Different Lie Angles for different clubs in bag?

sailfishchris · January 19, 2014

Has anyone had this experience? While doing a dynamic lie test for adjustment for a friend I found that each club was a slightly different adjustment( 4i up 3,- 5i up 2,- 6i was up 4, -7i was 2 up, -8i was up 1,- 9i was up 3, -PW was up 1) He hit everything really well (lost a slight push)....Anyway, I used to just take the adjustment off of the 6i or 7i and adjust lie's off that club. Now, I feel like I should have people swing and read each club. Anyone want to take a shot at this?

RocketballzTP · January 19, 2014

Great question. The answer is yes. But only with the wedges. I typically give my customers different lie angles in their wedges only. And that lie angle is always slightly flatter, perhaps a degree or two in the SW and another 0.5 degree in the LW. For me, the question is whether something needs to be done with the GW. And my answer usually is no.

Did you check the lie angles on your friend's clubs before testing them? My guess is that you were seeing these results because the clubs were out of spec from the factory or have changed over time with use. Because clubs will bend a little over time, particularly if you hit them off of mats.

Grumpy bumpy · February 14, 2014

Hi. When I delivery a set of irons, my customers hit each and every club, and it bend each one to correct it it I need to. I do not believe the long irons are swung the same as the mid and short irons. Wedges are never standard for my customers.

ohioglfr · March 9, 2014

GolfClubspec.com can give you your clubs original loft and lie specs. In my case, at 6'3", my long and mid irons are up 3* and P-LW up 2.5*. If I had a bending machine I could fine tune each club, but this simplistic adjustment works for me. If you're going to pay $$ for club bending, hit a lie board while you're there and get it right the first time. Well worth the money.

juststeve · March 12, 2014

A friend of mine who is a well regarded short game guru has his longer irons bent upright, his mid irons at standard, and his short irons bent a bit flat. His reasoning is that by bending the long irons upright he guards against leaving the ball right, and by bending the short irons flat he guards against pulling the ball left. Pretty damn good player so I say it might work.

Steve