Think for a second. How many people you know or play with have had their clubs fit? Not just a salesman's opinion of which off-the-shelf club would be best, or making a change to one of the new adjustable drivers out there, but a real fitting, where clubs were cut, bent, ground or weighted to fit the player. Chances are it isn't that many. It's amazing how many golfers take clubs right off the shelf and out to the course. There are all sorts of excuses, like 'I'm not good or consistent enough to make it worth it' or 'I don't need it, my clubs fit me just fine'. A lot of people think that clubfitting is just a way to take your game to the next level, or bump it up a notch, but the cold hard truth is that if you play with clubs that aren't fit for you, it can be detrimental to your game.
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Kick-Point (Shaft Bend Profile)
What it is: The kick-point is the part of the shaft that bends the most through the swing. The bending profile is a map of how much the entire shaft bends through the swing. Mainly used for shafts on drivers, fairway woods and hybrids.
Why it's important: A shaft's bending profile actually has the greatest influence on launch angle and spin rate, two of the most important ball flight factors. While loft is a good way to tweak, or fine-tune, ball flight, you'll get much better results from a new shaft than you will by adjusting the loft.
Shaft Loading
What it is: How the shaft reacts to the forces applied to it, mainly through the transition from back to downswing. Not to be confused with the flex.
Why it's important: If you have a quick transition, the shaft needs to be able to take the force of that sudden change of direction and rebound at the right time. If the shaft is too fast or slow for your swing, it can throw off the momentum and timing of the swing. It's not the same thing as flex, two golfers can have the same swing speed and load the shaft in different ways at the top.
Bounce
What it is: The angle that the sole of the club makes with the ground.
Why it's important: Bounce can be almost as important as loft for your short game and wedges. Clubs with more bounce won't dig into the ground or sand as much, but can be harder to manage on tight lies. There's no 'general standard' for bounce, but a good clubfitter will get the right combination of loft and bounce for you based on the way you play your short game.
Grip Size
What it is: How thick the grip is on your club.
Why it's important: Grips need to have some tack so you don't have to hold it tight. They also need to be the right size, which is not just about how big your hands are. Bigger grips help dilute the effects of active wrists, but can also reduce feel. The trick is to know your grip size, and I don't mean 'jumbo' or 'oversized', these terms literally have no meaning, literally. There is no standard for them, oversized to one shop may be mid-size to another. Measure the grip diameter two inches below the top, men's standard is.900", women's is.890". If you want larger or smaller grips, you should either know the exact diameter or just how much bigger/smaller you want it compared to the standard (i.e. 1/4" over-sized).
Head Shape
What it is: Muscle back, cavity back, pear-shape, C-shape, square, high-crown, hybrid iron, topline, offset etc...
Why it's important: Clubmakers produce all these options for a reason, there is no one shape or style that works best for everyone. Good clubfitters don't just make your clubs fit you, they make sure the clubs you have are right for you.
Club Length
What it is: The length of the club along the shaft from the ground to the end of the grip.
Why it's important: Using clubs that aren't the right length for you forces bad posture and habits. If they're too long, they push you upright. Too short and they pull your back into an arch. It's a cheap and easy adjustment that your body will thank you for, not to mention your scores.
Lie
What it is: The angle the club makes with the ground.
Why it's important: How often do you hear a playing buddy talk about how he/she always seems to push or pull a certain club? Chances are that club's lie angle is off. If it's too upright, it can create a pull, too flat and it'll push. Clubmakers have the tools to bend your clubs to the right specs in a matter of minutes, but it's also easier than you might think for them to get bent out of shape again, especially favorite clubs that see more use, so it's highly recommended to have them checked and adjusted at least once a year.
Loft
What it is: The angle of the club face in relation to perfect vertical (not the ground).
Why it's important: One word - gapping. You want an even distance gap between every club, from driver down to wedges. Even gaps prevent troubling distances that are between clubs or, conversely, equally suitable for two clubs. It's also worth noting that there is no standard for loft. Nothing says a 6-iron has to have a certain amount of loft, so if you've noticed that you hit one companies 5-iron further than one from another company, chances are the lofts are different by a few degrees.
Shaft Flex
What it is: A measure of how quickly the shaft oscillates back and forth, measured as a frequency in cycles per minute (CPM).
Why it's important: Most people think of flex as a letter on the side of their driver shaft, which have a couple problems. For one, there is no standard for them. What one company considers regular, another would call stiff. The other problem is that they represent a range, usually around 15-20 CPM, which isn't very accurate when a clubmaker can zero in to within 5 CPM or better when putting in a new shaft.
Swing Weight
What it is: Swing weight is an indication of how a club's weight is distributed. Two clubs with the same total weight can have different swing weights. Higher swing weights mean that there's more weight out towards the head, like a sledgehammer.
Why it's important: It's all about feel. If you get your clubs' swing weights matched, it will be much easier to build a consistent, repeatable swing. The problem is that, because most people buy iron sets and woods separately, the swing weights don't match, which can quickly distort your feel and tempo as you switch back and forth between them through a round.
There are a lot of options when it comes to club fitting. You can pay a few extra bucks for a salesman to help you pick between two shaft options, or you can spend hundreds to have a few sessions with a professional fitter that will carefully examine your game and build a completely fitted and customized set just for you. I don't believe clubs can be considered 'fitted' unless at least length, loft and lie are adjusted. Whatever level of fitting you decide on, one thing's for sure; as long as it's done by a professional, you'll see an improvement in your game. You may even recover the cost when you start winning all those Nassau bets with your playing buddies.
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