{"id":7012,"date":"2025-04-01T12:35:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/golf-tips-for-seniors-check-your-lie-angle-for-better-accuracy\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T12:35:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:35:35","slug":"golf-tips-for-seniors-check-your-lie-angle-for-better-accuracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/golf-tips-for-seniors-check-your-lie-angle-for-better-accuracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Tips for Seniors: Check Your Lie Angle for Better Accuracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-264\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-none\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d7b8de2d-c426-4dec-9c0d-084a7931810a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"92\"><i>By Robin All<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"390\">If you&rsquo;re happy with your current set of irons and aren&rsquo;t looking to upgrade, now is the perfect time to check the lie angle and make any necessary adjustments. Over time, club heads can shift due to regular use&mdash;especially if you&rsquo;ve accidentally hit a root, rock, or other hard surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"617\">A properly adjusted lie angle can improve both accuracy and distance. If your loft is too high or too low, or if your divots are off-center&mdash;favoring the heel or toe&mdash;your shots may not be as precise as they could be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"651\">Here&rsquo;s a simple rule of thumb:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"784\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"716\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"716\">Too upright of a lie angle tends to result in hooks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"784\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"784\">Too flat of a lie angle often leads to fades or slices.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"1047\">To get the best performance, find a trusted fitter or club specialist&mdash;many top players get their irons adjusted for loft and lie to ensure they&rsquo;re hitting more greens and lowering their scores. A small tweak could make a big difference in your game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\">\n<div class=\"-me-1 -ms-2.5 flex select-none items-center p-1 touch:-me-2 touch:-ms-3.5 -mt-1 duration-[1.5s] focus-within:transition-none hover:transition-none pointer-events-none [mask-image:linear-gradient(to_right,black_33%,transparent_66%)] [mask-position:100%_0%] [mask-size:300%_100%] motion-safe:transition-[mask-position] group-hover\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-hover\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] group-focus-within\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-focus-within\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] has-[[data-state=open]]:pointer-events-auto has-[[data-state=open]]:[mask-position:0_0]\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Robin All If you&rsquo;re happy with your current set of irons and aren&rsquo;t looking to upgrade, now is the perfect time to check the lie angle and make any necessary adjustments. Over time, club heads can shift due to regular use&mdash;especially if you&rsquo;ve accidentally hit a root, rock, or<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/golf-tips-for-seniors-check-your-lie-angle-for-better-accuracy\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[52],"tags":[992,955],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-7012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-golf-tips-for-seniors","tag-robin-all"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Golf-Iron_2025_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}