Use our
Club Fitting Pro to easily calculate what the custom
fit club length and shaft flex should be for your new clone golf
club(s). Want to learn more? Just
scroll down the page or click on one of the topics above for an in-depth
analysis and explanation of our Custom Club Fitting theory and process.
Brief summary:
To custom fit your golf clubs, you need to know:
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Your gender (male or female)
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Your height with shoes on
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Distance from your wrist to floor (measure from
left wrist if you play RH & vice versa)
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How far you carry your drive off the tee (do not
include roll)
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What club you use to get to the green from 150
yards
Determine your club length and shaft flex by finding where your
particulars are in the club fitting tables that follow. Please email
us at fitting@golfclubsltd.com
or call
us toll free at 877.573.3121, if you have questions or would like
additional information about the measurements and tables, and how to use
them. We would enjoy the opportunity to answer your question or
provide you with information.
Custom Fitting Golf Clubs
The objective of golf
club fitting is to determine the appropriate length and shaft flex of your
new clone golf club(s). These are very important facets of custom club making and
will play a vital role in helping you play the game as well as you can
with your new club(s).
The on-line fitting of golf clubs involves a couple of easy measurements
to help us determine the proper length of your club(s). It also calls for
some accurate evaluation of where your game is at this time by taking into
account how far you currently hit the ball with a couple of different
clubs. This evaluation will lead us to decide what the shaft flex of your
new club(s) should be.
Club Length
Fitting
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The measurements are simply your height and the distance from your wrist
to the floor. Most of us know how tall we are so that measurement is
pretty much a given. As far as the wrist measurement is concerned, you may
need a little help to get it done easily and accurately, as follows:
1. Measure from your non-playing wrist (if you play right
handed, measure from your left wrist; lefties measure from your right).
2. Wear golf or regular shoes and stand on a non-carpeted floor with your
arms relaxed at your side.
3. Then have someone measure from your wrist (where it hinges as shown in
the diagram) to the floor. A yardstick works best but a measuring tape
will get the job done, too. |
Now, with
these two measurements in hand, let’s take a look at the two fitting
charts below. One is for men and the other for ladies. They both feature
height ranges across the top and wrist-to-floor measurement ranges down
the left side. Go to the appropriate men or ladies chart and find your
height range at the top and your wrist-to-floor range on the left. The box
on the chart where your two values intersect will tell you the best club
length, as it relates to men or ladies standard, for your new club(s).
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Mens Height
Chart |
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5'2"-5'4" |
5'4"-5'7" |
5'7"-5'9" |
5'9"-6'0" |
6'0"-6'2" |
6'2"-6'5" |
6'5"-6'7" |
6'7"-6'11" |
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25"-27" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
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27"-29" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
|
29"-32" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
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32"-34" |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
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34"-37" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
|
37"-39" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
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39"-41" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
|
41" & up |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
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|
Ladies Height
Chart |
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|
4'7"-4'11" |
4'11"-5'2" |
5'2"-5'4" |
5'4"-5'7" |
5'7"-5'9" |
5'9"-6'0" |
6'0"-6'2" |
6'2"-6'5" |
|
25"-27" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
-1.5" |
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27"-29" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
-1.0" |
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29"-31" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
-0.5" |
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31"-33" |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
Std. |
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33"-36" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
+0.5" |
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36"-39" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
+1.0" |
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39"-41" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
+1.5" |
|
41" & up |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
+2.0" |
Standard
Golf Club Lengths
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The following chart of Standard Club Lengths is, in our
case, for reference only. You’ll notice a couple of things about it:
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It features separate standard lengths for men and
ladies.
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Men’s standard is 1” longer than ladies standard simply
because, on average, men are 4” or so taller than women.
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Graphite shafted woods are 1” longer than steel shafted
woods; graphite shafted irons are 1/2” longer than steel shafted
irons.
The pro line golf companies use these standards to mass
produce golf clubs that are sold off the shelf at pro shops, sporting
goods stores and golf specialty stores. Low end manufacturers mass produce
standard length clubs, usually full 11 or 12 piece sets made from zinc and
aluminum, for distribution and sale at discount stores such as K-Mart,
Walmart and Meijers as well as some sporting goods stores.
