potters thanks for the reply, i was actually just playing around with my light setup. i have 6 sockets screwed on to a 2x2 piece of wood. i rotated it around testing a few angles. i found that angling the lights at a 45 degree angle they will direct more light right under them. vertically was the second best and horizontally was directing the least amount of light.

with that being said. im going to stick with my initial plan and mount them pointing straight down for my first grow. then i will add light splitters and more lights for optimal lighting, as the splitters will angle the lights where you want them.