[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-mizuno-golf-clubs-building-a-mizuno-wedge-setup-for-your-course-conditions":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"building-a-mizuno-wedge-setup-for-your-course-conditions","Building a Mizuno Wedge Setup for Your Course Conditions","Turning lofts, bounces and grinds into a wedge set that suits where you actually play.","\u002Fimg\u002Fmizuno-golf-clubs\u002Fbuilding-a-mizuno-wedge-setup-for-your-course-conditions_mizuno-wedge-setup.png","Building a Mizuno Wedge Setup for Your Course Conditions illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"mizuno-golf-clubs","Mizuno Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>Start with the ground you play on\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Wedges are the only clubs whose performance is dictated as much by turf as by swing. Before choosing lofts, describe your home course honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Firm and dry, tight lies, links or sandy soil.\u003C\u002Fstrong> You need lower bounce and versatile grinds. High bounce will bounce the leading edge into the middle of the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Soft and lush, wet winters, heavy soil.\u003C\u002Fstrong> You need more bounce. Low bounce will dig and produce fat shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Mixed conditions.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Mid bounce, and accept that no single setup is perfect in both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Then look at your divot\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Take a wedge to a practice area and hit five shots off grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Deep divots\u003C\u002Fstrong> — you are steep. You need more bounce.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Shallow marks or bruises\u003C\u002Fstrong> — you are shallow. You need less.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>No divot at all\u003C\u002Fstrong> — significantly less bounce, and probably a more versatile grind.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Your divot is a more reliable guide than anything else, and it takes five minutes to check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Setting the lofts\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Work down from your pitching wedge, not up from your lob wedge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>Note the actual loft of your set pitching wedge. With modern JPX irons this may be much stronger than you expect.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Space each wedge 4–6° apart.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Stop when your highest-lofted wedge is one you can actually use.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>A 60° wedge is not compulsory. Plenty of golfers score better with 50\u002F54\u002F58 and no lob wedge at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The distance-control test\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Once built, measure carry with each wedge at full swing and at a controlled three-quarter swing. That gives you six numbers instead of three, and those six numbers are what you will use on the course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Write them down. Do not trust your recollection of what a 54° carries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Practical combinations\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Firm course, strong iron lofts:\u003C\u002Fstrong> 50° mid bounce, 54° mid, 58° low with a versatile grind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Soft course, standard lofts:\u003C\u002Fstrong> 52° mid, 56° high, 60° mid to high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Two wedges only:\u003C\u002Fstrong> 52° and 58°, both mid bounce. Simple, and it removes a decision from every approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Matching shafts\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Wedge shafts should be at least as heavy as your iron shafts, and ideally slightly heavier. A light wedge shaft encourages a fast, loose transition that ruins distance control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the most common overlooked detail in an otherwise good wedge fitting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Buying tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Replace your most-used wedge every second season and let the others run longer. Uniform replacement wastes money on clubs that barely get used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",414,{"slug":15,"title":16},"mizuno-pro-wedges-t-1-t-3-and-s23-explained","Mizuno Pro Wedges: T-1, T-3 and S23 Explained",{"slug":18,"title":19},"mizuno-m-craft-putters-head-shapes-and-your-stroke","Mizuno M.Craft Putters: Head Shapes and Your Stroke",1788299817458]