Equipment

Low bounce wedges for firm, dry turf? – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

4 years ago

Apr 6, 2022

In our forums, our members have been discussing wedges. WRXer ‘Eazy Mac’ has moved to Denver and is struggling with his wedges with the firmer, dryer turf. He kicks off the thread by saying:

“Just moved out to Denver from Northern Virginia. I was used to playing on fluffy wet grass a lot, and my CBX2 wedges worked great for that, but everything from chipping to 30-50 yard shots never gave me much trouble.

I’ve played a few rounds out here and am having a lot of trouble chipping and hitting those half shots with the CBX2s. Feels like I’m hitting them fat, but the club skips off the ground, and contact is thin; not able to clip the ball clean like I used to. The bounces for my 50, 54, 58 are all 10-12 degrees, and I’m wondering if I should look into some with a lower bounce instead.

Thoughts? Any technique for hitting off turf like this with mid-high bounce wedges?”

And our members have been sharing their best recommendations and suggestions in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

hdb27: “Denver native here, welcome home. Here I play a set gap wedge with 10 degrees of bounce, and then sand and lob are 12 and 8; best in Colorado to have a few different options, so I go with a high low combo so I can have some variance, all 12 will hurt you on Colorado turf.”
Nixhex524: “For lower bounce wedges, I really liked the Mizuno T20, and I am sure the T22 are just as good. Lower bounce but a little bit of a wider sole which I think helps them feel like they have a little more.”
cgasucks: “Having a high bounce wedge on firm turf would be no problem if your AOA is steep (in your case, it isn’t, which is a good thing). I think you should upgrade to lower bounce wedges. In the meantime, why don’t you open the face of your PW and make those same shots? The bounce on PWs are generally low and will make it slide under the ball no problem, just address it a few inches behind it with that open face and chip and pitch away. When I practice chipping, I usually practice off the worst lies possible (bare lies, ground under repair), and that’s how I do it. Makes it stupid easy when playing off fluffier lies when playing for real.”

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From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Titleist Vokey Proto Wedges 54M, 60T

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30 mins ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @Putt4Dough is selling some prototype wedges from Vokey Wedgeworks. These include a 54 degree wedge with the M grind and a 60 degree wedge with a T grind.

From the listing:

(1) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 54M with a Tour Issue DGS400 shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet (logo down). Standard length, lie, and loft. BB&F ferrule. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.

(2) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 60T with a KBS Tour 130X shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet. Standard length, lie, and loft. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules.

Whats in the Bag

Ryan Palmer WITB 2026 (June)

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31 mins ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

Driver: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (9 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 70 6.5

5-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (18 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX

Irons: Srixon ZXiU (23 degrees), Srixon Z785 MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 100 6.5 (4), KBS Tour 130 X

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (50-08F, 54-10S, 58-04T @59)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Dual Force Rossie II

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Check out more in-hand photos of Ryan Palmer’s clubs here.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

21 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.