Getting Fitted to Play your Best Golf

Taking that leap from a high handicap golfer to a lowaccount include: gender, height, and distance from your
handicap golfer can come down to having the rightwrist to the floor, age, and handicap or skill level, in
clubs in your hands.addition to some other factors.
Golfers come in all sizes and shapes. Yet there are aGender determines the correct fitting scale for
lot of golfers who attempt to play the game of golfstandard length clubs. Then your height and the
with clubs that do not match their body type or swingdistance in inches from your wrist to the floor are used
style.together to determine the length of a set of golf club
When it comes to playing your best game hitting athat is appropriate for you. On average about 80% of
bucket of balls at the golf-range or practicing your chipgolfers is standard length.
shot for hours will not help if the clubs you are usingAll of these dimensions ultimately can determine the
are not the right length or type.type club shaft and length appropriate for you.
Having properly fitted clubs can dramatically increaseClub fitting does not take a long time to do. You can
your level of play. When your body type and clubget fitted for golf clubs in some cases in 15-20 minutes.
length are matched you will find hitting the ball with yourYet depending on the pro shop and the skill level of
natural swing is a lot easier. The golf swing will oftenyour game you can sometimes spend a half hour to a
separate a low handicap golfer from a high handicapday getting fitted for clubs.
golfer.Usually there is no cost associated with club fitting at a
The clubs you buy in a pro shop are usually one sizepro shop. Pro shops are going to fit you especially if
fits all and are generally geared toward golfers ofyou intend to buy clubs from them. Yet you may still
average build and weight who can hit a 6 iron aboutrun into some golf shops that will charge a fee.
160 yards. So before you invest in buying golf clubsOnce you know the type of clubs you should have
spend a little time in a pro shop and ask a professionalyou also can buy your golf clubs online.
what type of clubs may be right for your size andYou can find different shaft type and dimensions for
height.golf clubs on most online golf retail shops.
Custom fitting involves some key factors that can beUnderstanding the types of clubs you need and the
learned from an assessment of your game by eitherproper lengths will go a long way in improving your
someone in a golf pro shop or a golf teachinggame.
professional. The most common elements taken into