Club fitting is the science of building a proper golf swing. People come in all shapes and sizes, and off the rack clubs do not work for everyone. To be properly fit, a golfer must judge not only the subjective aspect of fitting, but also the objective known quantity of data presented during a club fitting. A good club fitter will present all the data, and then make a rational recommendation of what will work…most of the time.
I suggest that every golfer gets fit for golf clubs. I also suggest that every golfer should understand that there are different ways to fit. It’s just like making your grandmother’s spaghetti sauce, a little bit of this, mixed with some of that, and somehow it always comes out tasting somewhat like what you remembered, or not. The same can be said of club fitting, the science behind a fitting is sound, the X-factor is the inconsistency of the golfer and the “feel” principle. Feel is a subjective quantity. It differs from person to person, and you can’t adequately quantify feel….because there is no way to measure feel against a standard.
The Keys to Club Fitting
- Fitting for proper length
- Fitting for proper lie angle
- Fitting for proper shaft and flex
- Fitting for proper grip size
- Fitting for proper loft angle
- Fitting for proper swing weight
