jimjoachim
Head Pro
freak day. 5 birdies in space of 7 holes!!
Ping Irons
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freak day. 5 birdies in space of 7 holes!!
MashieNiblick
Tour Winner
It's actually more to do with the fact that because of the loft, as you tip the club back (i.e. raise the toe) the face will point left (right for a left hander). Ball will go that way even if hit clean e.g. off a tee. Effect is very obvious if you stick a pencil on the face with some blue tac and see where it points. The face is only square to the target line when the sole is flat to the ground.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whbFtEwyy7Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wBNCM_-zxA
Definitely worth trying something closer to the right angle and seeing what happens.
jimjoachim
Head Pro
Wow, thanks!! Makes it a lot clearer
BoadieBroadus
Q-School Graduate
yes mashie niblick is correct, the club hits the ball first so there is no turning over of the club as if the club impacts the ground before the ball.
get your clubs' lie angle checked, American Golf's opinions on a static fitting don't count for anything.
get your clubs' lie angle checked, American Golf's opinions on a static fitting don't count for anything.
Looking at the Ping chart, I'd be going back and questioning the fit, assuming for a second you aren't unusually tall or have exceptionally long arms. http://www.golf-rescue.com/image/PING_Color_Code_Chart.pdf
That seems a very upright fit and if you are playing well with what you have, I'd be tempted to ignore what you've been shown and carry on unless you can find a Ping fitter somewhere and try a purple dot out and compare on a monitor. I don't think the purple will improve your game
That seems a very upright fit and if you are playing well with what you have, I'd be tempted to ignore what you've been shown and carry on unless you can find a Ping fitter somewhere and try a purple dot out and compare on a monitor. I don't think the purple will improve your game
LinksTurf
Assistant Pro
i20 maximum adjustability is 5 colour codes, so you are right on the edge.
http://www.ping.com/about/clubrepair.aspx
Agree with the others though, go to a Ping fitter and try a purple dot before making such a drastic change.
http://www.ping.com/about/clubrepair.aspx
Agree with the others though, go to a Ping fitter and try a purple dot before making such a drastic change.
If you are prepared to take them to Ping's factory in Gainsborough, Lincs, they will do them while you wait FOC. Otherwise by return of post. You will have to pay the postage there and they will charge you for the postage back.
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BrizoH71
Tour Rookie
Seems to be quite a jump from 1.5 flat to 2.5 upright.
Ethan
Money List Winner
The draw isn't because of the heel digging. The heel doesn't dig off a tee peg but will still go left. It is because too upright effectively closes the face. Imagine a club soled properly. Let the handle fall towards the ground, the club is now too upright and the face is very closed. The same happens when you play off an uphill lie.
Beware the static lie fitting. On static lie I need 1 degree flat but on dynamic I need 2 degrees upright. A Callaway fitter pointed out to me that using a lie board can be misleading. He marked a vertical line on the ball and put an indicator pad on the club face and it showed the club was getting a bit toe down at impact.
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Billythefish
Assistant Pro
Buy some titleist?
jimjoachim
Head Pro
So i've decided to bite the bullet and get new irons with the right fit!!!
Old set up on ebay. Hopefully there is a green dot left hander in the next week looking a change of irons....
Old set up on ebay. Hopefully there is a green dot left hander in the next week looking a change of irons....
