Iron fitting (sigh)

DonM · 2024-03-12T18:09:13+00:00

First a humble brag. I just came back from the range. Here are pics of the 11 wood, iDrive Tour 70 gram shaft, after 3 balls, and the Cally 54 wedge with DG...

DonM

scotts33
Thanks. That sounds like me. 🙂

Yeah I had lousy results with the 950GH and also the XP95.
Tried the FST 125 but it was too much. Sounds like a Goldilocks situation.

I might try the 115 (again). I don’t know which version or flex trim I tried a few years ago.

Par4QC

DonM Sounds like a Goldilocks situation.

aw hell, just sounds like a typical golf forum action. Not a thing to be ashamed of.

And btw, you may never find what you really need. But keep looking!! 🤣😅

I say this after 3 rounds with some shafts that, apparently, are now too light for me(72g). And that makes no damn sense with what I've gone through the past several months. No sense at all.
Next round will have irons with 110g steel in them, just to check.

sdandrea1

DonM

Just be cautious not to out/over think yourself down a rabbit hole so deep that you're brain fries.
Signed,
BeenThereDoneThat

scotts33

VigilanteTrail

scotts33

Are those impact pics a depiction of different shafts? Lead tape testing?

Sneakylong

DonM

Alice Cooper is what you’d call a natural. First time he hit a club he hit a nice little draw. As most know Cooper is a recovering alcoholic and replaced one bad addiction with a good addiction. He can play.

I also like to get the first tee time because you have the course to yourself. You set the pace. Also, like he has no ego when it comes to what works for him. At the 2:50 mark he talks about the first shot he ever hit. A nice little draw

KCee

DonM As someone who has currently climbed up to an 18 handicap (and somehow still shoots 79 every so often), I'm not sure what you're complaining about. I suppose nothing is ever good enough for a true golfer though.

rsvman2

DonM The Steelfiber shafts are really nice.

Typhoon

Don, go look up your measurements on a Ping chart and get and old set of Eye2’s.

Problem solved

scotts33

VigilanteTrail Are those impact pics a depiction of different shafts? Lead tape testing?

Test iron built light and then adding lead tape to discern various impact. In general if swing is repeatable too light leads to toe impacts, too heavy heel impacts just right in middle good impact. It's how to test if playing length and lie are correct what heft one needs in a set of clubs from driver to wedges.

VigilanteTrail

scotts33

👍💪

Eguller

scotts33

Too heavy/light meaning overall weight or swing weight ? Good info. 👍

braveheart

scotts33
If heel hits, how do you know if club is too long or too heavy? What variable, length, loft, heft or lie is checked first? Or in what order is best? Good topic.

scotts33

Eguller Too heavy/light meaning overall weight or swing weight ?

MoI heft match. Could be used as a swing weight heft match. Once correct shaft profile and shaft weight is fit then heft match can be found. This is what your modern so called fitting usually never fits for or finds.

scotts33

braveheart Design that golfer needs is first. Playing length and lie need to be found and then golfer needs somewhat of a repeatable swing. Shaft weight, profile then heft match last. That's the order I use. Lie can be tweaked. I use TLT/MoI heft match so that controverts 1/2" length graduation/swing weight and when correct TLT Series is found upper body/torso doesn't need to be changed for every club as 1/2" makes golfer do for each club.

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