Text Box: Loft & Lie Loft Angle Defined: The angle formed between club face and ground line. This is the Major Factor for Distance. See Diagram 2 Below. Irons should have 4 degrees of loft from one club to another in a set, or something very close to it. This gap will provide approximately a 10 yard to 15 yard separation from one club to another in the set. The exact distance each club will hit the ball, vary from golfer to golfer depending on the speed of their swing and the launch angle of their swing. Lie Angle Defined: The angle made between the shaft and club head sole. This is the Major Factor on Accuracy. See Diagram 1 Below. Lie angle most importantly helps determine solidness of feel, distance, amount of backspin, trajectory and the amount of ball roll. If the lie angle is not correct for a golfer he/she must compensate for all or some of these variables in each and every shot. At 115yrds a 4 degree toe up at impact and leading edge of face is square to target, resulting ball flight = 18ft. Pulled left + 4ft. Curve left = 22ftl left of target. That would = 5.5ft./ 1 degree toe up. See figure 65-6 Below. Putter: Statistically 43 % of a golfer’s strokes are putts per round. By adjusting length, lie, loft and weight, a golfer’s scores can quickly be reduced. Putting has a proven correlation to scoring. Which putter is right for you? Hands forward at address? Offset putter Hands neutral at address? Neutral design Hands Back at address? Onset putter. See Diagram 3 Below. Do your golf clubs fit you? Is your grip the proper size? Your shaft the right flex? Is your club to heavy or to light? Call me for a golf club analysis! I’ll be glad to help you to A Better Final Score!

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Diagram 1

Lie Angle

Diagram 2

Loft Angle

 

Diagram 3