Another Custom Fit thread....but I have questions!

[swanny32]

I know this comes up all the time on here, but I have some questions that I need some answers/advice on.

The wife has decided that she wants a new kitchen, in organizing the finances she reckons we'll have enough funds left for me to treat myself to a new set of sticks. As much as I love the look of the Amps, I just can't bring myself to go to my local AG or anywhere nearby for fear that I won't get a good service and end up forking out a shed load of money on a set of sticks that don't suit me.

So, after a lot of thought, IF I go ahead with getting an overhaul of clubs I'm going to make the trip up to Gainsborough and get fitted for some Pings, be it G20's or I20's, handy as my wife's sister lives half an hour away from there so I can drop her and the kids off and then shoot down to Gainsborough for the fitting.

Anyway, I have some questions that I'm hoping someone can answer on here.

1) My swing isn't what I would call consistent, how do they fit you for sticks if you aren't swinging the same each time?

2) Lessons over the next year or two will tweak my swing to a degree so does that mean that in a years time my clubs will need refitting?

3) Does the stock price of a set of clubs get affected by your requirements in length, lie or shaft? For example, a set of G20's is £499 but what if I need a different type of shaft, does the price go up or down at all? This could be expensive if the shaft I require is an extra £20-£30 per club!

4) Once the fitting is done at Gainsborough do you walk out of the shop with your shiny new sticks or do you have to wait for them to send them to you?

Hope someone can shed some light on these issues.

 

[macca64]

i think you have to wait ,if your going to have lessons might be worth having a word with the pro, mind you i would love to go to a ping fit,got some i10s i wish i had done properly

 

[SGC001]

I know this comes up all the time on here, but I have some questions that I need some answers/advice on.

The wife has decided that she wants a new kitchen, in organizing the finances she reckons we'll have enough funds left for me to treat myself to a new set of sticks. As much as I love the look of the Amps, I just can't bring myself to go to my local AG or anywhere nearby for fear that I won't get a good service and end up forking out a shed load of money on a set of sticks that don't suit me.

So, after a lot of thought, IF I go ahead with getting an overhaul of clubs I'm going to make the trip up to Gainsborough and get fitted for some Pings, be it G20's or I20's, handy as my wife's sister lives half an hour away from there so I can drop her and the kids off and then shoot down to Gainsborough for the fitting.

Anyway, I have some questions that I'm hoping someone can answer on here.

1) My swing isn't what I would call consistent, how do they fit you for sticks if you aren't swinging the same each time?

2) Lessons over the next year or two will tweak my swing to a degree so does that mean that in a years time my clubs will need refitting?

3) Does the stock price of a set of clubs get affected by your requirements in length, lie or shaft? For example, a set of G20's is £499 but what if I need a different type of shaft, does the price go up or down at all? This could be expensive if the shaft I require is an extra £20-£30 per club!

4) Once the fitting is done at Gainsborough do you walk out of the shop with your shiny new sticks or do you have to wait for them to send them to you?

Hope someone can shed some light on these issues.

1:You might be suprised at how consistent your swing is.

2: Maybe if you're working on significant swing changes, chat to your pro. He may be able and willing to tweak your clubs after the lessons as part of the package if they need altering (a couple of degrees either way is usuallly o.k though it does depend on the clubs. Ping used to do this for free after for British clubs,not sure if that's the case now.

3: Can vary, not sure of ping upgrade prices of the top of my head. With steel shafted irons (if that's what you're getting) I'd be suprised if you couldn't get something pretty suitable with no or relatively little upcharge.

4: Long time since I got fitted at Ping, (2 decades). I didn't walk out with them they got made up and sent out.

I like the advice above I'd be inclined to chat with your pro particuarly if you are having both lessons and buying from them. I'd still talk to them if just having a course of lessons. I think Wishon in one of books (he's a clubfitter) recommends waiting if you're emabarking on a serious course of lessons and practicing. I'd recommend his book search for the perfect club if you're thinking of purchasing equipment.

 

[swanny32]

I'm not having lessons at Gainsborough so this would be a one off trip up there purely for a fitting.

 

[shewy]

I can answer a couple of those for you, you can get your iron lies tweaked by Ping for free,you will have to use an official retail outlet and pay for p & p. It's unlikely you will need to change from reg to stiff etc so the shafts you get should do you for some time.There may be a charge for an upgrade on shafts say KBS or project X but this is not usually huge,Ping's CFS shaft is a very good shaft anyway.
Never been to Ping but they have to build them to your specs so I imagine they would send them to your local retail outlet (I think you have to book a fitting through them anyway)

Hope this helps

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Of course if you are going up for the fitting it would be rude not to try and get a game at Karsten Lakes while you are there

 

[swanny32]

I guess that all depends on how long the fitting is and whether my wife can stand being at her sisters for that long.

