How To Fit Golf Clubs

Like a well tailored suit, a custom fitted set of golf clubs can make you look good. Well, at least it can improve your game.

If you are considering investing in high end or custom made golf clubs, the first step is to have a professional fitting. A professional, by definition, knows how to fit golf clubs.

Since golfers have different heights, weights, builds and physical ability, a proper fitting can help ensure that the golf clubs you purchase are optimized not only to your playing style, but to your physical abilities.

For most players, getting fitted for golf clubs is a fairly simple process.

Most pro shops have someone qualified in how to fit golf clubs, and the process should take no more than an hour of your day. Fees for the fitting vary but seem to fall in the forty dollar range, and many pro shops will offer a free fitting with the purchase of new golf clubs.

Someone who knows how to fit golf clubs should extend beyond basic measurements. The process should be fun and include hitting golf balls, lots of golf balls, under the watchful eye of an experienced fitter.

The fitter will analyze your swing and watch the flight of the golf ball while you hit with different grip, shaft and head combinations of the same club. The golf club fitter will also check for contact marks left on marking tape applied to the clubface and sole as well as measure the club head speed generated by your swing.

By measuring, observing and recording the results of your fitting test, the golf club fitter at your pro shop can determine the best shaft length, flex composition, club head design, weighting, loft, grip and several other factors that contribute to understanding how to fit golf clubs.

Golf club fittings can be performed for every club in your bag to ensure the best fit and performance from your purchase. The cost of a golf club fitting is a small price to pay for the large investment in new clubs.