claytushaywood
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So I am pretty new back to golf, when I was a kid and played- I got pretty good, but didnt have access to fitted clubs or nice clubs for that matter. So when I started again I just ordered a vokey gap wedge because I had hit my buddies well- what I didnt know anything really about was bounce angle.
So my vokey is a 13 degree bounce and while I can chip and hit long pitches pretty well with it, I struggle hitting a full swing and making good contact- and even when I do I'm barely getting 100 yards (drives range from 250-280 and up to 300 once a couple times when I've really tried to swing hard)
I'm starting to wonder if the bounce is too high. So I understand that to hit a high bounce club solid you must hit down on it. Can anyone point me in the direction of how to adjust how steep you swing? I know when I chip with this club I consciously have to keep my hands way forward- I do that by not releasing much at all trying to get my hands way forward- i actually chipped and pitched really well yesterday
I probably also need to hit down on my other irons a good bit more as I hardly ever take good divots.
So just curiously how can I make steeper swings that would be better suited to a high bounce wedge? Also- why do lob wedges typically come with such low bounce numbers? Should I go for a lower bounce gap wedge? I dont think I really hit up on the ball- but maybe not as strong of angle as I should get- another note- when I hit my irons well I usually get a pretty low flight but with tons of spin! like a 5 iron will roll out 2 feet if I hit a green with it 170 out. I'm switching to a lighter shaft with more flex, but I thought low with a lot of spin meant you were hitting down on it a good bit. little confused
Thanks!
So my vokey is a 13 degree bounce and while I can chip and hit long pitches pretty well with it, I struggle hitting a full swing and making good contact- and even when I do I'm barely getting 100 yards (drives range from 250-280 and up to 300 once a couple times when I've really tried to swing hard)
I'm starting to wonder if the bounce is too high. So I understand that to hit a high bounce club solid you must hit down on it. Can anyone point me in the direction of how to adjust how steep you swing? I know when I chip with this club I consciously have to keep my hands way forward- I do that by not releasing much at all trying to get my hands way forward- i actually chipped and pitched really well yesterday
I probably also need to hit down on my other irons a good bit more as I hardly ever take good divots.
So just curiously how can I make steeper swings that would be better suited to a high bounce wedge? Also- why do lob wedges typically come with such low bounce numbers? Should I go for a lower bounce gap wedge? I dont think I really hit up on the ball- but maybe not as strong of angle as I should get- another note- when I hit my irons well I usually get a pretty low flight but with tons of spin! like a 5 iron will roll out 2 feet if I hit a green with it 170 out. I'm switching to a lighter shaft with more flex, but I thought low with a lot of spin meant you were hitting down on it a good bit. little confused
Thanks!