Lie Angle for a 6-Foot Golfer: Why Height Alone Gets It Wrong
Height alone cannot tell you. Lie angle is set by the relationship between your height and your wrist-to-floor measurement. Two six-foot golfers three inches apart at the wrist need lie angles about three degrees apart — one flat of standard, one upright. The generic answer fails everyone whose proportions are not average.
Your lie angle and length
Both measurements, plus the set you own — so the answer is a figure off your model's own standard rather than a generic one.
Why the generic answer fails
A six-footer with long arms stands with their hands lower at address, which needs a flatter lie. A six-footer with short arms carries their hands higher, which needs an upright one. The height is identical; the club is not.
What this number is, and is not
This is a static fit — a starting build sheet, not a finished one. Length and lie interact: every half inch of added length makes a club play about one degree more upright at impact. Only impact tape and a lie board settle the last degree, because how you deliver the club matters more than how you stand.
Forged iron sets, which can be bent to your lie
Forged heads bend reliably. Many cast heads bend one degree at most, and some cannot be bent at all — check before buying if your figure above is not standard.
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Length is the other half of the same measurement: whether your driver shaft is too long for your height . Your set's lofts decide what degree wedges you need . Everything at once is on the full-bag tool.