Tdog88qc Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Have you ever been fitted with a driver and the performance on the course doesn’t match what you were use to hit? I got fitted last year with a TM Stealth 2 plus driver and my drives are shorter and everywhere from my old TM R11 . I was wondering if any of you have ever experienced bad fitting? I feel like my fitter just wanted to sell me a Stealth 2 plus. Hope to read your fitting experiences. Have a day! Rob Person, IndyBonzo, revkev and 7 others 4 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Were you indoors or outdoors for your fitting? IndyBonzo, Josh Parker, ZJeb67 and 2 others 5 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, Tdog88qc said: Have you ever been fitted with a driver and the performance on the course doesn’t match what you were use to hit? I got fitted last year with a TM Stealth 2 plus driver and my drives are shorter and everywhere from my old TM R11 . I was wondering if any of you have ever experienced bad fitting? I feel like my fitter just wanted to sell me a Stealth 2 plus. Hope to read your fitting experiences. Have a day! Need some more background. Indoor/outdoor? What was discussed with the fitter on expectations? Fittings are very dependent on communication between all parties. How a club feels or shaft reacts. Rob Person, CFreddie, IndyBonzo and 3 others 6 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcvanslyke Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I agree with the gentlemen above. Testing indoors vs Outdoors makes a difference. I had a friend who played the TM M5 and he went to get fitted for a Stealth 2. He's a decent player and ball striker, and when he was doing the fitting, it was the aesthetics that threw him off on the new stealth. He preferred the M series but they pulled out an Demo Sim2 head and he preferred that. Also, was there a shaft change? Loft? Grip? What was the setup of your R11? Is it similar to the Stealth? Or did you get everything changed? IndyBonzo, ZJeb67 and Rob Person 3 Quote Driver: 8* callaway Paradym lofted down to 6* Shaft: Hzrdus Smoke Black X-Stiff LD Drivers: Krank LD 4* Shaft: House of Forged Ninja LD 230 tipped. Playing at 47.25 3 Wood: Cobra King Speedzone Shaft: Hzrdus Smoke Black X-stiff 4-PW: Callaway Apex Pro 2019 Shaft: Nippon Modus 3 120 X-stiff Gap Wedge: 52*Cleveland CBX Sand Wedge: 56* Cleveland RTX5 60* Vokey SM4 with a 6 degree bounce (for very delicate chip shots) Putter: Kirkland KS1, Bent upright, additional 45 Grams of weight added to the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelieb Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Did you hit other drivers? Or was that the only head he had you hit? Jcvanslyke, IndyBonzo, Rob Person and 1 other 3 1 Quote Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max 9* with Tensei AV Blue 55 Mizuno ST Max 3 wood PXG 7 wood with Mitsubishi Diamana Shafts Mizuno Pro 225 5-GW with Dynamic Gold S300 shafts Mizuno S23 54 and 58 degree wedges L.A.B. DF3 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skraeling Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tdog88qc said: Have you ever been fitted with a driver and the performance on the course doesn’t match what you were use to hit? I got fitted last year with a TM Stealth 2 plus driver and my drives are shorter and everywhere from my old TM R11 . I was wondering if any of you have ever experienced bad fitting? I feel like my fitter just wanted to sell me a Stealth 2 plus. Hope to read your fitting experiences. Have a day! With my irons I got fit at the end of the season. They didnt get delivered till the middle of winter. It took me probably a solid month or two to get re-aquainted with them at the start of the next season. How long has the struggle been going on for you? Might just need more time. Edited February 20 by skraeling ZJeb67, BLD7 and IndyBonzo 3 Quote Driver - Sim2Max 10.5° (set at 9*) UST Helium shaft 3W - StealthHL 16.5° 3h - Sim2max 19° irons - Sim2OS kbsmax85mt steel shafts reg flex 5i-Aw wedgies - Jaws MD5 52°-10° (Bounce) S Grind Jaws MD5 56°-12° (Bounce) W Grind Putter - Mizuno OMOI Type II VENTUS Velocore+ review Stack Referral code Final Sugar "Pure" Golf Balls Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdog88qc Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, GolfSpy_APH said: Were you indoors or outdoors for your fitting? Indoors. No breeze IndyBonzo and ZJeb67 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Just now, Tdog88qc said: Indoors. No breeze That's likely the biggest thing. Fittings inside are great to take out variables, bit for some golfers (myself included) we have slightly different swings and tendencies indoors vs outdoors. I don't think I'll ever do a true fitting indoors when an outdoor fitting I'd available. To see ball flights and more is just do