I have struggled to control the clubface for years. I never knew when I would hook or pull the ball, and didn't really know why. Often when afraid of the left ball, I would hit a push or sometimes a slice, especially with the driver.
I recently decided to get new irons, so I went to my local professional and scheduled a fitting session. We started with my irons, then moved to test clubs.
I brought a selection of clubs from my main set, backups and another set. He had me hit balls on a lie board with various clubs from my sets first. Every single one was 2 degrees too upright, but I was hitting reasonably straight shots! Then he started testing different lie angles until we found the one that soled properly at impact. He commented I was blocking and quitting my pivot with my irons to keep them straight, and every time I actually completed the pivot and swung left with my irons, the ball would go left.
To clear up any misconceptions, I had been fit several years ago by a manufacturer rep at a demo day. It might have been right at the time, or I may have suffered from letting a saleperson fit me instead of a professional.
Aha! I realized that if I swung that way with the driver it would go right! Then I got new irons properly fit, and what do you know- I only need one swing and it hits the ball farther and straighter!
I cannot imagine how much I restricted my ability to improve through improperly fit clubs!
I recently decided to get new irons, so I went to my local professional and scheduled a fitting session. We started with my irons, then moved to test clubs.
I brought a selection of clubs from my main set, backups and another set. He had me hit balls on a lie board with various clubs from my sets first. Every single one was 2 degrees too upright, but I was hitting reasonably straight shots! Then he started testing different lie angles until we found the one that soled properly at impact. He commented I was blocking and quitting my pivot with my irons to keep them straight, and every time I actually completed the pivot and swung left with my irons, the ball would go left.
To clear up any misconceptions, I had been fit several years ago by a manufacturer rep at a demo day. It might have been right at the time, or I may have suffered from letting a saleperson fit me instead of a professional.
Aha! I realized that if I swung that way with the driver it would go right! Then I got new irons properly fit, and what do you know- I only need one swing and it hits the ball farther and straighter!
I cannot imagine how much I restricted my ability to improve through improperly fit clubs!
