Out of interest...

[Captain Shank]

A genuine question, as I'm a keen golfer but not a particularly good one:

If you know how far you hit a club - be it a fitted Taylormade M2 fairway MegaKill, or a non-fitted 16 degree GarageWood AirAssault DeathFade - and you can reliably hit that club an expected distance on a known flight - why would you go for a fitting?

I assume it may be to maximize distance or flight - ultimately to allow more loft playing into greens? If so, if you're already relatively happy with how far you hit the ball, and know how far you hit 'em, is there a real reason to get fitted?

Apologies in advance if this is a silly question.

Kind regards etc etc

 

[HawkeyeMS]

A genuine question, as I'm a keen golfer but not a particularly good one:

If you know how far you hit a club - be it a fitted Taylormade M2 fairway MegaKill, or a non-fitted 16 degree GarageWood AirAssault DeathFade - and you can reliably hit that club an expected distance on a known flight - why would you go for a fitting?

I assume it may be to maximize distance or flight - ultimately to allow more loft playing into greens? If so, if you're already relatively happy with how far you hit the ball, and know how far you hit 'em, is there a real reason to get fitted?

Apologies in advance if this is a silly question.

Kind regards etc etc

If you can do that, then you've cracked it, if you can't you need a lesson not a CF.

The point of a CF is to try to maximise what you can do with your swing, if anyone is expecting a CF to fix their faults then they will be disappointed.

 

[Ross61]

If you are happy with your clubs there is no need to go for a fitting. If you want to buy new clubs and are unsure of what is best for you and your swing, it is good to go and get a fitting so you are happy and confident in the clubs. When I went for a fitting I had no idea of what I needed, what lie, shaft or type of head. I was guided through lie angle, grip size, my swing speed to get the best shaft for ME. I was not bothered about how shiny or what spin the manufacturer had put on the technology of the club. I just needed to try out the clubs with someone who knew what he was talking about with the aid of a bit of electronic gadgetry to show how the different clubs performed for ME in graphical form.
If you want to go and buy a club off the shelf, how do you know wether a stiff shaft would suit you better than the standard shaft fitted to the club for example. You might also be fighting against a lie angle that is sending your shots to the right.

 

[Oddsocks]

If your looking to buy in my opinion a fitting is the only way. Shafts to me are the biggest mine field with such a variance in spec between two products labelled as the same spec, for example " regular " shafts in irons. Stock regular or branded regular, light regular or heavy regular , soft regular or stiff regular...... The list is endless.

If your not looking to buy then it's s pointless question, but if your interested in whether your kit is correct for you then it's a no brainer. You may think your soft fade that goes 200 yrds is a stock shot but this could be down to a shaft stiffness not suiting your swing. It could also be technique obviously but a fitting could also product 225 with a soft draw.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

But what happens when you realise that if you could just hit that driver another 15 yards, it would make that second shot so much easier and is the gateway to knocking oodles of shots off your handicap.

And so The Quest begins

 

[Oddsocks]

Ask WWG :rofl:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

A fitting won't change swing faults. A lesson will. If however you've a reasonably reliable technique then a fitting will give you the chance to get the best tools for your game

 

[Captain Shank]

A few lessons recently have made a massive difference to me. Fitting is interesting , but I think I have a way to go before I'd get the most out of it.

Personal best today though, so I'm highly suggestible!