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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Pros are having their tolerances checked weekly. These are guys that toss wedges out of the bag after they hot 500 balls with them as the groves begin to deteriorate. For amateur players this is unreasonable, because of expense and LOFT. We also are not fine tuned athletes where a degree of tweaking is going to significantly impact our shot dispersion. That's one of the reasons why I am against fitting for all but the advanced players. The ability to replicate the swing consistently to take advantage of the fine tuning fitting makes is limited because of the variation on our bodies from session to session. Pros are machines, and finely tuned machines. They are mechanical and exacting. Amateurs are loose and messy, so the fine tuning is eliminated from round to round.
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I understand what you are saying here, however I think there is still value to get fitted.
My first set of clubs I purchased, was just a recommendation from the store. It was something to start with, and I took lessons with them, got my swing to be somewhat normal.
I finally broke 100 last year. My swing is still changing, but I decided to get fitted because honestly there is no perfect time for me to get fitted. I don't foresee myself being a scratch golfer ever, or single handicap either for that matter. I remember (I think it was you) saying that until you can consistently strike in the same spot on the club face, there's no point getting fitted.
My strike consistency isn't great, but even with that, I'm glad I went to get fitted last week. 3-4 of the clubs I tried were infinitely easier to hit for me than my current set of clubs. The mis-hits were much more forgiving. The old clubs had a non-stock lie that was causing issues for me.
Different lie, different shaft, and obviously different head with a lot of tech in them.
My expectations for this season with the new clubs - less frustrating practice sessions, less frustrating golf rounds. Overall having more fun out on the course and in practice.
Now, for my driver - I thought about getting fitted for a new driver, however I went to hit some balls yesterday and I have a lot of work to do. Consistently striking in the heel right now. So no point in getting fitted until I sort that out.