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slingerz

I recently visited a club fitter who recommended a new makeup of clubs for irons, wedges and driver.

My question is really is it worth it? It’s approx a 2K outlay for everything with the irons being 1K of that.

For those that have gone that route, have you seen the benefits? And would you consider them to be real or to be psychological?

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kennethrhcp

plumber77 wrote: »

Pm sent

could you let me know aswell please

plumber77

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bailey99

plumber77 wrote: »

I was fitted at Foregolf a couple of years back. I've massive spin on my driver, due to a Jim Furyk type swing. The recommended driver they not help at all. Since been to a pro in Cork and the difference a heavier/shorter shaft makes for me personally was eye opening.

Might I ask the pro? I'm in cork and looking for a fitting and a recommendation for same.

tigerwoods

slingerz wrote: »

I recently visited a club fitter who recommended a new makeup of clubs for irons, wedges and driver.

My question is really is it worth it? It’s approx a 2K outlay for everything with the irons being 1K of that.

For those that have gone that route, have you seen the benefits? And would you consider them to be real or to be psychological?

Having been to Fore golf twice, they are very good at what they do and cannot fault them. In my opinion it all depends of what level you play the game at. A 25 handicapper dropping 2k on clubs is not going to drop 10 shots based on equipment. Best piece of advice I can give is to book a couple of lessons with your club pro and work on your game and take it from there. If you are serious about your game by all means invest in equipment in conjunction with your local club pro who won't do you wrong as he will be looking at your face every week where as F/G will only see you every couple of years.
F/G offer alot of different shaft options which you cannot get in other shops so it is hard to do a like for like comparison.

copacetic

As noted above, no-one can say for sure what is best for you. A second fitting, trying some of their ideas, etc. Personally I’ve been fitted for multiple clubs and have never found them to work much better than ‘self fit’ or trying different clubs to see which works best for you out on the course over a few rounds.

I was recommended at one stage an x flex ultra low spin head and shaft to reduce spin, went for a second opinion and was shown it could help numbers but a couple of small tweaks to setup stopped me hitting down so much and sorted it much better than trying to let the club do it. Was also given the shorter driver spiel too, but again second opinion showed I was just reducing chances of long drives and turning driver into 10 yards longer than 3 wood club. A ‘best numbers’ on the day fitting for an entire bag is pretty risky unless you have a very repeatable swing and are not planning on changing it at all.

slingerz

Finlay Harp wrote: »

I was an advocate of Foregolf until recently. Fitted for a wood that really wasn’t what I wanted and price was overinflated but went with it as I believed the hype. Visited a golf pro before Christmas with similar setup for iron fitting and was delighted with results and price.
I think the prices the OP is quoting are for high end gear. Better prices and advice to be had by looking at other options including a good pro in a local club.

This wasn’t with foregolf. I think another poster had a similar experience with a shorter shafted driver as to what was proposed with me. My setup was for everything from driver, irons and wedges so I wouldnt consider it to be high end really

redzerdrog

I have never gotten fitted but have often toyed with the idea.

My view is I would want to get fitted after a series of lessons and being happy with my swing. As mid hcap golf I feel like I swing the club differently on any given week. I recently got a lesson and went from an ott move to something else that I am still working on.

If I'd got fitted 3, 6, 9 months ago I would then have a set of clubs fitted to a movement or swing that I dont constantly replicate which is why I am weary of getting fitted

bmay529

slingerz wrote: »

Thanks folks some interesting replies there.

My advice was for a shorter driver as I wasn’t getting the most of my speed and a lower lofted (9’) heavier & stiffer shaft for driver would make me more accurate getting more run on my drives. My drives are pretty decent usually so I am sceptical as to the gains I would actually see.

For irons it was recommended to get longer irons (1/2”) that lie should be +1 upright with a stiffer shaft than present. The irons selected are less forgiving than those I currently play and the belief is they would be more penetrating ball flight and a tighter dispersion on shots.

Wedges follow the same as the irons

It’s a big chunk of change and I’m struggling to see or perhaps understand the benefit I would get. I was thinking of bringing in the changes piecemeal by going driver + wedges given my home course would mean I wouldn’t be hitting irons to many greens anyway

For what it's worth I'm 6'2" and in a fitting a few years ago was recommended irons 1/2" longer and 2deg up than standard. They worked great for me and much improved my strike. Prior to that I often noted when using my clubs with a standard lie the divot would show the toe digging a bit into the ground which disappeared with the new setup.

I use a Ping G400 Max driver with a stiff Alta shaft which as standard is 45.75". I found I was getting more consistent contact with the sweet spot without any great loss of distance when I gripped the club about 1" down the shaft. As a result I picked up a used shaft and cut it to 45" and am very happy with the result. I did not change the head weight though I have heard this is suggested if you want to maintain the same swing weight. If I really connected with the sweet spot at 45.75" it will go further but was far more accurate at the shorter length and got me into far less trouble. I know length gives distance and is very trendy at the moment but the vast majority of Pros still use a 45" or less driver, I suspect for good reason. If you are very fit and/or your timing is spot on you will hit a longer driver further with accuracy.

