Club Fitting Myths

Eh, with enough trial and error you can get pretty close… I’ve spent a few years honing in my driver fit and went to a ping fitting figuring they could hand me something better…

My home brew fitting outperformed their options… but I know my swing, know the technology and tinkered until I got it right.

Playing cobra Ltd pro and an aldila silver 110 70x

Still get fit! I’m just a crazy person…

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Maybe I should rephrase - unless you have ability to get and swap out a lot of shafts and clubheads and know the technology and nuances, go get fit!

Within 3 swings he knew my driver was way off. Within 20 minutes we had a perfect fit. I got to use the rest of the hour to hit every club in my bag on trackman to level set yardages. Win Win Win

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As I said, I’m a crazy person… my setup definitely isn’t perfect, but it’s probably within 20%

My next step is probably a wildly expensive shaft, so yeah me!

I’d still like to get fit for driver… I’d love to know more about where I can improve…

What does the fitter say when you ask to use your own tees? That’s just bizarre.

Today is the day. My coach finally believes I’m ready for club fitting. Super excited. Wish me luck.

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Yes!!! Enjoy it. Fittings are so much fun. Have a blast, soak in the info, ask lots of questions, trust your fitter. So stoked for you.

Looking forward to hearing about it! Expectations vs reality…

Fitted into the mizuno jpx 921 hot metal pros with kbs 115 tapered lite shafts 2° right minus 1/2 inch length causing 1.5° upright. Super stoked, I’ve never seen my ball flight like it does off of these.

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Awesome! Always fun to get some new toys. Especially ones that are appropriate for your swing :smiley:

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I’m super excited. I can’t wait to add them to my bag. The hardest part now, is the waiting. Three weeks :smirk:

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Three weeks isn’t bad! I had to wait 10 for my driver. Absolute torture.

Glad you got great results!! Lower scores ahead!

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Mizuno makes quality stuff, and their build quality on custom sets is awesome… Glad to hear you liked the experience and pulled the trigger on some new irons. I’m sure you will enjoy them!

Waiting is always the hard part! Hopefully it’s a short 3 weeks.

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10 weeks?! Holy crap I’d go nuts.

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Hey Mike look up Golf Specialtees in Pittsburgh. 2nd generation builder and fitter. Can do it all

Still waiting on my new toys to arrive. Ordered 6 October. Covid is having a material affect on supply. Hoping to get the new irons and hybrids this weekend. :grin:

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I was fitted for Mizuno JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro irons last week and ended up with the stock shaft and standard lie angle. This was after trying about 5 different shafts, 1 degree up angle, and the regular Mizuno Hot Metal (larger) club head.

These clubs were 20 yards longer than my 15-year old Callaway X-Forged irons with their Dynamic Gold 300S shafts. When my 7-iron started carrying 140 yards, (10 less than normal) that was the straw that broke the camel’s back so I’m working on my technique (with lessons), working out, and got a hot-faced iron with lighter shafts. I’m looking forward to having more fun in 2021.

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Friday excitement just as I close the work laptop for the week. Just took call from the club fitter. Collecting new irons and hybrids 08.45 tomorrow. Woo hoo!

Then I’ve a comp 11.12. Oh, what to do - play the new clubs with practically zero practice, ‘acclimatising’ or distance calibration. Or play old clubs? Good problem to have :grinning:

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I think this comes down to expectations and your personality… if you put up a bad round cold with the new irons will you still play them? If it might shake your confidence in them, get acclimated…

Personally, I’d play them, but I acclimate to new clubs pretty quickly.

Will - there is no question I’ll be playing them. I can stand a bad round. Just as likely to suffer a bad round with current setup :laughing: I’ll report back

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Enjoy them. Score well tomorrow!

I’m counting down the days until the kids are back in school and I can road trip to Nashville to get fit for my putter.

I’m not sure if this is the year I fully overhaul my bag or if I’ll just keep doing piecemeal replacements… might just go hybrid and three wood (and possibly a wedge update due to groove wear)