Good info! Thx. Back when I was building clubs for family and friends I have to say about the spinning/purring the shafts we used to plug the butt end with a cork and the other end with a tee and spin and float it in the bathtub. LOL Learned that at a Golfworks class in Newark Oh. Like us duffers could tell the difference!
Very practical, useful and honest advice. Golf club fitters are incented to sell golf clubs. I was fortunate to get fitted by a guy who refused to sell me a new driver (although I bought everything in else in the bag!) because my gamer driver exceeded the performance of everything else we tried.
This is awesome and should also go to anyone using a system like top tracer when trying to gauge club distances. Just hit your 10 shots and then check. Don’t do it after every shot!
I really don't want to see the numbers until later. I start trying to better the numbers every swing instead of my normal relaxed swing, I swing for the fences.
Good info. When fit I keept looking on the damn monitor to se the speed and smash. I was trying to hit harder to get the speed up. After a while, the fitter turned the monitor off, so i could focus on my swing. That worked out great. My gaps turned out great from my iron into hybrid and woods. Using Arcoss to monitor my gap.
I think irons should only be fit on grass. The mats are too forgiving on fat shots. That is one reason so many people don't improve after fittings. The way the head interacts on the ground is vital.
Strongly considering getting my first fitting. I've been playing off an on most of my life. At my best I averaged 85/86 on 18. I am not a low 90s golfer most of the time. My clubs were off the shelf...19yrs ago. Nike NDS Irons, Nike Ignite 9, Nike Sasquatch 3/5w, and some random super cheap wedges. I am thinking of getting a whole new bag. Was going to go to an Edwin Watts and testing out ping, titleist, taylormade, callaway etc to see what works and feels best. recommendations
Hey Matt, definitely go in for a fitting, even if you don’t purchase right on the spot, you will get valuable information you can put to a future purchase. Id recommend making sure to add Srixon to the list for irons, their zx mk II irons are highly underrated.
Anyone can benefit from a fitting. Some people can just have a basic fitting for length, lie, shaft flex and grip size and be good, others will benefit from a more in depth fitting looking at all the options. Never a bad idea to do at least 1 fitting and see if there is really something better that can be found from the process.
@@jaycalli40 Sure, it starts like this: Fitter. How far do you carry your driver normally? You. 270-280. Fitter. What are you hitting? You. Titleist 917D2 with a diamana 70 stiff Fitter. $$$ I can get you 10 more yards with this head and this shaft... Meanwhile you've just become wildly inacurate for minimal yardage gains. Same goes for irons. They sell you on yards with stronger sets but they dont care about your game. Remember why you are there, if they ask about you current clubs they arent "fitting" you.
@@johnwagner47yea not true at all. GOOD fitters ask about this to diagnose what their current setup lacks and offer them something that may improve their game. Brain dead take from the original poster.
at 5:23 some of us are Amateurs!, we are not aeronautical engineers, so all this statistical info just confounds us, we just want the basic physics, speed and distance!!, thats what we understand, so if this is wrong, do a video explaining the ballistics of golf to us, so we know when we pick an iron/ driver what it's doing, show us how a ball flies, and what all that data means in simple terms.
Fittings cost time and money. Never analyze during the fitting. Get through all your swings through all manufacturers and models you wanna try out asap. Analyze after the fitting.
I’ve been fitted TWICE (once for a driver, and another time for irons), and both didn’t take (for me). I don’t know if I had a bad fitter, I didn’t make enough swings, or I just had a bad day and didn’t have my “A” game, … or maybe my swing is just NOT consistent enough. For my driver, it was at a golf retail store at the end of the season. I played the driver for a year and a half, gave up on it and gave it to my son (who crushed it). For the irons, it was at a demo days in Florida during the off season by a representative of the club manufacturer. Again, after about a year and a half, I gave up on them and donated them to a friend of mine (who IMHO they fit better). As a result, I have a bad taste in my mouth regarding FITTING. I do better (with the knowledge from your channel) fitting myself. Oh, and I was told that expression is, “Hold your finish … until the ball lands” Good stuff, AJ 👍🏻
Good info! Thx. Back when I was building clubs for family and friends I have to say about the spinning/purring the shafts we used to plug the butt end with a cork and the other end with a tee and spin and float it in the bathtub. LOL Learned that at a Golfworks class in Newark Oh. Like us duffers could tell the difference!
Very practical, useful and honest advice. Golf club fitters are incented to sell golf clubs. I was fortunate to get fitted by a guy who refused to sell me a new driver (although I bought everything in else in the bag!) because my gamer driver exceeded the performance of everything else we tried.
This is awesome and should also go to anyone using a system like top tracer when trying to gauge club distances. Just hit your 10 shots and then check. Don’t do it after every shot!
