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After the rain on Cheat Lake

What wet turf does to your wedges.

· Mira Dellinger

It rained for three days and then the sun came out. On the fourth day the fairways around Cheat Lake were soft enough to leave a divot the size of a hand.

A wedge with too little bounce digs in on turf like that. A wedge with a lot of bounce skims across it. The right answer depends on how you swing and how wet the course is.

What to try

If you play in West Virginia, carry a wedge with at least ten degrees of bounce for spring and fall. If you dig, go to twelve.

Bring your wedges to the studio and we will measure them.