Lie Angle Is Read Off the Divot, Not Off a Chart
Static lie fitting with a lie board and a strip of impact tape is quick, tidy, and describes a club at address rather than at impact. We take divots instead.
The Sole Tells You More Than the Face Does
Every iron leaves evidence. Where it enters the turf, how deep, how long the divot runs, and whether the heel or the toe is dragging — all of it is written on the ground after the shot. A lie board can only report what the sole did on a flat plastic surface at the moment of contact.
Our board is loaded with local sod and gets replaced regularly. You hit real shots off real grass indoors, and we read the divots between them. For a player whose delivery changes between a smooth 7-iron and a hard 5-iron — which is most players — that difference shows up immediately, and it is why we fit lie progressively across the set rather than bending everything to one number.
Heel drag confined to the long irons is a classic case for progressive lie — flatter at the top of the set, standard through the scoring irons.
What an Iron Session Actually Decides
Grip programme across the set
Irons are where an inconsistent grip build does the most damage, because you are switching between clubs constantly. If your 9-iron is a wrap thicker than your 6-iron — which happens easily when clubs are regripped piecemeal over the years — your hands are recalibrating on every club change. We standardise it, on paper, so it stays standardised next time.
Length progression
Not just overall length but the increment between clubs. Half-inch steps are conventional; three eighths suits some players better, particularly taller golfers who end up with a very long 4-iron under a standard progression. The right progression keeps your hand height consistent through the set, which is what actually makes a set feel connected.
Dynamic lie, club by club
Read from divots as described above, then bent and verified on the machine. A written before-and- after column goes on the card for every club we touch.
Shaft weight before flex
Weight class is the bigger lever and gets chosen first, against your tempo and how heavy you like the club to feel late in a round. Flex follows, and frequency-matched across the set so the progression is smooth rather than lumpy.
Most Iron Sessions Do Not End in New Irons
Of the sets that come through this bay, a clear majority get fixed rather than replaced. The specs below are what we most often find out of tolerance.
| Finding | How Often | Typical Fix |
|---|---|---|
| At least two clubs more than 1° out of lie | Very common | Bench bend, per club |
| Grip sizes inconsistent across the set | Very common | Standardised regrip programme |
| Swing weight varying more than two points | Common | Tip weight or grip weight correction |
| Loft gaps uneven through the scoring irons | Common | Loft bend, sometimes a club swap |
| Whole set half an inch too long | Occasional | Trim with swing weight rebuild |
| Shaft weight genuinely wrong for the player | Less common | Reshaft the set |
Bring the Set You Have
Even if you are certain you want new irons. Knowing exactly how your current set is built is the fastest route to understanding what the new one should be.