Are static body measurements still relevant?

[AmishJason]

I have seen this come up a few times in discussions, but without going back through and re-reading every fitting discussion, I can't remember the consensus (if there was one).  

With today's launch monitor technology that is employeed by fitters, are static measurements such as wrist to floor still relevant?  

[cnosil]

I have seen this come up a few times in discussions, but without going back through and re-reading every fitting discussion, I can't remember the consensus (if there was one).  
With today's launch monitor technology that is employeed by fitters, are static measurements such as wrist to floor still relevant?  

As a potential starting point. How you swing Is a better way to determine proper fit.

[dlow206]

In my opinion, i think static measurements become more important when we are talking about measurements that deviate significantly from average. For example, I am short (5'5"), but have a wrist to floor of about 30.5" because my legs are short. I think I saw somewhere that my wrist to floor measurement is the average for someone who is 5'2" or 5'3". Overall, I never feel comfortable with men's off the rack length clubs.

[DPattGolf]

1 hour ago, cnosil said:

As a potential starting point. How you swing Is a better way to determine proper fit.

All in with this. In a perfect world, a fitter would start with a static measurements build and then go from that point based on swing and ball flight

[Rtracymog]

Agreed. It's always a nice starting point. I always got the static measurements and started from the Ping chart and worked my way out from there.

[RI_Redneck]

Absolutely relevant. We are all different and taking those measurements will never hurt. Fitters should also look at the players swing to see if they should have lessons to fix a fault that will affect the fitting. The customer should also be wearing golf attire and the golf shoes they play in. Going into a fitting wearing a long sleeve business shirt and leather soled flats is not a good idea

BT