My Son's Club Fitting: Wow!
 

I felt it was time for my 16 year old son to get fitted for his very own clubs instead of using my hand-me-downs.

We went to our club and met with the fitter (a former Titleist fitter of the year). The fitting was "inside" but he hit balls out into the driving range. He had my son on the lie board, used impact tape and the like. It turns out his old clubs were too short, the lie was too flat, and the flex too soft.

He hit a lot of different irons with a lot of different shafts. The pro put him on something called a Flight Scope. The software was unbelievable. It seemed to measure everything. What I found interesting, for example, was that he might have a higher club head speed with one club, but a higher smash factor with another, and even though the club head speed wasn't as high the ball speed and smash factor were higher. Among the irons he hit there was a 15 yard gap in carry distance. That really surprised me.

After hitting balls for an hour, monitoring ball flight out onto the range, comparing the various clubs/shafts with regard to the numbers on the Flight Scope, etc., it came down to two irons: the Titleist CB and the Titleist AP1. He decided on the AP1s as there was a bit more forgiveness, though when he hit the CBs on the sweet spot it provided the best numbers, but very close to the AP1s.

In any event I was very impressed with the fitting and the process. The pro was meticulous. My son ended up with the AP1s and Vokey wedges, +0.5 inches, 2º upright, and the Nippon NS Pro 1050 GH in a stiff flex.

I'm just glad he will finally have a set of irons and wedges he can call his own.

We have a Flight Scope at the store I work at. What an awesome piece of technology. I love playing, uhh I mean fitting with it ;)

nice job,,,.he will enjoy the ap1 much better...

It is amazing how all the technology does what it does. I was a bit overwhelmed when I did it myself. I hope they work well for him.



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That sounds like a lot of fun, I will get fitted the next time I get irons.

Nice! I would like to hit balls on one of those myself. :-)

I think so too. He made the choice, not me as they were going to be his clubs. However, the pro did explain the pros and cons of each.

I didn't realize how the technology could break it down into such detail, not to mention the swing videos and comparing his swing side by side with pros.

I know I will!

Sounds like a lot of fun.
Just got fitted myself recently using similar technology. It sure was eye-opening. I felt like hey, I am making the best choice based on objective data. Grip, shafts, lie, type of irons, everything was logically chosen. I liked that as opposed to my last set from 10 years ago - I played with them for years just because they felt good. As it turns out, grip too small; and shaft not stiff enough.

Sounds like your son has a pretty special Dad :o) Great job!

What a cool story!

Great choice, I still have to get fitted for mine.

But, the problem with this kind of fitting is a golfer can no longer blame the equipment for a bad shot. :-)

Thanks a lot Gray Golf, that was very kind of you. :-)

We went to the range today and afterward he drove home...he just got his learner's permit. :-0

He's very excited about his new clubs. It will take about two weeks to receive them.

Thanks!

Thanks Dent.

I noticed that you have a very nice set up. Would you get fitted for new clubs or just tweak your existing clubs?