RE: ShopTalk: Measuring Lie

[Bruce Tunnicliffe]

This is interesting, I have only used lie boards, and have found for myself
and others that we are not consistent enough to notice the effect of small
lie variations when playing golf.
 
The vertical mark left on the clubface is dependent on several things:
1. Positioning of the ball (as Dave T said)
2. Twist of the ball up the face from an in to out or out to in swing (as
Arnie said)
3. Open or closed face on contact.
 
So should we look at the ball flight and only use results from straight
shots? Then is it all relevant for golfers who slice all the time.
 
We started by trying to get the sole parallel with the ground, so maybe a
lie board is best of all.
 
Too many things to think about.
 
Bruce