[Caursedus]

You were given good info, especially when practiced a lot. Something I was told, that has served me well over the years, was the thinner the lie, the less bounce needed. Fluffier the lie, the more bounce needed.

Wedges are such a useful club, and have so many different shots built into them for the end user to use. The problem, as I see it, is that most end users do not take the time to learn many of the different shots that a wedge can provide for them. See it all the time. A golfer winds up in a bunker, and pulls their SW wedge because, it's a "sand" wedge. This when another club could have made for an easier shot. An example might be along the lines that we are always told not to "scoop" the ball off the turf, but sometimes that "scooped" shot is the correct shot for the situation. That info was passed on to me from Harmon's School of Golf while taking some short game lessons from one of their instructors. Using one's imagination, and thinking outside the box as he put it to me. Clubs are just tools, and how they are used to move the ball around, is up to the individual.

i got a short game lesson once.

the way the pro put it to me was this:

if you need to carry more than 75% of the distance of your shot, use my 60
if its 50% then use my 56
if its less than 50% then PW
if its a clear path you pick whatever club you need

ive found this saving me a lot of shots, and would say this lesson on its own cut my handicap by the greatest margin..

my typical bunker club is my 60. primarily due to the sand conditions.

ive never thought i needed more loft than my 60.