Golf Digest Top 100 Club Fitter List

[MmmmmmBuddy]

http://www.golfdigest.com/story/clubfitter-directory-americas-best-clubfitters

 

Our little shop made the Top 100 this year. 

 

 

 

There are only 2 top 100 fitters in our state, and we are one.  How many Top 100 fitters are close to you??

 

 

[Golfspy_CG2]

Congrats..what state are you in?

 

I've been to 6 of the ones listed for Maryland.  I'm wondering if all Golf Galaxy's were automatically included, as there are only three in MD and all three are listed.  And at least one of them to me is a surprise. 

[Jmikecpa]

There are about a dozen near me but only trust Pete's in Mineola or Club Champion in Syossett.

 

 

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[Undershooter]

Congrats Buddy that's awesome!!!

 

I don't fully trust any of the fitters here in MS. The closest ones for me would have to be in Louisiana or Alabama. I may have check out one of them next year. My best bets seem to be the outskirts of New Orleans in Covington/Metarie or Birmingham AL.

[TheWahoo]

Am I correct in assuming that if reflected in bold print, it is considered in the top 100.   If such assumption is correct there are 2 here in Maryland.   I have used the Club Champion locale.   I was impressed that they recommended that I continue using my current equipment and did not try to sell me anything.

 

Congratulations on making the list,

[Severtheties]

If I'm not mistaken, the TRUspec golf fitting center listed under Ohio isn't a place you can actually get fit at. It's just where they build the clubs.

[hckymeyer]

7 in the metro area, I've been to 3 and would be comfortable going back to any of them.

 

Also congrats on making the list!!  Not a lot of GD lists I pay attention to, but this is one I actually look at.

[MmmmmmBuddy]

Congrats..what state are you in?

 

I've been to 6 of the ones listed for Maryland.  I'm wondering if all Golf Galaxy's were automatically included, as there are only three in MD and all three are listed.  And at least one of them to me is a surprise. 

 

 

Thanks!!

 

 

Location: Oregon...

 

(the hint is the avatar)

[Golfspy_CG2]

Thanks!!

 

 

Location: Oregon...

 

(the hint is the avatar)

Well, I did think Oregon right off the bat but saw like a dozen listed and thought you said one of only two in the state. Then i realized about the bold.  I should read all the instructions and not just skim...ha     Well done!!

[TheWahoo]

Thanks!!

 

 

Location: Oregon...

 

(the hint is the avatar)

 

Additionally, congratulations are in order for the Duck's NCAA golf championship.   Did your shop have any relationship with the team.  Have you worked with any of the team members.

[The Dansome]

ooo congrats

[PlaidJacket]

Congratulations MmmmmBuddy.

 

Now... I want to say that I don't put too much stock in this list. Your shop MmmmmBuddy is a true fitting shop. But I believe many if not most on the list only claim to be fitters. If the shop says they fit they are included. If the shop has a LM they are included. If they have a fitting cart they are included. I know for a fact that a shop (small box retailer) that's listed in my town as a fitter is far from it quite frankly. They are no more qualified to fit than I am. And I'm NOT!

The articles says they cited from a poll of their Course-Rating panelists, (unnamed) industry sources, and internal nomination forms.

So how did Course Rating panelists become club fitting experts too? Doesn't make sense. Even with my limited knowledge of club fitting there is a whole other world out there of professional club fitters ( like MmmmmBuddy) and none of them work at Edwin Watts, Golf Galaxy, Golfsmith, Golftec, Nevada Bob's ,etc.

Again MmmmmBuddy, I'm not at all suggesting you are not deserving. You most certainly are.

[MmmmmmBuddy]

Additionally, congratulations are in order for the Duck's NCAA golf championship.   Did your shop have any relationship with the team.  Have you worked with any of the team members.

 

Thanks!!  That was so much fun to watch!

 

 

Yeah, the guys come in on the reg.  Sulman Raza has been a regular at our shop since I can remember. He grew up in Eugene. I remember him out on the range as a 7 or 8 year old just striping it at flags..  

 

Aaron Wise would bring his putters in to get adjusted pretty much every week.  That kid is the nicest young man you will ever have the chance to meet.  

 

It's pretty cool having the University so close. We have some of the football players stop in from time to time in the off season.  When Marcus and Hroniss are in the off-season, they will be in at least twice a month checking things out.  Also outstanding gentlemen.  

[GolfSpy Dave]

Well done Nic.

[GolfSpy Barbajo]

Congrats MMmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMBuddy - that is an awesome honor!  

[GolfSpy Barbajo]

Congrats MMmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMBuddy - that is an awesome honor!  

[MmmmmmBuddy]

Well done Nic.

 

 

Congrats MMmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMBuddy - that is an awesome honor!  

 

Thanks guys.

 

It's the team here.  The guys and girls that work here are top notch.  I cannot imagine a better place to work in the Golf Business.....  

