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Any Dicks or Golf galaxy can fit youRandy at the PGA Superstore in North Myrtle Beach is top notch.
There must be some reason you feel you need to do this. I say go with an independent person if you can find one. If you go to the big retail places, their intention will be to sell you as much as they can.Has anyone had this done only to check driver shaft change possibilities? I'm thinking this versus looking for complete new driver. I have a Taylormade M2, stock shaft. I know there are newer clubs, but looking for other opinions. TIA
Not necessarily, I work part time at Dicks. We will fit you. $15. You are free to buy wherever.There must be some reason you feel you need to do this. I say go with an independent person if you can find one. If you go to the big retail places, their intention will be to sell you as much as they can.
In the abstract, that's always true. I think it depends on the particular people, their pay structure, etc. I suppose I am an exceedingly sales-resistant person. But I have felt pressure in the process, I'll just say that and no more. I'm not singling out Dick's, either. I use an independent clubmaker in Largo, Fl.Not necessarily, I work part time at Dicks. We will fit you. $15. You are free to buy wherever.
i couldnt hit the driver i have now until i switched to a stiff shaft.. the shaft has a lot to do with how you hit it. it is definitely worth tryingHas anyone had this done only to check driver shaft change possibilities? I'm thinking this versus looking for complete new driver. I have a Taylormade M2, stock shaft. I know there are newer clubs, but looking for other opinions. TIA
That's the advantage of a fitting. You can try different combinations of head and shaft to find the one that feels the best and which has the best metrics. (launch angle, club head speed, etc.)i couldnt hit the driver i have now until i switched to a stiff shaft.. the shaft has a lot to do with how you hit it. it is definitely worth trying
I highly recommend Bob at the GolfHouse. Really good dude, and great at what he does.Thanks to all replies. I was thinking along with these replies. I have options on fitting within Summerville, Mt P, Charleston. Used David Ayers in past. May check out the Golf House in Summerville.
This is where I am. Neither the driver nor any of the irons I play impacts my scorecard to even a marginal degree.I might get fitted someday if I could consistently shoot in the 70s, but at 5’11” and 190lbs, I figure your standard R-flex clubs from off the rack will do me just fine. I’d probably pay to get fitted and they’d be like, “You need standard length, R-flex clubs” anyway.
Correct. I did remove shaft length from 45 1/4 to about 44. Realizing what it would do to shaft flex etc. I figure I would let an expert look at this. My iron fitting was a great experience. Believe I am going to the golf house in Summerville. Heard good things, not pushy on sales etc.There must be some reason you feel you need to do this. I say go with an independent person if you can find one. If you go to the big retail places, their intention will be to sell you as much as they can.
I myself need to look at the lengths of some of my clubs, particularly my longer hybrids.Correct. I did remove shaft length from 45 1/4 to about 44. Realizing what it would do to shaft flex etc. I figure I would let an expert look at this. My iron fitting was a great experience. Believe I am going to the golf house in Summerville. Heard good things, not pushy on sales etc.
Can you get/give a discount for fellow gamecocks?Ive been wanting to go to the irmo store and see if they could see if my driver was ok for my swing.Not necessarily, I work part time at Dicks. We will fit you. $15. You are free to buy wherever.
Yeah, I'm afraid if I tried to get fitted for anything, the guy will tell me to come back when I can consistently hit the ball more often than missing it. 😄I might get fitted someday if I could consistently shoot in the 70s, but at 5’11” and 190lbs, I figure your standard R-flex clubs from off the rack will do me just fine. I’d probably pay to get fitted and they’d be like, “You need standard length, R-flex clubs” anyway.
No necessarily. I went for a driver fitting at Golf Galaxy in Greenville (did an iron fitting last year at the same place). After hitting my current driver, multiple new driver and shaft setups, I was told that my swing speed said I should be R-flex. However my swing, particularly my downswing made a stiff flex the right shaft. He also said I could spend $500 and gain maybe 6 yards but he recommended staying in my current driver and revisiting it in two years.I might get fitted someday if I could consistently shoot in the 70s, but at 5’11” and 190lbs, I figure your standard R-flex clubs from off the rack will do me just fine. I’d probably pay to get fitted and they’d be like, “You need standard length, R-flex clubs” anyway.
Sounds like he got "sold" alright.I had a friend who got fitted (for irons). They sold him on a set of $1200 Mizunos with with “upgraded” graphite shafts. He hated the shafts and ended up going back to his old Lynx irons from the 90s. He was very bitter about his fitting.
He is the only person I have ever played with that shot under par for the round (with his old Lynx clubs lol), so he knows what he’s doing.
My putting stinks right now. I hit my other clubs pretty well for an old man. (67)This is where I am. Neither the driver nor any of the irons I play impacts my scorecard to even a marginal degree.
Now the putter......Mr. Cameron decides whether I go home happy or sad.
Try this.I got it saved on my favorites in case someone needs some help on their putting.this has saved so many strokes.And the best tip I’ve ever seen on putting.My putting stinks right now. I hit my other clubs pretty well for an old man. (67)
I've tried different grip methods, different putter grips and different putters but nothing seems to make a difference.
Today I worked on it for an hour and a half after work. I tried both my Odyssey Stroke Lab and my Ping Anser and could not get the ball close to the hole from 20 feet with either one. A guy who was putting near me walked by and chatted for a minute. He said my tempo was too quick. That was it. I slowed my swing speed down and tried to swing back and through smoothly just by rotating my shoulders and without accelerating or decelerating the putter head. Suddenly they started falling. I was making good contact and not clunking it.
Will see if that works tomorrow on the course.
Thanks. I've seen this video but I've never practiced the calibration points. Distance control is my biggest issue but it is because I am not very good at reading greens. I can read obvious breaks, but I don't do a good job of accounting for the grain, inclines and subtle breaks. I think it is partly because my eyesight has gotten worse.Try this.I got it saved on my favorites in case someone needs some help on their putting.this has saved so many strokes.And the best tip I’ve ever seen on putting.
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I have also found this to be true. Lower body and head. Yesterday, I realized that I lean into my putts too much and it causes my swing tempo to increase on the downstroke and my strikes to be clunky. I think it is the same with chips from off the green. Keep your lower body (feet, knees, hips) really quiet.My putter has gotten better, just by keeping my whole lower body really still
My 3 calibration points are middle of my feet,just inside of my right foot and just outside my right foot.What I do is take 3 balls and find a flat spot on the green if possible.hit the 3 from the middle,see and remember how far they roll.do the same for the others.I’ve always went by “feeling” how hard to hit it,now I know how hard to hit it.for me ,the middle goes around 5-6 ft on a regular green.Thanks. I've seen this video but I've never practiced the calibration points. Distance control is my biggest issue but it is because I am not very good at reading greens. I can read obvious breaks, but I don't do a good job of accounting for the grain, inclines and subtle breaks. I think it is partly because my eyesight has gotten worse.