So as mentioned in a previous post, my clubs broke. It’s totally killed my chances of playing in the beautiful South Texas winter temps (75 degrees, in December!!!). But, it’s given me the opportunity to get new clubs — something I was going to treat myself to sometime in the New Year anyway!
And thus, I finally got my first professional club fitting after 11 years of playing the sport. I learned quite a bit about the qualities of a club.
I had long believed that people should focus more on their swing, not on the equipment. However, now I know from hitting balls on a swing board (a black piece of plastic that helps with determining measurements for your swing), that I need a club that lies on the ground at a two degree angle. That angle helps me turn my hands through the ball at impact. Never would I have known that without a club fitting — who knows what angle my current clubs lie, but I guess that since I bought them at a big golf box store, they’re just the standard angle.
I’m now almost a full believer that properly fitted equipment is a must for playing well as an amateur. I say almost because I still need to play with the new set before I profess my love to this school of thought.
Speaking of the new set, I decided upon TaylorMade Burner 2.0 clubs with a Ladies graphite shaft, and of course the two degree angle. I’m only going to get clubs 6-SW, which I’ve decided will complement my 4H and 3/5/7FW.
They should be in soon, and I’ll update on how great they are (or aren’t, as the case might be!)
Tags: golf equipment, golf irons, professional club fitting, TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Irons
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