Giving wife my R9 when the R11 comes out....should I have it altered to fit her or let her play with it as is?

Originally Posted by Camo

I was going to give the wife ( who also happens to be 5'9" to my 6'3" ) my old burner irons until I read Maltbys word on irons

http://www.ralphmaltby.com/96 and I decided to get her a set of womens clubs since what she has now is mens hand me downs.

I look at it this way, the more she enjoys the game the more I enjoy the game, and that is worth the price of admission.

not sure how Maltbys concepts relate to drivers, but at a bare minimum i would have the correct shaft put on the R9 for her.

oh and ,  when is the R11 due out ?  I to am eager to give it a go.

Originally Posted by rckwd

When the R9's came out I bought a SuperTri and give her my 07' Burner. Although she hits it fairly well she seems to hit the shorter fairway woods better. I would like the opinion of those that has handed down clubs to the misses or the fitters out there. I am 6ft and she is 5'-9.5" (with a 85mph swing speed). I would like her to be able to get the most out of the driver so I dont know if I should do like I did with the Burner and just give it to her and say here hun....do your best with what I give you or have a pro shop fit it for her. When I bought my R9 irons we carried in my old irons into Golfsmith and she hit those pretty well and they only recommended I put in a "R" flex to replace the "S" shaft I had in them. My SuperTri has a "S" shaft already in it....should this be fine for her?

Thanks for your input

Tim