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I'm about 5'7'' and wonding if it is possible to change the lie on the driver? It is very upright. What kind of effect does it have on the ball flight if I dont change it?

Unfortunatley, the driver lie can not be changed by bending, the only thing you can do is to shorten the shaft. certain drivers have a more upright lie than others, you just have to try them out or do the research. most drivers are 56* lie, but some of the older ones (Adams) were as much as 58*

I am assuming (from your height) that when you put the driver on the ground that it rests on its heel. In theory, this change of clubface rotation decreases the vertical loft somewhat and will tend to put some draw spin on the ball. So if you are a right-hander, the effect would tend to produce a lower ball flight and a right-to-left curvature. Because the effect is probably very small, and because the driver is teed up, and because the described effect of ball-flight is desirable to many golfers, I don't think that there is much to worry about in reality, unless you are actually unhappy about your ball-flight.

The first question I would ask you is how is your ball flight right now? Drivers that are too upright act the same as irons that are too upright. Do you hit alot of pull-hooks left? How about on some of your better swings -- do you notice an odd tendency of them going left of target? Driver and fw metals can be bent for lie and face angle only. The range, however, is limited and sometimes it is recommended to go with another driver spec'd at a flatter lie.

Another added benefit of using a driver with a more appropiate lie is that you should notice a higher occurrence of on-center hits. This is a little harder to navigate unless you have more than a few different drivers at your disposal. Contact tape can be bought at Dicks and you can do some experimenting at the range. The drivers with different lies should be close in length, flex and weight.