As the title says, I believe getting properly fitted for clubs improves your chances to play better golf.
Then this happened.
In 2016, I got fitted for a set of Ping G irons - 1/2" long, 3* up lie angle, and +1/32" grips. This after checking out something like eight different iron sets and hitting maybe fifty 7 and 9 irons with the Gs. I like the clubs and have played OK with them. They felt a little different at first, but that has been true every time I got new irons. They feel normal now. The biggest complaint I have about them is inconsistency. They feel great, they look good to me at address, but I don't have as consistent a ball flight as I like, and I tend to hit more fat shots than normal with them.
Enter 2018 and, thanks to THP, a long-term test with a set of "standard" M4 irons. They felt extremely comfortable and familiar right out of the box, and from shot one, I've had the most consistent iron play I've ever had. Straighter, more consistent shots and fewer fat ones.
Believe me, I am not complaining, but I am curious as to why this has happened. Why would I play better with clubs that are supposed to be too short, too flat, and too skinny, gripwise?
Then this happened.
In 2016, I got fitted for a set of Ping G irons - 1/2" long, 3* up lie angle, and +1/32" grips. This after checking out something like eight different iron sets and hitting maybe fifty 7 and 9 irons with the Gs. I like the clubs and have played OK with them. They felt a little different at first, but that has been true every time I got new irons. They feel normal now. The biggest complaint I have about them is inconsistency. They feel great, they look good to me at address, but I don't have as consistent a ball flight as I like, and I tend to hit more fat shots than normal with them.
Enter 2018 and, thanks to THP, a long-term test with a set of "standard" M4 irons. They felt extremely comfortable and familiar right out of the box, and from shot one, I've had the most consistent iron play I've ever had. Straighter, more consistent shots and fewer fat ones.
Believe me, I am not complaining, but I am curious as to why this has happened. Why would I play better with clubs that are supposed to be too short, too flat, and too skinny, gripwise?