Loft, Lie Machines

Ever want to adjust your clubhead loft and/or lie?  (Lie is the angle between the sole of the club and the shaft.  If the clubhead toe points “up” at address, and the sole does not sit squarely on the ground, then your lie is too shallow, needs to be steeper.  However, the shaft actually torques downward a little bit at impact, so maybe 1 degree upright is necessary to get level impact. An incorrect lie can cause unwanted sidespin.) You probably need to have the lie checked first with a plastic “strike board” which makes a little mark on the sole of the club as you hit a ball and determines if you are hitting the ball with a square, level clubface.   The local golf shops have the boards and the loft/lie bending machines.  The machines are low tech, but quite precise.  And if you have a forged clubhead, they bend fine.  If it’s cast, you can get maybe one or two degrees, OR a broken clubhead!  Check with your manufacturer if you don’t know.

Checking and changing the loft is a good way to fill a little gap (say, seven iron flies 145 yds and six-iron goes 160 yds - might want to tweak one of them.)