Club fitting...is it worth doing for cheapo basic clubs?

[mailman]

All,

Went and had a golf MOT at the local pro-shop and they suggested changing my clubs by 2 degrees. The question is, is it worth doing when my clubs are beginner woggo wilson clubs that cost £150?

Will it make any difference to my game?

Regards

Mailman

[cooke119]

Probably not. Your money may be better spent on a new set of irons. How long have you been playing?

[WalkTheCourse]

Agreed. I would wait to get a full club fitting when a couple of things happen...

A) You gain a bit more experience and can actually perceive a benefit from fitted clubs
B) You can afford an "investment" set of clubs...

My cheap set of clubs is regripped to Midsize, because my hands are just too small for regular grips. But a full fitting seems a bit much for a 28 handicapper. It's even too much for me at 20.

[Audaxi]

I'm a single digit handicap buying new irons, and even I won't purchase anything beyond the basic free fitting. This will give me the correct shaft, lie angle, and length. Grips are easy to change if you feel yours are too large or small, and loft is something I don't feel like messing with when it works. 2*, however, is a fairly big change to a lie angle, and could mean you also have either too long/too short of shafts. You might want to think about getting a fitting for lie, length, and shaft and buy yourself a new set of irons if your new clubs are hard to hit consistently for you. However, the most important thing is that you make sure that your clubs work for you, and if they do work the way you like with the current setup of them, I see no reason to change it.

[mailman]

Thanks guys...Im actually hitting the ball quite nicely, I reckon so Ill just ignore this and wait to get my next set of clubs fitted "properly". As Ive only been playing since April this year thats probably a good few years away.

Once again, thanks for your guys advice.

Regards

Mailman

[rustyredcab]

Originally Posted by Audaxi

I'm a single digit handicap buying new irons, and even I won't purchase anything beyond the basic free fitting. This will give me the correct shaft, lie angle, and length. Grips are easy to change if you feel yours are too large or small, and loft is something I don't feel like messing with when it works. 2*, however, is a fairly big change to a lie angle, and could mean you also have either too long/too short of shafts. You might want to think about getting a fitting for lie, length, and shaft and buy yourself a new set of irons if your new clubs are hard to hit consistently for you. However, the most important thing is that you make sure that your clubs work for you, and if they do work the way you like with the current setup of them, I see no reason to change it.

I agree with Audaxi.

To the OP: I don't know what an "MOT" is but I do know that if your clubs do not fit your INTENDED swing, you will learn compensations to correct the ball flight and may never have the swing you intend. Having the correct lie and length (and to  lesser degree shaft) allows you to learn a correct swing -- regardless of the quality of the clubs.

To say that high handicappers should wait until they are better golfers to get fit for clubs, is like saying runners don't need shoes that fit until they successfully run a good time at a 10K.

Don't wait. Get the lie changed to fit you.

Now, if an "MOT" is a dynamic fitting where they look at your current swing to determine your lie and length, then I say do not use that fitting unless you are happy with the current swing. Instead, get a fitting based on your body measurements so that a correct/desired swing is rewarded, not your current swing.

[Reg5000]

Originally Posted by rustyredcab

I agree with Audaxi.

To the OP: I don't know what an "MOT" is but I do know that if your clubs do not fit your INTENDED swing, you will learn compensations to correct the ball flight and may never have the swing you intend. Having the correct lie and length (and to  lesser degree shaft) allows you to learn a correct swing -- regardless of the quality of the clubs.

To say that high handicappers should wait until they are better golfers to get fit for clubs, is like saying runners don't need shoes that fit until they successfully run a good time at a 10K.

Don't wait. Get the lie changed to fit you.

Now, if an "MOT" is a dynamic fitting where they look at your current swing to determine your lie and length, then I say do not use that fitting unless you are happy with the current swing. Instead, get a fitting based on your body measurements so that a correct/desired swing is rewarded, not your current swing.

I do agree with what rusty is saying here aswell.  If you feel like you need the 2 degrees to your club then change it because practicing golf when you arent comfortable with your clubs only leads to bad habits