PeterPumpkinEater
Head Pro
Loved it!
I got to Clays and met up with Simon who was very very good. He immediately took me out on the range and got me to warm up by hitting about 30balls whilst he set up the equipment inside.
We then moved inside and he had a look at my clubs and asked what I was looked for, to which I replied 4-PW, a 3iron hybrid and two wedges.
Simon then moved me into the simulator bay and I hit my own 6 iron and then Simon chose the MX-200 and the MP-52 in 5 different shaft types the ones that I remember were the Nippon and Dynalite Gold XP Stiff which is the one that I hit best. Again I only hit 5 or 6 balls with each club. Then we moved onto the range and hit one of each out there (roughly 5 balls with each).
Anyway the club that was selected for me (based on the figures) was MX-200 with the Dynalite Gold Stiff shaft. Which I am a little disapointed with as I really liked the MP range and after hitting the MP-57's really well at AG last week I was sure that this was the club for me, but I suppose the stats dont lie!
This is causing me concern though and I'm not 100% certain about the MX-200's as my pro said to me after my Ping fitting session on Saturday, I was borderline G10 or i10 but as I progressed so much and my swing was getting better he saw me going down to single figures within 12mths, but he felt the i10 was a better option as I could work the ball better.
This is the dilema I now have do I ignore the current stats (tbh the MP-52 weren't too far behind) and go with the MP-52 based on my progression and what my Pro has said OR go with what has been recommended?
I then moved outside and onto the hybrid as the CLK is being discontinued (sorry I als forgot to mention that the MP-57's are also being discontinued), he tried me with the MP-Fli Hi (looks a lot like a traditional 3 iron), the MX-Fli Hi and the new MX-700. I hit all of them really well, in fact the MP had a very penetrating flight but we opted with the MX-700 due to its adaptability in the rough.
Then onto the wedges and Simon noticed that I have 56, 60 & 64 deg wedges and wanted to narrow down the gaps here as a PW is 46deg he advised a 51deg bent to 52deg and a 58deg as this gives me a consistent gap of 6deg (great advice here I thought) and these felt fantastic.
In summary I had a fantastic time and although I was absolutely shattered by the time I got there I had driven from Droitwich to Worcester, Cirencester, Gloucester, Tewkesbury and then to Wrexham i.e. 240miles and I think that this may have impacted on my swing as I wasn't hitting the ball well at all (especially on the range). A big thank you to Simon and Mizuno a 10/10 experience and would advise anybody to do it.
I got to Clays and met up with Simon who was very very good. He immediately took me out on the range and got me to warm up by hitting about 30balls whilst he set up the equipment inside.
We then moved inside and he had a look at my clubs and asked what I was looked for, to which I replied 4-PW, a 3iron hybrid and two wedges.
Simon then moved me into the simulator bay and I hit my own 6 iron and then Simon chose the MX-200 and the MP-52 in 5 different shaft types the ones that I remember were the Nippon and Dynalite Gold XP Stiff which is the one that I hit best. Again I only hit 5 or 6 balls with each club. Then we moved onto the range and hit one of each out there (roughly 5 balls with each).
Anyway the club that was selected for me (based on the figures) was MX-200 with the Dynalite Gold Stiff shaft. Which I am a little disapointed with as I really liked the MP range and after hitting the MP-57's really well at AG last week I was sure that this was the club for me, but I suppose the stats dont lie!
This is causing me concern though and I'm not 100% certain about the MX-200's as my pro said to me after my Ping fitting session on Saturday, I was borderline G10 or i10 but as I progressed so much and my swing was getting better he saw me going down to single figures within 12mths, but he felt the i10 was a better option as I could work the ball better.
This is the dilema I now have do I ignore the current stats (tbh the MP-52 weren't too far behind) and go with the MP-52 based on my progression and what my Pro has said OR go with what has been recommended?
I then moved outside and onto the hybrid as the CLK is being discontinued (sorry I als forgot to mention that the MP-57's are also being discontinued), he tried me with the MP-Fli Hi (looks a lot like a traditional 3 iron), the MX-Fli Hi and the new MX-700. I hit all of them really well, in fact the MP had a very penetrating flight but we opted with the MX-700 due to its adaptability in the rough.
Then onto the wedges and Simon noticed that I have 56, 60 & 64 deg wedges and wanted to narrow down the gaps here as a PW is 46deg he advised a 51deg bent to 52deg and a 58deg as this gives me a consistent gap of 6deg (great advice here I thought) and these felt fantastic.
In summary I had a fantastic time and although I was absolutely shattered by the time I got there I had driven from Droitwich to Worcester, Cirencester, Gloucester, Tewkesbury and then to Wrexham i.e. 240miles and I think that this may have impacted on my swing as I wasn't hitting the ball well at all (especially on the range). A big thank you to Simon and Mizuno a 10/10 experience and would advise anybody to do it.