Club fitting

[nxw1969]

Hi,

I am relatively new to golf, been playing for around a year. (is that relatively new?)

I have bought a second hand set of Taylormade Burner 2.0 Irons, with regular steel shafts

I have no idea whether or not they are set up for my game, so am planning on getting the lie adjusted at my local club.

How much of a difference is it likely to make to my game, and is it worth doing that alone, without getting the right shafts. (if they need changing)

I know its a bit of, "how long is a piece of string", but assuming someone is a fairly consistent, but their lie is out by a couple of degrees, what would setting it up correctly, do for their game?

 

[MadAdey]

It will make a difference. If you are playing with clubs that are toe down then as you strike the ball they will dig in at at the toe and open the clubface up and vice versa with the heel. You talk about a couple of degrees, when people get fitted they might only get 1/2 degree lie angle change, but it can all make a difference.

It is worth getting them looked at and will only cost a few quid to get them changed. Your only expense would be if you needed different shafts or them extending.

If you go on the PING website you can get a static fitting from that and see what you are like compared to standard golf club setup. You can always use that data and check it against your clubs standard setup using this link

http://www.taylormadegolf.asia/vn/burner-09-specifications.php

 

[Oddsocks]

I had my lies adjusted to 1* flat! the difference was massive

 

[Ethan]

If you are playing with clubs that are toe down then as you strike the ball they will dig in at at the toe and open the clubface up and vice versa with the heel. You talk about a couple of degrees, when people get fitted they might only get 1/2 degree lie angle change, but it can all make a difference.

That can happen but it isn't usually the reason that the face is left open. The face is open on a club that is too flat even when hit off a tee, because the flat lie simply has that physical effect.

Imagine a club which you are holding perfectly square and aligned at the target.

Now lower the grip towards the ground, keeping the head on the ground near your feet. By the time you have reached the ground, the club will be pointing 30 or 40 degrees left of the target. The opposite would happen if you tipped the club over the other way. The same happens with any club which is too flat or upright, regardless of whether there is any ground contact with the toe or heel.

 

[nxw1969]

Thanks guys,

I will post an update next week after I have had my clubs fitted and let you know if I have knocked a few shots off my score

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nothing wrong getting the clubs checked over by a pro. If they are fixed and you are still inconsistent then a lesson may help before the start of the season just to get any glitches in the system fixed