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Wedge Fitting, Ground to How You Actually Attack the Ball

Loft gaps get most of the attention in a wedge fitting. Sole shape is what determines whether each wedge actually performs the way its loft gap suggests it should.

Beyond a Bounce Number

A Grind Archetype Is More Than One Spec

Most wedge fittings start and end with a single bounce number pulled from a chart. We treat bounce as one input among several — camber, trailing-edge relief, sole width, and heel/toe relief all interact to determine how a wedge behaves through a real strike, and two wedges with identical stamped bounce can play completely differently depending on how the rest of the sole is shaped.

Your low-point read tells us where your swing bottoms out on full-swing and partial-swing wedge shots, which is often a different point than your iron swing. We map both before recommending a grind.

GA

What "Grind Archetype" Means

A named combination of camber, relief, and sole width tuned for a general strike style — steep digger, shallow sweeper, or somewhere between — that we use as a starting point before fine-tuning to your specific low point.

Grind Archetypes We Cut

Three Starting Points, Fine-Tuned From There

A

Full-Sole Archetype

Wide camber and minimal relief for players with a shallow attack angle who want maximum forgiveness on firmer turf and out of thin lies.

B

Mid-Relief Archetype

Moderate trailing-edge and heel relief for players who occasionally open the face for greenside shots but still need reliable full-swing turf interaction.

C

Low-Profile Archetype

Narrower sole and aggressive heel/toe relief for steeper, more digging attack angles and players who manipulate the face frequently around the green.

54°

Gap Wedge

Full-sole or mid-relief archetype, matched to full-swing low point.

58°

Sand Wedge

Mid-relief archetype, tuned for a blend of full-swing and partial-swing shots.

60°

Lob Wedge

Low-profile archetype for players who open the face for short-sided shots.

Set Composition

Your Wedge Set Doesn't Need One Grind for All Three

It's common for a gap wedge to carry more sole and less relief than a lob wedge in the same bag, because the two clubs are used for different shots with different attack angles. We fit and grind each wedge on its own, not as a single blanket spec applied across the set.

See Wedge Grind Pricing

Bring In Your Wedges As They Are

We'll map your low point on full and partial swings before recommending a single grind change.