What a Sports Week!

Well, I am drained tonight after watching the NCAA basketball final game tonight. I think it was the most intense final game I have ever seen. Butler certainly could have won, Duke did…….two beautiful teams.And on top of this we get the Masters this week....

6 Days Of Golf! Hitting It Longer….

Well, getting home from yearly golf trip with 16 buddies and it was great. No clubfitting goodies to talk about this week, but if you want to read an article on the physics of hitting the ball further here you...

Putter Swingweight – Rules of Thumb…..

I have been doing some putter length mods the past few weeks. I am learning that this again one of those “who would know?” areas of which club is right for a player. The Tom Wishon “Common Sense Clubfitting” book (one of the best references on...

Oops……..But Thank You MOI!!

Tonight I was finishing a golf club for a client who will be going on a golf trip in Thursday. I went to a local golf store and bought the grip he wanted…………well, not quite…… Bought a Golf Pride Tour Velvet...

Shafts and More Shafts…..

A few years ago I purchased a copy of Tom Wishon’s Shaft Profiling Software. Tonight I updated this software to the newest version………….and it includes quite a number of new shaft frequency profiles.How a person swings a golf club can...

Remembering The Beginning…..

Tonight I was talking with a friend who reminded me of the first person who ever did a “club fitting” for me. It was the start of my journey to become a clubfitter……………I went to a club demo day and a club OEM rep fitted me for...

Science or Art or …..

Late night tonight working to build a set of clubs for a younger player. He in fact is doing a school science project related to clubfitting, shaft frequencies, impact measurements, etc. It is fun to watch him learning some of the elements of fitting, and I would be...

When Is Light Right?

One of the big rages at the PGA show this year was lighter clubs and grips. A couple of the major companies are marketing grips a lot lighter than standard, and you probably are also seeing some companies saying they now have the lightest driver available – and...

The Wall Street Journal and Clubfitting

Yesterday I got to play golf in Oak Ridge, TN in beautiful 37 degree weather (at least it was supposed to be that warm….). Afterward, one of my golf friends said that he read an article in the Wall Street Journal about the benefits of clubfitting. The link to...

ACCRA Golf and the PGA Show – January in Florida!

My better half and I spent last week in Florida. We are hoping to make this an annual trip, which would be wonderful since we can hopefully coordinate it with future ACCRA Golf outings and with the annual PGA Merchandise Show. In getting to participate in these two...