- Sep 23, 2004
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One of the guys I played with yesterday desperately needed a driver fitting! He was playing a SasQuatch Tour 8.5* w/Aldila NV 75S; while this is not a bad combo, I thought it was all wrong for him. This guy swung hard and had a really quick transition, my guess would be that he was in the 110-115 range. The 75g NV may have been okay wrt weight and flex but what really made me notice that this was a bad set-up for him was that this guy just struggled to get the ball in the air (he hit a couple of nasty hooks too). He managed to finally really connect with one on 18 and it got out there a good ways but it still was a really a low launch and flight (a non-summer fairway and this ball wouldn't have gone anywhere near as far).
Now, I'm by no means a club fitter or expert of any kind but I've managed to pick up some good advice from this board and through my own trial and error (not to mention I stayed at a Holidy Inn Express last night... ) Anyway, I couldn't help but thinking that this guy would be well served with a shaft change. I'd say stay in the weight category but go with a higher launch shaft and maybe even up a flex. The worst part is that he has no idea what he's missing; he says he likes the driver but he hasn't even really seen what this thing can do for him!
I didn't say anything to him but, boy, was I tempted!
Now, I'm by no means a club fitter or expert of any kind but I've managed to pick up some good advice from this board and through my own trial and error (not to mention I stayed at a Holidy Inn Express last night... ) Anyway, I couldn't help but thinking that this guy would be well served with a shaft change. I'd say stay in the weight category but go with a higher launch shaft and maybe even up a flex. The worst part is that he has no idea what he's missing; he says he likes the driver but he hasn't even really seen what this thing can do for him!
I didn't say anything to him but, boy, was I tempted!