Oh, how far we've come ...

[iknowbagu]

I've got 18 tabs open on my laptop. I'm comparing head and shaft weights of like 6 different models from 4 different brands. I'm trying to make sure everything gaps correctly. I've measured his height and WTF multiple times, with and without shoes. I'm trying to predict his next growth spurt. 

 

My old man chopped down a set of Walter Hagen blades with S400 and was like "yup, that'll do."

[Medson]

Just take the kid to a fitter. 

[wildcatden]

Age, height, weight & driver swingspeed?  😉

[tatertot]

6 hours ago, iknowbagu said:

I've got 18 tabs open on my laptop. I'm comparing head and shaft weights of like 6 different models from 4 different brands. I'm trying to make sure everything gaps correctly. I've measured his height and WTF multiple times, with and without shoes. I'm trying to predict his next growth spurt. 

 

My old man chopped down a set of Walter Hagen blades with S400 and was like "yup, that'll do."

And yet we came out the other side OK ... Maybe we baby our kids a little?

[leezer99]

12 minutes ago, tatertot said:

And yet we came out the other side OK ... Maybe we baby our kids a little?

I literally just told my son that we didn’t play baseball with water bottles and mom didn’t buy us Gatorade during the 3rd inning. 😂 

[iknowbagu]

37 minutes ago, tatertot said:

And yet we came out the other side OK ... Maybe we baby our kids a little?

 

23 minutes ago, leezer99 said:

I literally just told my son that we didn’t play baseball with water bottles and mom didn’t buy us Gatorade during the 3rd inning. 😂 

 

Certainly a bit of beauty and charm in the old days. Ignorance was bliss. 

[lrhogfan]

8 hours ago, wildcatden said:

Age, height, weight & driver swingspeed?  😉

 

I'll bite - I've got one about a month shy of 13, 60", 80lbs, 75mph. Currently swinging 57" US Kids Tour Series.

 

I have some older Ping i200's that I could have reshafted if it would be better choice than any US Kids/Flynn/Prodi G.

 

Third swing in this video:

 

 

 

Edited November 19, 2023 by lrhogfan

[wildcatden]

14 hours ago, lrhogfan said:

 

I'll bite - I've got one about a month shy of 13, 60", 80lbs, 75mph. Currently swinging 57" US Kids Tour Series.

 

I have some older Ping i200's that I could have reshafted if it would be better choice than any US Kids/Flynn/Prodi G.

 

 

Based off those parameters, next set of clubs I would suggest is USKG Tour Series 60" with steel shafts. Driver, fairways and hybrid can probably be in the A-Flex area and sub-50g.  Putt with whatever works for them.

 

 

 

[Pepperturbo]

Yep, overthinking a topic, something men of my generation shy away from.  Overthinking causes more issues than it solves. 

 

When my son took up golf, I bought a set of old used irons, shortened them, and he was good to go until he got older.  Now, when he wants to play, he borrows my backup blades.

[mrshinsa]

I'll repeat what others have said.   Leave it to the professionals and go get fit!

 

Looking back I'm realizing this whole tinkering has hurt more than help my kids progression as well as my wallet.   😖

[leezer99]

My son's friend is at the AJGA Rolex TOC and she is currently top 10. She has never had a lesson from anyone other than her dad and he does all of her club fittings. He just searches up stuff on YT and learns what he can to make the best decisions for her. She could get free clubs from any OEM but he pays for them himself and tweaks as necessary.

 

Don't fall into the fitting trap. Get educated, be flexible in what you put in the bag and be willing to abandon a poor choice. 

[iknowbagu]

OP here. While I appreciate the sentiment from the "go get fit" crowd, I wasn't asking for any sort of recommendations or suggestions here. It was merely an observation I found funny and thought others would relate as I'm sure there's a lot of fathers out there doing the exact same thing, especially as the holiday season approaches. My kid is 7 and even if he could make repeatable swings to warrant a fitting, he'd outgrow the results in two weeks.

 

(And that's completely ignoring the fact that I strongly believe most "fitters", especially those with big box credentials, are nothing more than glorified sales associates. Sure, the real good ones out there are worth their weight in gold, but those are few and far between, and their talents would be near wasted on a 7 year old.)

[leezer99]

7 minutes ago, iknowbagu said:

…wasted on a 7 year old.

Fact. 

[Bizzle80]

On 11/20/2023 at 8:51 PM, mrshinsa said:

I'll repeat what others have said.   Leave it to the professionals and go get fit!

 

Looking back I'm realizing this whole tinkering has hurt more than help my kids progression as well as my wallet.   😖

 

The tinkering is something for us to do/obsess over, not something the kids need...

[hangontight]

On 11/21/2023 at 5:02 AM, leezer99 said:

My son's friend is at the AJGA Rolex TOC and she is currently top 10. She has never had a lesson from anyone other than her dad and he does all of her club fittings. He just searches up stuff on YT and learns what he can to make the best decisions for her. She could get free clubs from any OEM but he pays for them himself and tweaks as necessary.

 

Don't fall into the fitting trap. Get educated, be flexible in what you put in the bag and be willing to abandon a poor choice. 

Truth here.  Just wish I could rent a bay at Club Champion...tell the guy to take a hike, while I play with all the combo's myself.  

[lrhogfan]

On 11/19/2023 at 11:50 AM, wildcatden said:

 

Based off those parameters, next set of clubs I would suggest is USKG Tour Series 60" with steel shafts. Driver, fairways and hybrid can probably be in the A-Flex area and sub-50g.  Putt with whatever works for them.

 

 

 

 

Definitely looking at the US Kids set as we've been happy with those so far. I also just ordered a demo 7 iron from Flynn Golf - Their LTX series with the KBS 560 shaft. I'll try to update on how we like it once it comes in as I could find very few reviews from that series online.