Custom fitting.

Custom fitting. Panacea or Placebo?

For me, unless you can custom fit me for my *next* swing its not much use
Im pretty much average everything...

Maybe your *next* swing would be like your previous swing if you weren't compensating for equipment that doesn't fit you?

Just a thought.

Wish I could get some custom fitting done, but I'm in one of the most baron places as far as instructors and fitters go.

But that assumes that I would be able to make a repeatable swing.
Surely I should be able to make a repeatable swing irrespective of the club?
It may be a repeated slice or hook but it should be repeatable.

I would guess that most people would setup with a different lie angle each time irrespective of the club being "fitted" to them or not.

Use what feels good, Ive never had had a snooker cue or dart custom fitted, I just found one I liked and used it.
(Obviously if you are at the extremes of something you will need some modification (tall, short etc)

Definitely NOT placebo.

If it was a worthless endeavour, then no pro would bother.

For a fellow like Gree, I would put you into a set built with TrueLength Technology.

Would we all agree that there is an optimum static position from which to start the golf swing? (Biomechanics does).

Would we all agree that it's a personal thing - this optimum position?

Then why not get clubs fit to this optimum position?

If you are out of balance, your body will fight to keep itself in balance. Try it while you swing. You'll waste energy trying to stay balanced - energy that could otherwise be used for swinging the club.

If you start outside this optimum athletic position, then you will fight against yourself to keep yourself there while you swing.

Even buying off the rack, OEM's are trying to 'custom fit' their 'ideal golfer'. So as long as you fit that profile, great. Otherwise, you waste energy trying to swing clubs that don't fit.

I had a guy in the other day complaining about how he bought these used clubs while in Florida, but now his swing feels bad and he has trouble hitting them. He says he was going to get them shortened or flattened, but never got around to it. He complains that he's too upright at address, and his hands feel too close. We bent his irons 4° flat. He's back to a comfortable stance (close to optimal) and is hitting the ball better.

Fit your clubs to your swing and stance, or fit your swing and stance to your clubs. It's up to you.

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PCS Class 'A' Clubfitter

A new highlight: Golfing the home course on Christmas Day.

I say it too often: If it's golf club shaped, you can play with it.

For the record, I'm a club doctor, not a swing doctor.

Custom fitting is a must! I had my last set of irons adjusted for myself with lie angle but didn't get the full works! My new irons were custom fitted for me and are 1/2" longer and 2* upright! If your clubs are say too flat for you, then the toe of the club strikes the ground and this leads to the clubface opening! (due to the drag of the toe on the ground it will twist slightly in your hands)! even if this just opens the face by 1* over a 200 yard shot that will lead to a miss of 3.5 yards to the right of the green under perfect conditions which could be the difference between a birdie and a par or worse!!!

Custom fitting helps you play your best golf regardless of handicap!!!

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Craig

My bag:

Taylormade r7 9.5* Stiff stock shaft
Sonartec SS2.5 3+ 13* Stiff Fujikura Tour Platform shaft
Taylormade Utility 2 16* XS Fujikura TP stock shaft
Titleist 904F 4 wood 17* Stiff Aldila NV85 shaft
Mizuno MP67 3-PW S300 shafts
Cleveland 588 47*, 53*, 56* DSG, 60*
Odyssey White Hot #4 putter

I am convinced that custom fitting is the way to go. The majority of my clubs are a stiff flex some are regular, and the compensations are every where in between.

I have been reading about the process of custom fitting - specifically for TaylorMade and Callaway - I own clubs for the latter but Taylormade seems to have a kick *ss fitting system. I will let you be the judge - by the way, the fitting for TaylorMade is $250.00 - I think you hit all of your clubs - with five balls - and the process lasts approx 2 hrs. For Callaway - you bring two clubs and the cost is $50.00 - or if you are in Canada, any way, you can go to GolfTown and have them do it. For something this important you don't want to be too stingy.

The site are here:
Callaway Golf Canada: Performance Center#



The TaylorMade Golf MATT Performance Centre is taking custom fitting to a whole new level



Your comments would be much appreciated!


james