How to use bounce

Bounce is the angle at which the leading edge of the club sits above the ground at address. It stops the leading edge from digging into the turf.

- John Jacobs

1 If you come into the ball steeply, there’s more shaft lean. In this situation, the leading edge becomes sharper. This can create a problem, because if you don’t strike it perfectly, it becomes like a knife into butter. Bounce fills that gap you’re creating. Think of bounce like a little wedge that sits in that gap.