If you are wondering what the terminologies in regards to lie angle are i ll explain them to you now.
Golf club standard lie angle.
The standard lie angle of a driver can range anywhere between 50 to 60 degrees.
I say standard lie angles because this is generally a good starting point which can be later adjusted.
Now that your golf clubs are the proper length it is time for some practice.
Lie angle is for most people more important than club length.
If you find a golf club with a standard lie angle it means that you have picked up an off the shelf golf club.
Swingweight and grip sizing.
Most likely it means that a club is 2 degrees more upright than the standard lie angle for that brand and model.
What off the shelf golf clubs are designed with.
First lie angle should be fitted dynamically meaning that the club fitter should examine the lie angle when the club is impacting the ball.
Standard lie angle for a driver.
I went to the websites of some of the most popular manufactures and got the standard lie angles for 7 irons.
There are many different degrees of lie angle but the aim is to have the sole of your club sitting flat to the ground at impact when hitting the ball.
Consistent loft angles will give you more consistent distance all things being equal.
Here are the results.
For example if a 5 iron has a standard lie angle of 62 degrees but you either custom order it or have it adjusted to be a lie angle of 64 degrees then it would be considered to be 2 degrees upright.
Old standard loft angle.
There is no official loft angle assigned to each iron.
Loft range.
To complicate matters in recent years some golf club companies have changed the loft of their irons so that the 7 iron for example may have had somewhere around 38 degrees of loft in years past but now features a 34 degree loft.
Showing up to the store and buying irons off the shelf without testing out the lie angle is a coin flip because there is no standard for lie angle in the golf industry.
Your local clubmaker should be able to check you and your clubs.
Your clubmaker can check those for you.
Golf club loft angles.
But the importance of lie angle should not be ignored.
Golf club lie angles.
If you are between 5 3 and 6 2 then lie angle will be more of a consideration than club length.
Once you have determined the proper length for your golf clubs cut extend them swing weight them and make sure they are at or near standard lie angles.
If the lie angle is too flat the clubface will point to the right of the leading edge.
A lie angle that is lower than the standard lie angle a 62 degree lie angle on a 9 iron is flatter than the standard 9 iron lie angle of around 64 degrees.
Loft angles of specific clubs vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
A lie angle that is higher than the standard lie angle a 66 degree lie angle on a 9 iron is more upright than the standard 9 iron.
There are two important factors to consider when considering the lie angle of an iron.
