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So I've suddenly gotten far more serious about my game this summer, and it's starting to show. My handicap has plunged from 13.2 early in the year to what my trend says will be an 8.3 at the next revision, thanks primarily to five scores between 77-83 in the past month, knocking out some scores in the mid-uppers 90s from early in the year.

Decided that it's been 5-6 years at least since having my irons checked for loft/lie and since they're forged Wilson Staff RM Midsize, that were once bent 3* flat, chances were they were due for a review. I especially wanted to check the two used Vokeys (56 and 60) I picked up this year because they were flying noticibly left on full shots.

Went to Golf Galaxy but they wanted to do a $50 swing fitting, but I explained that I didn't want new irons, and I knew that's what the goal was for the fitting, and I didn't want to waste their time (or my $50). They said they'd bend them if I knew what I wanted, but all I really wanted at first was the measurements (which I'd have paid for or tipped the guy to do, or whatever) which they didn't seem to grasp. Left there frustrated but found a small independent shop who said they'd get me all the numbers for nothing but it would be $5 to bend each club if I decided to. That seemed fair.

Here's how out of whack my irons were:
Club - Loft - Lie
3I - 20 - 55
4I - 22 - 55
5I - 26 - 56
6I - 31 - 57.5
7I - 35 - 58.5
8I - 39 - 58
9I - 43 - 60
PW - 48 - 58.5
Gap - 53 - 60.5
56* - 55.5 - 64
60* - 60 - 64.5

The one thing the guy couldn't get over was how much weaker my lofts are than "today's clubs" which I found funny since I can't believe how delofted "today's clubs" are just so people can hit their irons "longer" but that's another discussion. Anyway, we agreed to clean them up and get the gaps right. I should have thought about it before going to see him, but when I got home I found the original lofts/lies on these clubs and it turns out we're pretty much at 3-4* flat now on all of them, with the shorter irons and wedges a bit flatter than the longer irons. Is this right? Or am I now running the risk of short irons that are too flat? I also noticed that from one set of Wilson Staffs to another, there's a huge 2-3* variation in lie angles. Any idea why this might be?

Here's where we ended up:
Club - Loft - Lie
3I - 21 - 56
4I - 24 - 56.5
5I - 27 - 57
6I - 31 - 57.5
7I - 35 - 58
8I - 39 - 58.5
9I - 43 - 59
PW - 48 - 59
Gap - 53 - 60
56* - 56 - 60.5
60* - 60 - 61

Any club repair/custom fitting guys out there who can put my mind at ease and tell me we did this right? I didn't have total confidence in the guy who did them since I basically met him through the phone book. In hindsight I should have gotten myself onto a lie board to see if 3* flat is even right for my current swing, but it was a rainy day and I needed a few new grips and I was antsy to find out where my clubs currently were. At least now I know what my starting point is if I decide to make any adjustments.

Driver: Nike Covert Tour | 3W: Callaway X Hot Pro | Irons: Mizuno JPX-800 Pro X100 SS | Wedges: Vokey SM 54-08, Vokey Raw 60-12 | Putter (of the week): Arnold Palmer "The Original" 33"


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