As far as Golf Clubs Ltd is concerned, these standards serve merely as
reference points from which your fitted golf club length is determined,
based on the measurements we discussed in the previous section.
As you noticed on the chart, graphite shafted clubs are longer than steel
shafted clubs. This is because graphite shafts weigh less than steel
shafts. This allows us to make a longer club while maintaining the same
swing weight. The benefit of graphite’s extra club length is that it will
yield a bit more distance on your shots. A little directional control may
be lost in the process but the vast majority of players who choose
graphite feel the trade off easily worth it.
By the same token, if you are ordering graphite shafted irons and want
them to be made the same length as steel shafted ones, then simply go to
Contact Us to send an email telling us that and
we will be sure to do so.
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Standards for Men |
Standards for Ladies |
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Steel |
Graphite |
Steel |
Graphite |
|
Titanium Driver |
-- |
45.00" |
-- |
44.00" |
|
1 Wood |
43.00" |
44.00" |
42.00" |
43.00" |
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3 Wood |
42.00" |
43.00" |
41.00" |
42.00" |
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5 Wood |
41.00" |
42.00" |
40.00" |
41.00" |
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7 Wood |
40.00" |
41.00" |
39.00" |
40.00" |
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9 Wood |
39.50" |
40.50" |
38.50" |
39.50" |
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11 Wood |
39.00" |
40.00" |
38.00" |
39.00" |
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13 Wood |
38.50" |
39.50" |
37.50" |
38.50" |
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15 Wood |
38.00" |
39.00" |
37.00" |
38.00" |
|
1 Iron |
39.50" |
40.00" |
38.50" |
39.00" |
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2 Iron |
39.00" |
39.50" |
38.00" |
38.50" |
|
3 Iron |
38.50" |
39.00" |
37.50" |
38.00" |
|
4 Iron |
38.00" |
38.50" |
37.00" |
37.50" |
|
5 Iron |
37.50" |
38.00" |
36.50" |
37.00" |
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6 Iron |
37.00" |
37.50" |
36.00" |
36.50" |
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7 Iron |
36.50" |
37.00" |
35.50" |
36.00" |
|
8 Iron |
36.00" |
36.50" |
35.00" |
35.50" |
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9 Iron |
35.50" |
36.00" |
34.50" |
35.00" |
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Pitching Wedge |
35.25" |
35.75" |
34.25" |
34.75" |
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Sand Wedge |
35.00" |
35.50" |
34.00" |
34.50" |
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Lob Wedge |
35.00" |
35.50" |
34.00" |
34.50" |
|
Putter |
34.00" |
-- |
33.00" |
-- |
Shaft Flex
Fitting
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The golf shaft’s purpose is to bring the clubhead into
proper impact position with predictable repeatability, swing after swing
for a given golfer. The two most important shaft specifications that go
into fulfilling this purpose are club length, which we just discussed, and
shaft flex, which we will now bring into the equation.
Flex is the common term given to define the relative bending properties of
a golf club shaft. A stiffer golf club shaft means that greater force
(more swing speed) must be applied to make the shaft react properly. So it
is important for you to make an accurate evaluation of how much clubhead
speed you generate during your golf swing. This information will allow
your new golf club(s) to be assembled with the shaft flex that will give
you the best opportunity to succeed in putting your new golf club(s) into
proper impact position time after time, swing after swing.
When fitting golf clubs on-line, we obviously don’t have the means to
gauge your swing speed. Instead, we depend on input from you that defines
how far you hit the ball with your driver and which club you use to hit to
the green from 150 yards. These two evaluations will not necessarily yield
the same results and it’s OK if they don’t. The first is used to determine
shaft flex for your driver and/or woods while the second is used to find
out what your shaft flex should be for irons. As a matter of fact, I fall
into this mixed flex category since I play best with regular flex driver
and woods, and senior flex irons.
Take a look at the following chart and find which shaft flex category best
describes your game at this time. It asks how far you hit the ball off the
tee with your driver and refers to carry distance only. We don’t include
roll because, as you know, it is inconsistent at best because it is
influenced by a number of extraneous conditions. Also, think about it in
terms of when you hit your driver solidly with a good, fluid swing. Do not
factor in the occasional pop up or worm burner. These are mishaps that
happen to most of us from time to time and have absolutely nothing to do
with which shaft flex you should play.
