The Fitting Corner - Fitting Education & Tips from Around the Internet

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If you find a new video or article that you think will help your fellow Spies, post a link to it in your own post below, along with a two or three sentence blurb as to what the article or video is about.  I will continue to update the first post with links as we build our own "wiki-like" thread for fitting information.

[cnosil]

I like to refer people to these two articles when they second guess a fitting or wonder why two fitters give different answers.  Kind of lays out some basic things about a fitting that should be understood before you start. 

 

https://pluggedingolf.com/your-club-fitting-was-not-a-bad-day/

https://pluggedingolf.com/there-is-no-perfect-fit/

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25 minutes ago, cnosil said:

I like to refer people to these two articles when they second guess a fitting or wonder why two fitters give different answers.  Kind of lays out some basic things about a fitting that should be understood before you start. 

 

https://pluggedingolf.com/your-club-fitting-was-not-a-bad-day/

https://pluggedingolf.com/there-is-no-perfect-fit/

Great stuff @cnosil!  I remember when TaylorMade released the SLDR and launched there "17 & 1700" campaign -- as if 17 degrees of launch and 1700 rpms of backspin was the holy grail that every golfer should try to get during their fitting.  Man that was awful and a detriment to so many golfers!

[Kenny B]

On 10/10/2022 at 12:12 PM, Golfspy_Lukes said:

Great stuff @cnosil!  I remember when TaylorMade released the SLDR and launched there "17 & 1700" campaign -- as if 17 degrees of launch and 1700 rpms of backspin was the holy grail that every golfer should try to get during their fitting.  Man that was awful and a detriment to so many golfers!

Oh No!  You aren't going to mention the SLRD-C, are you??!!  

[GolfSpy TCB]

Linking to another thread (Articles of Interest) about shaft flex fitting.  

 

[GolfSpy_APH]

I think a lot of us are in this similar boat with tweaking their drivers vs going through full fits. Found this one interesting and well of course happy to see Matt back with TXG

 

[GolfSpy_APH]

I'll admit not my favourite youtuber, but SAS (he seems a bit bouncy) did have this interesting video about his used fitting business startup. It has some good points and does mention it is more popular in the US which I am curious about. There isn't much in terms of used fitting here, nearly all brand new. He makes some good suggestions on questions to ask and what to think about and look for in used fitting club situation. Stock may be limited of course, but also this wouldn't necessarily be for many and more tailored for budget golfers or new golfers. 

 

[Troy_Clark]

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[GolfSpy_APH]

1 hour ago, Troy_Clark said:

There aren't many good and useful guides on the internet and the ones that are really helpful are paid. I would prefer offline education, which is definitely of good quality and for me would be interesting and informative. What do you think? 

Check out the various videos above. All are free!

As we are a online community it is a bit more difficult to suggest offline what may work and would often cost more in terms of books or lessons. 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

5 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I think a lot of us are in this similar boat with tweaking their drivers vs going through full fits. Found this one interesting and well of course happy to see Matt back with TXG

 

Thanks for sharing. I think this is my biggest struggle. I very rarely mess around with settings on the driver and probably should especially throughout the season as things change.

[GolfSpy_APH]

11 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

Thanks for sharing. I think this is my biggest struggle. I very rarely mess around with settings on the driver and probably should especially throughout the season as things change.

I think I'm on the opposite side and tweak too much haha 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

1 hour ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I think I'm on the opposite side and tweak too much haha 

I could use a slightly more open face bias right now....maybe ill mess around before tomorrow 

[GolfSpy_APH]

@Golfspy_Lukes Was there anything that stood out to you in the recent TXG Matt fit videos, whether it be his driver, 3 wood or 5 wood? I know Matt has speed a lot of us can only dream of, but curious if there were any take aways that you may have noticed which could be relevant to us on the equipment side or swing side which was pointed out?

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On 10/24/2022 at 6:15 AM, GolfSpy_APH said:

@Golfspy_Lukes Was there anything that stood out to you in the recent TXG Matt fit videos, whether it be his driver, 3 wood or 5 wood? I know Matt has speed a lot of us can only dream of, but curious if there were any take aways that you may have noticed which could be relevant to us on the equipment side or swing side which was pointed out?

