Shaft Lean in Short Game Shots - geometry concepts

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On "shaft lean" in short game shots Yesterday we took a look at how, with zero shaft lean, the bounce will mean we either have to hit low on the face, or ground first. Read this 🧵thread🧵 to learn more 👇👇👇

If we were to lean the shaft forwards and reduce the loft on the club, 2 things happen 🟢the bounce reduces, giving the bottom of the club clearance from the ground 🟢we strike higher up on the face

With 15 deg of shaft lean/loft reduction, we can now strike the second groove (green dot) on the face with a club that has much greater clearance from the ground In this pic (WITH shaft lean), we see the sole of the club is not touching the ground

Compare that with this pic WITHOUT shaft lean, the sole of the club needs to actually be below the ground's surface to contact the second groove

Thus, more shaft lean and a reduction in bounce COULD offer some benefits 🟢we can swing the club higher through impact and maintain a good vertical strike on the face 🟢if we accidentally swing lower (closer to ground), we have more room before the sole interacts with the mud

To highlight this, the 🟢green dot = the lowest functional contact point on the face 🔵blue dot = lowest point before mud-interaction occurs Not only does "zero shaft lean" reduce the available functional up/down motion, but face strike never gets high on the face