HOW DOES LIE ANGLE AFFECT YOUR SHOTS

Most people know that you can now get clubs with different lie angles. The majority of those people don't fully understand how that change can affect their golf shots. In this video, Dan looks at what affect lie angle has on face plane tilt and what affect that has on the direction you'll hit the golf ball.

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[mitchellblades]

my current clubs aren't fitted, waiting to by new ones and get fitted at ping, i think ill see a massive difference and wish i did it sooner!!

[Lee_yourboylee]

I thought that lie angle wasn't supposed to make much difference with hybrids and woods due to their lower loft. I'm sure I've read or been told that that. Oh well, something else to have to factor in, I guess. Damn, this game is complicated!
As ever, great info, Dan. Very useful to know.

[tonyv]

Hi Dan, thanks for the video. I assume this effect applies to hybrid clubs too? In the past I have found the tendency for these types of clubs to go left, my irons are 1 degree flat. I seem to be less sensitive to relatively upright lie angles on fairway woods, which is strange. Does anyone else find this? Perhaps I am making some kind of setup/ swing compensation without realising it?

[baotiny]

Would opening hybrids, woods, and drivers work to bandaid fix the problem?

All mine have a closed face at address and overdraw.

Irons are 1-3 degrees flat. More with wedges and shorter irons.

[ripyerballs]

Great content yet again Dan, great advice for people to come to seek our Custom Club Building expertise thank you.

[Maverickjs]

A vertical line drawn on the ball with a whiteboard marker is a good way to show lie angle

[davebucks]

i got my first set of custom built clubs about 2 months ago. I was 2 degree flat and have been playing with standard lie, loft and all before. I have shaved 4 shots a round off my score simply because the clubs fit without having to adjust my stance and set up and swing. Brilliant video thanks mate

[CraigPollard]

Great video Dan!
I've known for a while that I early extend prior to impact, which results in the toe pointing down and me missing right.
Started working with a new coach recently on GC2/HMT and discovered just how bad the problem was (Average 12° toe down with a 7i). We've got this down to 4° now and still working on a few things to flatten it further.
Simple option at this stage would be to buy clubs with the lie angle 4° upright, but in my opinion it is a swing fault that I can fix (albeit through hard work and practice).

Love the channel - keep the videos coming! :)

[trav-c]

where can I get that launch angle stick ?

[razakhan]

hi dan i have a question... i have been slicing the ball with the driver an not with my irons... then a pro suggested that my handle was too high up through impact in the driver.. so i started lowering the handle at address and through impact... by drives and impact improved considerably.. but there are times during rounds when i start striking the heel of the driver giving me horrible cuts/slices which hardly go anywhere.. do you think its cause at times i lower the handle too much ; can a handle a bit too low at impact create heel strikes? i try standing further away from the ball but doesnt help when im hitting heel strikes with the driver.. please give me some advice...

[alexhowarth]

the only reason I wouldn't like your driver Dan is because of the purple and red colour clash!

[combobulate]

A driver well fit should always show a lie angle of about 10 up, you really don't want to be fit for zero on a driver as not designed this way. The effect of toe up with a driver pointing the loft (not the face) is far less than an iron as the loft of a driver is so much less than an iron. A correctly fit iron should however show zero lie angle.