Blade work on the rail
The toe must earn its drop
A plumber-neck blade and a flow-neck blade with the same loft stamp will not hang as cousins. Offset, hosel length, and where the mass sits relative to the shaft line decide the dangle. We photograph that, then ask whether your arc invited it.
Necks are families
Plumber, flow, and the short hosel that pretends
Plumber necks usually hang more because the shaft line sits ahead of the face. Flow necks often hang less, sometimes near a mild rest, even when the head looks like a “players blade.” Short hosels split the difference and lie about it in catalogs. Ellis hangs two of the same advertised loft side by side so the card, not the stamp, talks.
We do not start by bending. A shy toe on a plumber neck is often a grip-mass or length problem, or a head that should have been a flow neck in the first place.
Peninsula grain
A 40° blade on morning poa
Morning poa on the peninsula leans toward the Cooper. A strong hang can be a gift on that lean if the path is an arc. The same hang on a straight-back stroke will open the face before the ball has a chance. We rake the carpet both ways during a Tide Hang so you leave knowing which nine the blade belongs to.
Afternoon bermuda toward the Ashley is a different vote. Bring a note about when you actually putt. Guessing the grain window is how blades get blamed for a clock.