Trackman Research Needed

[ggsjpc]

Kevin or Chris or anyone that has a trackman:

Does lie angle effect true path? Would a club with an inappropriate very upright lie angle show less downward angle because less club is reaching the ground?

 

[birdie_man]

Lie angle is a face thing. (magnetic lie angle tool) If you allow it to change the way you setup (or a number of other things) that will affect the path, no doubt.

I am not sure about otherwise.

Edit: Oops I am not a Trackman owner!

 

[ggsjpc]

yea, i get that part. i'm just wondering if, for example, the same person hit one shot with the correct lie angle and their next shot with a club 6 degrees flat, would trackman pick up the fact that the toe is lower and register that as increasing the angle of attack.

 

[Kevin Shields]

Dont quote me one hundred percent but, no, it doesnt.

 

[ggsjpc]

if you're bored one day, let me know.

 

[Brian Manzella]

Kevin or Chris or anyone that has a trackman:

Does lie angle effect true path? Would a club with an inappropriate very upright lie angle show less downward angle because less club is reaching the ground?

Lie angle absolutely effects True Path.

The flatter the lie angle, or Plane Angle, the more inside-out the TRUE PATH will be with THE SAME PLANE LINE and the SAME DOWNWARD ATTACK ANGLE.

 

[ggsjpc]

Lie angle absolutely effects True Path.

The flatter the lie angle, or Plane Angle, the more inside-out the TRUE PATH will be with THE SAME PLANE LINE and the SAME DOWNWARD ATTACK ANGLE.

Yea, I can see that. I was wondering if two swings with the same plane angle would show up with different true path data on a trackman if they had very different lie angles.

Basically, ask someone to hit a shot with properly fitted clubs, then give the same person the same club but with it bent 5 degrees flat. Would the second one have different true path numbers assuming all other parameters remain the same.

 

[Brian Manzella]

Yea, I can see that. I was wondering if two swings with the same plane angle would show up with different true path data on a trackman if they had very different lie angles.

Basically, ask someone to hit a shot with properly fitted clubs, then give the same person the same club but with it bent 5 degrees flat. Would the second one have different true path numbers assuming all other parameters remain the same.

It would have the same Path numbers, but the ball would go way further right due to the different D-Plane.

 

[Kevin Shields]

I thought the question was whether or not the downward attack angle numbers would be affected. I think not...but I have seen path and face numbers that would easily (assuming center hits) indicate an improperly fitted club.

 

[ggsjpc]

yea, kevin that was my question but I stated it differntly in terms of true path vs. angle of attack because they are related.

I was just curious how trackman would compute it on poorly fit clubs.

 

[birdie_man]

Lie angle absolutely effects True Path.

The flatter the lie angle, or Plane Angle, the more inside-out the TRUE PATH will be with THE SAME PLANE LINE and the SAME DOWNWARD ATTACK ANGLE.

Is that assuming the player soles the club on the lie angle of the club?

 

[Kevin Shields]

yea, kevin that was my question but I stated it differntly in terms of true path vs. angle of attack because they are related.

I was just curious how trackman would compute it on poorly fit clubs.

It only shows up in flight because the club shouldnt touch the ground anyway till after impact.

 

[Kevin Shields]

Lie angle absolutely effects True Path.

The flatter the lie angle, or Plane Angle, the more inside-out the TRUE PATH will be with THE SAME PLANE LINE and the SAME DOWNWARD ATTACK ANGLE.

And....the less down you need to hit on it to cancel out any left in your swing to make the path 0....provided you hit enough down to make solid contact.