For me a fitting is well worth it but I would have to have 100% confidence in the fitter before I would fork out a lot of money. I think I would get a fitting from two reputable fitters and compare results. If similar go for the one you prefer. If different one is definitely wrong and you might have saved yourself an expensive mistake.

Finlay Harp

I was an advocate of Foregolf until recently. Fitted for a wood that really wasn’t what I wanted and price was overinflated but went with it as I believed the hype. Visited a golf pro before Christmas with similar setup for iron fitting and was delighted with results and price.
I think the prices the OP is quoting are for high end gear. Better prices and advice to be had by looking at other options including a good pro in a local club.

plumber77

I was fitted at Foregolf a couple of years back. I've massive spin on my driver, due to a Jim Furyk type swing. The recommended driver they not help at all. Since been to a pro in Cork and the difference a heavier/shorter shaft makes for me personally was eye opening.

slingerz

copacetic wrote: »

I’d go see someone else, shorter shafted driver and looking for ‘more run’ are out of date ideas. Your fitting should have been all about speed, launch angles etc.

Interesting. My swing speed was averaging 112 but the strikes were more centred with the shorter driver. I did think it was odd when the pro’s are looking at longer drivers

slingerz

conor-w wrote: »

You could take the advice they gave on some stuff and do it yourself, buy a set of shafts online and have a local shop fit them, and bend your irons? If you're happy enough with the driver I'd leave it. I was fitted into a shorter driver by fore golf 2 years ago, have spent every day since wondering if I should get rid of it for a longer one.

I might look into buying the shafts online but it is possible to buy the club heads as well individually?

slingerz

plumber77 wrote: »

Its possible that a slightly shorter shaft may have his strikes closer to centre and therefore giving him more confidence to increase swing speed. Did you get to actually drive the recommended driver set up? Indoor or outdoor fitting?

Yep I did drive the recommended setup and it was out doors. The flight was lower and more penetrating and apparently the dispersion was tighter. I wonder about the sample size being sufficient however

plumber77

Its possible that a slightly shorter shaft may have his strikes closer to centre and therefore giving him more confidence to increase swing speed. Did you get to actually drive the recommended driver set up? Indoor or outdoor fitting?

chalky_ie

You could take the advice they gave on some stuff and do it yourself, buy a set of shafts online and have a local shop fit them, and bend your irons? If you're happy enough with the driver I'd leave it. I was fitted into a shorter driver by fore golf 2 years ago, have spent every day since wondering if I should get rid of it for a longer one.

copacetic

I’d go see someone else, shorter shafted driver and looking for ‘more run’ are out of date ideas. Your fitting should have been all about speed, launch angles etc.

slingerz

Thanks folks some interesting replies there.

My advice was for a shorter driver as I wasn’t getting the most of my speed and a lower lofted (9’) heavier & stiffer shaft for driver would make me more accurate getting more run on my drives. My drives are pretty decent usually so I am sceptical as to the gains I would actually see.

For irons it was recommended to get longer irons (1/2”) that lie should be +1 upright with a stiffer shaft than present. The irons selected are less forgiving than those I currently play and the belief is they would be more penetrating ball flight and a tighter dispersion on shots.

Wedges follow the same as the irons

It’s a big chunk of change and I’m struggling to see or perhaps understand the benefit I would get. I was thinking of bringing in the changes piecemeal by going driver + wedges given my home course would mean I wouldn’t be hitting irons to many greens anyway

dan_ep82

I'm had a similar experience to Rickis.

Got a club fit voucher for christmas and had the fitting. The wedges and drivers couldn't be improved upon ( wedges were a good fit and woods were technique) but the irons I seen a noticeable difference ( lighter and 3.5° iirc difference) matched with the numbers I bought them and a utility iron.

Once I spent the money I practiced more and played more to justify them so the clubs were not the only reason I dropped shots but they did get rid of a big miss I had,now its a much smaller miss if it occurs. I have them now 3 years later ( i think) and I've come down around 10 shots. I've no plans to change the irons.

I wouldn't go in expecting them alone to change your golf game, but a good fit ( by a fitter or not i suppose) with practice is where you will see real gains.

If you have money you want to spend on shiny new stuff thats fine aswell.If you expect instant shots knocked off, unless your clubs are wildly un suited to you I would hold off. I went in with no confidence im my irons and came out with some and shiny clubs to boot so I was happy

copacetic

It massively depends on what you currently play and how different the clubs are. Eg If you play recent enough forgiving irons, standard length, loft and lie and they have fitted you for the same then you will see little or no difference. Eg If you play standard blades, but have been fitted for 1 inch longer, 2 up, p790s you will see a big difference in shot results.

rickis tache

Went to Foregolf and only wish I had done it sooner.

Now you have to understand I didn't save for it but had a windfall about a month before and spent 2300 on my set from driver to wedge.

Dropped 4 shots in a short enough time and had best best round 3 weeks after getting them ( shot a 75 gross with a handicap of 16).

Now there's been days were no matter what, I play poor but with a good bit of concentration I can play very well.

It's an expensive thing to do to splash out what I did but I have no regrets.
Gonna be using them for at least another 5 years.
Found the wedges to be the best part of the package.