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Ive been fit for clubs before, Its usually the same old process and so after about 15 years of having been told what fits me, I know my specs. Until now, Ive never had the chance to be fitted like the Tour Pros.

 

Unfortunately in April, my driver was snapped at the shaft in transit from Orlando to New Jersey. I must say, ShipSticks was incredibly swift to process the claim and send a check for the full value, plus replacement costs for the shaft. Now, everyday I pass the Club Champion in Hackensack, NJ, and everyday i think, man...could that help? Well, having no driver shaft, I made an appointment with Jon Bock and told him what I needed. So we sat down and with my driver head ready to be re-purposed, I went to find that perfect shaft.

 

Now, Club Champion is equipped with Trackman 4 Simulators. Instantly reading the ball off the face and providing Tour-Level feedback. Let me tell you...as a club geek...this was amazing.

 

Jon had me hit a dozen shots with my current set up and then we started working through shafts. He had me try ones that he though would be good, and ones he knew wouldn't fit. It was like he was showing me what a good shaft would feel like. After about 10 shafts, I found the Fujikara Atmos Black. AMAZING!!! Jon did such a great job finding the right shaft to fit me. It was so cool to see the shift in numbers to quantify which shaft was better and which was worse. Sadly, I dont have a story about gaining 25 yards. Im maxed out my distance with my 280 carry. What I did find was a shaft that averaged only 10 feet off line, a huge increase from my 25-yard average before. Same distance, way more consistency.

 

With my "new" driver in tow, I played a couple of rounds and noticed that my irons were hooking left on alot of shots, but most notably with the longer irons. Again, I know my specs (1/2" short, 2-Flat, D-3 swing). Since Jon fixed my driver, I figured maybe the irons were a little upright in the longer clubs. I returned to Club Champion and started with the shorter irons. Jon then asked me to hit my 6-iron, 2 swings later he has me hit off a lie board. Nope...the mark is right in the middle. He grabs a 2-inch piece of lead tape and wraps it just above the ferrule. Boom!!!! the 30-yard hook that had me setting up well right of the green is now a nice little baby draw. Whats better is I can hit cut-shots again!

 

I wanted to come on here and share this because, I am sure that we're all trying to get just a little better. Were all trying to improve just a little more. I never put too much stock into fitting (for one because I custom ordered my clubs). What I found out is that while the irons were bent for lies, shortened for length, the were not swing weighted properly.

 

Every golfer on here....take the money you'll spend on a new driver you dont need and go get your equipment checked and properly tweaked. There are a number of Club Champion locations across the US that will offer you a tour quality fitting. Who knows, maybe those 40-footers turn into 15-footers...and all of a sudden, that birdie chance looks a little better.

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Thanks for writing this up. I've been thinking of doing a fitting there myself. Sounds like it worked out for you.

Taylormade Stealth Plus 10.5* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 130MSI 70 TX
Taylormade Sim2 3W 15* w/ Fujikura Ventus Blue Stiff
Srixon H65 3H 19* w/ Mizayaki Kaula 7S
Ping i500 4-PW w/ Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120S
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