The Fitter’s Corner

Funny how one thing morphs into another. Last week I mentioned MOI as a key metric when discussing club heads. This discussion is applicable to all clubs, but today we’re talking about drivers. Last week I started doing in person product trainings on the new products. When I do these, I like to spark a…

A few weeks ago, I promised that I would give a refresher on some of the basics of club design and fitting specs. Appropriate because we manufacturers spout off about Ai, high MOI, low, Deep CoG, etc., and it is often received with a blah, blah, blah. It might be nice to have a refresher…

Let’s dive into the last piece of the USGA golf ball roll back one last time. There are a couple takeaways that are worth noting. Most of the current “tour balls” do not conform to the proposed new testing, but about 30% of the balls on the market today will conform. Why? Because if you…

By now, we’ve all heard about the USGA’s proposal to roll back the distance of the golf ball. I want to chat about two things that stand out to me. The effect on the average player and the new testing protocol to deem if a ball conforms. First, with respect to the average player. One…

I read an interesting article about a planned rollback for the golf ball. The article is here:USGA Golf Ball RollbackThe change is as follows – the clubhead speed from the test club will be raised by 5mph, but the maximum carry distance will be the same. The current test is as follows: A golf club…

New for this version is the Fitters Corner. As a Master Club fitter, and one who does a lot of fittings, I come across unique situations and questions, as well as a lot of common questions from players, pros and other fitters. Here, I hope to answer these on a weekly basis. Contrary to my…

Round two on the discussion of loft… Last time we talked about how irons are getting stronger and how it’s all relative – the reason is more about Trajectory than distance. The reality is also that this opens up a whole different can of worms. How does shaft selection play a role with todays iron?…

Lets talk shafts for a minute… First, I mentioned Steelfibre above. What’s it all about? About the company and the shafts. Aerotech is actually owned by True Temper (Project X also falls under the True Temper umbrella), and their iron shafts are the Number One played graphite shafts across all professional tours. Steelfibre shafts are…

Often I hear the question what is the difference between forged and cast? Or, “I can’t hit those, they’re forged”. Let’s dispel that myth. Simply put, these are two manufacturing processes. Metal shaped in one of two ways – either by forging it, or by casting it. That’s it.  Where did the confusion come from?…

How does loft impact spin? I actually get this one a lot. It’s different with irons and woods. Let’s take a brief look at both. But first – in a nutshell, what is it, and why do I need it? Spin provides lift. It helps the ball to climb. Too little and it will not…