goes. Should I also square up more? With a fully open face I usually play with my body very open as well.
Lou GSan Diego, CA
I find it easier to use a 60-07 out of a wet bunker. Also, the Vokey 64-07 is nice if you have to pop it up.
I have two sand wedges in my bag (the one with my Snake Eyes Q3I iron set and a SV Tour 54/12. The former has 12 deg of bounce and a wide bottom so it works well in the fluffy stuff. The latter works in 90 percent of the bunkers I play and it works reasonable in the wet bunkers (key thing is to slap the sand).
A 56/10 would work better in wet sand vs a 56/12.
Quintin HMorehead, KY
Stephen
I know this is a bit late, here if you play in the morning you have wet sand all year.
I just got a new wedge, 60/10, the old one was 60/10, sole width about the same, V grooves in both. The new one seems to be a bit heavier and it brings the ball out of wet sand much better.
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