A Bounce Number Only Means Something Against Real Turf and Real Sand.
Swing & Sole tests every wedge fitting against three reference surfaces — firm fairway turf, soft rough, and bunker sand — before recommending a bounce and grind combination. No chart gets the final word; the turf sled and sand tray do.
Every Club Gets Tested, Not Just Measured
Head, shaft, and loft get you close on the launch monitor. For irons and wedges, we finish every session against the turf sled and sand tray — because a spec sheet doesn't tell you how a club actually behaves once it touches the ground.
Driver Fitting
A launch-monitor baseline first, so every head and shaft change gets measured against a real starting point instead of one lucky swing.
Learn more →Fairway Wood Fitting
Confirmed off an actual bermuda turf sample, not just a tee shot, since that's where digging or skimming actually shows up.
Learn more →Hybrid Fitting
Built around your existing long-iron numbers so the loft actually fills a gap instead of duplicating a club already in the bag.
Learn more →Iron Fitting
Lie and loft handled first, then a turf-sled pass to confirm the sole holds up against South Florida bermuda specifically.
Learn more →Wedge Fitting
What the studio was built around — every bounce recommendation gets proven on the sand tray before it's final.
Learn more →Putter Fitting
A dedicated stroke-tracking session on a capture mat, entirely separate from turf and sand testing.
Learn more →Five Terms That Show Up on Every Fitting Card
These aren't marketing words — they're the five variables our fitters actually adjust once a wedge is on the bench, and the same five show up on every card that leaves our studio.
Bounce Angle
How much the sole sits below the leading edge at address — the primary defense against digging into soft turf or heavy sand.
Sand Entry Angle
The angle the leading edge enters bunker sand at, read directly off the sand tray rather than estimated from a swing description.
Sole Width
How wide the contact patch runs heel to toe — wider soles glide more forgivingly, narrower soles feel more precise for players who manipulate the face.
Leading-Edge Grind
Material relieved just behind the leading edge, changing how quickly the club releases through firm turf on full-swing shots.
Heel-Toe Relief
Asymmetric grinding for players who open or close the face for greenside shots, reducing drag on the side that contacts turf first.
A Chart Doesn't Know Bermuda Turf From Bunker Sand.
Most wedge bounce guidance comes from a single generic chart matched to swing type. That chart has no idea whether you're playing dense South Florida bermuda, wet winter overseed, or fine coastal bunker sand — and each of those surfaces responds to the same sole shape completely differently. A bounce number that looks correct on paper can still dig on one surface and skip on another.
See the Fitting ProcessFrom Turf Sled to Grind Ticket in Four Stops
Turf & Sand Test
Before any equipment talk starts, we run your current wedges across the turf sled and sand tray to see exactly how the stock sole is already behaving.
Demo & Loft Gapping
Heads and lofts are set on demo stock across brands, checked against your existing wedge gaps so the new set fills real windows, not duplicates.
Grind Pass
Bounce, sole width, and relief are cut by hand, re-tested on the sled and tray between passes until the reading matches what your course actually demands.
Verify & Release
Final loft gaps and swing weight are re-checked after grinding, and every club goes home with a written fitting card attached.
What Comes Back After a Fitting
I'd been blading bunker shots for two seasons and blamed my technique. Turned out my bounce was built for a completely different sand density than what we actually play here.
Nobody had ever tested my wedges against actual turf before — every other fitting was launch-monitor numbers only. The sand tray reading changed what they recommended completely.
My gap and lob wedge finally play like they belong to the same set. The bounce step-down across the three is subtle but I can feel it out of the rough.
Compared Side by Side Before Anything Gets Ground
We're an independent studio with no manufacturer quota to hit — heads and shafts come off the wall for a real comparison before any recommendation gets made.
Curious How Your Current Wedges Actually Perform?
Sessions run 60–90 minutes, cover the full bag or a single wedge, and include a written fitting card. Fitting fees credit toward any build or regrind completed at the studio.