5 of the biggest mistakes to avoid in your next club fitting

Getting match for golf equipment is each a enjoyable and academic course of for golfers of all talent ranges. Not solely do you find out how your golf equipment work together with your swing, however you additionally find out how to maximize that efficiency on the course.

Whether you’re an skilled golfer or only a newbie going to your first club fitting, these are the prime 5 mistakes to avoid to ensure you get the most from your time in the fitting bay.

Hitting too many balls the day earlier than

Similar to the humorous scene from The Office the place Andy decides to hit 1200 golf balls the day earlier than enjoying a spherical with a shopper and finally ends up with extreme blisters on his fingers, we don’t counsel straying too removed from your regular routine earlier than a club fitting.

Think of your next fitting as a spherical of golf, for those who perhaps hit a number of golf balls the day earlier than then stick to that. You’ll all the time be given tons of time to correctly heat up earlier than the fitting course of, so don’t stress and don’t really feel rushed. The last item you need is to not really feel such as you’re making your regular swing throughout the course of.

Speaking of swings…

Wasting swings

One of the biggest mistakes I’ve seen golfers making whereas getting match is attempting to get one thing out of a club that isn’t fairly working. A complete fitting goes to have you ever hitting lots of pictures throughout the course of and losing swings on a club that both isn’t working or doesn’t really feel proper to you is a nasty thought.

This is an enormous cause why you don’t see Tour gamers pounding golf balls when attempting one thing new on the vary at a Tour occasion. If they don’t see the outcomes they’re in search of inside a number of swings, it’s human nature to need to make it work, however that would end result in making dangerous swing changes, and that’s actually the last item they need to do.

This leads immediately to the next mistake…

Not talking up

Club fitters aren’t thoughts readers, so it’s necessary to converse up for those who like or dislike a club you might be hitting. Whether or not it’s primarily based on sound, really feel, appears to be like, or how the club weight feels in your fingers — all of that is vital info that the fitter can use to assist slender down alternatives and get you on the proper monitor for locating the finest gear.

And let me be actual trustworthy with you right here, as somebody that has helped golfers of all talent ranges and skills get match for golf equipment, there isn’t any such factor as a nasty query or piece of suggestions. Any small particulars from grip dimension to club sound assist a fitter allow you to.

Trying to impress your fitter

A fitting bay is a judgment-free zone, and the fitter is there to allow you to get the most from your swing, not the swing you suppose you want to make. If you often play a fade off the tee, keep on with what and let the fitter allow you to discover what’s going to work finest.

I’ve seen too many golfers get right into a fitting bay for the first time and take a look at to max out for distance and, what I used to name, “get a high score on the launch monitor.”

As Arnold Palmer as soon as mentioned, (*5*)

Be your self

To quote one of my child’s favourite books (as instructed by the fluffy little monster Elmo) “Yes, it’s absolutely positively true. There’s just one and only wonderful you” and I consider it’s a terrific philosophy for golf and in life.

When you’re in a club fitting, identical to while you’re on the course, you’re going to carry out your finest while you simply be your self. If you need to gown such as you’re prepared for 18 holes — do it. If you like to hit golf balls in cozy shorts and a T-shirt — do it. Just prefer it’s necessary to swing your swing, it’s simply as necessary to be the golfer you might be on the course in your match.

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Golf.com Editor

Ryan Barath is GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com’s senior editor for tools. He has an in depth club-fitting and -building background with greater than 20 years of expertise working with golfers of all talent ranges, together with PGA Tour gamers. Before becoming a member of the employees, he was the lead content material strategist for Tour Experience Golf, in Toronto, Canada.