Golfsmith Fitting vs. Golf Galaxy Fitting - Page 2

Around me at least Golfsmith's simulator is run off of a real launch monitor. For driver at least it's pretty important to know spin #'s as well as launch and ball speed. The combo of launch and spin makes or breaks it with driver. Also, although they are both box stores, Golfsmith seems to at least try to hire people who know anything about golf. The Galaxy is a bunch of sales associates. Again, that's just my experience.

I don't buy anything at Golf Galaxy that I need any specific help with. I was there the other day, and the picture on the simulator said I washitting the ball one direction, and the salesman said it was going the other direction. I've found they really don't know what they are talking about. I'll go there to look, but if I want to buy something, I buy from my home course, or drive to Golf USA in Greensboro,NC.

I actually shop at the local Galaxy.  There's two guys there that I'd let guide me and help any day.  Anyone else I've not been happy with even a little bit.

and yes - they have a good monitor, but they also have the simulator bays - on my last driver purchase, I told one of my guys that I wasn't believing the output in the sim bay.  He agreed and took me immediately to the bay with the better launch monitor - I think we should have started there.

In the end, it really depends on the specific staff at the specific store. 

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Find out where the best players in your area go for clubfitting - head (for irons, hybrids and wedges - offset, or not - blade or game improvement),  for drivers (launch angle, back spin and side spin), shaft (bend point, torque, weight, launch and spin

), LIES {by far the most important for irons, wedges and short irons (very, very, important) hybrids, even putters}, shafts {material (steel or graphite), bend point, weight, and launch}, bounce (short irons and wedges especially)}, and grip sizes.  In my area, New Orleans, the best amateurs and even the pros flock to James Leitz, PGA and top 100 Teacher and clubfitter.

A few years ago I went to Golfsmith having already decided to buy Ping G15 irons (I had tried a friends and really liked them). The guy at Golfsmith was very helpful and I had a good experience. As stated above it is more about the fitter then the location. But I did like Golfsmith, versus the Dick's by me, because unlike Dick's you can hit on a launch monitor into a net. We went through the normal static fitting first, then hit on the strike board to determine the lie, then to the launch monitor for shaft selection. They ordered my Pings (blue dot, graphite shafts) and I had them in about two weeks. The irons work just fine for me, I'm very happy with them. When I purchase new irons I'll go back to Golfsmith.

Never tried GG because there isn't one by me.