A
little background. I've been playing golf for most of my life and hovered
around the 10-handicap line for a while.
I've always had trouble getting that last stroke to drop to bring me
into the single-digits. I'm also a bit
of a gear head and I love to tinker with different clubs and set-ups. I know
this isn't best for my score or for my wallet but it's a hard habit to
break.
In
an effort to make 2010 the year I actually don't switch out my irons every
other month (which I basically did last year) I decided to do something I've
been wanting to do for a long time...get fit for a custom set. I've always been a believer of fitting but
for some reason I just never got fit. Outside of taking lessons, this was the
best move I've made since I started golfing.
I
ended up going to a local Titleist Advanced Fitter and it was a great
experience. We spent an hour tweaking
set ups, comparing spin rates, adjusting lie angles and swapping out shafts
until we found the right combination.
For a gear head, this alone was worth the price of admission. At the end
of the session I was striking the ball better than ever before. Solid contact
on the center swing after swing. So after 20+ years of golfing I finally found
out that I need my irons 2* upright. I guess better late than never.
My
new custom AP2 710 irons came in the other month and while the courses are
still closed up here in the north I've been having the best range sessions
ever. I went with the KB Tour shafts to complete the new set up and I can't say
enough good things about these irons. Hopefully 2010 will be the year I
breakthrough to the single digits.
So
my final two cents...find a good fitter and get yourself set up with the right
clubs. If you're in the Boston-area I highly recommend Mike Gibson at Harmon
Golf. He rocks and he will get you set up.