| Less Risk- More Cost- Go to a Certified Club Maker | | | | should know this information even if you buy a set of |
| Fitter This is the best approach to obtain high quality | | | | standard, off-the-shelf clubs. He'll measure your swing |
| clubs that are right for you personally. It is also the best | | | | speed with both a driver and five iron. He'll measure |
| way for most golfers to improve their games. The | | | | the distance from the floor to the top of our wrist to |
| cost savings you would achieve in the other | | | | determine the proper length for your clubs (most |
| approaches will be gone, but you will have high quality | | | | standard clubs are too long). He will observe your |
| clone golf clubs that fit your swing. Do top PGA Tour | | | | swing and determine the proper loft for your driver |
| players use off-the-shelf standard clubs? Not on your | | | | and other clubs (most golfers use a driver with too little |
| life. Even though they endorse certain brands and use | | | | loft). He'll determine if you normally slice or fade the ball |
| clubs from their sponsors, those clubs have been | | | | and make necessary adjustments in the club face |
| modified and customized for each player. If the best | | | | settings. He'll ensure you have the proper lie angle on |
| players in the world need to have their clubs | | | | your irons, which can dramatically improve accuracy. In |
| customized for their individual swings, wouldn't it benefit | | | | all there are more than two dozen adjustments a club |
| you as well, whose swing is less perfect? If you have | | | | maker can vary to optimize clubs for your swing, |
| a set of clubs made by a professional club maker | | | | although of course some are more important than |
| fitter who is certified by PCS (the Professional | | | | others. Conclusion You can approach procuring a set |
| Clubmaker's Society- try to find a PCS Class A | | | | of clone golf clubs in three ways. You can simply find |
| clubmaker) or the GCA (Golf Clubmaker's Assoc.), you | | | | a web site that sells cheap clones, you can purchase |
| will receive a set of clubs that will get everything | | | | quality components and assemble them yourself, or |
| possible out of your game. If this approach is beyond | | | | you can go to a certified professional club maker/fitter |
| the means of your budget, it is possible to do a club | | | | and get the best set possible for your game. Even if |
| fitting on-line. If you can find a professional accredited | | | | you can't afford the latter approach, you should at |
| clubmaker from one of the two professional | | | | least know your swing speeds in order to choose |
| organizations mentioned above who offers on-line | | | | proper shafts, and you should get clubs that are the |
| fitting and clubmaking services, that solution would be | | | | proper length and correct loft for your size and swing. |
| your best bet. To identify such a person, look on the | | | | In addition, I would highly recommend that anyone |
| web site of the PCA. Some Basics Before Buying | | | | looking to invest in a new set of golf clubs read Tom |
| Clubs Your professional club maker will collect a | | | | Wishon's book, "The Search for the Perfect Golf Club". |
| certain amount of data before choosing the | | | | Walt Ballenberger is a life-long golfer and founder of |
| components to make your clone golf clubs, and you | | | | Hybrid Golf Clubs, a resource site for golfers. |