DarthGator007 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Hey all, I’m looking to go in for a driver fitting and have quite a few options around me in Northern Virginia. I have Golftec, Club Champion, Dick’s/Golf Galaxy, as well as a local place called Golfdom. There is also a 2nd Swing about 45 minutes away. My question is, is one place that much better than any other? Does anyone have a really great or bad experience I should consider before going in? As reference I’m about a 10 handicap and play 2x a month. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy myherobobhope 1 Quote RADSPEED Driver 9* HZRD BLUE SMOKE 6.0 shaft G425 MAX 3 wood 5 wood H1 Hybrid Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Avoid dicks and golf galaxy. Club champion is a good option as long as you understand their business model and are well prepared when you go in. 2nd swing will be hit or miss unless you pay for the tour fitting they have. If you don’t mind indoors Golfdom in Vienna/Tyson’s is good again if you pay for one of the fitting studios they have. Westfields is a great option due to being able to hit outdoors or at least from the studio to the range. 1757 is another ok option. nupezb, den748, myherobobhope and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment
LeftyRM7 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I wouldn’t worry too much about where to go, I’d look into actual fitters. Dicks/GG don’t employ actual fitters to my knowledge. CC is 100% about fitting, and GolfTec is more based around lessons. Look at reviews and see if you can find more information on the fitters that work at these places. Club Champion gives you the option to choose your fitter when you book online, so you get a list of fitters. Try to get names, ask around for recommendations, do a little research. The fitter will have a much bigger effect on your experience than the company they work for. The catch is, it can be very difficult to find information on individual fitters. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment
TBT Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Dicks and Golf Galaxy are a joke when it comes to fittingClub Champion is very good, but VERY Expensive I don’t have any experience with the other 2Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Quote XR Driver Matrix Ozik 8m3 Black Tie Shaft King F7 3W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft PXG 0211 DC 5-PW Mitsubishi MMT 80 Shafts RTX ZIPCORE 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 2.0 grip MTB Twitter: @timldotson Instagram: timldotson Facebook: TimDotson Link to comment
dlow206 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I am a bit skeptical of the local club champion in my area. I know multiple guys who have gone there that dont know a ton of equipment and they all come out with Oban iron shafts and VA Composites wood/hybrid shafts. Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 The Club Champion location in Fairfax and the one in Rockville have good fitters. I know folks with limited golf club knowledge and a couple with that have been to those locations and have had good experiences. But as part of the initial reply I made understand their process and business model and what you are looking to spend on clubs whether you buy from them or not. This is one of the biggest complaints seen on forums and Facebook groups when it comes to Club Champion. But those who are open with their fitter in the beginning helps the process to be geared towards the golfers budget. cnosil 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment
LeftyRM7 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 The Club Champion location in Fairfax and the one in Rockville have good fitters. I know folks with limited golf club knowledge and a couple with that have been to those locations and have had good experiences. But as part of the initial reply I made understand their process and business model and what you are looking to spend on clubs whether you buy from them or not. This is one of the biggest complaints seen on forums and Facebook groups when it comes to Club Champion. But those who are open with their fitter in the beginning helps the process to be geared towards the golfers budget. Yes, fitting is expensive, Club Champion is no different than any other golf retailer when it comes to pricing. You have to establish a budget first, before anything. A lot of people walk in blind and what to find the best equipment for their swing, then get shocked when the exotic shaft they hit cost an arm and a leg. You have to be honest about what you want and what you can afford up front. Any good fitter should go through this interview process first, unfortunately, as others have stated, some just want to make a buck. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Paul Hedrick and cnosil 2 Quote Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 56 minutes ago, LeftyRM7 said: Yes, fitting is expensive, Club Champion is no different than any other golf retailer when it comes to pricing. You have to establish a budget first, before anything. A lot of people walk in blind and what to find the best equipment for their swing, then get shocked when the exotic shaft they hit cost an arm and a leg. You have to be honest about what you want and what you can afford up front. Any good fitter should go through this interview process first, unfortunately, as others have stated, some just want to make a buck. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Club champion is about on par with most fitting costs in the DC area when you compare non full bag fittings. Most fittings here will cost betwee $90-150 for 60-90 mins depending on where you go. Their advantage over a lot of places is the array of options they offer especially when you consider they have shafts that aren’t available from some of the OEMs. Example would be someone gets fit for a Ventus red in a titleist driver. That is not something that the customer Go to titleist or another shop to order rom titleist and would require to either get it from club champion or find another club builder. The club champion options is where the price issue for many comes in. The club is going to cost more from club champion especially if the customer falls into getting the shaft pure’d. So my earlier comment about budget this is what I refer to as well as understanding the business model. So someone looking for options on fitting locations in northern Virginia has several good options that include the club champion of fairfax and the one in maryland which isn’t that far from northern Virginia. The rest of the the places in my earlier post all offer the shafts that are available either as stock or upcharge from the OEMs and a customer won’t be fit to something the OEM doesn’t offer both Westfields and Golfdom do club building so there’s somE additional options they can work out with those shops if needed. It boils down to what the OP is looking for in terms of indoor vs outdoor and budget to include if they want to go the route of having a wider variety of options outside of OEM availability Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment
