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Originally Posted by NxtWrldChamp
Not having clubs that fit you is a pretty big disadvantage. Just a few tweaks can really improve your ball flight/results.
I was coming in here actually to post about getting fit. Just an FYI for people. Be weary of getting fit at big box stores like PGA Superstore and whatever else there is.
We had a kid that just left our outside staff/cart staff to go work at a PGA Superstore recently, and just this past weekend they had him doing a bunch of fittings. Naturally he has no idea how or what to do as he has had no training or education on the subject and PGA Superstore had not trained him. He barely plays any golf. What a train wreck.
Just make sure whoever is fitting you knows what they are doing.
I got an R1 driver from PGA Superstore a few weeks ago. I went there because they will do the fitting for free as opposed to charging $30 like Golf Galaxy. I hit it ok according to their simulator, but never felt comfortable with it on the course. After hitting a bunch of bad drivers playing on Saturday and thinking about this post I went to Golf Galaxy to have them check it out.
Long story short the lie angle, loft, and face angle all had to be adjusted. I'm average height so I thought it was kind of weird the person at the Superstore had me using an upright setting..... I hit of bunch of balls with it yesterday and it felt great and the ball flight was exactly what I was looking for.
So yes, make sure whoever does the fitting actually knows what they are doing.