Part of our Customer Stories series, we’ve put together a selection of customers who came to see us, follow their story of custom fitting by ForeGolf.
Aidan – Classic example of bought the wrong clubs based on his handicap.
Background
Aidan plays off 18 and doubted his ability as a golfer. He came to see us out of curiosity as he wasn’t entirely certain the equipment had much to do with his game.
What was wrong
As soon as Aidan got on the tour truck, we could plainly see it was the equipment not the golfer. The shafts in both his Irons and Driver were too long, too soft in flex and the kick point was too high. He struggled with consistency and ball flight was too high and to the right. He never made a solid connection and got that golfing “swish” at impact. We explained it was affecting his tempo which we demonstrated using face impact stickers with a few test shots.
He was the classic example of buying clubs based on his handicap and not how he hit the ball.
How we fixed it
We changed him to a lightweight Nippon Shaft in a 1/4 inch shorter with a stiff flex and low kickpoint. Taking into account his quick back swing, this shaft harnesses his rhythm better and delivers the club head to the ball with that “swish” sound. The impact sticker showed the ball coming out of the middle of the club, hence the missing swish on his previous clubs.
Improvement
Aidan commented he got a lot from his time on the tour truck. He now understands about tempo and what it means to him and he can now hit the ball square on the club. We will re-visit and check how he his getting on in the coming months.
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