Getting fitted Friday what to expect

[Bungiex88]

Going Friday to buy my first new irons. Never actually got fitted for clubs before. This will be my first new set of clubs ever. Still working of the $50 pawnshop clubs I got when I was 12 I am no 30. How’s the process go and about how long does this take. Should I take my old clubs so they can see what I have been using before or don’t they care about that. 

[chilepepper]

Take an old club 6 or 7 iron. Hopefully you have an idea of your distances and can compare to the new ones and any gains more accurately.

for my fitting it was aboutt 1.5 hrs. Hitting balls on the monitor trying different shafts and heads. Once that was decided I hit on a lie board to get proper lie dialed in for the clubs

 

[Bungiex88]

I know I already gained a decent amount I went down last week and he gave me a 7 iron and the driver and a bucket of balls to hit on the range with them it was night and day. I was hitting the new 7 iron between 150 and 170 which isn’t even close to my old irons and I was super happy. Not to mention it was such a soft hit compared to my old irons which feel like you are hitting a tree every time. The driver I did no good with but you could give me a $1000 driver and it would be the same. 

[allenc]

Definitely take your entire old set for comparison.  The quality of fittings vary greatly so it’s hard to know what to expect.  You’ll definitely be hitting lots of shots with various club builds.  And you will most likely end up with a much better set than your $50 pawn shop set.  Enjoy.

[boogielicious]

9 hours ago, Bungiex88 said:

Going Friday to buy my first new irons. Never actually got fitted for clubs before. This will be my first new set of clubs ever. Still working of the $50 pawnshop clubs I got when I was 12 I am no 30. How’s the process go and about how long does this take. Should I take my old clubs so they can see what I have been using before or don’t they care about that. 

Remember to relax and just hit. Don't try to correct anything in the session. Try and warm up a bit before hand too by loosening up and doing some practice swings.

It should take an hour or more. The fitter will measure you first, hands, height etc., then you will start swinging. Don't sweat mishits either. We all have them. Remember, the fitter is there to help you.

[Bungiex88]

Got all fitted up and it was fun. Took an hour since I already had my mind made up on what I was getting. Neat program they used showed everything about my grip swing and contact with the ball 

[dennyjones]

1 hour ago, Bungiex88 said:

Got all fitted up and it was fun. Took an hour since I already had my mind made up on what I was getting. Neat program they used showed everything about my grip swing and contact with the ball 

Well, what did you get?  Don't leave us hangin...

[Bungiex88]

I had my mind made up on the tour edge hot launch3 irons 3 to pw with a tour edge sand wedge of a different model. I didn’t want to spend a fortune on clubs and they carry a lifetime warranty which yea probably never use it but just nice. I was looking a Mizuno mp18 and the taylormade p790 irons but my game isn’t good enough right now to justify paying that much for irons. 

[billchao]

8 minutes ago, Bungiex88 said:

I had my mind made up on the tour edge hot launch3 irons 3 to pw with a tour edge sand wedge of a different model. I didn’t want to spend a fortune on clubs and they carry a lifetime warranty which yea probably never use it but just nice. I was looking a Mizuno mp18 and the taylormade p790 irons but my game isn’t good enough right now to justify paying that much for irons. 

So how did the fitting go? What exactly did it involve since you knew what clubs you wanted?

[Bungiex88]

First he gave me an iron and put a sticker on the bottom and on the face and made me hit balls off a hard plastic surface several times to see where I was contacting the ball on the face and where my club was contacting the ground right behind the ball. Then after that he put a monitor on the shaft which measured tempo and torque which would tell me what shaft to use. It also measured when my hands would release.