Question: I don’t think fitting works. I’ve got a driver I’ve had for a dog’s age, and I’ve been for a couple of driver fittings and they haven’t shown me they can beat it. I thought the new stuff was always supposed to be better. What gives?
Answer: There are three things at work here, and you might be surprised to learn that all three of them have a lot to do with supporting the idea that fitting is the most fundamental way to start improving. In other words, a good fitting doesn’t have to result in a club purchase.
First, while you say you’ve been fit for a driver a few times, let’s make clear that you know what a proper fitting is. First, a fitting is not going to a demo day or a driving range and pounding a bucket of balls while trying a handful of new models. Just thinking you are “probably a 9-degree” or “probably an S shaft” or even “probably stock length” (more players than not should be playing a shorter-shafted driver) isn’t setting up yourself for meaningful results. A fitting requires an expert fitter, a launch monitor, obviously your current driver, and perhaps not the least significant, an interview where the fitter finds out about your tendencies, your preferences and can build a game plan after establishing some baseline data with your current setup.