I’ve played golf on and off my whole life but it would be safe to say I have never really taken it that seriously.
Until joining the NCG team a year ago I’d never even thought about getting a handicap. Now I’ve got one, it’s all I think about.
Since first getting my handicap in April 2016, I have dropped seven shots and now play off 21.
What I was wondering was whether (and how much) my game might improve further thanks to a proper club fitting.
Maybe, as a high handicapper, it was well beyond my talent. But then again, what if was the key to lower scores?
Let’s just say I didn’t need much convincing when Callaway Golf asked if they could try to change my mind…
The club fitting process
I headed to Callaway’s Chessington HQ to meet their custom fit club-fitting specialist Matt Judd.
It was certainly daunting being thrust into a booth in front of the R&A building in St Andrews – virtual, of course – but Matt helped settle those nerves.
I first hit my own 7-iron to get loose and started building up an idea of what my current shot shape and distances were.
We then broke down the numbers to see where my current set were holding me back. Spin rates, swing speed and consistency were all a worry to me as whenever I heard these terms mentioned in regards to a fitting I would cover my ears and run away – virtually, of course.
I suspect most high handicappers know what I mean.
But with Matt’s help things became clearer. My strikes were inconsistent but on the odd occasion I managed to stripe one out of the middle it gave us both a much better understanding of where my game was at.
