mgranato
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Had a good friend and player (+ index) stop by last week to have his lie angles checked and bent. He said his divots had been toe heavy and thought his lies might be causing it.
Sure enough, he was toe heavy through the bag and most noticeably with the shorter clubs and wedges, but his lie angles checked out to be “standard” for his model, which he always plays to. He’s a non-technical player (no videos, lessons, forums, etc.), and to my eye his swing didn’t look any different than it has since I’ve known him. This issue isn't from any conscious swing changes.
He’s also noticing a few more “odd” ball flights with some contact occasionally towards the heel and toe.
What I found odd from my perspective was that no matter how I bent his angles (4 up to 2 flat), nothing seemed to change. The divots all looked consistently toe heavy with the odd heel and toe impact. He seemed to be able to make the same impact regardless of the lie angle.
Obviously he’s got some kind of handle raising going on, but the amount seems to be dependent on the lie angle (just enough to counter whatever that angle is). I asked if he could make a heel heavy divot, he couldn’t while producing a useful shot. That’s about the extent of my comfort with making blind suggestions for his swing.
His VSP was in the 57-59 range (7 iron). His path was 2-2.5 with face between 1-2. His AoA was 3-4 with the odd one at 5-6.
Are there any typical causes for having a consistent toe heavy divot regardless of the lie angle?
Sure enough, he was toe heavy through the bag and most noticeably with the shorter clubs and wedges, but his lie angles checked out to be “standard” for his model, which he always plays to. He’s a non-technical player (no videos, lessons, forums, etc.), and to my eye his swing didn’t look any different than it has since I’ve known him. This issue isn't from any conscious swing changes.
He’s also noticing a few more “odd” ball flights with some contact occasionally towards the heel and toe.
What I found odd from my perspective was that no matter how I bent his angles (4 up to 2 flat), nothing seemed to change. The divots all looked consistently toe heavy with the odd heel and toe impact. He seemed to be able to make the same impact regardless of the lie angle.
Obviously he’s got some kind of handle raising going on, but the amount seems to be dependent on the lie angle (just enough to counter whatever that angle is). I asked if he could make a heel heavy divot, he couldn’t while producing a useful shot. That’s about the extent of my comfort with making blind suggestions for his swing.
His VSP was in the 57-59 range (7 iron). His path was 2-2.5 with face between 1-2. His AoA was 3-4 with the odd one at 5-6.
Are there any typical causes for having a consistent toe heavy divot regardless of the lie angle?
