The smart way to think about bounce is to first accept one truth: You might not want the same bounce on all of your wedges.

No one could have known that flying lessons would lead to one of the great innovations in the game of golf. But that’s exactly what happened in 1931 when Gene Sarazen went flying with billionaire ...

Remember the pitch shot you hit the last time you played golf that flew a little higher than you anticipated, bounced a few times and then rolled 15 feet past the hole? Technique plays a big role in ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. As a mid-handicapper, there are plenty of things that I could do better in order to drop ...

Miranda Lambert hit the golf course with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, and for the first time ever, she had to use a sand wedge for a tricky shot. It turns out that for her whole life, she had ...

A few years ago, a buddy of mine — who was just a beginner golfer — always opted to use his putter from anywhere relatively close to the putting surface. From 15 feet off the green to a whopping 150 ...

Finding the right wedges, and learning a few basic techniques, can dramatically lower a recreational golfer’s score because suddenly instead of needing three shots (or four) to get the ball in the ...