Since you have found the best with respect to your swing investigation I suggest you look for only the best in your equipment and the proper fitting to your swing.
Did you try different length shafts, shafts with different flexes in the butt area, different flexes in the center section, and different flexes in the tip area? Did he consider your actual swing speed, tempo and release when choosing a shaft? Did you see how consistant you were hitting the face of the club with respect to the shaft length? How about the weight of the shaft?
I hope the HG cart had all the combinations of the above.
Since you have found the best with respect to your swing investigation I suggest you look for only the best in your equipment and the proper fitting to your swing.
Did you try different length shafts, shafts with different flexes in the butt area, different flexes in the center section, and different flexes in the tip area? Did he consider your actual swing speed, tempo and release when choosing a shaft? Did you see how consistant you were hitting the face of the club with respect to the shaft length? How about the weight of the shaft?
I hope the HG cart had all the combinations of the above.
Good luck in your search. It can be difficult unless you have a good guide.
I only had an hour and this was an initial, free "get to know you" type service, so we were limited by time. We tried a variety of shafts, weights, etc... He was monitoring all of the items you mention above with the help of a launch monitor, outdoors where we could see actual ball flight as well. If he were to build the club today, he was going to put me in a 76 gram, regular length, tip-trimmed, r-flex shaft. Part of his service is that he will make adjustments, swap shafts, etc... free of charge as long as I own the club, which is something I was looking for. We did talk about tempo and releases and what he believed was the cause of my straighter plane with the weaker shaft. He is not a TGM guy, though, and we didn't get into any significant swing adjustments.
He is a certified class A clubmaker and is on the website you provided.
Fantastic Ben,
Looks like you did your homework when you were looking for a clubmaker. It sounds like you are in good hands.
I would suggest that you ask your clubmaker if he has a copy of Wishon's booklet entitled: "12 Myths That Could Wreck Your Golf Game" that he would let you read. This has a lot of non-biased information that the club buyer should know before making his final decision.
I hope you are able to share your experience in choosing your new club. I'm confident your clubmaker will do it right and it could be an eye opener to those forum members who rely on the big box store.
Again thanks and good luck on your search for the perfect club.
Originally Posted by bambam
I only had an hour and this was an initial, free "get to know you" type service, so we were limited by time. We tried a variety of shafts, weights, etc... He was monitoring all of the items you mention above with the help of a launch monitor, outdoors where we could see actual ball flight as well. If he were to build the club today, he was going to put me in a 76 gram, regular length, tip-trimmed, r-flex shaft. Part of his service is that he will make adjustments, swap shafts, etc... free of charge as long as I own the club, which is something I was looking for. We did talk about tempo and releases and what he believed was the cause of my straighter plane with the weaker shaft. He is not a TGM guy, though, and we didn't get into any significant swing adjustments.
He is a certified class A clubmaker and is on the website you provided.
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Fantastic Ben,
Looks like you did your homework when you were looking for a clubmaker. It sounds like you are in good hands.
I would suggest that you ask your clubmaker if he has a copy of Wishon's booklet entitled: "12 Myths That Could Wreck Your Golf Game" that he would let you read. This has a lot of non-biased information that the club buyer should know before making his final decision.
I hope you are able to share your experience in choosing your new club. I'm confident your clubmaker will do it right and it could be an eye opener to those forum members who rely on the big box store.
Again thanks and good luck on your search for the perfect club.
Thanks for the advice. I'll check out that book as soon as I finish up search for the perfect club.
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