I want to re-check loft and lie of clubs...

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By Carlo Angelo

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  1. Carlo Angelo

    Carlo Angelo
    Rancho Cucamonga, CA

    As I don't question the quality and assurance of Titleist clubs... I just want to re-check the loft and lie on my irons.  I got them back in April after I got fitted at The Glen Club in Illinois.  I may have altered the loft already from normal use cause I am starting to notice some difference in its performace compared when it was still new.  

    Could it just be a case of breaking in the clubs?  Or I also think that it has something to do with how I hit the ball now (compared to my old clubs and swing), hands slightly ahead of the clubface during setup and hitting more down like compressing the ball to the ground now.

    Is there a way wherein we can check that the loft and lie are still the same?  Can we do it ourselves, or bring to a shop (which could lead to problems)?  Hope anybody could give an opinion... Thanks

    Carlo

  2. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Carlo Angelo said:

    As I don't question the quality and assurance of Titleist clubs... I just want to re-check the loft and lie on my irons.  I got them back in April after I got fitted at The Glen Club in Illinois.  I may have altered the loft already from normal use cause I am starting to notice some difference in its performace compared when it was still new.  

    Could it just be a case of breaking in the clubs?  Or I also think that it has something to do with how I hit the ball now (compared to my old clubs and swing), hands slightly ahead of the clubface during setup and hitting more down like compressing the ball to the ground now.

    Is there a way wherein we can check that the loft and lie are still the same?  Can we do it ourselves, or bring to a shop (which could lead to problems)?  Hope anybody could give an opinion... Thanks

    Carlo

    You should check your loft and lie periodically.  One of the fitters explained something called "metal memory" where a club's lie angle may revert to an original setting over time after being adjusted (impact could change the lie angle).  

    The lie angles on Titleist clubs pretty closely match those on the Mitchell machines found at some of the repair departments.  It also depends on the operator - sometimes an error of 1/2 - 1* can result.  The way I do it is take a known straight hitting club along with the suspect one and adjust the latter to match lie angle relative (for instance a known good 8 iron reads 64.5* on a certain machine - adjust the lie angle of the 7 iron to be -1/2* in relation). 

     

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