Playing with right-fitting clubs is, statistically-speaking, a low probability for most golfers. That’s because of the limits of feel and perception connected with trying even a well-known driver or much-lauded hybrid: Even the sound of a ball strike can provide misleading feedback.
Swing Labs, a GolfTEC technology partner, takes the psychological components of club testing out of the equation. For over twenty years, their “data before decision” methodology has served players well. Regarded as a top international software provided to instructors and club fitters, Swing Labs’unbiased approach means repeatable results.
NARROW WITH STATS, PICK FOR PREFERENCES
According to Doug Rikkers, GolfTECs Director of Teaching Quality, “the head, shaft and grip combinations now available number in the tens of thousands. The goal is to use data to zoom in on less than a dozen starting points – and let the player select a favorite among these top performers.”
This logic hasn’t been lost on GolfTEC’s PERSONAL CLUB FITTING clients across the United States. Rikkers has personally seen the relief in a player’s eyes when hundreds of poor choices have been scrapped based upon independently-verified data. “There’s an 'Aha' moment when she or he realizes they avoided wasting hundreds of dollars on a marginal club pick – and can get real performance on the same budget.”
LET THE TECHIES SET YOUR GAME FREE
Switching clubs or altering the bag’s makeup is unsettling, particularly when there have been some flashes of brilliance during past rounds. Adds Rikkers, “Swing Labs’ data helps conform a set to perform over time, across playing conditions, and in spite of occasional poor shots – or amazing recoveries. Don’t be afraid to put some well-hit balls in their perspective. In other words, no club is worth carrying for the once-in-a-blue-moon great shot when reliable club performance data are there for the using.”
Players interested in learning more about Swing Labs, AccuSport’s Vector Launch Monitor and GolfTEC’s PERSONAL CLUB FITTING are welcome to visit any of 142 locations nationwide and in Mexico. Call 1 877 4-GOLFTEC or go online to FitMyClubs.com to find a nearby location and meet a club fitting specialist.
