I’ve watched this video three times and it gives me much to think about. Lots of great information. I was fit for irons about seven years ago. With much work, my swing has changed. I’m being fit for irons tomorrow and I will be thinking about the information contained in this video. Shafts are important also. Thank you.
Thank you for this video! I have been puzzled myself. I am relatively short and thus on static fitting, my previous fitter suggest I go 1 degree flat, which makes sense. However, when I went for dynamic fitting by another fitter recently on Trackman, my shots tended to fade, and he suggested I go 2 degree upright to encourage more toe biased hits or to close the face. It did draw more and there were less dispersions. Perhaps, I am not swinging my clubs correctly or not lowering in downswing to plane as you mentioned. By and large, the flatter lie has been what I was used to. Who should I listen to- go upright? Confused! Bob
Hi Bob Thank you for your comments and completely understand your confusion. To give you some clarity, a fitter will adjust clubs to ‘correct’ your ball flight. So, yes, making your irons more upright will help you draw the ball…………with your irons. However, lie angle fitting is limited with woods, so you would still fade your woods. This disparity is difficult for golfers to cope with. In fact, we see this tendency very often, because the standard lie angles for irons are actually quite upright, more upright than they used to be. We recommend sticking to the static fitting and learning how to control your clubface and produce the draw with all of your golf clubs at will. Check out: 5 Ways To Hit A Draw - ua-cam.com/video/AQfA_xVx7S0/v-deo.html A few lessons with your PGA Professional will go a long way towards helping you understand ball flight. All the best. Glen
Thanks Glenn I'd probably like a drill for correction rather than a new set of clubs. As Charlie Earp used to say if you mentioned getting a new set of irons " that's the way, can't swim, get a new pair of togs!!"
Hi Douglas, that’s a good one from Charlie! Not heard that one before. 🤣 Agree 💯 % - We’ll be releasing some very effective drills fo these issues soon. Cheers AGP
I also don’t agree with fitting for dynamic lie. If your dynamic lie is not the same as your static lie, that’s most likely down to a swing fault. Why fit for a swing fault? What happens once you correct that fault? For the same reason, I think these draw bias drivers are stupid. What happens when you stop hitting slices and start hitting draws? Now you’re hitting double strength draws and it’s a problem.
I’ve watched this video three times and it gives me much to think about. Lots of great information. I was fit for irons about seven years ago. With much work, my swing has changed. I’m being fit for irons tomorrow and I will be thinking about the information contained in this video. Shafts are important also. Thank you.
Thank you for watching Dan. Hope the fitting goes well!
Brilliant Glen. Food for thought.
Cheers
Joe
Thank you Joe
Thank you for this video! I have been puzzled myself. I am relatively short and thus on static fitting, my previous fitter suggest I go 1 degree flat, which makes sense. However, when I went for dynamic fitting by another fitter recently on Trackman, my shots tended to fade, and he suggested I go 2 degree upright to encourage more toe biased hits or to close the face. It did draw more and there were less dispersions. Perhaps, I am not swinging my clubs correctly or not lowering in downswing to plane as you mentioned. By and large, the flatter lie has been what I was used to. Who should I listen to- go upright? Confused! Bob
Hi Bob
Thank you for your comments and completely understand your confusion. To give you some clarity, a fitter will adjust clubs to ‘correct’ your ball flight. So, yes, making your irons more upright will help you draw the ball…………with your irons. However, lie angle fitting is limited with woods, so you would still fade your woods. This disparity is difficult for golfers to cope with. In fact, we see this tendency very often, because the standard lie angles for irons are actually quite upright, more upright than they used to be.
We recommend sticking to the static fitting and learning how to control your clubface and produce the draw with all of your golf clubs at will.
Check out: 5 Ways To Hit A Draw - ua-cam.com/video/AQfA_xVx7S0/v-deo.html
A few lessons with your PGA Professional will go a long way towards helping you understand ball flight.
All the best.
Glen
Thanks Glenn I'd probably like a drill for correction rather than a new set of clubs. As Charlie Earp used to say if you mentioned getting a new set of irons " that's the way, can't swim, get a new pair of togs!!"
Hi Douglas, that’s a good one from Charlie! Not heard that one before. 🤣 Agree 💯 % - We’ll be releasing some very effective drills fo these issues soon. Cheers AGP
I also don’t agree with fitting for dynamic lie. If your dynamic lie is not the same as your static lie, that’s most likely down to a swing fault. Why fit for a swing fault? What happens once you correct that fault? For the same reason, I think these draw bias drivers are stupid. What happens when you stop hitting slices and start hitting draws? Now you’re hitting double strength draws and it’s a problem.
Very good points Rich. Thank you for your comments.