and/or create a specific lie angle when properly installed in a putter. Before we start, there are three different types of bends that need to be discussed.

The simplest one to explain is the single bend shaft. It is designed primarily for a putter which hosel bore is 90 degrees. The Rules of Golf stipulate that the lie must diverge from the vertical by at least 10 degrees. Most single bend putter shafts diverge by close to 18 degrees to create a 72-degree lie angle. Installation is as follows: the shaft as it exits the head will come straight