Clubfitting for Human Golfers = Comparing Options

To begin any clubfitting session, we must first agree that golfers are human. We experience the weight of the club, we sense the flex properties of the shaft and we feel the contact of the sole into the turf. Eventhough many mathematical fitting formulas abound in cyberspace, it is impossible to adequately quantify a golfer sensing and interacting with a golf club in motion, via a math equation.

This startling idea that golfers are human, requires us to intentionally design the optimum fitting assessment in a manner so that the human golfer, (with the help of an educated clubfitter, and maybe even some computer data), is able to make a determination as to what is the best weight, flex and sole, for their needs. This is best accomplished via live, comparative testing.

Live, comparative testing, means that the golfer being fitted, is able to swing, hit, and test a variety of head, shaft, and specification options, so as to feel, interact and compare the different choices available to them. Most golfers do not initially believe that have the ability to feel the variances in equipment specifications. However, after 25,000 fitting assessments, I have learned that if you give golfers appropriate comparisons of heads and shafts, every golfer is able to soon verbalize what their bodies and swings are telling them. Utilizing this testing format allows the golfer to discern which head, shaft, and buiding specification is optimal for their body, swing and game. The advance of head and shaft connector technology, means that no golfer should ever settle for being less than a human being, and therefore should demand nothing less than an intentionally designed, live, comparative, interactive fitting session.

During a live, comparative fitting session, a golfer may test different weight classes of shaft models and find that one is heavy, forcing them to start their swing with a lunge in an effort to get some speed to their swing. Another shaft class may be so light that this golfer has a lack of sensation as to the whereabouts of their club during their swing, resulting in a lack of coordination of their swing muscles, and thus, inconsistent contact. However, the correct shaft weight class yields a feeling of natural comfort, and a body and a swing that is balanced and powerful.

Pursue, choose and engage in a clubfitting session that is live, interactive and comparative, and you will experience the feel and the flight of a champion golfer.