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I am not particularly tall, about 5'9" in shoes.  However I have fairly long arms, In a basketball camp my wingspan was a little over 6'1".  Is that enough to warrant going to a shorter club shaft length?

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At those measurements, you might need shorter clubs. Do the standard wrist to floor measurements for now.

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And what measurement would indicate I might need shorter clubs?

6'1" wingspan with 5'9" height.

Unless, your shoulders are so wide they take up most of the 4" difference. It sounds like your arms will be approximately an inch or two longer than the usual person. I would highly recommend that you get fit for your clubs.

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Ping has an easy to use website to get an idea. I would bet you need a flatter lie for sure.

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I am currently between 5' 9" and 5' 10", with a 6' 3" wingspan, and I use standard length clubs (though I do believe I cut my driver to 44" or 43.5" when I reshafted it)  without issue after being fitted for them. I would say you shouldn't have to shorten your clubs unless you're noticing problems with your current ones. A good test could be gripping down on your current clubs and seeing if that is an improvement for you.

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I am not particularly tall, about 5'9" in shoes.  However I have fairly long arms, In a basketball camp my wingspan was a little over 6'1".  Is that enough to warrant going to a shorter club shaft length?

thanks,

LordHobo

Quick and easy way to get a general idea

http://www.ping.com/fitting/nflightweb.aspx

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Caution from the Golfworks clubmaking instructors: Don't use wrist-to-floor measurements for anything but a starting point.

Wrist-to-floor does not take into account your stance posture, or your swing motion characteristics.

Get a fitting to determine shaft length and lie angle. You need a fitting that uses lie board to determine where on the sole you make contact with the turf,  and (clubface) impact stickers to see where on the clubface you make contact.

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