Shantzman

About two summers ago, I was playing the 18th at Northern Bear with my wife, where a flock of geese liked to hang out. She pulled a three wood for a fairway shot, and proceeded to drill one in the back. The goose was ok, but my wide was so distraught she couldn't finish the whole. I'm glad this was the last hole. Of course five minutes previously, she was chasing them in a golf cart. Another time, I was with three buddies and we assumed we were the only ones around. My buddy drills a drive bee lining into a tree stand right of the fairway. We hear a crack and a grown so we run up to take a look. Turns out the cart girl had his in the trees to wait for us, and my buddy pliers his drive through the cart windshield and into her stomach. Despite being doubled up, she asked if we need anything to drink! We took her back to the clubhouse, tipped her, and the course gave her the day off with pay. I'm glad she was ok. Bit awful bit absolutely hilarious at the same time.

My fitting had a flightscope, it was quite interesting to see the numbers for my swings, and that is an interesting comment on the heavy shafts. Its good to know that they help with control as my general problem is that due to my upper body strength, everything feels very whippy and out of control generally when I swing, so I did go with the heavy extra stiff shaft this time around. I've also heard that Titleist tend to be more difficult to hit than most of the other major brands? Is that true, or is it more the experiences of individuals?

Personally, I grew up playing a set of Ping Eye 2s, got down to a sub-10 handicap, and I found them very controllable and forgiving. Played a set of Callaways for the past 6 years and I just haven't had any success with them, they just felt awkward to me. The reason I went back to Pings was that every time I spoke to a multi-club dealer, and brought up the G25s, it was the same line, every set they sold, the customer was absolutely ecstatic with them. The Club Fitter I went to was considered the top in the city, and won an award from Ping last year, but offers all major brands. I asked him about what they usually fitted and sold, and he informed me that they fitted 85% Ping and Titleist. Given the repeated positive experiences I was hearing about, and my past experiences, I think I made a great choice for me. I also have a very high swing speed, which took a bit of work to compensate for, and I think most clubfitters would have ended up giving me something improper. Hope that helps!

Tends to be that way, I have an unusually upright stance, and the same arm length as someone who is 5'8

I'm in a similar situation to you, I can't hit my driver at all, but hit my 3wood off the tee generally very straight, despite having a ridiculous slice if I even think about my driver. I currently use a 13.5* Taylormade R9 which nets me 250+ off the tee, but I was just fitted for a new Ping G25 3 wood, so I am looking forward to that.

Just invested in some major upgrades this past year, so most of my bag is new: Driver: Nike VR_S Covert Fairway: Ping G25 3W 15* 5W 18* Irons: Ping G25 4i-UW Dynamic Gold X100 Shafts Wedge: Ping Gorge SW 56* Putter: Heavy Putter

I was in a similar situation as yourself, clubs that were way off, and wanting to improve, I decided to go ahead with the purchase. I did notice that once I had the right length and lie for me, that I was hitting the ball much straighter with the test club. I just had myself fitted for new Ping irons and fairway woods, and the way I went about it was to determine, both through reviews and word of mouth, determine approximately the brand and style of clubs I wanted. Once I had decided on that, I spoke to a few club pros and other golfers I knew to get references for the clubfitter, and from that spoke to a couple to determine what I wanted. Once I had the clubfitter I wanted selected, I asked them for a rough idea of the cost of the clubs, and compared them to the box stores, online etc. What I found was, especially for Ping, that the price for new clubs did not really vary at all. Once that was done, I booked the appointment, had the fitting done, which I was very impressed with, and ordered the clubs. I ordered a new set of Ping G25 irons, a G25 3 and 5 wood, and a Ping Gorge wedge, and am just waiting for delivery. This was my experience anyway, so I hope it helps.

I'm 6'2, and use a 39-40" inch putter, but I have a long torso and shorter arms, and have an upright stance.