To get fitted for golf clubs, you typically go through a multi-step process designed to match clubs precisely to your body, swing, and playing style. Here’s how it generally works:
1. Initial Assessment and Pre-Fit Interview
- Discuss your golf history, goals, playing style, and any physical limitations with a professional fitter.
- Review your current equipment and shot tendencies to establish a baseline
2. Static Measurements
- The fitter takes body measurements such as height, arm length, wrist-to-floor distance, and hand size.
- These help determine the appropriate club length, lie angle, and grip size
3. Dynamic Swing Analysis
- You hit shots using your current clubs or test clubheads on a launch monitor.
- Data collected includes clubhead speed, ball speed, launch angle, spin rate, shot dispersion, and smash factor (efficiency of strike)
4. Clubhead and Shaft Selection
- Based on the data, the fitter recommends the best clubhead models and shaft types (flex, weight, length, material) that optimize your ball flight and performance.
- The fitter narrows down to the top-performing combinations through trial and testing
5. Testing and Gapping
- You test the recommended clubs, often including wedges, hybrids, and fairway woods, to ensure proper yardage gaps between clubs.
- Adjustments are made to loft, lie angle, and shaft length as needed
6. Grip Selection
- The fitter helps you choose grips that fit your hand size and preference for comfort and control
7. Customization and Assembly
- Clubs are built or adjusted to your exact specifications, combining the chosen heads, shafts, and grips
8. Final Review and Delivery
- The fitter reviews the fitting results with you, explaining the choices and how they will improve your game.
- Your custom clubs are then delivered, ready to use on the course
Tips for a Successful Fitting
- Bring your current clubs, golf shoes, and glove.
- Arrive early to warm up and be ready to hit multiple shots.
- Communicate openly with your fitter about what you like or dislike.
- Be open to trying different brands and configurations.
- Stay hydrated and take breaks if needed during longer sessions
Getting fitted can take from about an hour for a single club to several hours for a full bag fitting, but it results in clubs tailored to your unique swing, leading to more consistent shots, better distance control, and lower scores
. In summary, a professional golf club fitting is a thorough, data-driven process that matches your physical characteristics and swing mechanics to the ideal club specifications, improving your overall performance and enjoyment of the game.
