Club Fitting 101 - Ohkura Golf Studio Hawaii

What is Club Fitting?

In conclusion, club fitting can be recommended for all golfers, from beginners to advanced players.
The reason for this is that golf is a sport that depends on how well you use the equipment. It is also influenced by its tools.

By carefully selecting the head, shaft and grip with minimal error, and setting them to suit your body size and strength, we can create the perfect club for you today.
Having a club fitted that is right for you, you will be able to learn how to swing correctly and in tune with your own rhythm.

Club fittings are the fastest way to improve your game. Let's work together to create the right one for you.

The Importance of Club Fittings

When you think of a good club, what image comes to mind?
One thing you often hear about is a club that flies and doesn't bend.

Sure, it's a good image, but whether it flies or doesn't bend, it's the result of swinging and hitting the ball, not the strengths and characteristics of the club. In addition, to increase distance and stabilize direction, it is a prerequisite to make a natural swing that does not waste power.

Getting fitted is a combination of the head, shaft, and grip parts in the best possible balance, allowing you to choose the best 14 golf clubs its suits you. All 14 of them are different in length and weight. However, there is only one body to use. So we think it is important to get right clubs that fits you.

Balance Adjustments Make it Easier to Swing

We often hear that "too heavy to swing" or "too light to rely on" when trying out a club. You can't be too heavy, you can't be too light, but either way, there's no doubt that the weight of the club has a lot to do with how good or bad your swing is.

A club is made up of three parts: the head, the shaft and the grip. If you make the head heavier, you will feel heavier overall, but that's not necessarily true.

This is because the longer the shaft, the heavier the head will feel, and the shorter the shaft, the lighter the head will feel, even with the same weight. In addition to the head, the shaft and grip each have their own weight, so the overall balance of the club needs to be adjusted to feel the right amount of weight during the swing.

Swing weights are the yardstick for weight balance. The swing weight is divided into 5 levels, from the lightest head side to A, B, C, D, E, and even the same A is divided into 10 levels, from A0 to A9. Even if the total weight of the club is the same, the closer the club is to the A0, the lighter the head feels, and the closer the club is to the E9, the heavier the head feels.

There are three main ways to adjust the swing weight: by changing the weight of the head, the weight of the grip, and the length of the shaft. You don't just have to change any one of them, you have to fine-tune the entire club until it's easy to swing, focusing on the impression you get when you swing.

Adjust the Flex of the Shaft and Swing it Comfortably

Next, consider the flex of the shaft.

In order of stiffness, a shaft's flex is listed as R, SR, S, and X. This is a good way to judge when buying a new club or shaft.

However, unless you have the same type of shaft from the same manufacturer, the R is softer than the SR and the X is stiffer than the S, you can't simply compare. This is because different manufacturers and types have different flex standards.

The frequency measurement is used as a way to accurately compare the flex of shafts of different makes and types.

Specifically, a weight is attached to the end of the shaft to determine whether it is hard or soft based on the number of vibrations. During the swing, a shaft that has been subjected to force will either wriggle on the cut or, conversely, return just before impact. The frequency is a numerical value of how many times the shaft moves per minute. The more vibrations, the harder the shaft becomes, and the less, the softer it becomes.

It's up to each person to decide whether it's better to be soft or hard. For example, if a person with a high head speed swings with a soft shaft, the stiffness is too great, resulting in an open face at impact. If a person with a slow head speed swings with a hard shaft, the stiffness of the shaft is too small, and the impact is weak and the distance is not extended. Since there is a difference in head speed between men and women, the stiffness of the shaft makes a big difference in the overall impression of the club.

However, it's impossible to choose a shaft based on head speed alone. This is because long bar shafts have different stiffness and flexibility depending on their position.

This is called a "kick point" and can be broadly classified into three types: high kickpoint, if the kickpoint area is on high end of the shaft, med kickpoint, if the kickpoint area is near the middle of the shaft’s lengths, and low kickpoint, if the kickpoint area is on the low end of the shaft. Then, we can determine which type of swing is best suited for this type of hitting and how it works with the swing.

A properly stiffened shaft allows you to swing comfortably regardless of your head speed or swing style.

Adjust the Lie Angle to Increase the Meet Rate

The average height of Japanese people is about 170 cm for men and 158 cm for women. If you have an approximately standard body type, you should feel little discomfort when addressing an unadjusted club.

So what if you're a big guy at 190 cm tall? When the forward tilt is deep, the toe side of the sole is upright, and conversely, when the forward tilt is shallow, the heel side of the sole is flat. Also, if you are a petite person, 140cm tall, you will not be able to address naturally unless you are upright.

If the sole is not parallel to the ground, the upright or flat, the center of gravity of the head is shifted up and down, making it difficult to catch the ball in the center. If anything, an iron with a larger loft angle than a wood should be harder to hit.

In order to solve this problem, it is possible to change the length of the shaft, but if you do so, the weight will be out of balance. It is not a good idea to redo the setup from the beginning because the club is easy to swing.

What we want to do is to adjust the lie angle. If you adjust the lie angle, the sole will be parallel to the ground in a natural address state. In addition, the center of gravity of the head will be in its original position, and the meat rate will increase.

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