Comments on: Fit Factors: Club Fitting, Part Two http://thesandtrap.com/columns/bag_drop/fit_factors_club_fitting_part_two Golf News, Reviews, and Commentary Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:24:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://thesandtrap.com/columns/bag_drop/fit_factors_club_fitting_part_two#comment-9048 Ryan Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:01:55 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/fit_factors_club_fitting_part_two/#comment-9048 Could you tell me where and how to find all of the club fitters, both best and not so. Want to compare techniques etc. Could you tell me where and how to find all of the club fitters, both best and not so. Want to compare techniques etc.

]]> By: tartanjack http://thesandtrap.com/columns/bag_drop/fit_factors_club_fitting_part_two#comment-3035 tartanjack Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:36:16 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/fit_factors_club_fitting_part_two/#comment-3035 Frank Thomas, the former technical director for the USGA and the guy who invented graphite shafts, says yes... shorter drivers, in particular, would better suit most players. Because they're easier to control, accuracy is much improved at a relatively small cost in distance. But blanket statements like this may not apply to you. Again, that's why getting fit by somebody who knows what they're doing is so important. Frank Thomas, the former technical director for the USGA and the guy who invented graphite shafts, says yes... shorter drivers, in particular, would better suit most players. Because they're easier to control, accuracy is much improved at a relatively small cost in distance.

But blanket statements like this may not apply to you. Again, that's why getting fit by somebody who knows what they're doing is so important.

]]> By: bill http://thesandtrap.com/columns/bag_drop/fit_factors_club_fitting_part_two#comment-3034 bill Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:21:34 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/fit_factors_club_fitting_part_two/#comment-3034 is it smarter to have a shorter club versus a longer club for better performance results, overall? is it smarter to have a shorter club versus a longer club for better performance results, overall?

]]> By: Fit Factors: Club Fitting, Part One | The Sand Trap http://thesandtrap.com/columns/bag_drop/fit_factors_club_fitting_part_two#comment-3036 Fit Factors: Club Fitting, Part One | The Sand Trap Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:10:07 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/fit_factors_club_fitting_part_two/#comment-3036 No two golfers or golf swings are identical. Thus buying clubs off the rack with standard specifications is something of a crapshoot. If you've never had clubs fitted, here's what you should be looking at. No two golfers or golf swings are identical. Thus buying clubs off the rack with standard specifications is something of a crapshoot. If you've never had clubs fitted, here's what you should be looking at.

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