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Driver Flex Chart
How far do you hit your driver? |
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180 yards or less
(50 - 60 mph and lower) |
Ladies Flex |
180 - 210 yards
(60 - 75 mph) |
Senior Flex |
210 - 240 yards
(75 - 90 mph) |
Regular Flex |
240 yards or more
(90 - 100 mph and higher) |
Stiff Flex |
The next chart asks which club you use to get to the green
when you’re 150 yards out. Just keep in mind that it is asking which club
you consistently use to get there on the fly, not the one you used a
couple of times that landed 25 yards in front of the green but rolled on
because it hadn’t rained in two weeks. Anyway, find the category on the chart below that best describes which
club you are consistently and successfully using to get to the green from
150 yards.
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Iron Flex Chart
Which club do you
use from 150 yards? |
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| Fairway wood
or 3 Iron |
Ladies Flex |
| 4 Iron or 5
Iron |
Senior Flex |
|
6 Iron or 7 Iron |
Regular Flex |
| 8 Iron or 9
Iron |
Stiff Flex |
Remember, accurately assess your game based on what you can
realistically and consistently do, not what you can almost do or what you
can pull off every once in a while.
Loft and Lie
Adjustments
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All clone golf clubs listed on the
Golf Clubs Ltd web site feature standard loft and lie angles. Golf Clubs
Ltd can adjust the lie angle on irons and wedges but we generally
recommend having these adjustments done in person as opposed to on-line.
Woods, hybrids and putters can not be adjusted. Woods and hybrids are cast
in a way where physically bending the club’s hosel would likely damage the
club’s crown. Putter hosels are not made with the necessary strength to
withstand the force required in the adjustment process.
However, if you know that your irons need to have a lie angle other than
standard, then we will be glad to adjust them accordingly, up to 2 degrees
upright or 2 degrees flat. The cost is $25 per set. You can click on the
appropriate option as you order your new set of irons and we will adjust
the lie angle of each iron to your specification on our Steel Club Angle
Machine® before your set is shipped to you.
Here’s a brief discussion about the lie angle and what it means to you.
Irons that are too flat will generally produce shots that are hit right of
the target for right handed players and left of target for left handed
players. Irons that are too upright will produce the opposite effect; left
of target for RH and right of target for LH.
Without exception, the shaft of a golf club will bow during the swing
causing the lie angle to flatten slightly, usually 1.5 – 2.0 degrees. The
basic point here is that, at address, a club properly fit for lie angle
will have its toe slightly up in the air and off the ground or hitting
surface. This slightly upright position of the club’s toe compensates for
the flattening effect that occurs in the golf swing of everyone who plays
the game, including you, me and every player on the professional tours.
Our only comment on loft angle adjustments is that we really don’t
understand the rationale that would lead to them being adjusted away from
their recommended standards. It just seems so unnecessary. If the loft of
your 6 iron is too strong, use the 7 iron. If it is too weak, try
the 5 iron.
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Loft / Lie Chart
General Standards |
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|
Iron |
Loft |
Lie |
|
#1 |
16° |
56° |
|
#2 |
18° |
57° |
|
#3 |
21° |
58° |
|
#4 |
24° |
59° |
|
#5 |
28° |
60° |
|
#6 |
32° |
61° |
|
#7 |
36° |
62° |
|
#8 |
40° |
63° |
|
#9 |
44° |
64° |
|
PW |
48° |
64° |
|
SW |
54° |
64° |
|
LW |
60° |
64° |
A Final Point
About Fitted Golf Clubs
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We don’t think there is any question that well fitted golf
clubs can go a long way to help you improve your game. Having said that,
we also feel it is indisputable that developing and maintaining a solid,
repeatable golf swing is equally important, if not more so. Combined,
these two facets of the game will help you to make consistently positive
progress from tee to green while allowing you the chance to achieve your
goal to play the game with routine success and have fun in the process.
We appreciate the opportunity to help you play the game a little better.
Please email or call to let us know if you have questions or would like
additional information about golf club fitting or anything about clone
golf clubs, for that matter. We enjoy hearing from you. Our email is
fitting@golfclubsltd.com
or call us toll free
is 877.573.3121.