 

[In_The_Rough]

I can answer all these for you matey. I got my Irons from the Ping centre at Gainsborough and found the whole thing very good. Mine are G15's so it was recent when I went about 18 months ago I think.

1)As has been said you will be suprised how consistent your swing is good or bad!! If you hit a really bad shot, one that you rarely hit ask them to remove it from the analysis/results table.

2)Maybe/Maybe not. If so get you Pro to send them to Ping and they will do it for you FOC normally all you will have to pay is post charges.

3)Clubs will be whatever you Pro is selling them for RRP. If you have shaft upgrades then yes you will have to pay extra.

4)Nope you have to wait for them to be made. Mine took less than a week. They send them to you Pro shop or retail outlet if you buy them from there. All you have to do is collect them. Again there was no postage charge for this.

Hope this helps

 

[swanny32]

So I don't actually phone the fitting centre to book a session then?

 

[In_The_Rough]

So I don't actually phone the fitting centre to book a session then?

No you have to go through an official Ping retailer such as you Pro shop or a high street shop. They ring up and arrange the fitting for you. Once that is done your Pro will let you know the appointment date and all you have to do is turn up.Thats how it worked when I went. They started doing this at Ping as people were ringing up booking appointments and not turning up or just using it as a fun day out with no intention of buying. Decide where you want to buy the clubs from Pro Shop/American Golf etc and get them to book you in and enjoy it as it's great.

 

[jgozza]

£499 just for a set of irons my wife would kill me...lol

Can only dream of having a set of Pings fitted - glad you got the green light have a great day ;o)

 

[swanny32]

No you have to go through an official Ping retailer such as you Pro shop or a high street shop. They ring up and arrange the fitting for you. Once that is done your Pro will let you know the appointment date and all you have to do is turn up.Thats how it worked when I went. They started doing this at Ping as people were ringing up booking appointments and not turning up or just using it as a fun day out with no intention of buying. Decide where you want to buy the clubs from Pro Shop/American Golf etc and get them to book you in and enjoy it as it's great.

As we don't have a pro shop at our club I'm guessing I'll have to go via American Golf......what's the betting they try and persuade me to have a fitting in store on their crappy simulator that adds 20 yards to every shot and tells you that you hit it dead straight every time! I hate that machine.

 

[swanny32]

£499 just for a set of irons my wife would kill me...lol

Can only dream of having a set of Pings fitted - glad you got the green light have a great day ;o)

It's not a definite yet as my conscience is really working over time on this one........got a set of G10's, do I REALLY need to get fitted for new sticks......am I god enough to get fitted for new sticks....etc etc

 

[In_The_Rough]

As we don't have a pro shop at our club I'm guessing I'll have to go via American Golf......what's the betting they try and persuade me to have a fitting in store on their crappy simulator that adds 20 yards to every shot and tells you that you hit it dead straight every time! I hate that machine.

I would try and avoid AG and the likes if you can. See you are in Essex must be a Pro Shop near to you that is a Ping Retailer. These are the ones on Pings website that are in Essex perhaps go and see one of these?

Garon Park Golf Complex Ltd
St Cleres Hall Golf Club
Stoke By Nayland Golf Club
Warren Golf Club
Lexden Golf Club
Orsett Golf Club
Saffron Walden Golf Club
Thorpe Hall Golf Club
Boyce Hill Golf Club
Frinton Golf Club
Nazeing Golf Club
Rochford Hundred Golf Club
Belhus Park Golf Course
Upminster Golf Club
Braintree Golf Club

 

[swanny32]

Lexden is the closest but thats actually an AG.

I'll give Braintree a whirl I think, but I'll have a word with my pro first and see what he thinks about whether or not it's worth me bothering in the first place.

 

[In_The_Rough]

I think you can go and take your old clubs with you as well and they will set them up for your current spec as well, might be worth thinking about?

 

[swanny32]

If I go ahead with a purchase then I'll be flogging the lot to try and recoup some of the money back so no need.

 

[In_The_Rough]

Good luck anyway whichever route you choose to go down. It is a real minefield when thinking about new clubs, I tried loads of Makes and models and found that between the final few there was hardly any difference so went for the Pings as their fitting centre is only 30 mins from where I live.

 

[swanny32]

Thanks fella, just need to convince myself that it's what I want to do, which is the hard part.

Still loving the look of the Amps which is making things even harder.