| Club fitting can be a quick and easy way for you to | | | | with how do you find other professionals like doctors, |
| improve your golf game. If you are looking for a driver, | | | | dentists, etc.? Ask other fellow golfers, your friends |
| a hybrid or an entire set of irons, what questions | | | | and co-workers about experiences they had had |
| should you ask to make sure you are happy with your | | | | good or bad. Also contact local golf shops and ask to |
| club fitting for a new golf club or golf clubs? Your golf | | | | speak to a qualified fitter. Ask him or her how the |
| equipment is very personal choice for you and as long | | | | process of the club fitting will go and make sure you |
| as your clubs work for you, that is all that matters. No | | | | are comfortable with the professional. Once you have |
| matter your skill level, you must like the club head | | | | found your golf club fitter, it is important that you |
| design when you take your set up. If you do not feel | | | | armed with the proper questions to ask your fitter. In |
| like you can make a good swing with a club, you | | | | addition, remember the fitter is there to help you so do |
| probably will not. What else should you consider when | | | | not be afraid to ask any question you might have. The |
| looking for new golf equipment? Here are a few more | | | | proper questions to ask prior to or during your club |
| ideas. | | | | fitting are as follows: |
| 1. With all of the golf club offerings available, you need | | | | • Which certifications does the potential club fitter |
| to acknowledge your skill level. Each golf club | | | | have from the manufacturers that you are interested |
| manufacturer has offerings for low to high | | | | in purchasing? |
| handicappers. As a high handicap golfer, you need to | | | | • Do not be afraid to ask the club fitter how much |
| become familiar with the center of gravity or the CG | | | | experience they have with club fitting and how often |
| of the club. You will want a low center of gravity as | | | | they currently do it. |
| this will help you get the golf ball into the air and | | | | • Will the club fitting take place indoors into a net |
| typically results in more distance. The golf club | | | | with a launch monitor or will the club fitting take place |
| manufacturers lower the center of gravity by moving | | | | outdoors and in turn will be able to see the entire ball |
| weight around on or within the club head. With an iron | | | | flight? |
| head, the CG will be lowered by using perimeter | | | | • During the club fitting, will we be using a fitting cart |
| weighting on a set of irons. It is harder to see how the | | | | from the brand that I am looking to purchase? |
| CG is manipulated in most drivers, as the | | | | • Is the cost of the club fitting included in the cost |
| manufactures relocate weight inside the head of the | | | | of the purchase or is there an additional charge for the |
| driver. The lower your golf handicap, the center of | | | | session? |
| gravity can get higher in the club head. A higher center | | | | • What will happen during the club fitting session? |
| of gravity will allow you to intentionally hit golf shots | | | | How will the professional come to the final |
| which make the ball move left or right. | | | | measurements for your new golf clubs? Before you |
| 2. It is important that you are able to hit the clubs off of | | | | leave the fitting session, make sure understand the |
| real turf and see the entire ball flight during a golf club | | | | logic the club fitter used to determine your final results. |
| fitting before you decide to purchase. In addition, buy | | | | Having a set of golf clubs that is properly fit for you is |
| your clubs from a PGA Professional that will use a | | | | an easy way to improve your golf game. With the |
| launch monitor during your club fitting. The launch | | | | information in this article, you are well armed to find the |
| monitor will reveal such statistics such as swing speed | | | | correct fitter, how to become comfortable with your |
| and the golf ball's spin rate. This will allow the club fitter | | | | fitter and what questions to ask to insure you receive |
| to find the correct shaft for you. | | | | a proper fitting. You will be shooting lower scores with |
| 3. How do I find a qualified club fitter? I would retort | | | | your new clubs very soon. |