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Old 06-28-2023, 05:37 PM   #4009
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So I had the lie angle on my irons and wedges bent 1 degree upright and wow what a difference. I had a very tight dispersion on the range.
I've been thinking of doing this for a while now. At setup, the lie angle is fine on stock irons for me, but I tend to come in with higher hands and more radial deviation at impact, so I get a lot of "toe down" hits and it leads to inconsistency.

For as far as golf technology and swing analysis has come, I'm constantly reminded of how much further it has to go. A lot of minute/milisecond issues that make a big difference in outcomes still don't get picked up on for your average golfer.

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Old 06-28-2023, 05:41 PM   #4010
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I've been thinking of doing this for a while now. At setup, the lie angle is fine on stock irons for me, but I tend to come in with higher hands and more radial deviation at impact, so I get a lot of "toe down" hits and it leads to inconsistency.

For as far as golf technology and swing analysis has come, I'm constantly reminded of how much further it has to go. A lot of minute/milisecond issues that make a big difference in outcomes still don't get picked up on for your average golfer.



Worth it.

I used pings color code chart for starters. I’m 5-9, 5-10 ish with pretty long arms, and for only 40 bucks to get them bent I was like, what hell why not?

Could not believe what I was seeing on the range.


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Old 06-28-2023, 10:18 PM   #4011
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I have similar dimensions...I might have to look into this more.
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Keep in mind that static measurements are just a starting point. Actually results when you hit a ball and turf interaction are more so going to dictate what your lie angle needs to be.



Easiest test, next time you go to the range take a dry erase marker. Draw a line straight up and down on the ball. Pull it on the ground with the line up and down. Once you hit the ball if the line is pointing more toeward you're coming in toe down and need the irons more upright. If it is pointed heelward, the heel of the club is bottoming out and you need a flatter lie angle. Lie boards that were previously used in fittings are relics now. This is the easiest way to check.
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Old 07-25-2023, 07:07 PM   #4013
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Shot a sub-80 round for the first time in as long as I can remember (maybe ever? Not sure, to be honest...). Pretty big caveats, though: the course was a par-70 and I played it from the white tees (was playing w/ my pops). So, the 78 only kinda counts in my book.

Nevertheless, definitely felt cool to be hanging around the par-for-the-course line for as long as I did. I distinctly remember thinking to myself, "This must be what it feels like for people that are actually decent golfers!"
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Shot a sub-80 round for the first time in as long as I can remember (maybe ever? Not sure, to be honest...). Pretty big caveats, though: the course was a par-70 and I played it from the white tees (was playing w/ my pops). So, the 78 only kinda counts in my book.

Nevertheless, definitely felt cool to be hanging around the par-for-the-course line for as long as I did. I distinctly remember thinking to myself, "This must be what it feels like for people that are actually decent golfers!"



Nooooo. Feel good about that round. It's all relative anyways. Unless you were completely overpowering the course from that distance, enjoy it. Golf is first and foremost meant to be fun. I normally will play from 6300-6600 yards and live anywhere from 77-83. When I play with my dad or other older guys and shoot 75, I'm never gonna feel bad about that. I just enter than score and factor it into my handicap.
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Shot a sub-80 round for the first time in as long as I can remember (maybe ever? Not sure, to be honest...). Pretty big caveats, though: the course was a par-70 and I played it from the white tees (was playing w/ my pops). So, the 78 only kinda counts in my book.

Nevertheless, definitely felt cool to be hanging around the par-for-the-course line for as long as I did. I distinctly remember thinking to myself, "This must be what it feels like for people that are actually decent golfers!"
Breaking 80 is breaking 80 no matter what. You should be very happy with it. It is my goal every time I step on the first tee (and have only done it once lol).


Very obvious edit - unless it's a par 3. Then it doesn't count.
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Nooooo. Feel good about that round. It's all relative anyways. Unless you were completely overpowering the course from that distance, enjoy it. Golf is first and foremost meant to be fun. I normally will play from 6300-6600 yards and live anywhere from 77-83. When I play with my dad or other older guys and shoot 75, I'm never gonna feel bad about that. I just enter than score and factor it into my handicap.
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Breaking 80 is breaking 80 no matter what. You should be very happy with it. It is my goal every time I step on the first tee (and have only done it once lol).
Thanks, fellas! I definitely felt good about it - I'm also reasonably certain that I would have been pretty close even playing 1 set of tees back, as the difference on most holes between the whites and blues was pretty minimal (and actually zero on some holes). I'd love it if the course were a par 72 but I'm more confident I'll get there now than I have been in years.

Of course, my dispersion is still really wide...I'm capable of a 78, or a 98. Just depends on the day.


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Very obvious edit - unless it's a par 3. Then it doesn't count.
Touche. LOL.
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