Interested by wedge bounce and grinds? This app will help

With the U.S. Open taking place at Pinehurst No. 2 this week, there was countless dialog about how the quick Bermuda grass across the greens and its grainy nature play an enormous function in shot choice, bounce, and wedge grinds.

For tour gamers, that choice course of is made simple because of the fitters and membership builders that journey with the world’s greatest gamers week to week, however with so many choices to select from, it may be much more troublesome for amateurs to really feel assured of their choice course of — which is precisely why the engineering group at Ping developed their wedge fit app once they launch the brand new S159 wedges.

“Together with the brand new S159 wedges, we’re excited to introduce the WebFit Wedge app to customers,” stated John Okay. Solheim, Ping’s CEO and president, “It’s a web-based app engineered to assist golfers discover the most effective grinds and gapping options for his or her video games. It’s a fast and straightforward expertise to assist golfers minimize via loads of the confusion related to shopping for wedges, in the end making a advice on which s159 wedges will permit them to significantly enhance their efficiency across the greens.”

The most effective half is, utilizing the app doesn’t require any sort of login or downloading — it’s as simple as accessing a QR code in shops (or going via this hyperlink: Ping WebFit Wedge App.)

The app guides golfers via a sequence of questions on their wedge sport, together with typical enjoying circumstances and method, which leads to two recommended grind choices. Golfers can then take these advisable choices to a fitter to assist them dial within the specs. The method solely takes a couple of minutes and gives gapping data to assist golfers configure the remainder of their units.

PING s159 Custom Wedge

$179.99

With the addition of two grinds and new lofts, the tour-style s159 wedges are available in 25 loft/grind combinations to match a wedge to your playing conditions and technique while ensuring a properly gapped set. Extensive testing with top PING tour players helped create wedges that will appeal to golfers of all abilities. The new WebFit Wedge app provides a quick and easy way to determine the s159 grinds that best fit your game.
Tour-Proven Design
The tour-inspired 8620 carbon steel head features a soft feel and clean shape with a straighter lead edge for improved results on full shots. Two performance-enhancing finishes (Hybropearl 2.0 Chrome and Midnight) are available in all loft/grind combinations.

More Grooves. More Spin.
Wheel-cut grooves are precision-milled to varying dimensions, depending on loft. The 46-to-52-degree wedges are milled to maximize groove volume for greater control on full shots. The 54-to-62-degree options feature more tightly spaced MicroMax grooves to impart more spin, especially around the greens.

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Having not too long ago gone via the web wedge becoming system and testing the advisable grind and bounce choices, I’m pleased to report that the solutions matched extraordinarily nicely with my swing supply and course circumstances. After some in depth on-course and quick sport space testing I noticed good management of my vertical impression location on the face — the true signal {that a} golfer is utilizing the correct grind and bounce mixture.

So in case you’re a golfer who’s curious to search out out which grind and bounce choices are greatest for you, head over to Ping’s WebFit wedge page to be taught extra.

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Ryan Barath is GOLF Journal and GOLF.com’s senior editor for tools. He has an in depth club-fitting and -building background with greater than 20 years of expertise working with golfers of all ability ranges, together with PGA Tour gamers. Earlier than becoming a member of the workers, he was the lead content material strategist for Tour Expertise Golf, in Toronto, Canada.