A set of irons might have one degree of bounce in the 3-iron that gradually increases to seven or eight degrees in the pitching wedge. It’s expressed in degrees and really matters most in higher lofted clubs. The more bounce there is, the higher the leading edge is off the ground when the club is held in its square position. Bounce is the angle of the sole measured against a horizontal line (the ground) when the club is in the address position and the shaft is vertical. When Gene Sarazen soldered a flange to the bottom of his niblick to create the first sand wedge, he was creating what we now call bounce. Here’s what that means and why you might consider doing the same depending on the courses you play.
Many opted to use wedges with less bounce and a grind that produced a sharper leading edge. To deal with the combination of deep, thick rough as well as the extremely tight lies on fairways and in the runoff areas around some greens, players had to resort to wedges that could more easily cut through the thick stuff and not bounce off the tightly mowed turf and blade the ball (as happened to Tiger at the third hole Sunday). So while some are calling Oakmont the true victor this year, I think it might have been modern agronomy that really won. As we saw this weekend, Oakmont Country Club proved itself capable of growing some of the toughest, most gnarly, luscious grass this side of Kentucky.
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