I Finally Figured Out Why I Couldn’t Hit My Fitted Clubs
So I got fitted for clubs about two years ago at True Spec. Awesome experience. Felt like a complete stud walking in there.
At the time I was around a 10 handicap. Fitting went well. Hit some clubs great, some just okay, but I loved the feel of the PXGs. The fitter adjusted everything to match my swing metrics at the time. Pretty out-to-in, over the top move, etc. Clubs arrive two weeks later.
About 6 months go by and I’m actually playing pretty solid golf. Trending toward a 9 handicap for the first time ever.
Then my company moved offices and the new office had a simulator.
This is the exact moment I became a “technical golf guy.”
I started practicing about 30 minutes a day and got obsessed with path numbers and face control. Early sessions showed I was very OTT and out-to-in. The office sim had a decent standard set of clubs, and I decided I was going to “fix” my swing and learn to hit a nice little baby draw.
About a month later, I had basically rebuilt my swing. Maybe a little TOO in-to-out at times, but I was striking it way better on the sim.
On the course though? Absolute chaos.
Snap hooks. Push fades. The occasional shank that makes you briefly consider pickleball. Every miss imaginable.
Back on the sim? Pure.
On the course? Horrific.
Then my driver started getting worse too, and that club hadn’t even been adjusted during the fitting. That’s when it finally clicked:
My fitted irons were built for my OLD swing.
I checked the specs and realized they were bent 1.5° upright. Went to Dick’s for another evaluation and was told my current swing should probably be playing 1° flat.
So now my irons are getting rebent. A casual 2.5° swing in lie angle from where they started.
Should fix everything permanently and forever.
Anyway, golf is the dumbest and best game on earth.
TLDR: Got fitted for clubs. Completely changed my swing afterward. Forgot my clubs were still fit for the old swing. Spent months wondering why I suddenly couldn’t hit my fitted clubs.