Golf Question, Getting Fitted for Clubs !

[pb4uski]

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Originally Posted by Big_Hitter hard to hit a green with a draw - fighting that now with my irons

Dunno... I do it all the time. Now admittedly it is a baby draw.

[pb4uski]

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Originally Posted by Dawg52 I've got 6 putters in the closet. The hard part is finding one that is going to work.

Yeah... it's probably not the club.

[Mulligan]

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Originally Posted by Big_Hitter probably not starting down with your lower body? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL_6M_xZvq0

My lower back twists like a brick does and causes me trouble. Its all upper body turn. And that is getting hard, lol.... I really only fade driver. Irons to green come in high and no roll. I notice old people cant get ball up in the air at all, and roll it out and on to the green. Something I cant do, but will need to learn somehow.
Speaking of club fitting. I club fitted my putter. About 10 years ago, I found an old flat blade and sawed the shaft in almost half. About a 2 1/2 foot shaft, so I get down low and see the line. I have become the "Boss of the Moss" with this thing. But in 10 years I may not be able to bend over to use it!

[Big_Hitter]

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Originally Posted by pb4uski Dunno... I do it all the time. Now admittedly it is a baby draw.

i'm not sure i baby anything except when i scuff it lol

i'm going to have to try and slice a few shots again - normally it goes straight for a while then something else happens

[Huston55]

I've been fitted the last few times I bought clubs, and I think it's helped.

~4yrs ago: Fitted for Adams game improvement irons/hybrids. Fitting helped me choose btwn iron sets.

Last year: Fitted for GBB driver & 3-Wood. Driver fitting helped select shaft (light stiff) & loft (+2') & face (draw). 3-Wood fitting helped with loft (+2') & face (draw) so now actually a 4-Wood.

Since I was buying new clubs, the fitting was complimentary.

[frayne]

As PT Barnum put it ! _________________________ Go ahead and fill in the blanks.

[Huston55]

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Originally Posted by frayne As PT Barnum put it ! _________________________ Go ahead and fill in the blanks.

Oooooo! Oooooo!

I love the circus too!!!

[Jerry1]

If you're buying higher end clubs or better, fitting can be included. Though, when I bought my pings, they didn't make many adjustments. At 5'8", maybe I'm close to average, but none of the clubs were increased/decreased in length. The one thing I'm glad about getting fitted is that at least I know I'm not using clubs that are naturally "bad" for me. I wouldn't know how to tell that without help. Personally, I think a good fitter and a Trackman can improve your game. However, I agree with what others have said, short game is where most of the strokes can be saved and putting is critical. I also agree with a GPS or finding a way to dial in your clubs.

[Dawg52]

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Originally Posted by Big_Hitter i'm not sure i baby anything except when i scuff it lol i'm going to have to try and slice a few shots again - normally it goes straight for a while then something else happens

Speaking of draws, that was always my shot. A little baby draw except for the driver as it would be more of a pull hook. A firm flex shaft straighten that out for me. But there is a guy who plays in my group who plays for a pull hook off the tee. His feet are lined up way right and he just pulls the crap out of it right down the middle with a lot of run out with the hook. Makes him pretty long off the tee. Works well for him until he plays a dogleg hole to the right.

[HadEnuff]

My brother bought a lie and loft bending machine, and we tweak ours from time to time. I do more loft tweaking,than lie tweaking, trying to close up some of my bigger gaps.

We got to thinking about the lie tweaking that we were doing, all based upon hitting from perfectly level lies, and decided that since most of our shots with irons are hit from some sort of side angle, and probably of greater variation than what we were adjusting, it was probably not very effective.
However, checking that the lies and lofts are following a consistent variation from club to club may be useful.
When my brother bought a new set of Titleist AP1s, supposedly all set up to the specs provided by his pro, they were all over the lot. Not even close.

[zinger1457]

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Originally Posted by HadEnuff My brother bought a lie and loft bending machine, and we tweak ours from time to time. I do more loft tweaking,than lie tweaking, trying to close up some of my bigger gaps.

The Ping service department in Phoenix told me that if you've been using your irons for awhile it's a good idea to have the lofts checked. Pounding a lot balls on the driving range, especially off of mats, can throw off your iron lofts over time. When I'm in Phoenix I sometimes drop my irons off at the Ping facility and they'll check them and make any needed adjustments for free.