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That's exactly what I needed to hear! lol, I'll update this tomorrow with the results just in case anyone has been lurking with similar dilemma.

My mistake, his comment was probably more in line with what you are suggesting re: 'launching it high'. That said, the results on the monitor didn't appear to be any 'higher' than the trajectory I was achieving with clubs I tried. My point really was that if I'm going to work on that part of my game with coaching, surely it isn't that much of a concern regarding which Irons I eventually choose? I have my second fitting tomorrow and I'll be focusing a lot more on my stance and ball position as the i20s were the last set I tried on Saturday and I was already feeling pretty tired after nearly 2 hours of testing clubs.I feel I'll be going into it with a lot more insight than before thanks to the input you have all given me.

When I was hitting the standard club off the lie board, the markings were well off centre towards the heel of the club. The fitter switched me to a 2 degrees flat club and the markings were still slightly off centre towards the heel, so he suggested putting me down for 3 degrees flat, despite them having nothing flatter than 2 degrees for me to actually hit. That's part of the reason I want to go back for a second fitting, as I thought this was a bit too much like 'guesswork'. My next fitting is on Wednesday, I'll update this with however I get on.

Thank you both for your thoughts. I thought it odd that the fitter didn't even consider giving me different shafts to try, he said my club head speed was very slow (averaged at about 80mph) but that it was something I could improve through coaching. I should have stated that the fitter was also a club pro as well though. I'm definitely going to get some lessons as the point about my wrists at impact is correct (and to be fair to the fitter he did identify that). I've also booked myself in for a second fitting with a different fitter though just to see if the results come out similar. Overall I think I'll be going into my second fitting with a lot more insight as to what should be going on. Nobody has raised concerns about the 3 degrees flat suggestion, so I'm assuming that isn't a major problem. I am pretty much sold on the Ping i20s though so I hope it all works out! Thanks agin to both of you for your input, I'll be sticking around on this forum!

Thank you for your input, the fitter I saw seemed to be advising option #1 despite me saying I was willing to work at my problems. My outstanding concern is about having different lies for different clubs. I still feel I hit my low irons well (certainly get the results I want anyway) so don't want to make too many changes to those. I do feel that having a flatter lie in my longer irons would help though. Is it ok to have half your irons set at one lie and the others at a different setting? or is that something I should overcome with a decent coach?

Ok, short intro as I'm new to the this forum (and forums in general). I'm 34, been playing golf since I was a child but stopped for a while and started again about 4 years ago. As I'm starting to take the game more seriously I thought I'd treat myself to a fitting session for a new iron set ... and I'm now more confused than ever. Although I recently broke 80 (+8) for the first time, I'm usually in the mid-high teens over par and, unlike most of my playing partners, my short game is very good while my longer irons don't go far and my driving is comfortably the worst part of my game. As I'm 5'7", I assumed the fitting session would be recommending shorter shafts but the 'advice' turned out very different than I expected. The fitting session highlighted that my biggest problem was my distance and that was because I have a very high trajectory with my irons, he identified the weakness in my swing at impact, and that is something I intend to work on. I was very keen on getting some Ping irons as they felt the most 'balanced' to me and I also preferred the way the i20's looked at address. He tried to steer me away from these though as he said the lofts weren't right for my trajectory? is this right, surely if I'm going to work on improving the way I impact the ball this should not be a factor? Secondly, I've always struggled hitting my longer irons and when checking the lie angle, he suggested going for 3 degrees flat. This made sense to me for my longer irons as the toe does sit up a lot, but not so much with 8,9,PW as they don't seem so bad and I hit them well. Also, almost everyone I see getting fitted has to go for more upright lie angles and other advice I read online said that flatter lie angles result in fading the ball (which I already do with my standard off-the-shelf clubs, I don't want this to turn into a slice!). Should I be considering getting different lie angles for 4,5,6,7 than I do for 8,9,PW ... or is this tinkering too much? Finally, the fitter didn't think I needed any changes to the shafts (regular length, regular steel) even though I had a relatively slow swing speed of 78-80mph. He did recommend a slightly smaller Aqua grip though. Does this all sound normal to you you guys or should I get a second opinion? I went in thinking I had a good swing and a reasonably strong game in general, and left feeling terrible lol. He did I say I swing the club well but now I'm not so sure. Obviously I want to improve but hitting high approach shots into greens and stopping them has always been the best part of my game and I don't want to lose that. Any advice appreciated.