BigEd

Hi all I recently got a Ping G5i Ug-le putter and it seems I pamper the hell out of the thing. It has a insert so I take the head cover off and put it back on everyhole. For some reason, I was playing today and thought to myself this thing is getting to be a really annoying process. Do anyone else do this? And is it recommned that I have my putter head covered when not putting so I don't scruff up my insert? Ed

Gas_can this is a great response, thanks. I'm in St. Louis and I've been looking/contacting professional fitters the past few days. I think this is totally true in my case. Only really prob I have with my irons in the teebox. 2 out of 3 times I hook them... I think its all in my head really. I have the same prob at the range of the mat... I can't hit a damn iron to save my life! I played a quick 9 today and on the 2 par 3's I hooked my irons of the tee but the rest of the day in the fairway and rough I was sticking my irons right on the pin. I have came to a conclusion that if I need to spend an extra few hundred bucks but a fitter who actually listens and helps me, I'm going to do it. Whats a few hundred bux? Maybe a couple rounds... I totally felt uncomfortable with the whole GG situation and embrassed to the point where the ******* made me feel like I shouldn't even be golfing. I guess I need to find a fitter that won't try to give me lessons on the spot, realizes that I'm happy with my current game, and can fit me for my inconsistencies. Never again will I do Walmart bunker fitting and now I will steer all my acquaintences from it. This forum has really helped alot! Ed

Who knows what he was trying to do. And yes, they were near the toe. I think everything was off because I felt clostraphobic hitting in that small cage off a black piece of plastic. The guy really pissed me off. He even said that my club speed in reality isn't 110 MPH because I was swinging too hard in the simulator to see if I could hit my drive farther. When he asked how far my drives were and I said 300 yds, as what registered on the sim., he laughed. I think I'm just going to go to the other Golf Galaxy in my town where my buddy got fitted, forget about this incident, and try there. He said he had good results. This may sounds stupid and conceited but I don't want a damn lesson to change my swing. I'm happy with in and I've been playing awesome all summer. I'm not looking to join the damn tour.The reason why I'm getting new clubs is me and my dad share a set and it has become difficult because we are both playing 2, sometimes 3, times a week. I never thought this process would be so frustrating.

Sorry I just signed up and I didn't edit the handicap thing on my profile. The manager held a black piece of plastic about 1.5 ft over the ball and told me to take my normal swing but it felt really uncomfortable not seeeing what I was swinging at and all the swings were off. When I swung with nothing over the ball blocking my view, marks were consistent. All the marks were consistent just to the right of the center or between the center and the edge of the head. Yes, 1 inch over and 4 deg. upright. He couldn't understand why I couldn't hit the ball without seeing it... the guy was a know-it-all punk IMHO.

I was looking for a new set of clubs and Golf Galaxy has Tm rac OS2's for clearence so I decided to go with them. So I go thru the club fitting test and I'm 6'4" with 38" wrist to floor and my club speed is 109-111 mph which called for 1 up and 4 degree and stiff shaft. So then I started swinging the club and the fitter got all confused and said something wasn't right. I swung on a black mat, which felt awkward, and then they looked at the tape.Then he calls his manager over and I take a few more swings and his manager is confused and said that isn't the right fit for me. The 25 year-old manager then proceeds to tell me to take a lesson with the instore pro. I told him my swing is fine and I have no complaints with my irons... we then basically argued back and forth and eventually I just left the store and told them they lost a sale. I'm not exactly sure what my handicap is but in all my rounds this year I have shot between a 84 thru 90. What do you all think? Should I take a lesson or go get refitted somewhere else?