custom fitting

[tal10]

Had my first ever custom fit yesterday, but not sure of the results! Any one able to help?

Firstly I was put on a machine which told of my swing speed, spin rates, launch angle and angle of the face through impact.

Then I went to another machine linked up to a club via a cable in which the shaft had 90 sensors in it to translate what I did in the swing. Findings in this where- loaded the club very early, very quick downswing, low launch and caused little variance in the shafts shape throughout the rest of the swing.

I have always been told by my pro that I am a high ball hitter but this fitter told me I hit low with low launch and would need a butt stiff, tip soft shaft.

Does any of this make sense I am baffled as I have never had anything like this done before. Just hoping some of you fitters or golfers with experience in fiiting may be able to help

Thanks

[Chubbs]

Never been fitted before. Where did you get it done? I've always been wary about getting fitted in golf stores bc you can't warm up properly. I would think that you'd want to get fitted after maybe hitting half a bucket of balls or so to get your swing loose, rather than starting out cold. My swing is always funky feeling before getting loose.

[tal10]

Hi Chubbs
Got it done in a golf store in Ireland. Was given plenty of time to warm up and hit balls, it was into a net that thefitting was done. Just very wary cause its all new experience to me, dont want to shell out hundreds on clubs which turn out to be completely wrong.

[tws1098]

From what I have been told, it is best to be able to hit the club in a "real life" situation (on a range). Outside of that I would just go by your feelings about it. If it doesn't seem right, go somewhere else to have another analysis done. I would sooner throw away a little money on a fitting than a lot on bad clubs.

[wmiller]

While the pro says you hit it high, the launch monitor 'should' be more telling in that it provides data that can be examined and compared to a standard if you will.

Did you see any of the launch monitor data? Or are you taking the fitters word? Are his conclusions in line with what you observe during regular play, i.e. do you hit the ball on a high, medium, or low trajectory?

If you don't feel comfortable with the results of the fitting, try somewhere else as recommended by others here. A second opinion is far better than getting clubs improperly fitted to you.