I really don't want to see the numbers until later. I start trying to better the numbers every swing instead of my normal relaxed swing, I swing for the fences.
Good info. When fit I keept looking on the damn monitor to se the speed and smash. I was trying to hit harder to get the speed up. After a while, the fitter turned the monitor off, so i could focus on my swing. That worked out great. My gaps turned out great from my iron into hybrid and woods. Using Arcoss to monitor my gap.
I think irons should only be fit on grass. The mats are too forgiving on fat shots. That is one reason so many people don't improve after fittings. The way the head interacts on the ground is vital.
Please..... There's very little opportunities to do that literally anywhere.
Great tips from an honest man. Thank you!!
thanks for the tip to skip!
Great advice, thank u
Strongly considering getting my first fitting. I've been playing off an on most of my life. At my best I averaged 85/86 on 18. I am not a low 90s golfer most of the time. My clubs were off the shelf...19yrs ago. Nike NDS Irons, Nike Ignite 9, Nike Sasquatch 3/5w, and some random super cheap wedges. I am thinking of getting a whole new bag. Was going to go to an Edwin Watts and testing out ping, titleist, taylormade, callaway etc to see what works and feels best. recommendations
Hey Matt, definitely go in for a fitting, even if you don’t purchase right on the spot, you will get valuable information you can put to a future purchase. Id recommend making sure to add Srixon to the list for irons, their zx mk II irons are highly underrated.
Great advice, thanks. Will make sure I remember these when I get fit in 2023.
If spining were really that important, then you'd have to re-tip your adjustable head club shafts every time you adjusted the head...
😪😪😪they just got me a few days ago on the shaft puring. Ithought about opting out too. Changing my 921 tour's from PX LZ'S 6.0 to Modus 120 stiff.
Your not the first, nor will you be the last unfortunately.
If you do some research, Nippon has some of the most round tolerance shafts on the market. Definitely do not need pured.
Great tip what shoes are you wearing look like true golf
Actually not golf shoes. Johnston & Murphy
I have never been fitted for clubs, just bought and go. How do you know when to go get fitted for clubs?
Anyone can benefit from a fitting. Some people can just have a basic fitting for length, lie, shaft flex and grip size and be good, others will benefit from a more in depth fitting looking at all the options. Never a bad idea to do at least 1 fitting and see if there is really something better that can be found from the process.
@@EFG2 I guess i'll have to check a fitting shop out. Thank you for the video and who knows it might even improve my game.
I would suggest to not answer any questions about your current setup and numbers. Alot of fitters are just sales people.
Could you elaborate that? What do you mean by setup and numbers?
Nvm
@@jaycalli40
Sure, it starts like this:
Fitter. How far do you carry your driver normally?
You. 270-280.
Fitter. What are you hitting?
You. Titleist 917D2 with a diamana 70 stiff
Fitter. $$$ I can get you 10 more yards with this head and this shaft...
Meanwhile you've just become wildly inacurate for minimal yardage gains.
Same goes for irons. They sell you on yards with stronger sets but they dont care about your game. Remember why you are there, if they ask about you current clubs they arent "fitting" you.
Not always true
@@johnwagner47yea not true at all. GOOD fitters ask about this to diagnose what their current setup lacks and offer them something that may improve their game. Brain dead take from the original poster.
Where’s your fitting studio at?
Decatur, GA
at 5:23 some of us are Amateurs!, we are not aeronautical engineers, so all this statistical info just confounds us, we just want the basic physics, speed and distance!!, thats what we understand, so if this is wrong, do a video explaining the ballistics of golf to us, so we know when we pick an iron/ driver what it's doing, show us how a ball flies, and what all that data means in simple terms.
Fittings cost time and money. Never analyze during the fitting. Get through all your swings through all manufacturers and models you wanna try out asap. Analyze after the fitting.
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If you are not swinging well, don't bother going for a fitting!
That's not true at all.
I’ve been fitted TWICE (once for a driver, and another time for irons),
and both didn’t take (for me).
I don’t know if I had a bad fitter, I didn’t make enough swings, or I just had a bad day and didn’t have my “A” game,
… or maybe my swing is just NOT consistent enough.
For my driver, it was at a golf retail store at the end of the season. I played the driver for a year and a half, gave up on it and gave it to my son (who crushed it).
For the irons, it was at a demo days in Florida during the off season by a representative of the club manufacturer. Again, after about a year and a half, I gave up on them and donated them to a friend of mine (who IMHO they fit better).
As a result, I have a bad taste in my mouth regarding FITTING. I do better (with the knowledge from your channel) fitting myself.
Oh, and I was told that expression is,
“Hold your finish
… until the ball lands”
Good stuff, AJ 👍🏻
This could be a two minute video. Get to the point!