The biggest thing that had stood out is how simple swing changes could impact the optimum bag setup.  Matt had gotten steeper with his swing  since he hadn't been practicing much, so his hybrid and fairway wood didn't hit the right gaps anymore:  His hybrid was going as far as his 4 iron and his 5 wood was ballooning and losing a ton of distance.  

I had a similar issue with my driver when I gained a bunch of speed.  The standard G410 began spinning too much because of my increased swing speed.  My fitter recommended a simple switch to the LST head and that fixed everything.

It really is important to understand how the clubs, the swing and the fit all play together and affect each other

[GolfSpy_APH]

This is a must watch for everyone without question.

[GolfSpy_APH]

Another good one to give a look at!

 

 

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Added the latest Mark Crossfield video that was posted by @GolfSpy_APH

[cnosil]

Another article on plugged in golf.    I think Matt puts out some insightful articles

https://pluggedingolf.com/will-new-golf-clubs-raise-your-floor-or-ceiling/

[cksurfdude]

On 3/22/2023 at 8:47 AM, cnosil said:

Another article on plugged in golf.    I think Matt puts out some insightful articles

https://pluggedingolf.com/will-new-golf-clubs-raise-your-floor-or-ceiling/

Agreed!! .. And that was a *great* article imho!

..essentially consider .. whether you're looking for new gear or not .. what's better *for you* as a golfer and for *your game* vis-a-vis where it's at - eg will you benefit more from raising your ceiling (help your best shots) vs raising your floor (help your worst shots)...

::poster raises hand and waves it in the air to the second part::

[Contron]

On 10/10/2022 at 1:44 PM, cnosil said:

I like to refer people to these two articles when they second guess a fitting or wonder why two fitters give different answers.  Kind of lays out some basic things about a fitting that should be understood before you start. 

 

https://pluggedingolf.com/your-club-fitting-was-not-a-bad-day/

https://pluggedingolf.com/there-is-no-perfect-fit/

Just wanted to put this out there that I definitely fall into the category of thinking “I’m not good enough yet to get a fitting” and I needed to read these. Was on the edge of do one or not do one, this helped a ton. Gonna set up an appointment here in a couple weeks for one. Appreciate you posting these

[kikiteo]

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[RickyBobby_PR]

On 11/17/2023 at 7:33 AM, kikiteo said:

Guys, what are the most important signs that my club fitter may identify as indicators of a need for adjustment and how can I best prepare for the club fitting session to ensure receiving the most accurate and effective recommendations?

Ball flight if outdoors, launch monitor numbers regardless of indoors or outdoors, contact point on face and your swing 

prepare by being open minded, know what you are looking for from the fitting do you know whether your getting it or not both in terms of the fitting itself and the clubs that are shown to be a nester option or if what you have is the best option. Let the fitter do his/her job and communicate your thoughts and feelings about the club and shaft you are swinging 

[Golfspy_CG2]

Hey that's me in the third video of the first post....the one about buying clubs    Yeah, I know it's been shared here many times. 

 

 

[Shrek74]

On 10/12/2022 at 11:08 AM, GolfSpy TCB said:

Linking to another thread (Articles of Interest) about shaft flex fitting.  

 

Can you repost this? Video shows unavailable. Thanks.

[Shrek74]

Here's another PiG article I ran into after reading a few of the others posted earlier on this page. It's an older one, but I feel the concept of the article still holds up today. Just because you swing X mph or have Y tempo, doesn't mean you have to be in Z shaft. They're all different and flexes have different meanings at different manufacturers. So fitting is always the answer.

https://pluggedingolf.com/shaft-flex-matter-golf-myths-unplugged/

I'm drooling over a set of JPX921 HM Pro's with blacked out Project X LZ 5.5 shafts at a very discounted price. Usually I wouldn't consider them due to that 5.5 flex. I play stiff in my current DG120's and have played the LZ's in 6.0 before. But I'm considering the possibility that a 5.5 might be just fine with my smoother tempo, even at mid to upper 80's with a 7 iron. For the price, I may just give them a go.