Titleist Ball Fitting

[M2R]

I had a free Titleist ball fitting yesterday at the facility where I practice. It was done outside off grass hitting Pro V1 RCT balls into a net with Trackman behind capturing data.

Apparently for more advanced fittings I would hit the different balls but for this free type fitting everything is referenced off the Pro V1. Tech said characteristics of Pro V1 are well known and relationships to other balls are predictable and generally accurate. 

It consisted of hitting a handful of shots with different clubs beginning with 60-yard SW and working up through driver, skipping a couple clubs between, for example PW to 7i.

I had used the online tool, and it had suggested Pro V1 was the best ball, this algorithm was recommending the same until I got to driver. When we did get to driver, I commented to the tech person that it was one of the clubs I did not know how to hit yet, to which they said not a problem.

However, based on how I hit the driver the recommendation flipped from Pro V1 to Pro V1x, which I sort of have an issue with. That being the whole concept of getting fitted for a swing I know is flawed and I am actively working on improving. Specifically, that my angle of attack with the driver can be -3 to -5 down according to my R10. The Trackman had me at -3.5 down, combined with 2500 RPM spin and the algorithm wanted to get me into a more spinney ball than the Pro V1 to help with apex height.

I found it terribly disconcerting hitting into a net with not much feedback or transparency as to what the results were. Which could be fair as the information they did share wasn't in a form I am familiar with. The dispersion charts were about spin, apex, and landing angle and not distance and direction. Maybe I should have been more active in requesting feedback.

The final outcome was that either the V1 or the V1x would be a fit and it would come down to if I had a preference based on shots around the green or some other specific area where one seemed clearly better.

Overall, I am ambivalent to the experience. I was excited when the tech said they would email me all this information so I could review it and waved their hand at the tablet. However, all they emailed me was a page saying Pro V1x was the recommended ball with a link to buy some for $68/dozen. Excitement turned to disappointment.

There was a good bit of interest in the fitting though, three people wanting to get involved came up to the tent while I was there. I would be hesitant to do any fittings again until I felt I had a more stable and viable swing. Which is another whole story I suppose.