Steven Hogan Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Just Keep it Simple Know what your general fit is going in. If you seriously have no clue you will end up with a Huge bill from Club Champion. They will rape you on price. hrfdez 1 Quote Link to comment
cnosil Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Steven Hogan said: Just Keep it Simple Know what your general fit is going in. If you seriously have no clue you will end up with a Huge bill from Club Champion. They will rape you on price. Explain how you know your general fit prior to a fitting?. Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
Golfspy_CG2 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 4 hours ago, Steven Hogan said: Just Keep it Simple Know what your general fit is going in. If you seriously have no clue you will end up with a Huge bill from Club Champion. They will rape you on price. Joined just 4 hours ago and this is your first post? Seems like there may be a bit of an to grind to me . cnosil, RickyBobby_PR and Larryd3 3 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment
englishleather Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Well Thats good info , Just had a Taylor Made fitting and really wonder if Club Champoin is worth a $1000 upcharge from not stock shafts on the new Steatlh irons . Laready going for the up charge for shafts . I am a 18 handicap . any thoughts ? Quote Englishleather Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 57 minutes ago, englishleather said: Well Thats good info , Just had a Taylor Made fitting and really wonder if Club Champoin is worth a $1000 upcharge from not stock shafts on the new Steatlh irons . Laready going for the up charge for shafts . I am a 18 handicap . any thoughts ? Depends. Did it work for your swing? Is it an upcharge shaft offered by TaylorMade or is it only available via a club builder? If only thru other club builder have you priced it elsewhere? Do you think it’s worth $1000? cnosil 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment
englishleather Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Thanks for input , Just wresting with $1600 for 6-p and 2 hybrids VS $2100 ..but even as I type this it does makes sense . I guess having been to 3 independent fitters over the years chasing the perfect driver ...I need to feel confident about club champs.... Quote Englishleather Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, englishleather said: Thanks for input , Just wresting with $1600 for 6-p and 2 hybrids VS $2100 ..but even as I type this it does makes sense . I guess having been to 3 independent fitters over the years chasing the perfect driver ...I need to feel confident about club champs.... There’s lots of threads around the internet about club champion, their business model of starting with non stock options unless requested. First only you know if what the fitter recommended is better than what you currently own and if that improvement is worth buying a new club or not. Second you have to look at what CC is offering in the build with thinks like flowing or spining a shaft. You will find various opinions on this around the internet as well. Third is what you were fit to in all of your clubs no charge offering, upcharge offering from manufacturer or pure aftermarket. If it’s available from the manufacturer you can save money buy going through them directly except for Ping and maybe Mizuno, or thru a local shop. As well whether you are ok with the manufacturer assembling the club or want CC to do it. There’s lots of information around the web on CC’s quality control which is hit or miss as well as that there are some pretty wide tolerances in the manufacturer builds. $1600 for 5 irons plus 2 hybrids is about normal price these days so it sounds like you may be in some no upcharge offerings. Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment
Golfspy_CG2 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 38 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said: There’s lots of threads around the internet about club champion, their business model of starting with non stock options unless requested. First only you know if what the fitter recommended is better than what you currently own and if that improvement is worth buying a new club or not. Second you have to look at what CC is offering in the build with thinks like flowing or spining a shaft. You will find various opinions on this around the internet as well. Third is what you were fit to in all of your clubs no charge offering, upcharge offering from manufacturer or pure aftermarket. If it’s available from the manufacturer you can save money buy going through them directly except for Ping and maybe Mizuno, or thru a local shop. As well whether you are ok with the manufacturer assembling the club or want CC to do it. There’s lots of information around the web on CC’s quality control which is hit or miss as well as that there are some pretty wide tolerances in the manufacturer builds. $1600 for 5 irons plus 2 hybrids is about normal price these days so it sounds like you may be in some no upcharge offerings. Have you seen the article that CC posted on it's Facebook page today, dispelling "myths" about them? It was such a great fluff PR piece, I swear it was wrttten by Dan Synders attorney's I was going to post a reply, but then I remembered the age old saying,..."if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all" LOL cnosil 1 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment
