Ping clubs without a fitting

[Oddsocks]

If I was buying pings I’d wait and go full fit. Courses are either closed or a bog so what’s the rush?

 

[Smiffy]

I really don't get all this "fitting" malarkey.
Just pick up a variety of clubs until one of them screams at you "this bastid will shift it" and then just splash the cash.
Rely on your instincts, they're rarely wrong.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I really don't get all this "fitting" malarkey.
Just pick up a variety of clubs until one of them screams at you "this bastid will shift it" and then just splash the cash.
Rely on your instincts, they're rarely wrong.

Whilst many will disagree I just couldn't help but laugh at the reality of this statement.

 

[Smiffy]

Whilst many will disagree I just couldn't help but laugh at the reality of this statement.

This mindset has held me in good stead for the last 30 years and has made me the golfer I am today. Covered in scratches and greenery, but happy.

 

[GG26]

I’ve no idea how much difference the lie angle makes, but when fitted at Gainsborough the chart suggested red dot (1 degree flat) as I am 5’ 5”, but using the strike board I came out at blue dot (1 degree upright). When a mobile Ping fitter came to our club last year, he queried the blue dot fitting due to my height, but it again came out at blue. What this shows is how you deliver the club to the ball is more important than using a chart.

 

[Tashyboy]

I really don't get all this "fitting" malarkey.
Just pick up a variety of clubs until one of them screams at you "this bastid will shift it" and then just splash the cash.
Rely on your instincts, they're rarely wrong.

unfortunatly it is usually followed a month later by “ this bastid is broke” ?


That said I have had a Ping fitting and it was excellent. Part of the buying process. ?

 

[Smiffy]

I have only been fitted once. Set of Mizuno irons. I couldn't hit a cows arse with them and sold them two months later. I've always bought off the peg and have only made one mistake with irons and that was by getting the wrong shafts.
My current irons were purchased with just a waggle of one in the pro shop and I love 'em.

 

[Canary Kid]

I have had two sets of Pings (still have one of them) and got black dot each time as that is what the static fitting chart said. I seem to hit them OK ... but I guess I don’t know how well I would hit irons with other colour codes. I personally don’t think my swing is consistent enough for a fitting ... it would depend on which swing turnEd up on the day.

 

[Oddsocks]

I have only been fitted once. Set of Mizuno irons. I couldn't hit a cows arse with them and sold them two months later. I've always bought off the peg and have only made one mistake with irons and that was by getting the wrong shafts.
My current irons were purchased with just a waggle of one in the pro shop and I love 'em.

Ah the closet waggler.....

 

[hovis]

I have only been fitted once. Set of Mizuno irons. I couldn't hit a cows arse with them and sold them two months later. I've always bought off the peg and have only made one mistake with irons and that was by getting the wrong shafts.
My current irons were purchased with just a waggle of one in the pro shop and I love 'em.

I'm guessing you're a mid to high handicap golfer?
I initially needed a custom fit being 6ft 4 but now I know my spec (1inch longer 3 degrees upright) I just make a purchase

 

[BennyBoy85]

I’m in the same boat as the author. Got my eye on a set of G400’s, usually I’d wait but they’re in the sale so leave it too long and the price will inevitably rise.
I do see the merit of having a fitting, not quite the same but I had a driver fitting earlier this year and it’s definitely helped me choose the right club.

 

[Oddsocks]

On second thoughts, surely anyone going through any form of lessons will rule the fitting void as the swing you are fitted for will not be the swing you end up with.

I’m going with smithy, just waggle it!

 

[Smiffy]

I'm guessing you're a mid to high handicap golfer?
I initially needed a custom fit being 6ft 4 but now I know my spec (1inch longer 3 degrees upright) I just make a purchase

Now off 13 but been down to 10 in my younger, beefier days ???

 

[Imurg]

I'm guessing you're a mid to high handicap golfer?
I initially needed a custom fit being 6ft 4 but now I know my spec (1inch longer 3 degrees upright) I just make a purchase

I've kind of said this on another thread.
When you've been playing a decent amount of time you have an idea as to what works and what doesn't, what weight of shaft you prefer, grip, length etc etc.
I've had some poor fittings down the years. To be fair it could be down to the way the clubs were built rather than the fitting.
If the fit says +1/2 inch and 2° up with a swing weight of D3 but they come in 1/4 inch long 3°up and swingweight D1 then they're going to perform differently
And unless you're able to measure them you're not going to know., you won't play well with them and you'll sell them within a few months.

 

[hovis]

I've kind of said this on another thread.
When you've been playing a decent amount of time you have an idea as to what works and what doesn't, what weight of shaft you prefer, grip, length etc etc.
I've had some poor fittings down the years. To be fair it could be down to the way the clubs were built rather than the fitting.
If the fit says +1/2 inch and 2° up with a swing weight of D3 but they come in 1/4 inch long 3°up and swingweight D1 then they're going to perform differently
And unless you're able to measure them you're not going to know., you won't play well with them and you'll sell them within a few months.

I can't argue with that. I've taken every set of irons I've baught to my friend and one way or another they've always had issues. Some small, some big

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I went to a fit and came out at green dot for the G25's. Didn't like them so went for the I25's and came out the same. All good until I got the itch and rocked up at Golfbidder and got a set of blue dots off the shelf. I think there are merits to a fitting but I also think sometimes you can take a punt on a standard set

 

[PJ87]

I really don't get all this "fitting" malarkey.
Just pick up a variety of clubs until one of them screams at you "this bastid will shift it" and then just splash the cash.
Rely on your instincts, they're rarely wrong.

Rick shiels podcast this week his co host guy (ex fitter) was saying custom fitting is really overated

He goes into a lot of details but the end got me

After you pick your shaft and club set etc what's the one thing that you always touch? The grip. You only ever try the one on the shaft. You get measured maybe for grip size over etc they then order you clubs with grips you have never hit

He did say things like right clubs ie 5-pw not 3-pw etc

And try a few sets see what you like

And if your tall or short get your longer or shorter etc ..

But custom fit complete overated in his opinion

 

[hovis]

Just bear in mind there's no industry standard in lengths and lie angles, so whilst most are similar, not all are the same.
Instead of working off "1 inch longer" you could take an actual measurement of your 6 iron, that way you can compare that to the "standard" in whatever model you buy next. A standard Callaway might be significantly longer than a Mizuno.
Likewise lie angles of your current set.

That's what I do.

 

[KenL]

If I was buying pings I’d wait and go full fit. Courses are either closed or a bog so what’s the rush?

New gear - g425, i565 and i59 are out soon, another reason to wait even if it means you get the old models cheaper.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

New gear - g425, i565 and i59 are out soon, another reason to wait even if it means you get the old models cheaper.

Wish I hadn't read that