Are high end fittings worth it?

[upanddown]

I'm talking about places like Club Champion, True Spec that have exotic shafts, spine aligning etc vs going to a PGA Superstore, Golf Galaxy.  Thanks..

[ShortGolfer]

I think the less you know about your swing the more useful they are.

I remember a fitter telling a lady her swing wasn't ready yet for a fitting, but he spent an hour working with her anyway.

 

A good fitter will observe your swing and not just go by Trackman numbers.

 

If you are a good golfer the there is a less a good fitter can do to help you.

[RCGA]

Wake me up when I can hit the clubs off real grass. 

 

Forgiving mats, indoor swing syndrome, spin numbers off turf. Hitting on a sim may be uncomfortable for some and a blessing for others. 

 

Beyond that you're just demoing clubs with some general length/loft/lie/weight/flex considerations.

[goaliedad30]

3 minutes ago, RCGA said:

Wake me up when I can hit the clubs off real grass. 

 

Forgiving mats, indoor swing syndrome, spin numbers off turf. Hitting on a sim may be uncomfortable for some and a blessing for others. 

 

Beyond that you're just demoing clubs with some general length/loft/lie/weight/flex considerations.

 

Our club holds our fitting days on the practice range, so you get real grass, can see the ball, and you can use the Trackman numbers as well.

 

Every major manufacturer does at least one each year, and many do two. Titleist also offers ball fitting at their day(s).

[T_Golf_23]

Do not do it. 
 

search any of the threads on club champion. The adaptors alone add 2.5 SW points. 
 

then you are only hitting a 6 or 7 iron at most places. With blended irons sets today, this tells you nothing. 
 

You want a great suggestion, go to a store that has used club set for sale. His those used sets in a bay. The places don’t usually care. Try all the clubs in the set. Start learning what you like and don’t like. Try different shafts. They always have a ton of used drivers there as well. Bonus is, if you find a set you love, you can buy the actual set or driver set up. 
 

my favorite idea is to buy tons of stuff off your fellow WRX’r and try it out. 
 

I was fitted at club champion, and two other top 100 fitters years ago. Before I found WRX. I think back to a day when the UPS guy and I were not on a first name basis. 
 

Clubs Champion was fine at the time, I had no idea what I was doing, so I anyone would have helped. But my favorite sets are from experimenting on WRX. And by the way, and two favorite sets of irons, Nike forged combos and Adam’s CMBs are as good or better than most stuff today. The Adams CMB are on par with my ping i230. 
 

I think those sets together cost me a 1/4 of what new sets cost today. 
 

but I will tell you, to really experiment, you need access to a good driving range and a good course you can mess around on…. So there is that. 
 

At the same time, club champion seems to be giving away fittings…. Just do not buy anything from them if you go…. Search those threads as well. 

[upanddown]

1 hour ago, T_Golf_23 said:

 

You want a great suggestion, go to a store that has used club set for sale. His those used sets in a bay. The places don’t usually care. Try all the clubs in the set. Start learning what you like and don’t like. Try different shafts. They always have a ton of used drivers there as well. Bonus is, if you find a set you love, you can buy the actual set or driver set up. 
 

Love this idea!   I'm also really skeptical of the spin rates off of mats.  

[BogeyLJA]

I agree with an above poster, most places you only hit a 6 or maybe 7 iron, not a fan. This is golf wrx, you gotta buy like 3 sets with different shafts for on course trials.  

[JetSpeed79]

3 hours ago, goaliedad30 said:

 

Our club holds our fitting days on the practice range, so you get real grass, can see the ball, and you can use the Trackman numbers as well.

 

Every major manufacturer does at least one each year, and many do two. Titleist also offers ball fitting at their day(s).

This is the way. 

[mktrout]

good fitter, yes. club champion, no.

[Nickb333]

Long ago I bought a Kingdom fitting, clubs and brief lesson from Jim Flick at a college fundraising auction. I definitely had some buyers remorse… until I got there. What a great experience. Mr. Flick didn’t even laugh at my swing! 
 

Not sure I’d do it again unless my swing gets a lot more consistent. Certainly a great once in a lifetime experience regardless. 
 

 

[T_Golf_23]

5 hours ago, BogeyLJA said:

I agree with an above poster, most places you only hit a 6 or maybe 7 iron, not a fan. This is golf wrx, you gotta buy like 3 sets with different shafts for on course trials.  

You do mean three sets a week, yes??

[Golfinfloridaafter40]

10 hours ago, upanddown said:

I'm talking about places like Club Champion, True Spec that have exotic shafts, spine aligning etc vs going to a PGA Superstore, Golf Galaxy.  Thanks..

CC - NO!!! Stay away

True Spec - Yes depending on the fitter

 

Getting the correct shafts matter more than anything else in golf - Just my opinion

Spine Aligning and Puring have been proven to be worthless if you have "premium" shafts.

 

I prefer DTC like Sub 70 over Chain Retailers, but PGA SS does have the playability option which is nice if you like changing your mind over and over again.

 

The answer to all of this depends on your budget, your ability level, your goals, etc. 

Edited March 30 by Golfinfloridaafter40

[20footputt]

No I spent 2+ hours at pxg getting fit for irons. They checked all lofts lies and swing weights were correct when the order arrived and they didn’t work on the course at all.  Low launch and not enough spin. I hit my off the shelf ping i230 with shafts I guessed on based on feel and flight a ton better 

[LPSISCO]

As a 10 handicap, I really don’t think it would help me at all - I’d like to say today’s swing won’t be tomorrow’s swing, but that’s being kind. My swing changes from hole to hole.

[TheSphynx]

A friend got fit by club champion today. they charged him $3200 for 6-p in mizuno 245 and three sm10 vokeys all with a shaft that is zero upcharge from mizuno and titleist 😂😂😂

 

my dude got fleeeeeeeeeeeced

Edited March 30 by TheSphynx

[upanddown]

50 minutes ago, LPSISCO said:

As a 10 handicap, I really don’t think it would help me at all - I’d like to say today’s swing won’t be tomorrow’s swing, but that’s being kind. My swing changes from hole to hole.

As another 10 I can relate.. I know they say your swing doesn't change much but I can go from steep to shallow pretty easily depending on the what I'm working on.  I'll probably start with a lesson or two and then do my club's fitting (on the course) as goaliedad30 mentioned.

[T_Golf_23]

16 minutes ago, TheSphynx said:

A friend got fit by club champion today. they charged him $3200 for 6-p in mizuno 245 and three sm10 vokeys all with a shaft that is zero upcharge from mizuno and titleist 😂😂😂

 

my dude got fleeeeeeeeeeeced

But the build quality…….. ridiculous  

 

Can’t stand those guys….. 

[TheSphynx]

3 hours ago, T_Golf_23 said:

But the build quality…….. ridiculous  

 

Can’t stand those guys….. 

don’t forget lifetime loft and lie adjustments😂

[bvmagic]

I did a club champion fitting during one of their specials with no intention of buying from them.  Just went to use the launch monitor and try out the latest and greatest.  One thing if I could have a do-over is spend my swings wisely, I got tired before I was able to try out other clubs.  Would rather have sampled more variety of drivers.