Lewis Shannon submitted a question to the website about lie angles. Because we are vertical swingers, Lewis asked if the lie angle of the club should also be vertical to match the swing. Well, regardless if you have a vertical swing or even a rotational swing, the lie angle measurements will start with your body type, not your swing.
Fitters use measurements such as wrist-to-floor length to determine how long your clubs should be so that the club face is square, instead of having a clubhead that is toed up or down at address and impact. DJ and I have arms that are similar in length, however he is a good 6 inches taller than me. So, naturally my clubs are shorter than his because my hands are closer to the ground in the setup as compared to his. Standard length clubs are too long for me, so in order to have the proper lie angle, Doc Griffin builds my clubs accordingly. They are not built that way just because I have a vertical swing.
I'd just like to remind you all again about the advantages of club fitting. A good club fitter knows how to build a perfect set of clubs just for you. You'd be amazed at how much easier and more fun the game becomes!
Keep it vertical,
The Surge!
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You are correct Robert. I
You are correct Robert. I agreed with much of what Surge meant and indeed his arm length and such may be a factor but set up and club length for for lies....hmmn. As you said, dynamic is the key done on a lie board.
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What he said about woods and especially the driver is quite true and interesting. Just like they make clubs have a stronger loft so we think their clubs hit the ball further they make the driver way too upright because they are correcting the slice of many amatures so they think.
That would be a good subject for Doc to address. Which drivers can we buy that are more flat and which ones he has found that can be bent flatter if needed??
On another note, I just bought a new work tableÃÂ and am in the proccess of attaching/securing my new tools to it. I will bolt down my vice, grinder (just bought it today) and my golfsmith loft/lie machine (recieved last week). Oh what fun in my garage:) Finally getting my little shop put together. One of the next toys on my list will be the clubhead remover. Yes I will soon be able to do more and more of my own fitting at home. While most of whatÃÂ I do initially will be on old sets of clubs,ÃÂ I will soon be making adjustments on my current clubs and actually take the leap to changing out shafts at some point. Major learning curve and I do hope to go to a schoolÃÂ later.ÃÂ For now it will be a hobbie. Down the road who knows. There are no certified fitters in Las Vegas or the entire state. Not just no PPGS but ANY. Might be a dream but one must start somewhere.
That sound pretty good to me,
That sound pretty good to me, Steve.ÃÂ My swing can change fron one to the next.ÃÂ My arrow is good, but the indian needs some work. ;0)
Well, if I had to pick one
Well, if I had to pick one part of the game to not be as good as I would like, approach shots are what I would pick.
As long as the short game is good and the tee shots are good we can still make pars if we miss the greens.
My motto is "just give me a tee shot that I can find and hit again and I'm home free". ;-)
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