MOI fitting and all the choices...

[kriholsjo]

I'm in the proces of getting my (8-club / "minimalist" - hate that word) set MOI fitted and that proces has surprised me (in the best possible way). My club maker has set up a path to getting a better set for me, that begins with me finding a swing feel that I like and the re-creating that feel in all other irons, based on the MOI of my preferred iron (which is my number 5). His path is pretty simple:

1. Based on a static fitting and a thorough club-measuring session, we got an overview of just how, ahem, varied my club makeup is, when it comes to both length, swing weights and MOI values
2. Currently,  I am visiting my driving range and hitting that preferred iron while adding lead tape to see what feel I like the best. The aim is to get the club as heavy as possible without hurting my swing, the ball flight, consistency or length. 
3. I will go to my club maker in a couple of weeks and have him MOI-match all the club, including shortening shafts etc. to match my static data.
4. When I have played a while with the clubs and gotten a good fell for the new set, we will the make the necessary/needed changes to loft and lie, to give me an iron selection, that is evenly spaced out.

I needed that, after confusing my self last season with my purchases... Carrying my head under my arms, last year I bought a Cobra King F6 Baffler and a few months later a 7/8 wood in the same series. Then I swithced my attention to my short game and bought the Cleveland Smart Sole 2.0 S and C. That means I have a driver, a 3 wood, 4 wood, 7/8 Wood, 3 iron, 5-S iron, Chipper and GI sand wedge - and a putter. Of different brands, lengths, weights, grips and so on.

Now that all my irons are in play during the fitting proces, it scares me to see that I hit my 3 iron better than my 7/8 wood, and that my 5 iron is challenging the wood too. Thing is, I am still using a beginner set (a skymax) that seems to work really well, even if the shaft lengths are off (my 3-iron is 40.25, which is at least .75 too much). It has neither bells nor whistles but is just a solid iron head, tons of cavity back and forgiveness.

My observations so far:

• Lead tape is sooooooo much fun to play around with on alle the clubs. And it makes such a differnce.
• Had I just looked at swing weights, I would have never dared to use as much lead tape as I'm doing right now. But focusing
• Longer shafts hurt my swing less than clubs that are too light. My 3 wood has gone from being a joke to being the love of my bag in a few range sessions, simply because i t weighs more. On the other hand it is ugly as sin right now, with all the lead on the head. But oh my god, from a low tee, that thing goes and goes
• Ignoring the industry standard focus on shaft flex and swing weight is giving me much food for thought - and a way to focus on what is actually helping me. And using MOI (which is science/physics based) gives me a sense of security that my irons will work in the same way, once the changes are complete, rather than feel the same way. I know that that is putting it too simply, but I have no other words to explain the differences in approach...

The things I'm currently wondering are: If my 3 wood is about as far as my driver (and much more controllable) why not just finish the season using that 3 wood - or get myself a  mini driver/2 wood? If I keep a driver in my bag, should I complement that with the baffler 4 Wood? Should I go 3i, 5i, 7i, 9i, C and S or maybe 2i, 4i, 6i, 8, C and S - and if the latter is a good idea, should I get myself a couple of utility/driving irons for the 2i and 4i positions in the bag?

Feel free to chime in, guys - your thoughts are very appreciated  And  so sorry for any spelling/typo mistakes. My (and my PC's) mothertongue is Danish, and I'm not sure I've caught all the auto-corrects...

And, before anyones asks: Hcp 23.1, aggresive but short swing, my height is 6 foot something and 38+ wrist-to-floor.

[arturo28mx]

I'm just a mid handicapper, but for me MOI fitting is way much better than swingweight ftting of clubs. For me produces much more consistent swings.

[Buckeyebowman]

So glad to hear you are discovering things about your swing, your clubs, club making, and how they all interrelate.

And don't worry too much about the spellcheck. You are perfectly understandable. I have spelled a word perfectly (grade school spelling champ) and still gotten the jagged red line underneath it! I find myself wondering how "they" would have spelled it!

[kriholsjo]

7 hours ago, arturo28mx said:

I'm just a mid handicapper, but for me MOI fitting is way much better than swingweight ftting of clubs. For me produces much more consistent swings.

Exactly. Just out of curiosity (if you want to share, that is...): What MOI value did you settle on?