cnosil Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 6 minutes ago, Golfspy_CG2 said: Have you seen the article that CC posted on it's Facebook page today, dispelling "myths" about them? It was such a great fluff PR piece, I swear it was wrttten by Dan Synders attorney's I was going to post a reply, but then I remembered the age old saying,..."if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all" LOL I saw the post yesterday. Am guessing all the negative posts are starting to have some effect on their business. Still not the same effect as someone dying in a fictional TV show after using your product. Golfspy_CG2 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 6 minutes ago, Golfspy_CG2 said: Have you seen the article that CC posted on it's Facebook page today, dispelling "myths" about them? It was such a great fluff PR piece, I swear it was wrttten by Dan Synders attorney's I was going to post a reply, but then I remembered the age old saying,..."if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all" LOL Haven’t seen but definitely going to check it out today. Despite golf retail in our area not being great I’m glad that we have multiple quality fitters to choose from in DC, Northern VA and the DC suburbs in MD. Other than the guy around fredrick that had the little shop I don’t know if any fitters off 70 or northern part of 270 or going out towards baltimore and other side of bay bridge. We also have some good OEM reps and their demo day reps so most demo days are worth the experience here Golfspy_CG2 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment
den748 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 3/30/2021 at 7:23 PM, RickyBobby_PR said: Westfields is a great option due to being able to hit outdoors or at least from the studio to the range. 1757 is another ok option. I got fit at Westfields and have nothing bad to say. I like that I have lifetime lie adjustments too (this reminded me that I need to go get that checked out) Having out onto the range was something I really enjoyed. I have had several friends get fit at 1757 and have nothing but glowing reviews for it. I guess there is a guy there that is considered one of the best in the business but that is more hear say from me since I havn't fact checked that. I'd say one of the most important things is to find somewhere that is brand agnostic as best as possible. When I got fit I was asked if I had a brand preference and my answer was "that's why I'm here. I don't care what brand, just get me right". And I feel that should be your mind set going in. Golfspy_CG2 1 Quote Driver: Epic Flash Sub-Zero Project X HZRDUS Smoke 3 Wood: M6 UST Mamiya Proforce V2 3 Hybrid: M6 UST Mamiya Proforce V2 4 Hybrid : M4 Stock Stiff Shaft Irons: P790 (5I-AW) - 2 deg strong - Nippon Modus3 105 Gram/Stiff 60 Degree Wedge: Vokey SM7 - AMT Black/Stiff 54 Degree Wedge: RTX Zip Core Putter: Sigma G Tyne Putter Ball: ProV1x Tracked by: Link to comment
Golfspy_CG2 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said: Haven’t seen but definitely going to check it out today. Despite golf retail in our area not being great I’m glad that we have multiple quality fitters to choose from in DC, Northern VA and the DC suburbs in MD. Other than the guy around fredrick that had the little shop I don’t know if any fitters off 70 or northern part of 270 or going out towards baltimore and other side of bay bridge. We also have some good OEM reps and their demo day reps so most demo days are worth the experience here I posted a link to it in the Is Club Champion worth it thread. 3 minutes ago, den748 said: I got fit at Westfields and have nothing bad to say. I like that I have lifetime lie adjustments too (this reminded me that I need to go get that checked out) Having out onto the range was something I really enjoyed. I have had several friends get fit at 1757 and have nothing but glowing reviews for it. I guess there is a guy there that is considered one of the best in the business but that is more hear say from me since I havn't fact checked that. I'd say one of the most important things is to find somewhere that is brand agnostic as best as possible. When I got fit I was asked if I had a brand preference and my answer was "that's why I'm here. I don't care what brand, just get me right". And I feel that should be your mind set going in. Yeah, Westfields, Tour Trailer, at least I think that's what they used to be called, is very good. Also agree on 1757, I think it's Tim that you're talking about. Again no personal experience with him, but a couple guys I know who really raved about him. KC Golf, den748 and RickyBobby_PR 3 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 26 minutes ago, den748 said: I got fit at Westfields and have nothing bad to say. I like that I have lifetime lie adjustments too (this reminded me that I need to go get that checked out) Having out onto the range was something I really enjoyed. I have had several friends get fit at 1757 and have nothing but glowing reviews for it. I guess there is a guy there that is considered one of the best in the business but that is more hear say from me since I havn't fact checked that. I'd say one of the most important things is to find somewhere that is brand agnostic as best as possible. When I got fit I was asked if I had a brand preference and my answer was "that's why I'm here. I don't care what brand, just get me right". And I feel that should be your mind set going in. Those two locations are really good. Westfield’s is one of the best in the area because it’s somewhat outdoor and you can see the ball flight and the guys are really good. 1757 is a great facility. I used to take lesson with Cathy Kim there a few years ago. Agree if someone isn’t dead set on a specific brand find a place that offers multiple brands. Indoor facility wise I think Golfdom is at the top Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment
QuantumGolf_X Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I was lucky enough last year to find a great fitter at a local public course in my area. It's a small company with a couple bays that face out to the driving range. No nets but all of the technology is there. The fitting was one of the best golf experiences I ever had. I learned so much about equipment and my swing. The best part about the experience was when the fitter asked me about my price range. I gave him a number and he avoided anything that would push my budget. At the end of the day I got a great set of clubs that fit my game and my budget. I got the sense that the fitter really loved what he does and took pride in getting me a set that I would benefit from without killing me on the price. I have been into GolfTec a few times with free promotions. They have tons of people working in those facilities and I never felt like I got a a personal touch. I also sensed they were trying to sell a specific brand of clubs. I have yet to spend any money with them. No experience with Club Champion so I can't attest to their services. Long story short, I would look for smaller fitting companies. Quote Link to comment
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