Custom Fitting for Students
Golf equipment affects motion. As students, you’re trying to learn to make a swinging motion through the ball with very little, if any, manipulation or interference. With practice, this is how you can develop consistency. If you have golf clubs that do not fit you properly, it makes it very difficult, if not impossible, for you to learn to make a natural swinging motion. The clubs simply won’t let you. You’ll have to make some sort of compensating move during your swing to strike the ball straight.
Golf clubs that have the wrong (for you) weight, flex, lie angle, loft, and set make up, will actually hurt your game, forcing you to make unnatural compensations during your swing.
Example of how lie angle affects ball flight
Golf clubs that are fitted correctly, will have the right weight for your strength and sense of feel. They’ll have the right flex, allowing you to swing without effort, letting the swinging force do the work for you. They’ll have perfect lie angles for your natural swing plane, allowing you to strike the ball solidly and straight. With the right loft for your swing, you’ll get the ball up in the air making a strong swing, finishing in balance, without the need to “help” the ball into the air. (how many times have you seen a golfer fall back during his swing and just can’t seem to get over to his front foot? He doesn’t have enough loft!) And, with custom fitted golf clubs, you’ll have a set make-up that works for you. A bag of clubs that feel great, gives you the best feel for swinging, and works with your natural build, strength, motion and tendencies.
Because properly fitted golf clubs are so important for improvement, I do a golf club evaluation (GCE) for all of my students. If your clubs don’t fit you correctly, I’ll show you why they don’t, and I’ll show you how fitted clubs will help you. If we work together outside, you’ll get a chance to hit properly fitted clubs, to see the difference it’ll make with your swing and the quality of your ball striking.
For all of my students, I offer custom fitting services for free. If you’re willing to work on your game and take a series of lessons with me, I’ll fit you for any clubs that you might need without charge. I want you to improve and really enjoy the game of golf. I want you to develop your strongest swing -- your best, natural swinging motion. Part of that equation is properly fitted golf equipment. I can fit you for clubs that will reward you for making this swing, so that as you practice and play, you’ll continue to make improvement, shoot lower scores, and enjoy the game.