Bounce

photo credit: Zach Dischner   Bounce is the amount of tilting down and away, on the bottom of any wedge.  More tilt simply means more bounce.  The purpose of bounce is to help the club glide more smoothly through sand or thick grass (rough).  The bounce always strikes the ground first and it keeps the leading edge of the club from digging into the ground first. 

The typical sand wedge has 10 – 12 degrees of bounce.  Lofted wedges, such as the gap wedge or lob wedges, usually fall within 4 – 6 degrees of bounce.  The bounce for the club/s you choose depends on the kind of lies you intend to use it for.  Less bounce is suitable for tighter lies.  Lies that are in rough or sand require more bounce.