6 Reasons To Get Custom Fitted For Golf Clubs
Custom fitting of golf clubs used to be only for tour professionals. However, technology for measuring your swing and tracking ball flight is now widely available, which means that every amateur should get custom fitted golf clubs.
Golf clubs are usually designed for male players of about 5 foot 10 inches tall, but the majority of golfers are not that height, or have the same build. We are all unique and deliver the club differently, so it makes sense to customise your golf clubs to suit your swing and deliver the optimal performance.
Here are 6 reasons why you should customise your golf clubs:
1. You will hit the ball straighter
Custom fitting your driver or irons will ensure that you hit straighter shots because the shaft and the head will be correctly paired so that the face of the club returns impact as square as possible. Most of this will involve getting the right shaft to suit the speed and strength of your swing. We then combine this with the most forgiving head to create more margin for error.
2. You will hit the ball longer
Having the correctly fitted golf clubs will ensure that you strike the ball more often with the centre of the face, which is where the point of maximum energy transfer occurs at impact. This will in turn transfer more energy into the ball for more speed and therefore more distance. Lighter shafts can help increase your club head speed and getting the right balance of weight and stability is what custom fitting can do.
3. You will be more consistent
Golf is all about consistency of shot distance and accuracy. You need your irons and wedges to be consistent so that you know how far you will hit each one. Shot tracking systems such as the free Arccos trial SGGT offers can help you track you shot distances on the course.
4. You will shoot lower scores
Now this cannot be guaranteed, but all the evidence we have seen from our customers is that their scores come down after they have been fitted. Key to this is your scoring clubs such as wedges and putters where the length and lie of the club matters to create the best contact. Our wedge custom fitting service tests different sole shapes, or grinds, as well as loft and lie to ensure that all your wedges have a role in your bag and can deliver better shots.
5. You will enjoy your golf more
If your golf clubs are custom fitted then you will look forward to hitting them because your confidence in them will be higher. Confidence is a big part of golf and when you are confident then you will be more relaxed and make a more positive swing, which should lead to more positive results.
6. You will save time and money
Persisting with clubs that are not fitted to your game can not only cost you shots and time, but also money to search for the right club. Whilst the initial investment in custom fitted golf clubs might be more, you will get clubs right away that are fitted to your game and are more likely to use them for longer before you change them. This makes custom fitted golf clubs more cost effective over the long term, as well as lowering your scores and there is no price too high for that!
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All our fitting experts at SGGT can deliver these benefits to your game, so get started by booking a fitting today.