Wow does fitting make a difference

[jayph]

Heres my story

I had two drivers and both of them had the same problem a ball that went higher than it did far. I always bought my clubs based on sales and brands but recently had been told about fitting. Boy do I feel dumb for wasting all that money before not getting fit.

I decided to go out to the local golf store as the calllaway fit van was there. I got on there launch monitor which they assured me was the same stuff they fit the pros with. Heres the numbers

My Drivers
Taylormade Burner Draw 10.5* stock factory 50gram shaft
Ball speed 150 Avg
launch angle - 17*
Ball spin 5200 RPM

Titleist D1 9.5* with a Graphite desighn YS-6+
Ball speed 151 Avg
Launch angle - 18*
Ball spin 5800 RPM

So as you can see those numbers are far from ideal. After trying all there callaway heads and aftermarket shafts we came up with the following combo.
Callaway FT-IQ 9* with Graphalloy pro launch red
Ball speed 159 Avg
Launch angle 12*
Ball spin 3200 RPM

The Diamana blueboard was slightly better numbers wise but not enough of a diference to justify the big increase in price. They really liked my ball speed.

I kept hitting my drivers throughout the process and the above numbers were a average of numerous hits. I can't wait to get out and see the real world performance as seeing the launch angle and spin come down has already built confidence. The FT-9 head was similar to the burner numbers and the Diablo was the worst at 6000 RPM but they didn't have the ablity to change shafts on the Diablo.

Next step Irons

[buttuh]

Obviously the numbers with the FT iQ looks to be the best. Launch angle could be a little higher. Either go with a 10* head or try teeing the ball up higher and hit it on the way up. 5K+ spin rate for the other 2 are astronomically high