GB72
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Today I headed off to Milton Keynes to meet one of the Directors of Orka Golf to discuss the lack of confidence that I have in my irons and to see if an change may get the confidence back. I should be up front about this, I have had dealings with the MD of Orka over a number of years so not totally ubiased in my comments as he is a good chap. Anyway, I was tweeting about my lack of confidence with my irons so I was invited down to Milton Keynes to meet Alex who is a director and also their highest qualified fitter.
Alec knows his golf, he is a fully qualified fitter and a pro and really knows his stuff. We sat down and discussed my game and what we were going to do. He was very clear that he was not looking to sell me clubs as the figures would decide that so the first step was to see what we could get out of my current irons. We took some figures and then started a lesson. Alex wanted to make sure that I was swinging to the best of my ability with my clubs before trying anything new. He made a small grip adjustment, a shift in weight and a focus of getting a full shoulder turn. We worked on that then on to an Explanar to try and get that all working. What followed was an hour long lesson until I was striking the ball as well as we felt I could with my current irons. Just by doing that we improved consistancy, brought the dispersion down and found an extra 5 yards in distance. Then it was on to trying combinations of Orka heads and shafts. We never really discussed what I was trying but rather focused on the figures and how the club felt to me. The best combination found me an extra 13 yards with a 6 iron and dispersion was down to an average of 9.4 yards (about 15 yards better than I could get with my old irons).
Following that he then put me in touch with a pro who was near to me who he could recommend to carry on what we had worked on and has since emailed me a full set of notes on what we had worked on to pass on to the pro should I start lessons.
So, the day turned out to be so different to what I expected. Alex called it a tune up and fitting and it really helped to see if I could get the preformance that I wanted out of my existing clubs before I thought about new ones. To be honest it is probably the most worthwhile two and a half hours that I have spent so far as my golf game is concerned. It was not what I expected but was so much better and more useful.
Alec knows his golf, he is a fully qualified fitter and a pro and really knows his stuff. We sat down and discussed my game and what we were going to do. He was very clear that he was not looking to sell me clubs as the figures would decide that so the first step was to see what we could get out of my current irons. We took some figures and then started a lesson. Alex wanted to make sure that I was swinging to the best of my ability with my clubs before trying anything new. He made a small grip adjustment, a shift in weight and a focus of getting a full shoulder turn. We worked on that then on to an Explanar to try and get that all working. What followed was an hour long lesson until I was striking the ball as well as we felt I could with my current irons. Just by doing that we improved consistancy, brought the dispersion down and found an extra 5 yards in distance. Then it was on to trying combinations of Orka heads and shafts. We never really discussed what I was trying but rather focused on the figures and how the club felt to me. The best combination found me an extra 13 yards with a 6 iron and dispersion was down to an average of 9.4 yards (about 15 yards better than I could get with my old irons).
Following that he then put me in touch with a pro who was near to me who he could recommend to carry on what we had worked on and has since emailed me a full set of notes on what we had worked on to pass on to the pro should I start lessons.
So, the day turned out to be so different to what I expected. Alex called it a tune up and fitting and it really helped to see if I could get the preformance that I wanted out of my existing clubs before I thought about new ones. To be honest it is probably the most worthwhile two and a half hours that I have spent so far as my golf game is concerned. It was not what I expected but was so much better and more useful.
Great news GB enjoy the new sticks!!!
