Poll: Custom Fitted Shafts?

[Midpack]

Do you have them? Are they worth the extra effort, custom clubs or refitting?

My stock clubs are the right flex with mid weight, mid kick point shafts and my height/WTF measure says +0.5, so I'm wondering if it's worth the cost for a full fitting - how far off can I be?

Edited June 15, 2017 by Midpack

[Shindig]

If you're getting new clubs, yes, get fitted for the proper shafts.  Most OEMs won't even charge extra and they want to make sure you're able to hit the clubs you buy properly. 

[Hacker James]

Fittings are not all that expensive, usually around $100 and can usually be done in one session.

[Midpack]

38 minutes ago, Shindig said:

If you're getting new clubs, yes, get fitted for the proper shafts.  Most OEMs won't even charge extra and they want to make sure you're able to hit the clubs you buy properly. 

My mistake! I am sure OEM's want to make sure we have the right flex (what free fitting provides) but I am asking if it's also worth optimizing weight,  kick point, length, torque, etc. (what full on fitting provides).

I don't expect to get much better than a 10-15 index, so I'm not sure it's worth a paid fitting. I am still hitting plenty of bad shots that are all operator error, no club would help those swings significantly.

I don't mind spending money on fitting, but I don't like wasting money or time. And I don't want to do a full fitting just to have them tell me I need a $5,000 set.

Edited June 15, 2017 by Midpack

[Shindig]

16 minutes ago, Midpack said:

I don't mind spending money on fitting, but I don't like wasting money or time. And I don't want to do a full fitting just to have them tell me I need a $5,000 set.

Then don't go somewhere like Max Out Golf.  Something like the demo and fitting team of any major OEM will get you into the right shafts.  And no fitter is going to tell you only the $5000 set if they don't have a financial interest in selling that particular set.  

Does Mizuno's shaft optimizer still exist?  That was a hot thing last time I got a set of irons. 

[Midpack]

29 minutes ago, Shindig said:

Then don't go somewhere like Max Out Golf.  Something like the demo and fitting team of any major OEM will get you into the right shafts.  And no fitter is going to tell you only the $5000 set if they don't have a financial interest in selling that particular set.  

Does Mizuno's shaft optimizer still exist?  That was a hot thing last time I got a set of irons. 

If I go for a fitting, it'll be a PGA Super Store (free?) or Club Champion ($150-350). 

The local Dick's was helpful, but they didn't try to pretend they could offer the degree of fitting Club Champion provides. You get what you pay for....

Edited June 15, 2017 by Midpack

[billchao]

I did a fitting at a Callaway Performance Center last year. We didn't get crazy with the technical details like kick point and torque but TBH it's because I don't care, not that the fitter wasn't knowledgeable. I just wanted to know what shafts I needed that were going to give me the best results.

He had me hit to get a baseline for my numbers and then we tried different shafts, using his knowledge and understanding to guide the process. By the end of the fitting it was pretty obvious what the best shafts for me were and there was a significant difference in launch conditions, too, but YMMV. My stock shafts were a terrible fit for my swing.

[Typhoon92]

On 6/15/2017 at 10:50 PM, billchao said:

I did a fitting at a Callaway Performance Center last year. We didn't get crazy with the technical details like kick point and torque but TBH it's because I don't care, not that the fitter wasn't knowledgeable. I just wanted to know what shafts I needed that were going to give me the best results.

He had me hit to get a baseline for my numbers and then we tried different shafts, using his knowledge and understanding to guide the process. By the end of the fitting it was pretty obvious what the best shafts for me were and there was a significant difference in launch conditions, too, but YMMV. My stock shafts were a terrible fit for my swing.

+1 to Callaway centers....it was funny reading the thread, I was thinking of this place.  we have one in New Hampshire and it's inexpensive to get fit for irons....and they fit for ANY manufacturer.  Also, if u buy you get a percentage back toward purchase and they usually throw u some swag.

 

I've heard nothing but good from the one near me.

 

[MarvChamp]

I'm fortunate to know three professional club builders/fitters. As I have said elsewhere, I'm coming back after a layoff, and I like my clubs. So, we rebuilt my two sets of irons with new shafts and grips, and adjusted driver and FW woods' lengths to fit me and my swing. It was not inexpensive but it's like having two new sets. Had I wanted new clubs, I would have gone to a Mizuno certified fitter. My handicap is still above average (if average is 15, as stated), but scores are coming down. I hope this experience is helpful.  -Marv

[arturo28mx]

Please believe me, 50% of the club is the shaft. For me having the correct shaft is more important than having the correct head.

[WUTiger]

On 6/15/2017 at 2:23 PM, Midpack said:

Are they worth the extra effort, custom clubs or refitting?

Not sure what you mean here. Unless it's an uber-custom shop, the fitting should be free if you buy new irons.

Let's say you get fit for a set of Callaway or Mizuno irons: Unless you get some really exotic shafts or grips, your custom-fit set from the factory shouldn't cost any more than off-the-rack clubs.

I got fitted for a driver last fall, and it works a lot better than the one I self-fitted back in 2013. Also, I reshafted my X20 Tour irons from PX 5.0 flighted to NS Pro 8950GH. I had worked with a local fitter on this, trying out different shafts in a demo-version X20T 6i I had until I found the right shaft.

On 6/15/2017 at 4:54 PM, Midpack said:

The local Dick's was helpful, ...

In summer 2014, Dick's fired some 500 in-store PGA golf pros. The Dick's store golf sections now have people with highly varying degrees of skill in fitting.

Dick's already owns Golf Galaxy. And this spring, Dick's bought Golfsmith. The surviving Golfsmith shops will morph into GGs. Dick's latest plan: embed Galaxy operations as autonomous shops inside their larger Dick's stores. Main cost benefit: one lease rather than two.

[proto]

On 6/15/2017 at 3:23 PM, Midpack said:

Do you have them? Are they worth the extra effort, custom clubs or refitting?

My stock clubs are the right flex with mid weight, mid kick point shafts and my height/WTF measure says +0.5, so I'm wondering if it's worth the cost for a full fitting - how far off can I be?

if your hitting the ball good with what your setup is now and you think its right and know your lie and loft and shafts correct then i wouldn't get fitted. before i got new clubs, i knew i was 2º flat and half inch off the shafts and had px rifles shafts in my clubs. the fitter was like why you have these shafts, and then we start to get into the fitting and after looking at the numbers he realized that i spin the ball was too much and the rpm are way way high that i needed a shaft that will lower the spin rate and he said no i understand why you have those shafts. ended up being 2º half inch off the shaft and ended up with the projectX rifles shafts. so pretty much I've already knew what my settings needed to be at and wat shafts i should be leaning more towards to. 

 

most of the time if your buying new clubs fitting will be free, but if not depends where you go it could be like 60-100 for a fitting

if your able to, try and get fitted off the grass, you will get better testing done and will know how the club is working or the ball off the grass vs mats