[Hennybogan]

Bucket,

I'm not sure I understand bounce completely either. I do know that tour players tweak their wedges until they slide through the turf how they want. Often they hit another player's wedge and ask one of the equipment techs to make them one more like that one. (They do this with all clubs)

So alot of it is feel. You know about learning the different hinge actions. Practice all three to understand the difference. I would try that with wedges set up with a wide variance of bounce. Not enough for your style and the club will dig, making perfect contact imperative. Too much bounce and it will feel like you are hitting it fat. I've been playing around with one with too much. I get this fat feeling even when I hit low spinners. The only problem is I have to swing harder. I once had a Tom Kite Grind Hogan wedge that was perfect out of the sand. I could just throw it at the sand any old way and hit a good shot. I gave up on it because I couldn't hit it anywhere. Not sure that was smart.

Besides the bounce, players will roll the leading edge to reduce digging. Most players remove material in the heel so they can open the club more comfortably. I notice that the better a player's short game, the more likely he is to have very particular views on how his wedges are set up.