Driver shaft fitting

[cruzthepug]

I've been thinking about being fitted for a new shaft for my driver. My stats have improved since getting the new Ping G20 but I thought they could improve more, I'll change shafts from the stock Ping shaft. I looked at some of the online fitting guides and they seem hit or miss. SK Fiber's offices are basically across the street from where I work so I talked to them yesterday and they don't do personal fitting but he gave me a name of a guy the works part time at Dick's to go see.

1) Is it worth the cost to be fitted for a driver shaft?

2) Think I can trust going to Dick's or should I look else where?

[bassplayer7770]

SK Fiber recommended a guy from Dick's?  Do you have any other info about him?  Could you talk to him to see what you'd get for your money?  There are some launch monitors such as http://www.flightscope.com/ that are very sophisticated and measure shaft droop, the angle of the club face at impact, etc.  Of course, that takes time, and not every fitter goes to that extent when fitting their customers.

[cruzthepug]

I went by Dick's this afternoon and talked to the guy SK told me about. It appears to me that he does club fitting/building on the side at home but works at dick's part time. I didn't have my driver with me today but he took some static measurments, quized me about ball flight etc., then hit about 1/2 dozen balls on the launch monitor with a Burner driver. He said he was mainly looking at club head speed. I'm going back Wednesday with my drivers to get the final numbers.

Talking with him he seems to know what he's talking about and since SK recommended him, I'll give him a chance.

[cruzthepug]

The stock shaft in my G20 ended up actually being too stiff for me. After checking club head speed, lauch angle, spin rates, etc.. and then checking the CPM on the stock shaft, it's too stiff, actually closer to x-stiff than stiff. I'm going to try a SK Fiber Helium shaft, trimmed and pured to match my swing. All of this for $60. For that, It's worth a try to see if improves any. If I don't like it, he'll refund my money and charge me $20 to put my stock shaft back in. Pick it up this afternoon.

[bassplayer7770]

That sounds great, and I have the feeling the new shaft will be an improvement for you.  Keep us posted!

[cruzthepug]

Picked it up this afternoon. 7am tee time in the morning

[cruzthepug]

Love the new shaft. Only missed 2 fairways and even picked up a few yards. Shot my lowest round of the year, 78. Granted it was on a short 6000 yds course with a slope of 109, but still a good score. Of course, one of the fairways I missed (pulled left) was on 18 with 10 holes carrying. Got behind a tree and had to lay up short of the green and ended up making bogie. Good thing I had won most of the holes on the front and had some trash marks or it would have been costly.

[cruzthepug]

Shot 79 today on my home course where my previous low was 83 this year. Sure is nice playing from the fairway

[bassplayer7770]

Wow, it's great to see you're getting immediate results. Congrats!