important. GolfSpy_BEN, ZackS, CB Lobo 4 Life and 3 others 5 1 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdog88qc Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 46 minutes ago, Wheelieb said: Did you hit other drivers? Or was that the only head he had you hit? I hit 3 other brands but the numbers with the stealth were the best. Love the design but ultimately might of been influenced by the marketing pitch of TM and the fitter. IndyBonzo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessWho78 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I just had a fitting at Golftec. Honestly, I could not recommend it. I was getting fit for 3W and 3H. He only had me hit one head for each and only 1 shaft on each. The 3W had a driver shaft on it so I had to grip down on it. I've only been playing since July 2023, so I was kinda surprised that the head he had me hitting was the Qi 10 Tour for both 3W and hybrid. I only hit maybe 6 shots for each club. He then tried to sell me on both clubs. Overall, it was just a rather poor experience and waste of money. Quote Makeshift assortment of clubs thanks to local criminals that enjoy breaking in to cars. Driver: Taylormade Qi 10 Max 10.5 degree Fairway Woods: Taylormade M4 3W, 5W Hybrids: Taylormade Stealth Plus Rescue 4/22 degree Irons: Taylormade Stealth HD 5, 6, 8, 9, PW, AW Wedges: Taylormade MG3 52, 58, Taylormade MG4 54 Putter: Taylormade Spider GT Balls: Taylormade TP5, Titleist ProV1s Tech: Arccos, Rapsodo MLM2PRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallsLeon Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) I like the idea of an outdoor fitting, but can't think of any place near me that offers that (maybe some of the private clubs). Additionally, I would argue that the majority on the GD Top Fitters list don't offer this either. Doesn't seem like a must-have for a fitting, could see feedback from turf interaction being important, but ideally you aren't hitting through the turf with your driver. Edited February 20 by BallsLeon Quote Driver : GBB Epic, 10.5° loft, autoFlex Dream7, SF405x flex (44.75") 3-Wood: Rogue ST LS, 15° loft, MCA TENSEI AV Blue 65g, Reg flex (42.25", tipped 0.5") 3-Hybrid: Z H85, 19° loft, HZRDUS Black 85g, 5.5 flex Irons: T350 5i & T200 6i-GW, 23°-48° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Stiff flex (+0.5”, 1° upright) Wedges: JB Forged Raw 54° & 58° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Reg flex (+0.5/0.25", 0.5° upright) Putter: DS72 C, 35”, PP60 grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) 3 hours ago, Tdog88qc said: Have you ever been fitted with a driver and the performance on the course doesn’t match what you were use to hit? I got fitted last year with a TM Stealth 2 plus driver and my drives are shorter and everywhere from my old TM R11 . I was wondering if any of you have ever experienced bad fitting? I feel like my fitter just wanted to sell me a Stealth 2 plus. Hope to read your fitting experiences. Have a day! Was the Stealth better than your R11 when you did the fitting and compared them side by side? Edited February 20 by cnosil Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue 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: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Yes I have. It's no fun but there are also circumstances attached to my issue. I've been changing my downswing into impact and that has played a role in how this driver performs. It makes sense since I am not swinging the same as I did that day during the fitting. Quote PING G400 LST Mitsubishi Tensei White 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM01 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Have never had a driver fitting where I didn’t get the same on course experience as I did in the fitting. I have done indoor fittings and outdoor fittings. If a driver didn’t give me numbers as good or better than my current driver it don’t get bought and if the numbers werent in the right range i didnt buy 2 hours ago, Tdog88qc said: I hit 3 other brands but the numbers with the stealth were the best. Love the design but ultimately might have been influenced by the marketing pitch of TM and the fitter. What numbers? BallsLeon and revkev 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, RickyBobby_PR said: Have never had a driver fitting where I didn’t get the same on course experience as I did in the fitting. I have done indoor fittings and outdoor fittings. If a driver didn’t give me numbers as good or better than my current driver it don’t get bought and if the numbers werent in the right range i didnt buy What numbers? Ditto And also there are fittings and fittings - was this really a fitting or a demo day? Big Difference there. I saw a respondent say he had a bad fitting at Golftec - I believe it because not all Golftec's are alike. I was fit at my local