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I went to the mizuno fitting today, it seemed there wasn't much to it. The guy put tape on the club, I made a few siwngs and he said 2 degrees upright. Then he said bump up your grip to a medium and based ont the chart you need to add 1/2 inch.

Maybe I expected more like a lauch monitor or somthing. Has anyone had this feeling from a test. Its my first time and I have read so much how great it is to be fitted. Maybe he is just a pro and can tell me what I need in 5 minuites or should I pay the $100 somewhere like cool clubs for all the hi tec stuff........any thoughts?/

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What you speak of is not that uncommon from what I have seen. Just remember that there are many different types of "fittings". One, basic, like you apparently had, will get most in the ball park I suspect. I am actually looking to do the same myself as I have not had my length or lie adjusted in several years. I am 2" overlength and 2 degrees upright. Always wondering about that though and another fitting is high on my to do list. There are far more advanced fittings out there too. I contacted Fuzion Golf just the other day. Some $200-400 depending on which fitting you choose. This is the high tech route for sure. Check out their website. Expensive, but impressive. Frankly, I am just not good enough to justify this kind of fitting. I am actually looking for something like you just had done. Different strokes for different folks.

Fuzion Golf website....

http://www.fuziongolf.com/




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microcrayfish Dedicated Member

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That is a pretty half ass club fitting but it's not uncommon. I've been around at the driving range when people who just bought a new set were getting "fitted" and that's basically what it entailed. A proper fitting should have looked at your preferred ball flight, swing speed, swing tempo etc. to fit you for the right shaft. You usually don't get that with the OEM reps though.

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It sounds like the fitting was pretty much for length, lie angle, and grip size. Did you do anything with shafts? I don't think you really need to go high tech to get the right shaft since all they would do is give you suggestions. What you need to do is hit the same club with different shafts and see which one fits you best. I think it is more of a personal decision and should be made based on what you feel most comfortable with. I got some irons last year and did basically what you did, but then I spent several different days hitting the demo club with different shafts until I found the best one for me. If the club you were hitting was fine with the shaft that was in it, you are done.

I will judge my rounds much more by the quality of my best shots than the acceptability of my worse ones.


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I totally agree with everyone, especially GoBlue. The basics are done, now just figure the shaft you need. One thing to consider is to have a couple similar fittings just to see if there is a constant. I have one like yours, but they missed my 1" over. At the Mizuno Demo Day I went to, the rep caught that. When he handed me the 1" over club he told me to ignore the shaft, and club head. I took a couple swings that had consistant results. All 4 shots went to the same place, withing a couple yards.

Then he told me to address the ball, but don't swing. He walked around me and just pushed on my back a little bit. I had better balance with the longer club. The whole thing was repeated with the 1/2" over club. Things got erractic because I was off balance and felt it.

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I totally agree with everyone, especially GoBlue. The basics are done, now just figure the shaft you need. One thing to consider is to have a couple similar fittings just to see if there is a constant. I have one like yours, but they missed my 1" over. At the Mizuno Demo Day I went to, the rep caught that. When he handed me the 1" over club he told me to ignore the shaft, and club head. I took a couple swings that had consistant results. All 4 shots went to the same place, withing a couple yards.

I agree!

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thanks for the input, I figured got what I needed. I will check out anathor demo day when it at a driving range and check out ball filght

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