chicken or egg

[def]

which way round,10 lessons with pro followed by custom-fit or custom-fit followed by lessons p.s.christmas and birthday presents from my dear wife and children

 

[TWM]

Lessons first..

 

[Up_Point_1]

Personally i'd do the lessons first, then get the gear afterwards.

I think you're far more likely to get the gear best suited to yourself once you've had a couple of lessons.

Only my opinion mind.

DHM.

 

[HTL]

Lessons!! Custom fitting just covers over swing faults for beginners!

Don’t want to start WW3 again just having my say.

 

[Teetotal]

Definately lessons then you can get shiny new clubs to suit new swing.

 

[John_Findlay]

Yip. Lessons first. No brainer.

 

[theeaglehunter]

yup id go for lessons too. If you brought clubs which suited your swing now then had lessons in which your pro needed to change key components of your swing it would be a waste of money.

 

[Gasp]

Same as everyone else lessons first mate. Get a swing that's correct then get the clubs. If you get the clubs now and get gear that corrects a fault, you might find when you take the lessons that club becomes obselete.

 

[MVP]

Lessons first!!

 

[happyhacker]

No need for me to say lessons first. But I felt left out if I didnt

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Lessons first. When I started having lessons last year my swing was too upright with a resulting reverse pivot. The pro changed my technique and rounded my swing and so when I went for custom fitting I knew I had a repeatable (in theory) swing so the measurements were correct fo rthe way I hit the ball.

By having the lessons first you will be shown the correct way to swing which if you practice and develop will become your in built style. Custom fitting from there will give you nice shiny bats made to your idiosyncrasies to beat your mates out of sight with

 

[billyg]

Ditto. Lessons first. Would you spend £1000 on a suit if you were about to hire a nutritionalist and lose weight? To stretch the analogy to breaking point- how will you know what your waist size will be?

if the pro so much as changes one parameter of your entire swing/set up combo then your fittings out the the window.IMHO Make the changes, bed them in them buy the toys to fit.

 

[medwayjon]

Has to be lessons first without a doubt. I wouldn't recommend fitting before having established a regular swing.

 

[Gasp]

Congratulation def, you have single handedly united the forum in a way I've never seen before.

 

[Basher]

Erm............... lessons first then go for a fitting.

I bought my first set of clubs and had them custom fitted at the time of purchase.
As someone who had hardly hit a golf ball before buying I found the custom fitting to be a waste of time and money. I didn't have the correct stance, posture or indeed swing.

 

[def]

lessons it is. thanks

 

[RGuk]

Lessons, no argument. I've got to get through a whole course of 'em (12 up front) before I either win a Titleist set (still praying!) or visit the Mizuno (Wales) centre.

Dave

 

[golfcitydweller]

lesson`s first -no question. custom fit is all about consistency , swing speed ,launch angle etc...