| Every golfer's physical capability and swing | | | | process you can make the custom golf club |
| is distinctive. Many of today's best golf | | | | more upright to help with this. This will |
| clubs can be custom fit for lie angle, shaft | | | | mean that the toe of the club will be |
| type and length, grip type and size. Custom | | | | slightly off the ground at address to |
| fitting golf clubs involves several easy | | | | compensate. |
| measurements and a quick self-assessment of | | | | |
| your game. This custom golf club has become | | | | There are different methods of fitting |
| more than a fad that even not so professional | | | | according to custom golf club manufacturers |
| golfers test its waters. | | | | but ultimately they are all trying to improve |
| | | | your game. To begin with simple measurements |
| Custom fitting is the process for tailoring a | | | | such as wrist-to-floor, height and hand size |
| golf club to suit your personal swing. | | | | are taken and will point you to the right |
| | | | size club and at what angle it should be to |
| Whatever your level, with a custom golf club | | | | the ground. Then you will take a club and hit |
| the aim is to ensure that if you do make a | | | | some balls. One method is to place impact |
| good swing, the club will be square at impact | | | | tape on the bottom of the custom golf club |
| and should produce a straight shot. | | | | and an impact board on the floor. |
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| Custom Golf Club How To's: | | | | As you hit the ball the board will leave a |
| | | | mark on the tape showing whether the heel or |
| To custom fit your golf clubs, you need to | | | | the toe of the custom golf club is striking |
| know: your gender (male or female); your | | | | the floor first. The resulting mark will show |
| height in your stockings or socks; the | | | | whether the club face needs to be flatter or |
| distance from your wrist (where it bends) to | | | | more upright. Then things get a bit more |
| the floor with your shoes off; your age; your | | | | advanced. Analysis equipment can measure |
| handicap or skill level; how fast you swing a | | | | everything from your club speed to the side |
| golf club; what club you use at the 150 yard | | | | spin of the ball so that you can get maximum |
| marker. | | | | distance from your shot. You can also measure |
| | | | the launch angle of the ball, how much |
| Gender is used to put you into the correct | | | | backspin you generate and impact efficiency - |
| fitting scale for custom golf clubs. The golf | | | | all which affect distance. The angle in which |
| industry uses different definitions of | | | | the custom golf club approaches the ball and |
| "standard length" for men and women. | | | | the sidespin of it can help fix your game |
| | | | too. |
| Your height and the distance in inches from | | | | |
| your wrist to the floor are used together to | | | | Rather than bringing down your old clubs, it |
| determine the length of a custom golf club | | | | might be better to start from scratch. It's a |
| that is appropriate for you. The starting | | | | big misconception that custom fitting is only |
| point for club length can vary up to 3 | | | | for good golfers. Anyone can benefit. That |
| ½-inch ranging from ladies to men | | | | said, if you plan to upgrade a new set of |
| plus 1 ½-inch. A tall person with | | | | clubs with the same manufacturer they may be |
| long arms can very easily require shorter | | | | able to adjust your old set to become custom |
| clubs than an average height person with | | | | golf clubs. |
| short arms. About 80 percent of golfers are | | | | |
| standard length. | | | | Custom fitting won't cure all your bad shots. |
| | | | Coaching will sort that out. But if you do |
| Your age, handicap (if you happen to have | | | | make a good swing, then the custom golf club |
| one), self-assessed skill level, estimated | | | | will arrive correctly at impact and should |
| golf swing speed and club you use at the 150 | | | | produce a straight shot at your target. That |
| yard marker are all combined to determined | | | | alone will save shots during a round. |
| the custom golf club's shaft flex that is | | | | |
| appropriate for you. | | | | Lastly, custom fitting is often free of |
| | | | charge. But it is usually on the condition |
| Custom fitting can fix your slice. If you | | | | that you buy some clubs once you've been |
| slice the ball it means that the toe of the | | | | fitted. So it really depends on what your |
| club is leading into the ball which opens the | | | | budget is. If you're prepared to buy a new |
| face of the club. That may be down to a swing | | | | set of clubs it's definitely worth getting |
| fault, but it could be because the club is | | | | fitted. |
| too flat. So as part of the custom fitting | | | | |