The Bounce Lab Journal
Field notes from the sand tray and the bay — practical explanations of the ground conditions and club specs that actually shape your ball flight.
Inside the Sand Tray: What Three Lanes Actually Tell You
Why we built a three-lane sand and turf tray into the bay, and what watching a sole move through each lane reveals that a spec sheet can't.
Read article →Bermuda to Rye: What Changes Under Your Wedge Each Fall
How the seasonal switch from summer Bermuda to winter overseed rye changes the way a wedge sole behaves — and why one bounce number rarely covers both.
Read article →Reading Your Own Divot for Grind Clues
Your divot pattern is a free diagnostic tool. Here's what shape, depth, and direction can tell you about the grind you're probably missing.
Read article →Clay-Base Bunkers and Why Local Sand Plays Differently
Why bunker sand pulled from clay-heavy Tennessee soil behaves differently than the coastal silica sand most bounce charts are written around.
Read article →The Crosswind Math Behind a Ridge-and-Valley Tee Shot
Why the same driver spin number plays completely differently on an exposed ridge hole than it does in a sheltered valley fairway.
Read article →Setting Putter Length From Posture, Not a Height Chart
Two golfers of identical height can need different putter lengths. Here's why posture, not a height chart, should set the number.
Read article →Put This to Work in the Bay
Reading about grind and turf is a start — feeling the difference on the sand tray is where it actually clicks.