The short answer
Define the club’s job, create a baseline, compare representative patterns and understand the trade-offs. Keep the full recommendation and the evidence behind it.
Golf club fitting tests how equipment specifications work with the swing you bring on the day. It can guide a purchase or alteration by comparing candidates with a known baseline, but it cannot guarantee a score or replace coaching.
Start with the club’s job
A driver needs a playable tee-shot pattern; an iron set needs reliable carry gaps and usable flight; wedges cover scoring shots; a putter must support aim, setup and speed control. Define that job before looking at components.
Build evidence from several views
Ball flight and launch data help describe the result, while impact location, dispersion and the golfer’s comfort explain whether it is repeatable. Use normal shots, not only the longest. Conditions also matter: a fairway wood intended for turf should not be judged only from a tee.
Understand interacting variables
Head design, loft, shaft, length, lie, grip and weight can affect one another. For example, shortening a driver may improve centre contact but also change feel; an iron with stronger loft may travel farther but disturb set gaps. Ask why a variable is being changed and what trade-off appeared.
Use a simple decision test
- Did the candidate address the stated problem?
- Was the pattern repeatable across representative swings?
- Did it create a new gap, comfort or control issue?
- Can the tested build be ordered or reproduced accurately?
Choose the next guide by stage
Read how to prepare before the session and what happens during a fitting for the sequence. If the decision is ready, email Fix It Golf about fitting in Randwick.
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