How does bending influence bounce?
Any change in a club’s loft will correspondingly change the club’s bounce. The relationship is one-to-one. As you decrease the loft of a club by one degree, you reduce its bounce a degree at the same time. The bounce angle increases equal to the amount of any loft increase. A one or two degree change in loft will not cause a bounce or dig sole with today’s clubs. But if you are changing lofts on older more flatter-soled irons, bounce should be taken into account. If you do change the loft more than two degrees on a club, sole grinding may be necessary to restore the sole angle to a more playable position. Changes in lie do not affect the bounce of a club in any manner.
