went 2 degree up, pulling it left...Help.

[pattitude]

I just went up to the mp 60 from the mizuno mx 23, at the same time I was fitted. I went up 2 degrees up right , and up to a mid size grip. I typically have a left to right shot, was hopeing to start drawing the ball a little. Well, I could hit the 8-p straight slight L to R. But 7 -4 I get the big pull, I tried to weaken my grip, helped a little and I tried to slow down I like to get after it. Any sugestions?

[bjw181]

I play MP 60s too. You may just not be used to your lie angle yet. The heel of your clubs are probably striking the ground slightly before the sole, closing the clubface a bit through impact.

[MiniMoe]

Sounds like Lie angle to me. it is possible to adjust just the longer clubs. The pros adjust each club with a lie board. Some are upright, some are flatter, but each club is individually fit to the player. So don't feel bad about making adjustments if you need.

[verse214]

I just went up to the mp 60 from the mizuno mx 23, at the same time I was fitted. I went up 2 degrees up right , and up to a mid size grip. I typically have a left to right shot, was hopeing to start drawing the ball a little. Well, I could hit the 8-p straight slight L to R. But 7 -4 I get the big pull, I tried to weaken my grip, helped a little and I tried to slow down I like to get after it. Any sugestions?

My suggestion is to go hit the impact board and bend them back. 2 degrees is definitely too upright if you are unable to hit it straight.

you shouldn't be depending on your lie angle to create a drawn ball flight. Your lie angle should allow you to hit the ball straight.

[TommyD69]

Sounds like Lie angle to me. it is possible to adjust just the longer clubs. The pros adjust each club with a lie board. Some are upright, some are flatter, but each club is individually fit to the player. So don't feel bad about making adjustments if you need.

+1

I agree...

[hamletsdead]

That's funny, I got fitted last month and the answer to all my problems was -- "Go 2 degrees up." Took my newly adjusted clubs to the course the next day and started hooking everything until I weakened my grip significantly.
Which made me lose distance. Which infuriated me. I was playing fine before, pulling my wedges a little left, pushing my long irons a little right, but I knew where the ball was likely to go and adjusted accordingly.

But then I thought "If I go get fitted, I'll hit everything straight," which was of course absurd. So to counter the hooksies I decided to take my hands out of the equation and re-gripped with bigger grips. I ended up hitting a baby fade, but not as far as I was with standard lies and regular grips.

Such an annoying problem. I just dropped my clubs off to be re-gripped back to the size I liked before (i.e., that felt good in my hand, regardless of what the size chart said), and I'm going to bend the clubs down to only 1 degree upright, and take it from there. I sort of have a sneaking suspicion that hitting on a lie board at a pro shop is not a good way to get fitted for lie -- it's probably not an accurate depiction of your true swing unless you swing the same way consistently (i.e., are good) -- for most amateurs I bet we suffer from the well-known practice swing syndrome. (Perfect practice swing, then put ball in front of golfer, and terrible actual swing). A better way would be to follow you for a couple holes, check out your ball flight and divots, and then see what needs to be tweaked.