Lynchburg14
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Okay so I have been looking to get fitted for my irons and have gotten some very useful info from many of you here. I have gone to all the local golf stores and was getting ready to go by some of the local clubs but then I remembered one golf store I had yet to visit. We have a store here in Hampton Roads called International Golf. They sell new stuff but have a great used section. I normally go there to sell used clubs or look for some. These guys are really nice and give great deals when compared to the chain stores. I once took an R9tp 3wood and a 505 hybrid that I had bought from them and trade them both back in. For both clubs they gave me $135. I was happy and put the money towards a Mashie 3wood. The mashie was on sale a came to $140. When I pulled out my credit card the manger told me that they did not run cards for $5 dollars or less so don't worry about it and called it an even trade. But now back to my best experience.
Today I took an ATV 52* and a 21* 909 hybrid in to see what I could get. The 909 was new and they offered me $50, I only paid so $25 so a win. Then they offered me another $50 for the ATV so now I have $100 to spend on something. I asked about their fitting process and me and the manger started talking. After about 10 min he said come on back to the fitting area. He measured me with the Ping fitting tools and according to their chart my irons need to be flattened 3 degrees. So he goes even further and says since they are slow today to go ahead and hit some balls. He gives me a Ping iron that was flattened and I start hitting balls. Every ball was in the middle of the club. So then he says hold on and puts the tape on the bottom and has me hit off the Ping board. He shows me where the ball was being hit and tells me that this is what I want.
He then says hey this is what you would have payed for in the fitting considered it a gift for a teacher. I go in there a lot and he knows I teach. I measured to have my club shortened by 1/4 inch but we both agreed that it would not hurt me to bypass. So now all I have to pay for is to have my clubs bent. We are gong to send them back to Cleveland and have them do it. He suggested this because he said that anything past 2 degrees and the cast clubs can break. This way if they do Cleveland will just give me a new head.
This guy went way beyond what he had too :clapp:. I feel very lucky to have had this happen. I can't wait to git my clubs back and hit them. This is going to be a long 2-2 1/2 weeks. The clubs have to be sent back to California.
Today I took an ATV 52* and a 21* 909 hybrid in to see what I could get. The 909 was new and they offered me $50, I only paid so $25 so a win. Then they offered me another $50 for the ATV so now I have $100 to spend on something. I asked about their fitting process and me and the manger started talking. After about 10 min he said come on back to the fitting area. He measured me with the Ping fitting tools and according to their chart my irons need to be flattened 3 degrees. So he goes even further and says since they are slow today to go ahead and hit some balls. He gives me a Ping iron that was flattened and I start hitting balls. Every ball was in the middle of the club. So then he says hold on and puts the tape on the bottom and has me hit off the Ping board. He shows me where the ball was being hit and tells me that this is what I want.
He then says hey this is what you would have payed for in the fitting considered it a gift for a teacher. I go in there a lot and he knows I teach. I measured to have my club shortened by 1/4 inch but we both agreed that it would not hurt me to bypass. So now all I have to pay for is to have my clubs bent. We are gong to send them back to Cleveland and have them do it. He suggested this because he said that anything past 2 degrees and the cast clubs can break. This way if they do Cleveland will just give me a new head.
This guy went way beyond what he had too :clapp:. I feel very lucky to have had this happen. I can't wait to git my clubs back and hit them. This is going to be a long 2-2 1/2 weeks. The clubs have to be sent back to California.
