Fit The Misses Too!

For every fitting that I do, I ask the player “what are your misses?” The answer to this question often provides initial hints into what kind of club improvements can provide the most value to players.

Many fittings result in increased distance with irons or drivers, or reduced dispersion of shots. But a recent post on the AGCP web site caused me to think there is a lot more to consider in paying LOTS of attention to the Misses players make – maybe more atttention to these than to the great shots.

There are a lot of things that can be done to golf clubs to “make misses better.” Like fitting with an offset driver when a player slices a lot, or fitting with more loft when a player does not get drives and fairway woods in the air, or even recommending a sand wedge with a very wide sole to make sand shots easier.

So finding ways to increase distance with irons and woods is a great thing to strive for. But just as important is to make sure that the clubs really fit the player’s swings – and maybe the best way to helping a lot of folks get more enjoyment in golf is simply to help them make all of their misses better.

Tony