Lie Angle Question

[mdl]

Agree that in general the OP pic indicates maybe your club should be more upright.  But a word of caution.  When I got fit, going from standard to 2˚ upright helped me hit with the toe of the club less angled towards the ground, but not all the way.  And going more and more upright didn't help! It was my swing.  I'd come in toe down from how I set up with basically any reasonable lie angle.

[BuckeyePete77]

Ok here is what I know about my clubs. Callaway X2 Hot irons

4 Iron 20.5 degree loft 60.5 lie angle

5 iron 23 degree loft 61.25 lie angle

6 iron 26 degree loft 62 lie angle

7 iron 30 degree loft 62.5 lie angle

8 iron 34.5 degree loft 63 lie angle

9 iron 39 degree loft 63.5 lie angle

PW 44 degree loft 64 lie angle

4,5 & 6 iron tend to go right and the lower irons I tend to hit right more often than not. I don't know that much about lie angles except what I have read on the internet. Do these lie angle sound about right? I always hear about degrees hen talking about lie adjustments. Can someone explain it in terms I can understand? Is 60.5 degrees? Considered Flat or Upright?

 

Thankks

[Vinsk]

Well there’s an issue I believe. Different manufacturers I believe have different ‘standard’ lie. However I do believe that a very common ‘standard’ lie of a 7i is 62*. If your clubs are based on that standard your 7i is 0.5* upright as yours is 62.5*. I hope I’m not completely wrong here. There are more qualified here then I. But I hope this helps some?

Edited January 27, 2019 by Vinsk

[Buckeyebowman]

Buckeye Pete, here is what I would suggest for you. Look around and try to find a good club fitter who does a "dynamic" lie fitting. This will cost some money, but is a heck of a lot easier than trying to alter your grip, posture, swing dynamics, or length of your clubs! 

A dynamic lie fitting consists of hitting every iron in your bag off a "lie board", with a strip of indicator tape on the sole of each iron. Even with today's tight manufacturing tolerances there are still small differences in lie, and loft, angles between irons in a set. My guess would be that your whole set is pretty much off the same way.

Seems like you were playing pretty well with the irons as they are. A lie fitting, done properly, will only make things better!  

[BuckeyePete77]

@Buckeyebowman I'm going to do some searching around and see if anyone around here does that. I tried at our PGA Superstore but didn't have much luck. They did ask me if my club gad been bent before and I told them no I bought them straight off the shelf at Dick's just really frustrating to line up not knowing which way the ball is going to go lol. Thanks for your help.

[Buckeyebowman]

If I don't miss my guess, from your handle you might live in Ohio, or did. I live in NE Ohio, and yes, there's a paucity of places to get this kind of thing done! I wish you luck in your search.

[BuckeyePete77]

@Buckeyebowman yes I was born and raised in Dayton,Ohio. I now live in Birmingham, Alabama.