{"id":5052,"date":"2011-08-10T08:23:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T15:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertfagan.com\/?p=5052"},"modified":"2011-08-10T08:25:12","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T15:25:12","slug":"henry-griffitts-clubs-fit-for-a-pro-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/golf\/equipment\/5052\/henry-griffitts-clubs-fit-for-a-pro-part-one","title":{"rendered":"Henry-Griffitts Clubs: Fit for a Pro, Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If I could impart any piece of advice to a fellow golfer who is experienced enough playing to have developed any sort of golf swing, the next step they should definitely take is to get a \u201cdynamic fitting\u201d \u2013 preferably an outdoor one where they can see the actual flight of their shots and not hit into a net a few yards away.\u00a0 Having properly fit golf clubs is paramount to continued progress even if you are investing in lessons and practice.<\/p>\n

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Could you benefit from such a fitting?\u00a0 Well, yes, just as everyone can benefit with an eye examination and possibly eyeglasses or contact lenses, a full-blown club-fitting will help you too regardless of your skill or experience!<\/p>\n

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Consider this. \u00a0A player who chooses to learn or improve their game with an ill-fit set of clubs is dealing with additional interference that will rob their talent and provide them with improper feedback to the brain.\u00a0 Their progress will be stunted and yet many teachers and their students have sadly fallen prey to this situation.<\/p>\n

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So how many players have properly fit clubs?\u00a0 Estimates are that only about 15 percent of golfers are anywhere near adequately fit for their golf clubs.\u00a0 It is very likely that you aren\u2019t, even if you bought your clubs from a so-called pro.\u00a0 So if you invest in new technology that is ill fit, you\u2019ve simply prolonged your problem.\u00a0 I found that out myself even though I had been a teaching and playing professional once myself.<\/p>\n

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PGA Member & Honored Club-Fitter Matt Flenniken<\/p><\/div>\n

I had my first such dynamic fitting with San Jose, California\u2019s Matt Flenniken, a Master Club-Fitter with Henry-Griffitts Golf Clubs back in 1993.\u00a0 Matt was a renowned leader-pioneer in the field then being repeatedly honored by the PGA, and he is now certainly one of the world\u2019s premier club-fitters.\u00a0 What happened then was pretty incredible.<\/p>\n

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I had recently moved from Philadelphia to Northern California and had heard rumblings among the Philly area club pros as to how five or six of them had improved from \u201c75 shooters\u201d to par-breaking tournament contenders overnight with Henry-Griffitts clubs!\u00a0 Working for the PGA and learning of Matt Flenniken, I decided to investigate.<\/p>\n

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Flenniken fit me and within the next five weeks I broke four course records and moved my handicap index several shots better than scratch!\u00a0 Having played and taught professionally, I was amazed that with the Henry-Griffitts clubs and dynamic fitting (where you actually hit off of a hitting board with spin and path monitors), Flenniken fit me differently than I would ever have fit myself!\u00a0 Be that as it may, I became an instant disciple for the H-G brand and their methodology.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>In the 18 years since, I would try the latest and greatest clubs, but none hit the ball as far or as straight as the Henry-Griffitts, particularly the irons \u2013 and none allowed me to work the ball in both directions.\u00a0 While I did move to other woods, and eventually traded my 1,2,3, and 4 irons for hybrids, those Henry-Griffitts irons have stayed right there securely in my bag.<\/p>\n

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In the meantime, the fitting technology has continued to improve, as has the Henry-Griffitts line of clubs.\u00a0 So has my body and golf game changed.\u00a0 Due to very infrequent play and practice, my game has lost its consistency \u2013 sometimes to the point of embarrassment.\u00a0 I am far overdo for a check-up.<\/p>\n

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Looking forward to seeing Matt again, I anticipate that the session will be 1-2 hours and part lesson and part fitting for Flenniken is just as much an instructor \u2013 a factor that makes him and Henry-Griffitts clubs, and their other certified fitters stand out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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