Is there a way to demo irons without having to pay for a fitting?

[mantan]

1 hour ago, NorthStar7 said:

Pay for a fitting, then buy used. 

 

FIFY

[Red4282]

20 hours ago, Jester959 said:

Looking into buying a new set of irons but budget is ~1K and not wanting to pay for a fitting. Leaning towards the used route but having a hard time picking the right ones just based on reviews etc. 

some places will do the fitting free if you purchase through them.

[forrester_fire]

1 hour ago, Jim E said:

If you always hit your shots fat then mats are worthless. Can’t get the mat to fold over the ball😂

If you always hit your shots fat, what is a fitting on turf going going to solve?  The data will be equally as worthless.  Fitters can tell when you're hitting fats on mats.

Edited February 4, 2021 by forrester_fire

[JDMRN81]

2 hours ago, NorthStar7 said:

Pay for a proper fitting, then buy used. 

This is the correct answer. 

[dcm325]

Club Champion was waiving fitting costs a few weeks back if you bought your set from them. 

[theboypinoy]

Where are you located?

Around here, there's a shop that lets you try all the clubs out from the manufacturers out on the range.

 

Iron sets, from 3 through P you can try. Woods, wedges too.

[Ripken08]

22 hours ago, Cactus Jack said:

 

I literally just watched a video between fitting on mats vs turf, and the results were essentially identical. I supposed a beat up driving range mat would produce different results, but a quality mat should work just fine. At least that's what the video showed. 

Turf interaction plays a huge role in fitting and is dependent on the player.  Ain't gonna get that off mats.

[MaineMariner]

I live very close to a Golf Galaxy and I'm trying to figure out whether I want to use them for a formal fitting this year. The one I live near has two "bays" with GCQuads that I think are mostly for people to test out clubs. You can just waltz in with a club and nobody seems to pay attention. Those have very beat up and worn mats and I do not trust the numbers that I get from the simulator whatsoever. They do not seem well calibrated or maintained. For example, I get some wild spin numbers on what feel like good iron strikes (like 4000 RPM with an 8 iron).

 

They also have maybe 3 or 4 other bays that are reserved for fittings. You can't just walk up to those ones and try out a club. Those bays appear to be much more... I don't know, functional? They're well lit and more open than the dark and crummy "open for anyone" bays.

 

My question is this: does anyone know if the formal fittings at GG are more reliable data-wise? I'm not terribly familiar with how GCQuad works, but I imagine that things like the quality of the mat, calibration of the machine, etc. will make a difference in the data you get out of it.

[zoltan231]

If you don't want to be fitted, i believe global golf has try before you buy. Its $50 or $75 for irons.  i think but if you buy clubs it comes off the price.

[MillerTime859]

On 2/3/2021 at 7:07 PM, el h0zel said:

I use the demo days at the local shops which are free. Just signed myself up for a Srixon "fitting" next week. 

 

Websites will usually have them listed...

Seems like that’s going to replace demo days this year at the local chain.  Scheduled a half hour with Ping last weekend, and have a half hour with TM next week.

[Jester959]

On 2/4/2021 at 2:49 AM, theboypinoy said:

Where are you located?

Around here, there's a shop that lets you try all the clubs out from the manufacturers out on the range.

 

Iron sets, from 3 through P you can try. Woods, wedges too.

Sorry was offline for a while. I’m located north of Atlanta (Georgia)