Club Fitters

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Golf Galaxy has good to excellent club-fitters.

GG stores often have people who have been to the Roger Maltby club fitting training, or some of the manufacturers' training sessions.

Also, GG stores normally have golf pros on staff, and they fit clubs too. This works well if you can take a couple of lessons, stabilize your swing, and then get fitted for clubs which support your improved stroke.

If you have an extremely unstable swing, club-fitting won't help your all that much. Reason: You swing differently for each round of golf.

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Check out Henry Griffitts, they have been at it for a very long time.

http://www.henry-griffitts.com/

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Where are you from in the midwest?

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So I've never been fitted before but I just had a friend, who works at a country club, order me a set of irons.

Will anyone fit me although I did not purchase the irons from them? I just didn't know how this worked. What should I expect to pay?

Thanks and sorry for intruding on the thread.

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Anyone have an opinion on Hot Stix?

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I went to HotStix in Scottsdale about 1 year ago and did the 'whole 9 yards'; I believe they call it "Game Fitting".... about a 3-4 hour process; $695 as I recall.. I Spent an embarressing amount of money... my rationale was, I'm here, I'm paying the experts, I should follow their advice and play what they recommend. 12 Months later, I still have the Driver I bought, 3 wood, and 2 Wedges in my bag and am happy with those. They also adjusted the lie on my putter more upright, which I also like. Completely messed up on the Irons; I had my TaylorMade Irons that I was playing at the time, reshafted to their recommended specs (and SST/Pured) and was not happy at all with the way the shaft played, I also bought a hybrid with custom shaft which I have ditched at this point.

Note: this is just my experience with one club-fitter at HotStix, I know they have a very good reputation; That is why I went there.. I was looking to be 'fit like the pros'......Anyway, Looking back, I don't think I got a premium fitting experience really... probably could have gotten as much personal/custom attention from lower priced options. Also, they put me into some expensive clubs (e.g. Tour Edge Exotics) with very expensive custom shafts... I almost feel like the fitter was on commission and recommended the most expensive stuff they had to offer. Felt a bit like a pidgeon after it was over and the clubs were not magic. Money would have been better spent on Lessons, but I am an equipment junkie... I'm living proof you cannot buy a golf swing. I will say you can go there, get their recommendations and then buy the clubs with the specs they recommend somewhere else if you want and probably save some bucks. Again, this is just my experience, but I would likely not do it again.

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great post. that pretty much sums it up in my opinion

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I was fitted at PING in Phoenix. They will fit you for your putter to your driver for $0 dollars. The staff was great and I even got to meet John Solheim while I was there. I needed my lies adjusted and new grips for my irons. I had all my irons back the next day, all cleaned up, repainted and adjusted for a VERY low price
Living in Metro Phoenix has it's perks. If anyone has the chance check them out, do it. They will treat you right.

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+1 for Ping BUT I've also had a good experience with a putter fitting at Hot Stix

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Go to this website and search for certified professional fitters in your state. Just scroll down a few pages on the below link till you see the maps, then select your geographical area, then select your state. These guys are true "pros" at what they do.

http://www.clubfitter.org/html/certi...r_locator.html

Here is the "Midwest" search I found...

http://www.clubfitter.org/html/midwest.html




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Certainly a good place to start but I already see a few very high quality clubfitters missing from that list. Problem with finding a certified clubfitter is...who certified them...really it's not that hard to get a certification from a component or shaft manufacturer. So you're pretty much left with what you are doing already, ask in forums, golf shops, etc.