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TaylorMade driver fitting: High handicapper
Name: Andrew Monk
Handicap: 14
Golf Club: Castle Royle
Before the fitting
Andrew had never had a custom fitting before and has played with the same driver for 10 years.
“I’m looking forward to the experience. I felt like now is probably the right time to tune my clubs in and see if they can improve on the clubs I have got.
“Distance for me is important, but I’m really looking for consistency and if I get a bit more distance then that’s great too.”
What the fitter had to say
“With Andrew it was all about seeing more ball speed with actually less club speed and increasing efficiency, to see if we could give him a bit more speed and a bit more distance and keep it under control.
“Andrew was fitted to the M6 as he didn’t need the adjustability of the movable weights in the M5. His path is very good and his face to path it excellent as well. Plus the M6 is probably going to feel more like what he currently has than a M5, and again he hits is own well so we didn’t want to take him away from that feeling too much.”
After the fitting
On average Andrew was gaining 7-8 yards with his best shot gaining 15 yards on his previous driver.
“I enjoyed the experience. The good thing about it I tried quite a number of club heads and shafts. Once he had tuned me in I was getting that consistency and a little more length as well. I felt that the club was very comfortable.
“Really looking forward to golf going forward and hopefully getting more consistency and improving my game generally. The experience is really good and I’m sure the overall result will give me that consistency I’m looking for.”
What Andrew was fit into
TaylorMade M6, D-Type (10.5°, Project X Evenflow Max Carry 45)
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Hannah Holden
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