Dynamic lie vs static lie

[Stuart_G]

7 hours ago, LCG said:

That’s great information. Completely agree that impact can force the club down to creat a divot but I didn’t see anything about impact causing the toe to go down. Or did I miss it? 

 

It wasn't explicit but since the shaft can't suddenly get any longer, the whole head can't all go down equally.  The toe must drop since that's the only way the shaft will allow the head to move.

Edited September 19, 2024 by Stuart_G

[Bschwartz206]

Sorry to resurrect an old topic that maybe should be left to die in peace - but....

 

I've read a few posts on the "DIY tune up"/line test and done it a few times at a local range, and it seems like there's a possible caveat: The line should give you an idea of lie IF the ball with the line is actually aligned properly with the hitting surface and the direction you're swinging. The line on the ball would need to be perpendicular to the ground and the ball needs to be pointed down the target line though there's probably some margin for error in both cases.

 

Eyeballing this on the driving range (while also trying to make sure nobody notices you're marking up the driving range balls) is not exact. It's a cheap and relatively easy way for most of us to get an idea though.

 

It would be interesting to do this on a Trackman and see how dynamic lie correlates to the line test.

[Stuart_G]

10 hours ago, Bschwartz206 said:

The line should give you an idea of lie IF the ball with the line is actually aligned properly with the hitting surface and the direction you're swinging. The line on the ball would need to be perpendicular to the ground and the ball needs to be pointed down the target line though there's probably some margin for error in both cases.

 

Eyeballing this on the driving range (while also trying to make sure nobody notices you're marking up the driving range balls) is not exact. It's a cheap and relatively easy way for most of us to get an idea though.

 

The line doesn't have to be perfectly aligned.    Look at the labels in the lie angle testing thread.    1* of the lie angle being off results in a slant of the line left on the club of about 9-10 degrees. That "amplification" helps overcome any small errors in line placement   So there is no need to be overly worried about how perfectly vertical the line placement is.

 

FYI

No one cares if you mark up the range balls.   

Even if they did, dry erase marker lines will come off in the ball washer.

If you're using permanent markers instead of dry erase marker, I'd be more worried about the lines left on the club being harder to clean than the ball.