 Hi, I recently got a fitting for a new driver, was on a vector maching which I just knew would be a mistake but still went on to buy the driver reccommended from the sales man  , the driver has been very erratic but the worst part is the height the ball goes, its a Callaway fti 10 degree with a regular shaft, driving was always a good part of my game and now I feel i've totally lost confidence in it, my last driver which was very consistent when my swing was on was a Callaway BB II+, it became illegal in April, just want to get fitted out by a true proffesional who doesn't have profit in his eyes, An after thought was to have the shaft of the BB put in the fti but i'm not sure if thats an option. I play off 13 so i'm not exactly single figures but i'm consistent most of the time (till i get a card in my hand  ) Cheers
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Where abouts are you. if you are in the Midlands then can thoroughly recommend Strikerightgolf (they have a website so as you can get an idea of what they do)
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I live near Goole, quite a long way to the midlands
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Is he indepentent or work for a company like American Golf?
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 You're better off going to Toys R Us for a fitting than American Golf.
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 I had a 10 deg FTI. When I tried them at a demo night at AGD it was great. I then ordered one. It was too high a flight for me and went to Applied Golf in St Andrews and was fitted for a new driver which is brilliant. As an afterthought they measured the face of my old driver and found it to be 13 deg. Most big brands have a 2 deg tolerance so your friends 10 could be an 8 that you try and then you could get a 12. It is little wonder that some clubs feel completely different from the one that you tried out. My driver head arrived from the manufacturer with the exact loft marked on it IE 10.2 deg so that I could match it up exactly with the demo club. I also demoed the same head but had it fitted with about 6 or 7 different shafts so that the only thing to change was the shaft and not the club.
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N&S, You could try the guy at Garforth golf range, I reckon its about half an hour from Goole, Paul I think his name is on 01132871111, he isnt a salesman and will give you a choice of drivers so you can pick one you like!!
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Any of the Callaway fitting centres will have the (i-Fit?) fitting system. You can test and check your shafts on a range quickly and easily. There are a couple in Scotland (St. Andrews and Linlithgow) but I don't know about South of the Border. Must be something decent close by to you? Try a Google search.
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Trouble is that manufacturers fit you for what suits their manfacturing process. A club fitter will fit for any shaft/head combination.
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 N&S, You could try the guy at Garforth golf range, I reckon its about half an hour from Goole, Paul I think his name is on 01132871111, he isnt a salesman and will give you a choice of drivers so you can pick one you like!! I'm a big user of Garforth, but I don't think they truly qualify as fitters. You need to see a professional clubfitter to get a proper service.
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When visiting my physio I was told that a friend as fitted for a set of Callaway irons in a sports shop in Glasgow. Cost £800. When he got them back he found that he hit the 4,5 & 6 almost the same distance. He took them back and they were returned to Callaway. They found that all 3 clubs had almost the same degree of loft. He got a new set and was refunded £300. The problem with getting a fitting from a 'store' is that they send the spec off to the manufacturer who then build a set from heads from their production line. Their tolerance is +/- 1 to 2 *. Therefore you can get a 4i +2*, a 5i spot on and a 6i -2* and end up with the lofts of the 3 clubs being 26*, 27* & 29*. Absolutely hopless!!!!! THE SET YOU GET IS NOT CUSTOM FITTED. Read John Foster (16)'s post. That is typical of what happens. When I buy my heads I always have them 'hand picked' and get a 'certification' from the component manufacturer stating the exact loft (to 0.1 degree) and lie.
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