can driver loft be decreased by 1/2 degree and maintain square face to target instead of being open?
Britt Lindsey Answered question January 10, 2022
can driver loft be decreased by 1/2 degree and maintain square face to target instead of being open?
When considering lofts on drivers, we always have to assume square at impact. So, if the designed loft is 10 deg. and the designed face angle is 1/2 deg. open, the effective loft is 9.5 degrees. If the designed loft is 10 deg. and the designed club face angle is 1 degree closed, the effective loft is 11 degrees. Effective loft is the “loft at impact assuming the club face is square to the target line”. We always have to assume the club face is square at impact when discussing the relationship of club face and loft.
Britt Lindsey
that can invite some conversation…;-)
my two cents, if I decrease the loft of a driver, I understand it closes the club face (I understand that you’re asking if it can open the club face), however when I set my driver to strike the ball, I still set it up square to the target line, so it kind of negates whether the face is closed. By doing so, I think I move the loft back to the original value.
Not sure if my logic is right, but it’s a good question :-), should be a good discussion.