What's New: Fitting Tips

Hitting more greens in regulation is our hot button issue for 2026.  As a matter of fact 38% of the golfers in our poll say this is most important for their game this year!  But getting that done does not have to be a challenge. Three tips for hitting more greens in regulation: 1.  Hit Longer, Straighter Drives Ok, this just makes sense, right?  Puts you closer to the hole so you use a shorter club for your approach.  According to ARCCOS Statistics, 81% of players that gained 10 yards off the tee lowered their scores.   So how do you make this happen:  The proper loft, angle of attack, shaft length, weight and flex make all the difference. Optimize Your Driver for More Distance and Accuracy     2.  Club Up! Most golfers, even professionals, will take a little more club when going for the green.  Why?  Your chances of hitting your “perfect” shot are certainly less than 50%.  So if you have a 180 yard shot to the green, choose your 190 yard club.  If you do pure it, worst case you are on the back of the green. Another factor is your mental approach and success rate when... Read More

Get Golf Tournament Ready - Four Key Areas To Work On!

Get fit by professionals that care about your game, not your gender! Unfortunately, there are a lot of stories we hear about female golfers not getting the proper attention to their golf game when looking for new equipment. We fit every golfer with the same attention to detail and respect regardless of ability, gender or age. The Modern Lady Golfer Today’s women golfers cover a very wide level of strength and ability.  Think about it, Title IX, the Department of Education Amendment that prohibited discrimination based upon sex for any educational program being Federally funded, has been in place since 1972.  This amendment had a profound effect on female sports in high school and college.  The golf industry has not really changed the equipment specifications for lady golfers since that time.  Today’s female golfers are stronger and more athletic.  Less than 10% of the female golfers we fit could use standard Lady golf clubs.  Why? Shafts are Too Light Without getting too technical, ladies golf clubs, those marked with an “L” on the golf shaft or specifically sold as Women’s golf clubs, have shafts that are very light…45 grams to 55 grams.  These shafts are designed for very slow swings that... Read More

  Should YOU play graphite or steel shafts in your irons?  Seems like we get asked that question in every iron fitting.  With 39% of our golfers saying they are looking for new irons this coming year, I thought I would answer that question with a couple of our fitting principles. First of all, shaft weight is one of the most important factors in fitting irons.  I don’t care if you are “getting older” or not!  The shaft weight has to help you optimize your consistency, distance and accuracy. The lines are REALLY blurring these days between steel and graphite iron shaft weights, especially in the 95 to 110 gram weight.  That weight class is were a lot of golfers either move from steel to graphite, or as juniors get stronger, move from graphite to steel.  As a point of reference, traditional Dynamic Gold S300 shafts weigh roughly 130 grams, KBS Tour around 125, and Project X LZ Steel  from 110-125.  All steel shaft manufacturers have made lighter weight models, i.e. the KBS Tour 90, True Temper XP 95 to offer lighter shaft options.  Nippon makes their MODUS3 shafts in weights from 105 – 130.  See more light weight steel shaft options here.  The... Read More

The holy grail for most golfers is increased distance off the tee, but what driver length should you play to optimize distance?  With the USGA governing the rebound effect off the face of the driver (CT), it seems logical that adding length to the driver creates a longer swing arc and therefore more club head speed.  In our experience over the last twenty years, we have seen off-the-shelf driver lengths go from 43 inches to 46 inches, the maximum allowable by the USGA in most tournaments, and back to somewhere around 45 inches.  But, if you do not hit the sweet spot on the face of the driver, you will actually LOSE distance because the efficiency (smash factor) will drop and you will generate less ball speed.  The average driver length on the PGA Tour is 44.5 inches.  Check out our list of 2026 stock drivers at the end of this blog and their respective stock lengths. So, how do you determine YOUR optimum driver length?  There are several factors that you should consider: Schedule Your Driver Fitting Now! Arm length and Posture. In both our BGF Fitting System and the TrueFitClubs Fitting Wizard, we use wrist-crease-to-floor measurement to determine... Read More

