Select a higher bounce sand wedge if you seldom hit it from the fairway or if the sand in your traps is soft and fluffy. Your pro or clubmaker will be able to measure the bounce on your wedges and make recommendations for your particular course and ability. Utility woods are clubs that are designed to get the ball out of a trouble situation as easily as possible. A look at utility woods provides shows us why they are easy to hit from difficult lies. Many utility woods have higher lofts.
High lofts help get the ball out of the rough quickly.
Many Tour pros carry these types of woods with great success. Many utility woods have what is called a low profile. This means that the heads usually aren't very big and are definitely not very tall. The smaller the head, the less chance there is to get it caught in the grass, making for straighter shots. Plus, the low profile woods have much of their weight on the sole.