GOLF
Why is
CLUB FITTING
So Popular?
By KayJay McClay, Assistant Golf Professional
As Golf Professionals, our goal is to help you play better golf. A major factor in one’s confidence relates to how you feel about what is in your golf bag. The answer can lie in your next club fitting experience. When it comes to fitting, the goal is simple—develop consistent ball striking and give room for forgiveness when you have off center golf shots. However, through testimony and personal experience, I find the idea of club fitting sometimes gets a bad reputation. Most golfers think the club fitting experience is only reserved for the advanced golfer. Your average player tends to think being fit for new clubs comes as a gift once they’ve “found a good swing.” This is not necessarily the case. Do you have to find the center of the face enough times to get relevant feedback? Absolutely! You can however, find major value in the experience and realize technology can be your friend.
baseline for measurement. We look for things like typical distance and shot dispersion to determine what you need to have in your bag to help you play better golf. Next, we assemble a few clubs that will best match your swing tendencies or specifications. Now, we can compare your performance with your current equipment to the equipment we believe will help you become more consistent. Through measurable feedback and statistical data, we can help guide you into the club best suited for you and put you on the path to playing better golf.
In club fitting, the ability to measure results has a true place in the industry today if you value measurable feedback. There are a couple things we look for in a basic club fitting session. First, we start with your own iron/driver as a
Contact any of your Golf Professionals to schedule your next fitting session and be on your way to playing better golf!
If you find yourself trying to find the answer to the age old question of “when is the right time to get fitted,” I would say, there is no better time than the present. If your clubs look good, and they feel good-that can translate into better results. ◆
WINTER GOLF SCORES & HOLE IN ONES During the winter golf season, November 16 through March 15, rounds of golf in the state Maryland and any state that declares their winter months as inactive, are not valid for handicap purposes. Rounds of golf in the south, southwest, and west, where their associations have deemed those months as an active season, must be posted. As a reminder, due to weather that could effect tee locations and the shortening of holes possibly during the winter months, Hole in Ones made here at BCC are only valid from March 15 though November 15 as it relates to receiving your complimentary shadow box, Golf House credit book, and cocktail.
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