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jaybee said:
Do you mean go and get a fitting? Is it one and the same, or can you casually just use the simulator facilities of somewhere with different clubs?
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It depends generally on what's available to you and often how 'friendly' you are with pro shop/range staff. I've got pretty close to the manager of my local range which also has a fitting room with GC Quad available. I get to try a lot of new stock out for free.

You could always go to your local American Golf. They offer free fittings with no obligation to buy. Depending on your budget it might be worth trying a few clubs out in store on the monitors, taking a notepad and seeing how the numbers compare. The staff are usually pretty friendly and can help you understand all the technical jargon with regards spin number, launch angles etc.

You could pay for a proper fitting from an independent company and most would say that's the better way to go. Getting properly fitted early can help iron out a lot of the fundamental hardware problems which can hinder a technically proficient swing. A 'proper' fitter will have a huge range of heads and shafts to throw at you and will do a lot of the hard work for you in terms of crunching numbers. At places like AG the shaft and head options will be a little more limited and it can be a bit of a lottery when it comes to staff.

You're obviously really passionate about the sport and want to progress so personally I think getting properly fitted is your best option. Just outline your maximum budget and stick to it. Any fitter worth there salt will work within that and provide you with the best option.
 
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ArcticHeron said:
It depends generally on what's available to you and often how 'friendly' you are with pro shop/range staff. I've got pretty close to the manager of my local range which also has a fitting room with GC Quad available. I get to try a lot of new stock out for free.

You could always go to your local American Golf. They offer free fittings with no obligation to buy. Depending on your budget it might be worth trying a few clubs out in store on the monitors, taking a notepad and seeing how the numbers compare. The staff are usually pretty friendly and can help you understand all the technical jargon with regards spin number, launch angles etc.

You could pay for a proper fitting from an independent company and most would say that's the better way to go. Getting properly fitted early can help iron out a lot of the fundamental hardware problems which can hinder a technically proficient swing. A 'proper' fitter will have a huge range of heads and shafts to throw at you and will do a lot of the hard work for you in terms of crunching numbers. At places like AG the shaft and head options will be a little more limited and it can be a bit of a lottery when it comes to staff.

You're obviously really passionate about the sport and want to progress so personally I think getting properly fitted is your best option. Just outline your maximum budget and stick to it. Any fitter worth there salt will work within that and provide you with the best option.
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I went to an AG store recently and the experience was truly awful. I may have a chat to my sons club and see if they can help. They have a sim but the proshop is tiny like... I don't even know if they sell clubs tbh.
 
Ended up going to a 7w fitting at local AG. Long story short, didn't come away with anything and my Marvik Hybrid and 7w compete in the same space without much gain or lose.

I did end up trying a few other hybrid. The Stealth 2 is absurd. My Marvik 4h = 20 loft. The Stealth 2 we set at 24 and it was still longer.

About 205 for my hybrid and almost 215+ on the Stealth 2.

I can't seem to gel with anything Paradym still. Their hybrid was just uncomfortable to use. Ping's likes to go left...

The TSR2 series both 5w and hybrids were really good as well. Felt great and easy to use.
 
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jaybee said:
I went to an AG store recently and the experience was truly awful. I may have a chat to my sons club and see if they can help. They have a sim but the proshop is tiny like... I don't even know if they sell clubs tbh.
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I remember you posting about that and definitely would'nt recommend going back there :p

But the others are right that a fitting/simulator data would be the sensible option, just at somewhere decent...

You mention the ball 'falls out the sky', from my limited knowledge that would imply a lack of backspin, lower loft potentially could/will reduce spin even further so may not be the answer. But again it could be that a different model with lower loft, or a different shaft, may actually spin more.

It's impossible to say really, but also rather than trying random drivers it makes sense to see where your current driver is at and go from there.
 
Just found out that an indoor trackman place is opening 5 minutes away from me. Old industrial unit, 2 full trackman units, should be open in the next week...... TAKE MY MONEY!!!

On the same street as the crossfit gym I go to so told the wife I might just disappear for 3 hours at a time. :cry:
 
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Managed to get a day off Monday and played 18. Not the best of rounds with an even 90 but used it mainly to practice chipping off tight lies where I'd normally just pull the putter out. Left a few out there as a result but it's really helped me embed some technique and given me a ton of confidence.
 
So true. You can learn to benefit from more distance but really it's all about limiting your errors and knowing your miss. As soon as my teacher told me to stop worrying about club head speed and start worrying about strike my game got distinctly better in almost every regard.
 
I need a smart watch, i also have a garmin S62 but the garmin does not do the health stuff i need (ecg), so i was thinking of a Galaxy 6 watch what are the golf apps for that like,
I ve a samsung phone so no Apple.
 
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Chabsy said:
I need a smart watch, i also have a garmin S62 but the garmin does not do the health stuff i need (ecg), so i was thinking of a Galaxy 6 watch what are the golf apps for that like,
I ve a samsung phone so no Apple.
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I used golfpad on my Galaxy watch for about 6 months. Really liked it, though it's never going to be as accurate as a rangefinder it gave me rough distances to work with and I could do all I needed to do one the watch without having to get my phone out.
 
Chabsy said:
I need a smart watch, i also have a garmin S62 but the garmin does not do the health stuff i need (ecg), so i was thinking of a Galaxy 6 watch what are the golf apps for that like,
I ve a samsung phone so no Apple.
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Another here with GolfPad on the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.

Highly recommend it!
 
Chabsy said:
I need a smart watch, i also have a garmin S62 but the garmin does not do the health stuff i need (ecg), so i was thinking of a Galaxy 6 watch what are the golf apps for that like,
I ve a samsung phone so no Apple.
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If you're happy with the Garmin ecosystem (and price!) then you can get ECG on a few of them (the newer Fenix 7/Epix Pro, and one of the Venu ranges iirc), you need to set your location to the US to set it up but other than that I believe it works... That's not firsthand experience though, I've got the non-pro Epix Gen 2, but my mate got the Fenix 7X Pro and he got it setup and working that way.
 
Been away since last Sunday, we tried to get a round in on Sunday but after 3 holes of getting thoroughly drenched half of us decided that was plenty and abandoned...

But, some better news, I was away in Norfolk again with family and today before driving home I played a round at Royal Cromer Golf Course, links-ish on the clifftop there. Lovely views, nice course although the 13th is closed currently for maintainance, played the rest obviously.

Par 69 without the 13th (usually 72, course rating 71.2/slope 127 so waaaaay 'harder' than the courses I'm used to) and I scored 101, not spectacular but pretty happy with that for a course I've never played before with 30+ mph gusts of wind, that was interesting :p
 
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Been away since last Sunday, we tried to get a round in on Sunday but after 3 holes of getting thoroughly drenched half of us decided that was plenty and abandoned...

But, some better news, I was away in Norfolk again with family and today before driving home I played a round at Royal Cromer Golf Course, links-ish on the clifftop there. Lovely views, nice course although the 13th is closed currently for maintainance, played the rest obviously.

Par 69 without the 13th (usually 72, course rating 71.2/slope 127 so waaaaay 'harder' than the courses I'm used to) and I scored 101, not spectacular but pretty happy with that for a course I've never played before with 30+ mph gusts of wind, that was interesting :p
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What a course that is! Played there before! Good going that! Be proud of yourself in those windy conditions !
 
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