[Zvmwissq]

Hey Seth any news on your fitting? I'm about to head out for mine and I wanted to see if there were any last minute things I should consider.

[nannysuetle]

Oh yeah, I forgot to post! I am pretty much standard. He taped up my club and had me hit off a lie board after measuring the distance from the ground to my knuckles. I thought I was going to need to have my clubs bent to a flatter lie, but he said I was standard and if anything, I would need to go 1º upright if I was going to go anywhere. I was striking the board right in the middle of the club sole and I was hitting a little towards the toe end of center, but that was due to my inexperience as I have only been playing golf for 9 or 10 months now.

I don't know if you have ever hit off a lie board before, but don't let it mess with ya, those things are awesome! I would hit off of it with every shot if I could. He told me to swing like normal and don't worry about taking a divot. There really was not too much to it although he has been working with me since I started golfing, so he didn't have to measure swing speed as he knew I needed stiff flex shafts. I guess I am about as normal as it gets in my irons which makes buying them easy.

[Zvmwissq]

Good to hear. I have a feeling that they're going to cut down my shafts since I'm 5'7" and probably need to do some adjustments as well. It will be weird to hit off that lie board since that's a new experience for me as well. You're lucky that you don't need any adjustments. It will make buying clubs easy.

Good stuff. I'll post later after my session.

[nannysuetle]

I am about the same height as you and I measured standard length.

[Zvmwissq]

Ok so I went to the local GG today and got the fitting done. I also measured standard length but he noticed that my long irons 3,4,5 were a tad long so were going to cut them down 1/4 of an inch but I could really get away with standard on all of them. I was the exact opposite of you Seth and I was hitting them off the board and the impact was more center to hosel. He's going to do a 1 degree flat adjustment on them as I was consistently hitting the lie board to adjust 1-2 degrees. We figured to err on the side of 1 degree since I was consistently closer to that. He also measured me for my driver which I felt was too long (and I'll post this as well on my DVS review). Little did I know that the shaft was playing at 48" which is way long for me so I told him to cut it down to 46.5" because I do feel comfortable with a little length.

I did like hitting off the lie board except for that plasticky whack sound you get. I was surprised that I was making pretty solid contact with the ball which helped out tremendously. I definitely would recommend getting it done as it is not as nerve racking as I thought it would be. We'll see if it'll make a difference on the course this weekend.

[Htb48JBf]

great review Spank!

[xyupi]

Awesome !!!!

[Almolfuncomma]

Actually sounds about right, based on how mine came out. I'm only 5'6" and he suggested 1/2" off, yet 2 degrees flat. I have a very flat swing with the iron's. Good luck, hope they work wonders for you.

[pharmacologist30]

Spank, what did the fitting cost?

[Zvmwissq]

Actually sounds about right, based on how mine came out. I'm only 5'6" and he suggested 1/2" off, yet 2 degrees flat. I have a very flat swing with the iron's. Good luck, hope they work wonders for you.

I hope so too Duey. I have a steep swing an I knew there was going to be some adjusting going on.

Spank, what did the fitting cost?

It's free if you buy the irons through them. $50 otherwise.

[nannysuetle]

Good review spank. Glad to hear that you are going to be totally comfortable with your sticks. You are coming to the outing right?

[Zvmwissq]

Good review spank. Glad to hear that you are going to be totally comfortable with your sticks. You are coming to the outing right?

I don't know about completely comfortable but it's at least a step in the right direction. We'll see out on the range in Sarasota.

And miss the chance to meet some fine folks and the BW Open 2010, not in a million years... hell yeah I'm coming. Safe trip down.

[nannysuetle]

I don't know about completely comfortable but it's at least a step in the right direction. We'll see out on the range in Sarasota.

And miss the chance to meet some fine folks and the BW Open 2010, not in a million years... hell yeah I'm coming. Safe trip down.

haha, sweet man. I'll see you there.

[AngelinaLip]

I just got fit for my irons the other week. it was SUCH a waste of money. He had me hit a bunch of clubs on a lie board. Check my swing on video quicky, said it was good. Then gave me some measurements and set me up to send my irons off to Ping to be bent to standard. I paid 60.00 bucks for all this. I expected a little more.

[xyupi]

I just got fit for my irons the other week. it was SUCH a waste of money. He had me hit a bunch of clubs on a lie board. Check my swing on video quicky, said it was good. Then gave me some measurements and set me up to send my irons off to Ping to be bent to standard. I paid 60.00 bucks for all this. I expected a little more.

I know how you feel. I happen to be a standard fit too and i felt like something was missing at first. I did 3 fittings and they all had me at standard. I was lucky to not have to pay because I was buying a new set. They did that contact sticker and I was hittin the sweetspot. That really made me feel a whole lot better. I also think its hard because after reading alot of fitting reviews people have different adjustments. I wonder what the percentage is on fittings where clubs have to be adjusted?

[Zvmwissq]

I'm finally going to take the plunge and get fit for my irons. Nothing too complicated just a look over at the local GG. I figured this would be a good time since they have to be regripped as well so I might as well fine tune the sticks.

Got a couple of questions for you fine folks here in THP land. What should I be expecting and/or looking for when this gets done? Are there any questions I should be asking the fitter? How would I know if it is being done correctly?

I figured I few of the members have been through this already and a few words of wisdom for a fitting noob would be much appreciated.

[Almolfuncomma]

Spank, for me the fitting was very cool. He couldn't make the adjustments, but used a lie board and told me what I needed. He had me warm up until I felt dialed in, then hit three different makes of iron's, all 6 iron's. Mine was one of the three and he taped all of them. I hit three balls off the board with each club. Then he showed me the results and to confirm it he brought out one that was set to the same settings he had suggested, taped it and had me hit three more. The tape showed that I was hitting the last club dead center across the bottom and my ball flight was dead on every shot.

Good luck, I hope to have mine bent latter this afternoon.

[nannysuetle]

I am getting my irons fit and bent tomorrow. I am very excited about this. I am interested to see how your fitting turns out.

[Zvmwissq]

I am getting my irons fit and bent tomorrow. I am very excited about this. I am interested to see how your fitting turns out.

I'm interested on how yours goes as well since mine will be on Wednesday. Are you getting it done at the local shop Seth?

[nannysuetle]

I'm interested on how yours goes as well since mine will be on Wednesday. Are you getting it done at the local shop Seth?

I am. My pro bent my wedges because they were 3-4 degrees too upright and I could not hit them to save my life (the 50 was 2 degrees upright and the 54/58 were 1 degree upright). I am finally getting around to having him bend my irons. I can't wait to see the difference.