Golf club loft angles.
Standard golf club lie angle chart.
Old standard loft angle.
If you find a golf club with a standard lie angle it means that you have picked up an off the shelf golf club.
What off the shelf golf clubs are designed with.
How the clubhead sits at address has no bearing on performance.
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.
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.
The summary chart below compares the characteristics of a typical set of 14 golf clubs.
Lie angle is for most people more important than club length.
Second lie is fitted after shaft length has been selected because length affects dynamic lie angle every 1 2 of length added makes the.
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.
Typical values of lie angles.
Standard lie angle for a driver.
The standard lie angle of a driver can range anywhere between 50 to 60 degrees.
The lie angle of the golf club is the angle formed between the center of the shaft and the sole of the club ground when the club is in its proper address position grooves parallel to the ground see picture below.
Your clubmaker can check those for you.
Golf clubmaker reference specifications on golf club loft lie length swingweight and grip sizing.
Ping introduces the color coding system.
Consistent loft angles will give you more consistent distance all things being equal.
The standard lie angle of drivers and woods is in the range between 56 and 60 degrees hybrid rescue clubs between 58 and.
If you are between 5 3 and 6 2 then lie angle will be more of a consideration than club length.
First lie angle should be fitted dynamically meaning that the club fitter should examine the lie angle when the club is impacting the ball.
If you are wondering what the terminologies in regards to lie angle are i ll explain them to you now.
Putter standard belly long 33 00 38 00 46 00 hybrids steel graphite m890 21 38 50 39 00 m890 24 38 00 38 50 m890 28 37 50 38 00 standard lengths standard lengths are based on lengths required for swingweights to be in normal acceptable ranges at standard head weights.
Golfers quickly see how having the right lie angle helps their game and begin to identify themselves with their particular color code.
Included are the club name the loft angle the lie angle and the typical distance that can be achieved by the average golfer.
Loft range.
Swingweight and grip sizing.
This system distinguishes the lie angle of the club with a colored dot in the cavity.
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.
