Every golfer’s physical capability and swing is distinctive. Many of today’s best golf clubs can be custom fit for lie angle, shaft type and length, grip type and size. Custom fitting golf clubs involves several easy measurements and a quick self-assessment of your game. This custom golf club has become more than a fad that even not so professional golfers test its waters.

Custom fitting is the process for tailoring a golf club to suit your personal swing. 

Whatever your level, with a custom golf club the aim is to ensure that if you do make a good swing, the club will be square at impact and should produce a straight shot. 

Custom Golf Club How To’s:

To custom fit your golf clubs, you need to know: your gender (male or female); your height in your stockings or socks; the distance from your wrist (where it bends) to the floor with your shoes off; your age; your handicap or skill level; how fast you swing a golf club; what club you use at the 150 yard marker.

Gender is used to put you into the correct fitting scale for custom golf clubs. The golf industry uses different definitions of “standard length” for men and women. 

Your height and the distance in inches from your wrist to the floor are used together to determine the length of a custom golf club that is appropriate for you. The starting point for club length can vary up to 3 ½-inch ranging from ladies to men plus 1 ½-inch. A tall person with long arms can very easily require shorter clubs than an average height person with short arms. About 80 percent of golfers are standard length. 

Your age, handicap (if you happen to have one), self-assessed skill level, estimated golf swing speed and club you use at the 150 yard marker are all combined to determined the custom golf club’s shaft flex that is appropriate for you.

A custom fit club can fix your slice. If you slice the ball it means that the toe of the club is leading into the ball which opens the face of the club. That may be down to a swing fault, but it could be because the club is too flat. So when in the custom fitting process you can make the custom golf club more upright to help with this. This will mean that the toe of the club will be slightly off the ground at address to compensate.

There are different ways of fitting according to custom golf club dealers but ultimately they are all trying to improve your game. To start with simple measurements such as wrist-to-floor, height and hand size are taken and will point you to the right size club and at what angle it should be to the ground. Then you will take a club and hit some balls. One method is to place impact tape on the bottom of the custom golf club and an impact board on the floor.

As you hit the ball the board will leave a mark on the tape showing whether the heel or the toe of the custom golf club is striking the floor first. The resulting mark will show whether the club face needs to be flatter or more upright. In that case things get a bit more advanced. Analysis equipment can measure everything from your club speed to the side spin of the ball so that you can get maximum distance from your shot. One should also measure the launch angle of the ball, how much backspin you generate and impact efficiency - all which affect distance. The angle in which the custom golf club approaches the ball and the sidespin of it can help fix your game too.

Rather than bringing down your old clubs, it might be better to start from scratch. It’s a big mistake to think that custom fitting is only for the best golfers. Anyone can benefit. That said, if you plan to upgrade a new set of clubs with the same manufacturer they may be able to adjust your old set to become custom golf clubs.  

Custom fitting won’t cure all your bad shots. Coaching will sort that out. But if you do make a good swing, then the custom golf club will arrive correctly at impact and should produce a straight shot at your target. That alone will save shots during a round. 

Lastly, custom fitting is often free of charge. But it is usually on the condition that you buy some golf clubs once you’ve been fitted. So it really depends on what your budget is. If you’re prepared to buy a new set of clubs it’s definitely worth getting fitted.

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Fix golf slice is a thought on many amateur golfers’ minds.  Studies reveal over 80% of all amateur golfers slice the ball.  There have been more training aids, drills and tips to fix the golf slice that I can’t even begin to count.

  What a frustrating situation!  Do you realize what’s causing your golf slice? If you hit a golf slice, have you taken lessons; bought any training aids, and done several drills only to still hit a slice?

Upon first thought, this may seem like a mechanical issue.  And it is…but if you dig a little deeper, you’ll find it’s a ‘physical’ issue. A golf slice is caused by the clubface coming across the ball from outside the target line, creating side-spin on the ball. 

You see…your body dictates your ability to swing the club efficiently.  If your body has ‘physical limitations’, your swing will not be mechanically sound and swing faults will appear.

If you can’t make a 90 degree shoulder turn on the backswing, you’ll do whatever it takes to feel like you are making a full turn. In the golf swing there are many compensations for lack of proper mechanics. 

  What this does is rob you of power.  You have no torque built up in your core to unleash into the ball at impact. A good example of this would be to rotate your hips beyond the desired 45 degrees to enable your body to make a full backswing.

A golf slice is caused by the upper body getting ahead of the lower body, creating an “over-the-top” move, which in turn results in your clubface slashing across the ball and creating side-spin.  Here comes the banana ball!

If that doesn’t work you’ll buy an “offset” driver to help eliminate your golf slice. Your first inclination will be to take a lesson to fix this.  If that doesn’t work, you might buy a training aid. 

Don’t buy anymore training aids.  And keep your normal driver in your bag. Now the real answer!  Take a break on your lessons. 

  It’s that simple.  The minute your able to separate the upper and lower body upon initial move down…you’ll see that golf slice improve dramatically. You need to work on you core rotational flexibility to be able to initiate the downswing with your lower body first, to avoid the upper body getting ahead of it.

Along with fixing your golf slice, you’ll add up to 30 yards to your drives.  You will get more roll when the ball lands from a draw ball flight.  A golf slice is a weak shot that does not penetrate the air for maximum distance.

  You will not experience compensations on the golf course anymore. All of my programs, dvds, and books focus on core rotational strength and flexibility which will improve your power output and eliminate swing faults.

When you work on your “machine”, your golf swing takes care of itself!  You will finally eliminate the thought, “fix golf slice”.

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strong>GENERATE POWER AT SETUP

We all want more power and distance.  Regardless of whether you hit the ball 200 or 300 yards, adding an extra 10-15 yards to your driver gives any player confidence and a decisive advantage over the competition.  Over the years as I have taught online golf lessons, many golfers have emailed me consistently with a breakdown of distance per club.They also provide where they would like to get to; normally 10-15 yards increase off the tee and from the fairway with their irons. The following tip is suggested to players who want an easy way to generate extra distance off the tee.  I don’t recommend this set-up from the fairway or around the green, but will give you and extra 10-15 yards off the tee. The is a simple breakdown including different ways that power and distance is generated in our golf swing (I want you to understand what generates power):

• Solid Ball Contact:  Not on heel or toe.
• Hand rotation through the impact zone.
• Weight shift through the ball.
• Follow Through position: This is more of a check point.Club face up at follow- through = less power.Club face down at follow-through = greater power.

Problem Lack of distance off the tee. Solution I am going to teach you a modified set-up that will allow for maximum power generation.Typically players that have a noticable or slight draw generate more distance than players that hit a fade, so this set-up will put you in a position to hit a draw.This is also true for players on the PGA tour.  The following, are steps to modify your set-up in order to allow for maximum distance generation:

• Go through your normal set-up routine as we teach in the DVD.Remember to bend at the hips and not the stomach.
• Close your stance:  Move your trailing foot back so that the toes are parallel to the middle of your leading foot.
• Put a little more weight on your front foot:  Instead of 50/50 you’ll have 60% on your leading leg and 40% of your weight on your trailing leg.Essentially you’ll almost be leaning a bit forward at set-up.
• Knee bend stays the same and take your normal swing, focusing on really shifting your weight and rotating your hands through the impact zone.

These modifications place your body in a very powerful position at set-up. Again only implement this set-up off the tee.You can try it with your irons on the practice range, and if you see amazing results then play with it on the course, but don’t change your entire set-up for your irons.  This tip is simply a modification to add extra distance off the tee. To learn more golf instruction and how to improve your golf swing check out my site.

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