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Sand grind
Packed after a lake storm, then loose in July. The sole has to float without becoming a shovel when the same bunker dries.
What we cut
A menu written in surfaces, not stamps
Pick the lie that is stealing shots. We do not start from a factory letter on the sole. We start from frozen crust, thaw sponge, or July bent, then decide camber and leading-edge height.
02
Tight-lie grind
Ice in January, bent in August. Leading edge has to take a short meal without chattering on crust or hopping on pavement-firm collars.
03
Bunk camber
Faces that crust overnight then slump at noon. Crown keeps the head from digging a trench on the upslope.
04
Gap wedge
The club that collides with a strong pitching iron after a thaw shortens carry. We sit loft and camber so the gap is a yardage, not a rumor.
05
Lob relief
Trail metal that still lets the face exit sponge. Too much relief and the lob hops on firm bent; too little and March eats the head.
06
Putter leave
The last eight feet after a wedge sits. We do not “fit a putter from a chart.” We watch how the ball leaves the last cut you just made.
Ice pair or freeze bag
Most golfers book two wedges that fight each other — a sand club that still has Florida camber and a gap that was never recut after a new pitching iron. The ice pair is that argument. The freeze bag adds the lob and a putter leave on the same visit.