What happens during a golf club fitting?

A club fitting is easier to assess when you know the sequence. Each stage should narrow the equipment decision while keeping your own club as a reference.

1. The opening interview

Describe the category, normal flight, common miss, useful distances, course conditions and budget. Bring the problem down to something testable. “My longest iron launches too low from turf and leaves a 20-metre gap” gives the session a clearer target than “I want better irons”.

2. Warm-up and baseline

Make ordinary swings until you are ready, then hit the current club. The fitter can record strike, launch, carry range and dispersion. Poor shots should not all be deleted: the normal miss is part of the pattern a new configuration must handle.

3. Controlled comparisons

The fitter selects relevant heads and specifications, then changes combinations as evidence develops. Ask what changed between two options. If head, shaft and length all change, return to a promising earlier setup to check that the improvement persists.

4. Narrowing the candidates

Compare the finalists with the baseline and with each other. Consider the job of the club: a longer fairway wood that will not launch from turf may fail its purpose; an iron that flies farther may create an awkward wedge gap. Feel and address view can break a close tie when performance patterns are similar.

5. Recommendation and handover

Record head, loft, shaft, length, lie, grip and settings where applicable, plus set composition. Ask which observations drove the recommendation and which alternative would be acceptable if a component is unavailable.

6. Delivery check

Compare the finished order with the sheet and report any mismatch. Use the preparation checklist before attending and the custom-build guide after the result. To enquire in Randwick, email Fix It Golf with the category you want to test.