Devildog

Get a Midsize with a couple of wraps of tape and also a jumbo placed on a couple of clubs. Best way to test. I personally like the Plus 4 grips in midsize with Align. Grips are relatively cheap to change and test. Best way to do it

I wore a knee brace on my left knee for years before having knee replacement. My strong recommendation is get one fitted at the orthopedist. Over the counter braces just don't work nearly as well or fit properly. For cartilage issues, which I had too, the custom braces can alleviate knee pressure. Played good golf with it on too.

The Mizuno 3 swing analyzer is actually pretty good if you can find a fitter that has one. I would also recommend getting fit on grass if possible and using your gamer ball too but these two things are mostly hard to come by. Next, understand your swing tendencies to pick the particular style of club you require. Those who pick the ball tend to do better with thinner soles while those who take healthy divots, diggers if you will, will usually do better in wider soles. Of course, this is a generality and not a hard and fast rule. Shaft weight is HUGELY important. Need to try varying weights to find the optimal shaft. Too light can promote over the top of the swing plane while too heavy can promote underneath the swing plane. Club head weight also matters as well. A good fitter should know all this.

May be a stupid question but have you all ever tested grips? What I mean is what is the best for like a gloved hand vs bare hand, what is best overall in terms of performance for most golfers, does cord make a difference, what happens if you go from say a 50g standard grip to a 68g oversize to club performance, how different grip sizes affect individual players and so forth. You guys rock the tests so I was curious if this has been done or could be done. What is you preferred grip choice?

My son is a competitive junior player and got fitted quite well. However, I went to the same guy and after 9 weeks of trying could never hit the irons he put me in well. Went back to my previous set and hit them great. Didn't need new irons but was lured by shiny new toys I guess. My main takeaway is this, first off if you don't get fit using the ball you normally play it's almost worthless. Second, it's more than numbers, feel and looks do matter. Third, hitting off mats is not same as hitting off grass. Finally, and I think this was part of my issue, the weight of the shaft and overall weight of the club wasn't taken into consideration. I ended up in 105 gram shaft which is too light. Went back to a S300 shaft in my old clubs and hit the ball great.