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So I'm a fairly new golfer and I'm slowly trending down on my hcp that'll hopefully drop to the 20's till the end of the season. I got an old Nike set of irons, 2 titleist wedges and a dunlop wedge and a Nike SQ driver and 3 wood. I read about all those benefits of getting fitted but I was wondering if it is even worthwhile as I am working on, and changing, my swing from month to month... ? 

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1 hour ago, Killa said:

So I'm a fairly new golfer and I'm slowly trending down on my hcp that'll hopefully drop to the 20's till the end of the season. I got an old Nike set of irons, 2 titleist wedges and a dunlop wedge and a Nike SQ driver and 3 wood. I read about all those benefits of getting fitted but I was wondering if it is even worthwhile as I am working on, and changing, my swing from month to month... ? 

In my opinion, the very first thing to invest in is lessons.  I think average hackers have their priorities all wrong.  They like to buy stuff but they don't get lessons.  I was at a course a few months ago, and I noticed the guy next to me had the exact same driver I had so I struck up a conversation and he said he had ordered the newest model, which cost north of $300.  He couldn't hit his current driver worth a crap but he was buying a brand new one.  What a waste of time.  I know the old one is a good driver because I have one. 

As for getting fitted, I got fitted about a year ago, and since I am about average size, 5-8, 150 lbs, I wound up with clubs that were just about what I would have gotten off the rack.  It didn't cost me any more than the off the rack price, because they threw in the fitting for free if I bought the clubs. 

I guess I'm just being a curmudgeon this morning, but I am a firm believer: it's not the clubs, it's the swing.  Go get some lessons and ask your pro if you should get fitted.  That would be my advice. 

 

 

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11 hours ago, Marty2019 said:
13 hours ago, Killa said:

... I read about all those benefits of getting fitted but I was wondering if it is even worthwhile as I am working on, and changing, my swing from month to month... ? 

In my opinion, the very first thing to invest in is lessons.  I think average hackers have their priorities all wrong.  They like to buy stuff but they don't get lessons.

I would say get some lessons to stabilize your swing. If you practice afterward, a good pro can take you further in two half-hour lessons than you can get hit-and-miss in an entire season. Plus, lessons can steer you away from bad habits.

Once you decide to replace your clubs, get a fitting. You want to get clubs that won't hurt your swing.  If clubs are too heavy, or the lie angle is wrong for you, this hurts your swing and your score.

I differ somewhat from Marty: I find that {swing + correct clubs} --> Good Golf

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