In order to assess what compensations the student is making they are making, their current equipment is evaluated on a lie board. A piece of tape is placed upon the sole of the club. This tape, when the club is hit from the lie board will show a mark. This mark correlates to one of 27 categorized marks that tells the HG Certified Teacher what is happening when contact is made with the ball.

The lie angle plays an important role in the direction of the ball. There are a range of factors that affect the lie angle, this is not a process that can be done remotely or statically; the student must hit the ball from the lie board with their normal golf swing.


It is important to be aware of the fact that Equipment Affects Motion®. It is from this basis that the lesson is conducted. Using the feedback from the lie board preliminary equipment is dynamically assembled from the Training Center.

The accurate lie angle is established through a detailed process with equipment assembled from the Training Center. Each time the lie angle marks are evaluated.