[GolfSpy Dave]

Thanks guys.

 

It's the team here.  The guys and girls that work here are top notch.  I cannot imagine a better place to work in the Golf Business.....  

Wish your shop was my local one. I've got a big one just around the corner, and they have about 10% fitters I'd trust. That number may drop if we fit across the golf companies.

 

One guy there. "I'm not going to even try to sell a Srixon club."

[MmmmmmBuddy]

Wish your shop was my local one. I've got a big one just around the corner, and they have about 10% fitters I'd trust. That number may drop if we fit across the golf companies.

 

One guy there. "I'm not going to even try to sell a Srixon club."

 

I think that those types of "salesmen" are in most shops. 

 

Trustworthy Clubfitters are another story.  I know your shop down there.  Haggin Oaks has a wonderful reputation in the Biz. Obv, I am not a customer, and have only visited a few times, so I do not have the breadth of experience that you might, but the Mortons are well respected in the industry.

[GolfSpy Dave]

There are a few amazing fitters there, but lots of turnover as the young folk move to better jobs. Just gun shy fitting there now knowing that I got fit into a set of irons based upon an iPad spiff promotion for the fitter and not it being the best set for me to play.

[Kenny B]

Congrats Nic!  I love your shop; great selection of clubs, clothing, and accessories.    We have one golf shop in my area of 250K people and they certainly are not fitters.  

[jlew2144]

Congrats!!!

 

One of the locations listed for Columbus, doesn't open until 2017....

[MmmmmmBuddy]

There are a few amazing fitters there, but lots of turnover as the young folk move to better jobs. Just gun shy fitting there now knowing that I got fit into a set of irons based upon an iPad spiff promotion for the fitter and not it being the best set for me to play.

 

That kind of story makes my skin crawl.  I hate that s***.  

[Orange Hog]

Congrats Buddy!!

 

Truthfully, though, I had to laugh when looking through the fitters in Arkansas, particularly the one nearest to me (Rogers, AR).  That shop is 5 minutes from my office and I've spent a lot of time in there during many a lunch breaks.  While they occasionally have some nice deals on apparel they absolutely are NOT a good club fitter.  They don't even have a launch monitor!  In fact, most of their club selection is outdated.

 

There is another shop about 30 minutes from here that has 2 simulator bays with GC2 and FSX, a much broader equipment selection and really well trained staff who do a great job fitting and building clubs.  No idea why that place didn't make the list, which frankly makes me question how Golf Digest put together the list in the first place.

[Undershooter]

Look guys what I can't stress enough is that it isn't important what places are on the list. Bc they are just naming places in each state which can sort of "fit" a person for clubs.

 

What's important is the ones that are listed in bold as top 100 fitters. That isn't easy to do and our guy Buddy's shop made the list. Very impressive in my eyes. Wish I wasn't on the opposite side of the country from you. Haha

[dhartmann34]

I don't like these lists. I don't know how they're put together, but it's not from actual fitting experiences. I mean some are good, but I wouldn't step in golf galaxy or a few other places on the Illinois list. There's also a great place near me that should be on the list hands down. There's money exchanging hands somewhere or maybe it's just by sales numbers.

[Undershooter]

I don't like these lists. I don't know how they're put together, but it's not from actual fitting experiences. I mean some are good, but I wouldn't step in golf galaxy or a few other places on the Illinois list. There's also a great place near me that should be on the list hands down. There's money exchanging hands somewhere or maybe it's just by sales numbers.

While I noticed there were some Golf Galaxy locations in the top 100, there weren't many. And there weren't any in the top 100 in Illinois, not sure what list you looked at. 

[cksurfdude]

 

 

There are about a dozen near me but only trust Pete's in Mineola or Club Champion in Syossett.

JMike-

Thanks for that!

(Now I don't have to read the article!)

 

I'm on LI also and had been thinking about Pete's....

 

What do you see (not counting co$t) as the main differences between those two?

Thx!

[Undershooter]

Does anyone have any experience with fitters around MS? Such as any in Alabama or Louisiana? I'd like to go some time

[GolfSpyC]

5 listed in Colorado - 2 of which (Gott Golf and D'Lance)I've been to several times - The other 3 are "Golf Tec" franchises which more or less run the same program. D'Lance does a nice job if you want a fitting which is done pretty much entirely by data - Their location is indoors and a bit cramped for my taste. No doubt they build exactly to spec and the work is top notch, but if I can see the ball flight when I'm being fit, I'm generally not a fan - also expect to pay absolutely top dollar for their work

 

Gott is run by Brian Gott and he's a Callaway Performance Center guy - A little opposite of D'Lance in that he'd rather watch you hit balls and then confirm what he thinks by having you get on the monitor - Also, he's a big MOI build fan - Not sure he even does freq matching...