Took the green dot 2.25* up to the range this morning. After all this I think the I do need that much upright because I was hitting the sweet spot almost every time. I think the shaft couldn't keep up though because the ball flight was a high, a mean really high 5-10 yard fade. I think I may try to go find one of those Mizuno shaft optimizer and get this green dot reshafted into something stiffer.
Since so many on here don't like the lie board is there any way to tell from Trackman what lie might be needed or just leave the Trackman for Drivers and go with the old tried and true divot/ball flight at the range with a trained set of eyes? I've been away from the game for a while and technology seems to be everywhere, clothes, balls, shafts, drivers, and on, but lie angles and iron fitting nothing?
You are perfectly fine to do whatever you want. I just want to make it clear that my issue with upright lie angles is that over time they will most likely not improve your swing mechanics and will instead make your swing mechanics worse and that over time, your mis-hits are likely to still be off the toe because the upright lie angles are more or less a band-aid. Again, perfectly fine to do whatever you feel is right for you. Don't worry, I won't think less of you
But, I do want to make it clear that one can certainly start finding the sweetspot at first once they get the more upright clubs, but *long-term* it's hazardous for
most golfers.
I really like the Mizuno Shaft Optimizer. Although I used it on actual grass. I've been told there have been some issues with using it on a mat. So I would probably see if there's somebody who has it and has a grass range.
Lie angles with Trackman can be told to a degree. If your swing path and face relationship means you should hit a fade, but your ball has a draw/hook spin axis, then you most likely hit the shot off the toe. But since you have a swing that should produce a draw, it may be more difficult to tell what the lie angle is doing because the ball should have a draw spin-axis anyway. And if you have a low smash factor, that could be a sign of not hitting the sweetspot properly.
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