Steve You'll probably hear from others here who will tell you that you can do that accurately. But I am here to tell you as a clubhead designer since 1986 and from having created and designed many clubmaking tools during my career that I remove the slider measurement gauges from the bending machines I have, throw them away, and I only do loft and lie spec measurement before and after the bend on my clubhead specs measurement gauge machine.
In the bending machine, the head can easily slip and move during bending or it can even move when you dial down the clamp to secure it. Depending on the unit, changes in offset between iron models can also affect the loft measurement. At the end of the day if you want complete precision and accuracy, you cannot trust the measurement devices connected to the L/L machines. Separate head specs measurement gauges are designed to do just that and only that. So if you want total accuracy, you have to do the measurements in a separate unit. TOM WISHON -----Original Message----- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Steve Longeway Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 9:28 AM To: shoptalk@mail.msen.com Subject: ShopTalk: Loft/Lie Question I have a question about loft/lie adjustments that I’m struggling with. I’ve always been under the impression that you cannot use a “bending machine” to take accurate loft lie measurements. You were to do adjustments on the machine, then use a club gauge to test the “real” loft and lie of the final product. Is this correct? Thanks for the help! Steve-- Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/
