Driver fitting, not exactly science is it

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I posted recently about my driver fitting, the result a nice shiney and bloody expensive Titleist 910D2. I took it on the course and it was a disaster. I hate to say it but it was. I saw my pro and told him I was far from happy with my new purchase so he told me to go back to the range where I was fitted so I phoned them up and told them the problems I was having. They were good about it and asked me to come back.
I went up tonight and was re-fitted by another pro. He watched me hit their Titleist and was stunned at the numbers as was I they were totally different to the first time..result totally wrong for me which backed up my trouble.
This pro fitted me anew and was a lot more patient and seemed more knowledgeable then the last one. I needed a much lighter shaft and more loft so he fitted me for the R11 with m flex shaft, they did a straight swap for my Titleist. How can two pro's see two different things in a swing surelt trackman cannot come up with two totally different set of readings?
 
I think there is definitely a place for it, particularly on a specialised club like a driver and specifically for shafts which are the engne room. Out of interest had you had a lesson anytime prior to the first fitting or made any swing changes? It seems strange that you clearly swung so differently on the two days. Most club golfers are able to repeat their action pretty well on a day by day basis and it is usually the flaws within that cause the problems.

Where did you get fitted? Again I'm surprised you felt the first guy didn't seem that patient especially if you'd paid for the service but I guess it was good to see them at least take you back in and rectify the situation
 
Ah! Homer there lies the problem I didn't swing any differently. The fitter actually commended me on having a pretty good repeatable swing, which makes it more puzzling.
 
the thing that gets me about fitting is that say you get 3
different pros would you get 3 different readings,who do you trust?,its us guys who keep finding the money for the
"next best club" but who do you trust..
 
I posted recently about my driver fitting, the result a nice shiney and bloody expensive Titleist 910D2. I took it on the course and it was a disaster. I hate to say it but it was. I saw my pro and told him I was far from happy with my new purchase so he told me to go back to the range where I was fitted so I phoned them up and told them the problems I was having. They were good about it and asked me to come back.
I went up tonight and was re-fitted by another pro. He watched me hit their Titleist and was stunned at the numbers as was I they were totally different to the first time..result totally wrong for me which backed up my trouble.
This pro fitted me anew and was a lot more patient and seemed more knowledgeable then the last one. I needed a much lighter shaft and more loft so he fitted me for the R11 with m flex shaft, they did a straight swap for my Titleist. How can two pro's see two different things in a swing surelt trackman cannot come up with two totally different set of readings?
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Thats great that they changed it because you were not happy,but have you been on the course with the new one yet? :)
 
Custom fit can be hit and miss. I was fitted for Ping's, got an iron spec of 2 degrees upright. Couldn't play them at all. Got a Mizzy fitting and got an iron spec of 1 degree flat. Only half a degree difference in the standard lie betwee the two makes. Both worked on the day but the Mizzies are still in the bag.
We might think we have a grooved repeatable swing but in reality we don't. It can change from day to day let alone week to week. How many times do you hear "I wasn't swinging well today". Any club, regardless of spec, will work if you're swinging a certain way. Tomorrow, with a slightly different swing, it may not.
 
Golf club fitting is a bit like medicine. There are some examinations and investigations that can tell you about the patient, some tests that can quantify the problem, but a degree of judgement is needed to determine the precise diagnosis and treatment. So it is partly science and partly art.

Patients also vary from day to day in both the accounts or stories they give and what their examination and tests reveal.

In this example, perhaps the original diagnosis and treatment were off the mark, but the range of Titleist heads and shafts is such that I have some trouble believing that none of them suited and only an R11 would do. Apart from the paint job, the R11 is not much different from the D2, and the range of TM shafts is much less extensive. If the OP is happy with it, fine, and good luck to him. But it may be a stretch to say that the first guy was 'wrong' and the second 'right'.
 
The thing with cf at the average club golfer level is that you are trying to make the bad shots less destructive, not the good ones better. For instance straightning out a slice or coping with the odd pull. We get confused about cf at our level and with cf at pro level. Yes you want the optimum flight and distance etc but not at the cost of accuracy. Did you know for example that most pro's on tour now use a shorter than standard driver, they are happy to give up some distance to find more fairways.
 
Been custom fitted once for a driver, wouldn't bother again. I have bought my last two drivers off the shelf, and have no problems hitting them equally as far if not further than the one I was c/f for. And, more importantly, they are more forgiving. And cheaper.

That said, like others on here, my swing is in continual development, and is rarely the same twice running.
 
Think its each to there own for C/F.

All my clubs have been CF'd and I know I have had the full benefit from it. Problem with it is, is... you have to keep the same swing for aslong as you have the clubs.

Now I have a consistent swing, I want to swing faster and gain yardage, but the clubs are too light and wouldn't work in the same way.

I wouldn't buy off the shelf, Ive made the mistake before. There is a science behind it and its probably about 90% of the process. Too much to guess at IMO.
 
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