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Golf Club Lie Angle FittingGolf club lie angle fitting can sometimes make the most dramatic change in your score. If your lie angle is off by a degree or two, you can be assured, that your ball is not going to fly toward the target. If your lie angle is too upright your ball will end up left of where you were aiming (for a right handed golfer). If it is too flat, then your ball will end up to the right of your aim.
Now that you are at address, lay your club down on the ground so the shaft is perpendicular (grip towards you) to your aim and the toe is pointing straight up. This simulates the ultimate extreme impossible too upright golf club lie angle. Take a look at where your loft angle is pointing. It is pointing way to the right. Now lay the club the opposite way with the handle pointing away from you and the toe pointing downward. This simulates the ultimate extreme impossible too flat golf club lie angle. The loft angle is now pointing way to the right of your target. Now that you understand why having the correct golf club lie angle is so important, we can now talk about fitting for the proper lie angle. The best way to do a good golf club lie angle fitting is to do a dynamic fitting. There are several methods that can accomplish this, but the one we will discuss here is one of the easiest and the best. Here is what you will need:
The first thing you will want to do is put a piece of masking tape on the sole of your clubs running from heel to toe. Now make a mark corresponding to the center of your clubface on the tape. We are now going to hit golf balls off the plywood. You may want to drill a small hole in the plywood in order to keep the ball from rolling away while you prepare to hit. Take a few practice swings to get warmed up, and also to get used to striking the plywood with your club. Yes, you have to actually strike the plywood with your clubhead. You just want to skim it enough so that you strike the ball solidly. Don't hit the plywood so hard that you hurt yourself. Now, with the tape on the sole of one of your irons, strike your first ball. You will now have a mark on the tape where your club hit the plywood. Measure from the center of the plywood strike to the center of the clubface. Do this after each swing. I recommend taking 3 to 5 swings per club and measuring after each swing. Make sure you record on a piece of paper the club number, the distance each strike was from the center, and if the strike was toward the heel or toe of the club. Average these distances for each club. For every 1/4 inch away from center you are, you will need a 1 degree adjustment from that clubs lie angle. If your marks are toward the heel then your club is too upright. If your marks are toward the toe, then your club is too flat. Return from Golf Club Lie Angle Fitting to Advanced Club Fitting Return from Golf Club Lie Angle Fitting to Build-YOUR-Golf-Clubs.com
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