by Tom Wishon | Nov 10, 2014 | Clubfitting
Are you wasting money on clubs you seldom play? More importantly, are you denying yourself opportunities to play better and enjoy the game more, simply because you’re playing a set makeup that is unsuited for your game? I would wager that an expert in clubfitting...
by Tom Wishon | Aug 20, 2014 | Clubfitting
You may have heard a few weeks ago that Dick’s Sporting Goods laid off all of its PGA professionals—more than 500 men and women—as a result of a downturn in the major retailer’s golf equipment business. “Dick’s aimed to have one PGA professional at every store...
by Tom Wishon | Jul 31, 2013 | Clubfitting, Shaft Fitting
Short backswings with strong acceleration on the downswing typically require the shaft to be stiffer overall or more tip stiff than what might otherwise be indicated simply by the golfer’s clubhead speed. The reason is because a short backswing with a more forceful...
by Tom Wishon | Jul 17, 2013 | Shaft Fitting
What is meant by a “tip soft” shaft? A shaft can be designed with many variations in the distribution of its stiffness over its whole length. A tip soft shaft is one that is designed to be more flexible in the tip portion of the shaft which we define as the last 16”...
by Tom Wishon | Jun 17, 2013 | Shaft Fitting
The transition is the change in direction of the golf club during the swing that occurs when the backswing ends and the downswing begins. Golfers vary a lot in the speed, force and tempo of their transition from smooth with a gradual acceleration to start the...
