Club fitting....

tommake · 07-11-2006 , 09:38 AM

good!

jrblaws · 07-16-2006 , 11:51 AM

With my last set of clubs purchased, I decided to have them fitted by a pro at a local course. I wanted to buy Ping G2's, and given their price ($750 steel), I thought maybe I should do this the right way. Am only 5'9" (on a good day), and was surprised by the advice to get my irons 1/2" longer. The one degree upright didn't surprise me though.

Love the clubs.

John

sunhacker · 07-23-2006 , 05:41 AM

Does it really work to have extensions. I too hit it toe heavy however I thought the reason was I was too short for my clubs so I compensated by choking down a bit. Why not just hit with a 5 if faced with a shot that requires a 6?

GOLDENEAGLEGOLF · 10-02-2006 , 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vincent355

A little background:

I used to play in HS, then gave up the game for about 12 years. It's been about a year now and I have completely changed my swing from what I used to do when I was younger.

They used to teach more of an inside takeaway now the swing I am learning is more upright. As a result I have been seeing a lot of toe heavy divots, something that was not a problem.

Went to Nevada Bob's to get new grips, and decided to check out the club fitting they have available. Turns out that I was only making contact on the swing board with the toe of the club. Tried a club with 5 deg. more upright lie and there you have it....right in the middle. He also wanted me to have a slightly longer club, but I figure one change at a time. This is pretty radical to begin with. But man was I making sweet contact, can't wait to get the hooks back tomorrow, new grips and new lies.

Did you know that when you swing the club not only flexes back but also the toe goes down. Didn't believe it until I saw the slow mo pics. You should be toe up a little at address.

Hope this works for me!

That is exactly correct. As a club fitter I would really have tried to get you to go a little longer in the shaft lengths if that was what you needed. All things need to work together. You can get shafts extended for as little as $9 includeing new grips. You might look into that the next time you get them gripped. Lie angle is the most overlooked part of the iron set by most players.
D.P.