"Use the Bounce of the club" means what in the shortgame???? (excludes bunker shots)

[300Drive]

I have heard this phrase often when in comes to pitch shots. How would we apply that (or should we) from a TGM perspective?

[EdZ]

I have heard this phrase often when in comes to pitch shots. How would we apply that (or should we) from a TGM perspective?

With all but a very tight lie, using the bounce provides more margin for error, especially for high soft shots around the green, and most certainly from the rough.

Using the leading edge requires much more precision for clubHEAD control, and from the rough, the risk is that you will get caught up and have little chance at good distance control.

It is a matter of practice and experimentation to learn what types of lies allow you to use more/less bounce and the specific wedge/bounce design can make a big difference IMO.

In effect, the same as a bunker shot. Having the bounce of the club hit the ground first, allows it to glide through, rather than dig/stick in the rough.

[300Drive]

When would you want to hit the ground first, rather than the ball, in a pitch shot? That is, what "situations" call for this type of shot selection?

[12 piece bucket]

With all but a very tight lie, using the bounce provides more margin for error, especially for high soft shots around the green, and most certainly from the rough.

Using the leading edge requires much more precision for clubHEAD control, and from the rough, the risk is that you will get caught up and have little chance at good distance control.

It is a matter of practice and experimentation to learn what types of lies allow you to use more/less bounce and the specific wedge/bounce design can make a big difference IMO.

In effect, the same as a bunker shot. Having the bounce of the club hit the ground first, allows it to glide through, rather than dig/stick in the rough.

You know I've often wondered what the hell that meant too . . . Good question 3Billz. Thanks for bringing this up.

EdZ . . . do you INTENTIONALLY hit the ball fat when doing this? I have used that shot some and it works good. But I'm not sure that is what you are saying.

Holla back.

[grapegoat]

some refer to this and intend of throwing the club away and loosing the FLW also, that is how is was explaned to me more of a cupping of the left wrist into impact thus totally destroying the flying wedge alignments

[brownman]

I have probably used club bounce a lot,I mainly use it to ensure the club does,nt get a chance to dig in causing fluffed shot by using bottom of club to ride over turf,whereas using leading edge can sometimes dig in,I mainly use it around greens for short chips etc,ensuring that I keep hands ahead of c/head at all times and not be afraid of giving it a hit

[Martee]

Stan Utley advocate and suggest golfers fail to use the bounce correctly for the short game shots. He uses primarily a 58* 12* bounce for almost all his chips, pitches and bunker shots. Also he talks about hitting a ball off of concrete using his style.

He just came out with a book, The Art of the Short Game, June 2007 Stan Utley.

[300Drive]

I picked up Utleys book and he advocates hitting the ground first, then the ball, on pitch shots....????###@@@@. What!

[12 piece bucket]

I picked up Utleys book and he advocates hitting the ground first, then the ball, on pitch shots....????###@@@@. What!

He's probably a Hitter or something stoopid like that .

[300Drive]

He's probably a Hitter or something stoopid like that .

Ha, Ha, Ha, ......Agreed!