Notes From the Lie Board
Practical explanations of the contact and lie concepts that actually shape your dispersion, written from real bay sessions.
How to Read Strike Tape on a Fresh Iron Face
What a tape mark's shape and position actually tell you, and how to tell a mishit from a genuine pattern.
Read article →Why Toe-Down Contact Doesn't Always Mean Your Lie Is Too Flat
Three other setup factors that can produce the exact same scuff pattern as a flat lie angle.
Read article →Static Lie Angle vs. Dynamic Lie Angle, and Why They Rarely Match
The difference between a lie angle measured at rest and one measured mid-swing, and why the gap between them matters.
Read article →Grip Size and Lie Angle Are More Connected Than Most Fittings Admit
How an undersized or oversized grip can mimic a lie problem, and how tape tells the two apart.
Read article →What a Lie Board Actually Measures (and What It Can't)
Honest limits of a mat-based reading, and when we cross-check against real turf instead.
Read article →Reading Sole Wear Patterns Before You Even Book a Fitting
What the worn spot on your current irons' soles can tell you at home, before you ever see a board.
Read article →Put This on the Board Yourself
Reading about lie and contact is a start — seeing your own clubs taped and boarded is where it actually clicks.