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Conference 7.286::golf

Title:Welcome to the Golf Notes Conference!
Notice:FOR SALE notes in Note 69 please! Intros in note 863 or 61.
Moderator:FUNYET::ANDERSON
Created:Tue Feb 15 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2129
Total number of notes:21499

561.0. "AN idle question..." by CSCOA3::CONWAY_J (Golf and marriage are incompatible) Tue Mar 21 1989 17:48

My golf swing is a constantly evolving thing, and I feel that I have
    made some good progress in the last year. (took some lessons,
    more consistant practice, etc)  I find that now I am standing much
    more upright than before, and much closer to the ball as a result
    of this. Also my ball position has moved a little to the right,
    but not much with the woods. Now, my idle curiosity type question
    is, given a really upright stance, could I benifit from clubs 
    having a flatter than standard lie?  I swung a Ping #7 iron at PROGOLF
    yesterday and the clubhead seemed to be further out than my standard
    irons without changing my stance or doing any undue bending at the
    waist. Is this a correct perception or an optical illusion?  If
    its correct, then will i have a wider swing arc, thus some extra
    distance, by using the flat-lie clubs
    
    signed
    Cunfused, in georgia
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561.1Upright vs flat lie...MSEE::KELLEYCustom clubs/club repairTue Mar 21 1989 18:3712
    
    Confused,
    
    Idealy if you stand more upright then you would want clubs with
    a more upright lie, not a flatter lie. If you stand more upright
    the heal of the club will start to come off the ground, if you
    use a club with a flatter lie than standard then this raising of
    the heal of the ground will be even more pronounced...! This will
    cause a tendancy to slice the ball...
    
    Hope this helps...
    Gene