Am I Good Enough for a Clubfitting?

In this video we discuss several areas that even a high handicap player can find substantial improvement through better equipment choices.

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Filmed at: Tour Experience Golf
Custom Golf Club Fitting Studio – Toronto, Canada

[lawrencebogar]

Guys, Rick is redoing his bag. He needs to come see you for a fitting. How about a zillion views!

[shaunsheppard]

The caveat that I would add is that not all fitters would agree and some ‘go through the motions’ with higher handicappers, doing just enough to get the sale

[virtualmartijn]

Got irons/hybrids/woods fitted as a 37hcp. Fitter had to explain/coach a bunch but we got through it. Not surprisingly ended up on G425 irons and 5 wood but interestingly a Callaway Rogue ST hybrid. Switched from a 12 year old set of custom fit Wishon's. With 10 years not playing and the shafts having become rock hard the difference was immense. Hcp dropped 13 strokes since getting the set. Don’t underestimate that practicing also becomes more fun when playing with the right set of clubs. More practice + better clubs means hcp drops.

[markwaters]

A bit of a different perspective having had a fitting session atTXG this morning. Objective was to replace the driver I have been using for about 20 years. Handicap index is right around 12, but driver swing in particular is very inconsistent without any kind of consistent miss. This video and the comments from Ian that a fitting could still be beneficial in this scenario is what convinced to me go get fit. The outcome? First the swing I brought to the fitting was even more inconsistent that usual...nerves, expectations and then frustration are no doubt a part of that. After an hour or so and trying half a dozen or so different head/shaft combinations and going back to hit my own driver twice more there was really no meaningful statistical difference between any of the clubs. So for now the 20 year old driver stays in my bag. None of this is to complain about the experience with TXG, really glad I went and to the extent I can develop a more repeatable swing where the "good swings" outnumber the bad I will likely go back and/or book a session to deal with other clubs in my bag that could benefit from a fitting.

[lutaayawamala]

Most people don’t need a 3 wood, but most YouTube reviews of fairways on this channel and others are of 3 woods. Make it make sense.

[rufussthoo]

Spot on lads. When you drive only 250 yards, you need fewer clubs to achieve a good gapping. I play12 clubs for exactly this reason. My 6, 5 and 4 irons are separated by just 8 yards, so I play 7 iron and 5 iron then a hybrid, a 5 wood (goes farther than my 3 wood) and driver. And the bonus is that my bag is a little lighter 😊

[mrb]

I have a high handicap and have had a full bag fitting and it helped tremendously- the newer clubs are more “far-giving”

[TenPester]

I play P770 (2021), with KBS Tour 120 S. Went to a free Titleist fitting day at my local range the other day. Within 10 shots of my own club, the guy gives me a T100S with the same shaft. We cycle round the shafts, I guess so he can figure out a few things, then we land at KBS Tour V 110 S. Then flattens the head 1 degree, and it's flush central. Didn't try and sell me clubs, just gave me a sheet with the specs on it. Said there's no point in buying them now as new ones are coming, but I thought it was good. Problem is now, I'm sitting with these 770s lol. It's the same as going for a Lambo away day. After you've rallied he circuit, you need to get back into your Audi.

[epicragegaming]

i have a friend who was shooting in the high 90's he went and got fitted for a driver, hybrids, and irons at txg in toronto. almost instantly he went to low 80's. if you are going to buy clubs anyways, go get fitted. its gonna cost you an extra 100 bucks to get the right combination of clubs that you are going to play every weekend for the next 10 years. a round of golf in the gta is the cost of a fitting. get fitted.

[mantle]

Excellent video that clearly shows 14 clubs are not needed as your speed decreases. Also the need to have clubs fitted to your game. Well done Boys

[colinwalker]

Absolute gold. Time and again I see folk who have clubs in their bag sold on an idea that they’re somehow competing in the world rankings 😬

[robcoates]

Was talking to a fellow golfer about this the other day:

Best part about getting fit:

Not a single question mark in the bag. Having confidence in every single club is game changing.

Having the privilege to get fit by Ian, the astonishing part was how much strike quality hinges on the shaft matching delivery characteristics.

That alone saves me tons of wasted practice and money spent on clubs that aren't right for me.

Narrowing the options of equipment that's right for you makes purchasing new equipment far less daunting as well.

I could go on, but I've evangelized for long enough!

[andershaukoos]

This new golfer may have a future in this game!

[marcuszettergren]

A fitting here is 90 minutes on the range with a Taylormade rep and a Trackman, with range balles so scuffed i wouldn't use them in a drunken 9-holes with the pals. The issue is not that people wants to get fit or not, it is WHERE to get fit.

[hiddenbunny]

The more interesting question is "when" would you start benefit from fitting? Can you fit a person who never hit a golf ball? What is the "right" golf club for beginners? No fitter ever talks about this.

[TTT-Turbo]

7 wood is one lots of people should have in all honesty. There amazing and fly to the moon and land soft 210-220 club. 19° hybrid doesn't fly any further but lower so benefit from windy days so having both and take to the course then decide what goes in the bag that day.

[connorpowell]

was a 22 HC and went to a fitting. All of my irons they said were not tailored to my swing and working against my swing. Did an entire iron fitting and got my new irons and I am consistently shooting in the 80's with much more iron forgiveness then I ever had. Playing regularly helps but so does getting clubs made for you.

[simsjamal]

I can relate to this so much. I just recently had a club fitting at Club Champion. I am not an advanced golfer by any means and still found great value in having a fitting done. I purchased a set from Amazon 5-6 years ago and found they weren't even close to being right for my swing. The fitter was able to build me a ZX5 head MMT 80G shaft which fit like a glove. I don't get to play as much as I would love to (Says every golfer) so the price point was something I was really concerned about, but I wouldn't have known the price point if I hadn't gone in to be fit.

[brucemiller]

Getting fit attention to details for me eg my iron shaft length longer than std lie angle +2deg etc. First time using X flex shaft. While now dropping hcp and senior (60) have high swing speed 92mph7i with loft 34deg no problems with ball height. fit definitely helps dropped 6.2 shots so far. Mizuno (jpx921 tours). to a degree having to learn new swing with a better fit shaft but definitely more consistent after fit and still improving as have much better feel where club head is etc. Aiming to get to sub bogey player. set lifetime PB by some distance already. That was my initial payback for getting fit.

Even putter from generic high toe hang to centre shaft ping heppler c now putting avg 31-32 /round with low days 28-29 putts fitting def helped.

[ref]

Rolls Royce of club fitting this is. Should open branches in UK and Ireland and clean up. I cant even go for a fitting anymore and trust it after i see the level of detail you guys go into 😢