9 Things To Consider Before Going For A Custom Fitting 

Sure you're in the majority. Fitting is a by and large a scam, another word for a hard sales pitch. I've been advised GI clubs and hand made Japanese forged at two different fitters in the space of two weeks. They either haven't got a clue or just don't care - or both. Bottom line is that pro golfers have got absolutely no interest in anyone with a handicap over 5, they are lower life to them, just a means of making some money. A good idea is to get your numbers from a paid fitting and then put your bag together yourself via eBay/used/second hand and find a guy at the range to tweak them for you. Quite enjoyable once you get into it..

Dead on. The second-hand bin is filled with someone else’s custom fit dream.

Haha the yeah no is a South Africans way of saying yes 😂

Could take a sleeve of balls of your own choice for the fitting?

Yes.

When I've been fitted at AG, I always take a sleeve of my balls with me, Srixon AD333 or TM Soft Response. They will let you use them, and you will get truer results than using a Pro V1 or TP5

@@russtbird I always do, much better and accurate results than using a Pro V1 or TP5

Good luck finding a fitter who gets even close to providing the type of service you see in these videos too.

@@bsmith4u2 100%

You’re welcome 😊

Noticed the accent too 😊

More headcovers usually means someone who has had their bag sorted out properly in my experience!

@@hannahholdenNCG 🙌

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I kind of have the opposite experience to this, I can hit some awful shots with non fitted clubs and I have decent technique. I have used so many fitters over the years even before I did videos and haven’t had a bad experience. I do tend to stick to seeing fitters from brands and not sure if that helps. It is interesting people have lots of comments really about the quality of fitters. Where abouts are you based I wonder if it is a location thing?

Nice, enjoy it!

nothing wrong with that! I have hybrids, long irons and 7 wood (no 9 wood!) for options at the top end. Find it so much easier to soften a short iron shot so maximised options at the top end instead! Ultimately, what works for you is the right answer!

7 woods and 9 woods are badass!

​@@hannahholdenNCGDustin Johnson hit a 9 wood today on the 246 yd par 3 at the PGA championship..

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Yep. That's basically my dad's setup and he regularly shoots in the 70s. Hits it right down the middle and has a solid short game. He always says, "I really hate shooting my age." He's 80. 😆

All fitters make commission…

How much did AG pay for the feature?

But AG are known to push people to specific clubs as commission can vary throughout the year. Most club professionals are not pressured by brands.

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I’m sure you could take your ball and get fitted with them! These are just the options they provide

Went to three iron fittings at 3 different places, American Golf, PXG and AF Golf, got three different advised lie angles going from 3 up to 1 down…Either the measurement equipment in all three places is inaccurate or my swing changed wildly from one fitting to the next. Both are possible! The fitting at American Golf was most definitely not done with a decent ball, it was in a bay with a bang average range ball. Enjoyed my experiences at both PXG and AF Golf and had confidence in my fitters, not so at American Golf, who were the people who fitted me 1 down, standing 6ft 4 with a steep swing Physics tends to suggest i need a more upright swing, but who knows! Big recommendation for the team at AF who told me they could not improve on my irons as a package although some irons were better in certain areas. I value that sort of honesty hugely and went straight to a wedge fitting where I used some of the money saved from my iron budget to purchase three new wedges as mine were a bit tired. Always considered fittings as good as a lesson for the insights it gives to your game, so definitely worthwhile for most golfers. No one’s swing repeats shot in shot out, but, I remain of the view that the higher the handicap the greater the difference between swings, the greater the swing inconsistencies the less relevance to a fitting session which works on small incremental gains.

@@timmarchant8380 lie angle is interesting as every manufacturer has their own standard. So 2 flat in one brand could be 1 flat in another brand. Lie angle will also change relative to the length of the club, so a shorter club with play more flat and a longer club more upright so may require a different change.

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I always go through these points at basically every fitting I have had. Usually just discussing it while you are hitting balls as part of the natural conversation so intrigued why you think that?

@@hannahholdenNCG sorry it was a joke that got lost I mean if we walked round like you did in the video

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I thought the same thing, passive misogynist views are rife in golf, mores the pity.

Get a life. Guys has always been used to encompass both men and women

Everyone has a fetish I guess.