Heavy Graphite Iron Shafts Make It Easier to Switch From Steel As trends go, the move to heavy graphite iron shafts is intensifying.  I am talking about iron shafts that are in the 90 to 125 gram range.  This weight range is directly targeting golfers that have traditionally played standard weight steel and are looking for options in lighter weights and less vibration on off-center hits.   Book a personal fitting now to see if a heavy graphite shaft may fit your swing. Less Vibration but the Feel of Steel A lot of players are looking for less vibration to alleviate pain from arthritic hands, golfer elbow or shoulder soreness.  Simply switching to a graphite shaft can reduce vibration over 30%.  Adding a softer grip like a Winn grip can help as well.  But, to keep the feel at impact of steel you need some material advantage.  Aerotech SteelFiber i95 and i110 shafts are the industry leaders in that regard.  Their shafts include steel fibers to improve the consistency and feel of those shafts.   New models include the FC 90 and FC 115.  The Veylix Arcane 100 includes some copper threads to achieve this feel as well.  The Mitsubishi Chemical Golf... Read More

Hitting a 3 wood off the fairway is dead!  But, hitting a 2 or 3 wood off the tee is crazy good these days.

  Getting your Golf Set Make-Up right for you is key to having fun and scoring well on the course!  With 14 clubs in your bag, including your putter, selecting the right 13 clubs is key! Twenty years ago, the traditional set make-up was Driver, 3 wood, 5 wood, 3 iron through pitching wedge, sand wedge and a putter.  That left an extra spot for another iron or wedge.  Wow, are those days gone! Here is what has happened in the last several year: Hybrid clubs (thank Adams Golf for these!) Gap Wedges (stronger lofted irons made these a necessity) Higher Lofted Fairway Woods (Remember the Callaway Heaven Wood?) Mini Drivers (Can’t hit a 3 wood?  Need More Control off the tee?) Our recommendations below are based upon three things:  Strength, Skill Level and Comfort. Strength Stronger players will typically play lower lofted drivers, maybe a mini-driver, a fairway wood, hybrid, 4 iron – PW and a couple more wedges.  Stronger players have no trouble getting the ball in the air so it is more about distance control.  Slower swings require higher lofts to get the ball airborne and be able to land the ball softly on the green. Skill... Read More

When you go through a professional golf club fitting, you can get overwhelmed with the numbers a launch monitor can spit out.  We are going to break it down to the most important club fitting numbers and how they affect your distance, accuracy and consistency! Before I dive into the numbers, I do want to clarify that we believe the shaft can make THE most significant difference in performance.  The proper length, shaft weight, shaft flex, trajectory, spin and swing weight will help you cut 2 to 20 strokes off your game! We use TrackMan for our club fitting so we will use their terminology to be consistent.  TrackMan has 36 different parameters but we will only use the 12 most important numbers based upon our thousands of fittings.  We will assume a right handed golfer in these notes. Book a Lifetime Complete Fitting! Attack Angle  This is the upward or downward movement of the club at maximum compression.  Ok, you must swing up on a driver and putter to get optimum spin, but swing down on all other clubs (fairways, hybrids, irons and wedges) to get maximum compression for distance.  A good Attack Angle for a driver is +1... Read More

    We have updated the list with QUITE A FEW NEW shafts for 2025 and we have removed iron shafts that are NO LONGER AVAILABLE in 2026. Best Iron Shafts 2026 – With Specific Recommendations based upon distances, trajectory and spin. Selecting the best iron shaft or iron–shaft combination for your game starts with knowing your game. The newest irons and shafts in 2025-26 are producing greater distance, forgiveness and accuracy for our customers because we properly tune the iron and shaft combination to your handicap and swing dynamics. We’ve put the newest iron shafts from Aerotech, ACCRA, Fujikura, Project X, True Temper, Graphite Design, KBS, OBAN, Mitsubishi, Nippon and others through rigorous testing. Choose your handicap range or swing speed to see how each iron shaft stacks up: (Our More Popular Shafts are Highlighted in Red) • Professionals/ low handicaps (6 iron distance is 200+ yards with swing speeds 90+ mph) • Low to Mid-handicaps (6 iron distance 175 – 200 yards with swing speeds between 80-90 mph) • Higher handicaps (6 iron distance 150 – 175 yards with swing speed less than 80 mph • Seniors, Juniors, Ladies (6 iron distance under 150 yards) If you want... Read More