Golftec last year and it was a great experience. I particularly appreciated the follow up - by the time I had my driver in hand I knew it was what I was fit for. So that's another possibility of the OP - have you brought the driver in to be sure that you got what was ordered? The gap in technology between a R11 and Stealth 2 is so great that it is hard to imagine how you wouldn't see a benefit unless you were completely missfit, there were something wrong with the way the club was built or something has gone side ways with your swing - that happens too - I've been unhappy with a new set of irons that I purchased last summer - they were great at first and then I started having issued - had to be their fault, right? Not so fast there Indian, it was clearly me, I'm swinging much better and guess what. All of a sudden the irons aren't so bad as I thought they were. Actually there are pretty sweet - I'm glad I didn't sell them as I threatened to a couple of months ago. Any way - I'm wondering if the driver came in differently from what was ordered. BallsLeon, NM01, cnosil and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 R flex - 44.25 Fairways: Ping G410 5, 7, 9 wood Alta CB red 65 R flex Hybrid: Ping G410 26 degree Alta CB Red 70 R flex Irons: Ping G430 7-PW, 45, 50 Alta CB black 65 soft R flex Wedges: Ping 195 S54, E58 Wedges and irons are - 1/2” and one degree flat Putter: Sacks Parente Duke 32.5” Ball: Titleist Pro VI or Callaway Chrome Soft X ls While not at the same time I was fit for every club in my bag as well as the Pro VI ball. I use the chrome soft x ls on my league course. It has much softer softer greens than the club that I belong to. I’m on a mission to shoot my age - lifetime lowest round is 66 and I’m currently 67. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM01 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 34 minutes ago, revkev said: Ditto And also there are fittings and fittings - was this really a fitting or a demo day? Big Difference there. I saw a respondent say he had a bad fitting at Golftec - I believe it because not all Golftec's are alike. I was fit at my local Golftec last year and it was a great experience. I particularly appreciated the follow up - by the time I had my driver in hand I knew it was what I was fit for. So that's another possibility of the OP - have you brought the driver in to be sure that you got what was ordered? The gap in technology between a R11 and Stealth 2 is so great that it is hard to imagine how you wouldn't see a benefit unless you were completely missfit, there were something wrong with the way the club was built or something has gone side ways with your swing - that happens too - I've been unhappy with a new set of irons that I purchased last summer - they were great at first and then I started having issued - had to be their fault, right? Not so fast there Indian, it was clearly me, I'm swinging much better and guess what. All of a sudden the irons aren't so bad as I thought they were. Actually there are pretty sweet - I'm glad I didn't sell them as I threatened to a couple of months ago. Any way - I'm wondering if the driver came in differently from what was ordered. Exactly. Not all fitters are good fittings and not all fittings are good fittings. Also what the golfer says to the fitter or doesn’t say plays a role in how the fitting goes and what the fitter has the golfer try. Example saying I want more distance. That’s not too hard to do. Get spin down and launch up and total distance can increase over the current club. Doesn’t mean that launch and spin will be playable on the course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylorJudd Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 9 hours ago, GuessWho78 said: I just had a fitting at Golftec. Honestly, I could not recommend it. I was getting fit for 3W and 3H. He only had me hit one head for each and only 1 shaft on each. The 3W had a driver shaft on it so I had to grip down on it. I've only been playing since July 2023, so I was kinda surprised that the head he had me hitting was the Qi 10 Tour for both 3W and hybrid. I only hit maybe 6 shots for each club. He then tried to sell me on both clubs. Overall, it was just a rather poor experience and waste of money. I had a poor experience at GolfTec in 2022 and am going through refitting now with my local CPGA pro because of it Quote I like golf. You should like golf. If life is tough, play more golf! Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond 10.5, Graphite Design Tour AD-MJ 6x Titleist TSr3 18 Degree, Graphite Design Tour Ad-DI 7x Takomo 301CB's, KBS Tours 120S Vokey SM8 48 10F, 52 08F, 56 08M, 60 08M Odyssey O-Works Jailbird Mini, Versa Scheme, 17" Fatso 3.0 Grip, 40" Jazz Tacoma Cart Bag Titleist Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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