| Less Risk- More Cost- Go to a Certified Club Maker | | | | information even if you buy a set of standard, |
| Fitter | | | | off-the-shelf clubs. He'll measure your swing speed |
| This is the best approach to obtain high quality clubs | | | | with both a driver and five iron. He'll measure the |
| that are right for you personally. It is also the best | | | | distance from the floor to the top of our wrist to |
| way for most golfers to improve their games. The | | | | determine the proper length for your clubs (most |
| cost savings you would achieve in the other | | | | standard clubs are too long). He will observe your |
| approaches will be gone, but you will have high quality | | | | swing and determine the proper loft for your driver |
| clone golf clubs that fit your swing. Do top PGA Tour | | | | and other clubs (most golfers use a driver with too |
| players use off-the-shelf standard clubs? Not on your | | | | little loft). He'll determine if you normally slice or fade |
| life. Even though they endorse certain brands and use | | | | the ball and make necessary adjustments in the club |
| clubs from their sponsors, those clubs have been | | | | face settings. He'll ensure you have the proper lie |
| modified and customized for each player. If the best | | | | angle on your irons, which can dramatically improve |
| players in the world need to have their clubs | | | | accuracy. In all there are more than two dozen |
| customized for their individual swings, wouldn't it | | | | adjustments a club maker can vary to optimize clubs |
| benefit you as well, whose swing is less perfect? If | | | | for your swing, although of course some are more |
| you have a set of clubs made by a professional club | | | | important than others. |
| maker/fitter who is certified by PCS (the Professional | | | | Conclusion |
| Clubmaker's Society- try to find a PCS Class A | | | | You can approach procuring a set of clone golf clubs |
| clubmaker) or the GCA (Golf Clubmaker's Assoc.), | | | | in three ways. You can simply find a web site that |
| you will receive a set of clubs that will get everything | | | | sells cheap clones, you can purchase quality |
| possible out of your game. If this approach is beyond | | | | components and assemble them yourself, or you can |
| the means of your budget, it is possible to do a club | | | | go to a certified professional club maker/fitter and |
| fitting on-line. If you can find a professional accredited | | | | get the best set possible for your game. Even if you |
| clubmaker from one of the two professional | | | | can't afford the latter approach, you should at least |
| organizations mentioned above who offers on-line | | | | know your swing speeds in order to choose proper |
| fitting and clubmaking services, that solution would be | | | | shafts, and you should get clubs that are the proper |
| your best bet. To identify such a person, look on the | | | | length and correct loft for your size and swing. In |
| web site of the PCA. | | | | addition, I would highly recommend that anyone |
| Some Basics Before Buying Clubs | | | | looking to invest in a new set of golf clubs read Tom |
| Your professional club maker will collect a certain | | | | Wishon's book, "The Search for the Perfect Golf |
| amount of data before choosing the components to | | | | Club". |
| make your clone golf clubs, and you should know this | | | | |