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