lie angles

[killiansred]

I'm sure it's in this thread somewhere but I'm going to ask anyway. My irons are to upright for me, therefore the heel hits the ground first, I have checked this repeatedly with tape on a hard mat. I was wondering If I could bent the heads down my self, and how I should go about that, or if I should have a golf shop do it for me. Keep in mind I am a do it yourselfer who is pretty tight in the pocket book. I would appreciate any comment you may have.

[GolfJunkieSr]

Re: lie angles

With out the proper tools to bend clubs, you will run the risk of breaking the shaft, or hosel. Furthermore, some clubs depending on the brand, are not designed to be bent unless they are sent back to manufacturer.

If you try to bend your own, I would first go to a thrift store, and purchase a few $2 clubs to practice on before moving on to your playing set.

This might save yourself alot of time, but have you thought about maybe adjusting your hand grip on the club to help bring the club face toe down a little? I know alot of people don't like to mess with their grips once they find one they like, but it is an option. GJS

[GolfJunkieSr]

Re: lie angles

Something I forgot to add in my last post. If you go the thrift store route make sure the clubs you practice on are simular to your playing set. GJS

[killiansred]

Re: lie angles

I have tried moving my hands up a little higher to put the toe of the club down to where it should be, but I seemed to be hitting the ball a little thin when I tried that, any ideas? And also do you think that would be better then trying to adjust the lie angles.

[LowPost42]

Re: lie angles

Do it the PING way.

Clamp it in a vise, and wail away with a rubber mallet.

[bdbl]

Re: lie angles

Seems a good thread to join.

Went to the range today and taped the face of a couple of irons with Duck Tape.

If I set up aligning the centre of the club with the mid point of the ball then I hit towards the heel. A little experimentation found an alignment point towards the toe that found the sweet spot - at least with "todays swing".

Presumably the original mishits are in some caused by a mixture of a swing flaw and misfitting clubs - which leads me to a couple of questions:

Would marking the alignment spot on each club be legal?

Would flattening the lie help if its the swing not the clubs?

[LowPost42]

Re: lie angles

Yes to both questions.

As long as the mark is permanent, you can mark an alignment spot.

[BrianW]

Re: lie angles

Seems a good thread to join.

Went to the range today and taped the face of a couple of irons with Duck Tape.

If I set up aligning the centre of the club with the mid point of the ball then I hit towards the heel. A little experimentation found an alignment point towards the toe that found the sweet spot - at least with "todays swing".

Presumably the original mishits are in some caused by a mixture of a swing flaw and misfitting clubs - which leads me to a couple of questions:

Would marking the alignment spot on each club be legal?



Would flattening the lie help if its the swing not the clubs?

Hey Robin!
Did you have that Duck tape put on your "Bill"

[bdbl]

Re: lie angles

Ha Ha.

Seriously though I found it useful to repair a quack in the face of my sand iron.

[LowPost42]

Re: lie angles

Here we go again!

[bulldog2k]

Re: lie angles

Well, in fairness, Duck Tape only costs a poultry £1.50 a roll

[LowPost42]

Re: lie angles

Someone needs to throw some water on this thread before it heads further into fowl territory. Surely there's something in the interwebbed directory about lame duck threads?

[bdbl]

Re: lie angles

I think that sounds like a move away from ducks to a small grouse.

[Robert O' Keeffe]

Re: lie angles

Killian,

Surely the design of the clubhead is not the problem. Would it not be more likely that a change in your setup, arm position at adress, could go a long way to solving the problem? Why not spend afew bob on a lesson and get a professional opinion on this?

Robert

[LowPost42]

Re: lie angles

Killian,

Surely the design of the clubhead is not the problem. Would it not be more likely that a change in your setup, arm position at adress, could go a long way to solving the problem? Why not spend afew bob on a lesson and get a professional opinion on this?

Robert

IMO, you can either fit your clubs to your swing, or your swing to your clubs.

I enjoy the former (but wish I was good enough to do the latter).