Is My Putter Lie Angle Correct And Does It Really Matter?
The next time you are putting you should check to see if you have the correct lie angle on your putter. Look to see if your putter head is parallel to the ground (the putters toe is not pointed up in the air or pointed downward toward the green). Because a putter’s face has a loft angle (usually 3º to 4 ½º), the lie angle of your putter must be correct or you will induce a pull or a push into your putt at impact. For instance, if the toe of your putter is up in the air (say 3º too upright for your particular stance and stroke), then you will pull the ball approximately 1 5/8” left of the target on a 25 foot putt. You will miss the putt! This is a built-in equipment error that a proper putter lie angle fitting will eliminate. Any putter can be easily altered to fit any length to any golfer. Why make this game any harder than it is when you can easily do something about it?
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Dave, someday we may have a section on club repair and refurbishing. Until then, I will answer all these questions. The absolute miracle wheel that I use almost every day is the Norton Bear Tex Disk. This red wheel is a very fine cut and cleans up irons beautifully and also cleans up metal wood soles. The best way to use them is to buy a kit from the GolfWorks which includes the wavy washers and 3 discs. You need the wavy washers or the wheels will not cut properly. Sounds strange I know, but the wavy washers squeeze the 3 red discs into a convoluted shape and this makes them cut in multiple directions simultaniously which reduces the scratch marks and creates a more homogenious satin finish. The GolfWorks kit code is BREX and costs $29.95. Call 1-800-848-8358. Anyone with an electric motor and an arbor can mount this assembly and get amazing results with many different metals. The finish you get is also dependent on the pressure you apply, so practice on a few old clubs. The motor speed needs to be 1725 RPM which is a standard on most motors. Buffing motors will not work as well since they run at over 3000 RPM.
I don't see any related topic for what I am interested in so hopefully you will answer this. I am looking for one of your products the will clean up and buff out some of the wear that shows on the sole of a Callaway FT 3 driver. I have a nylon wheel to take out iron nicks but that is too harsh for this job. what do you recommend?
Malone, Mr. Big is a long hitting driver, but, it is not for everyone. It has a 1 degree hooked face (good for slicers). It is illegal on many counts (this is not good for many people, including myself). Suffice to say that I am a USGA member. It is fun to mess around with and like I said it really works well. If you want to stay legal, go with the CT-250 Max-M driver (try the 10.5 degree). I think this is our longest legal driver. I just switched to it a week ago (our testing concours). By the way, if you do try the Mr. Big, go with the 13 degree and use a 3" tee minimum. You need to hit the ball on the upper third of the face. I recommend the CT-250 54 gram shaft in "R" flex to try. Of course, this is only a guess because I do not have enough swing data on you other than your swingspeed.
Ralph: Question on the Mr. Big(505) driver in Golfworks catalog. Is it really longer? Swingspeed around 80-90. If could get length wouldorder and put the Accuflex Fusion-55g-Reg Or the Accuflex Pro LD-55g-Reg, or the accuflex ***asin-65g Reg(44"). I would love to try this head if really has made a difference in distance for people. When call Golfworks no one seems to know anything about it,feedback,etc. Thanks and love your site. Malone
Charles, let's call the regular face iron either no offset or slight offset or basically what the pros play. This means that the leading edge of the clubface is lined up or very closely lined up to the farthest front portion of the hosel. When a iron has more o***et, the clubface leading edge is moved more rearward away from the front portion of the hosel. More offset usually helps golfers to more easily square the clubface to the target coming into impact. It also helps the golfer to keep their hands more in front of the ball and promotes hitting down on the ball vs. a sweeping type swing. The most popular way to go with offset is to make it progressive. Progressive offset is where the most offset is on the longest iron and the least offset is on the 9 iron. A common progressive offset would be around 5/16" on a 3 iron progressing down to around 1/8" on the 9 iron. There are many other offset variations however. If you do not like o***et, but like the results there are some things to try. You will need to demo some different shaft types in non or less offset irons. You may find that a softer shaft tip flex may work for you. You will probably want to pick out your non or less offset irons so they have a very high Maltby Playability Factor (MPF).You may want to take a lesson to see if the golf professional can get you hitting it straighter (applies to any style iron). By the way, the basic principles above applies to drivers, fairway metals and hybrids also.
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