Custom-Fitting Manual - Taylor Made Golf
Custom-Fitting Manual - Taylor Made Golf Custom-Fitting Manual - Taylor Made Golf
Consistent hand rotation allows for more consistent distance control. Tour-Caliber The Tour-Caliber player has little or no fl aws in his swing path or clubface angle, and his swing is very consistent. He is usually the most knowledgeable of the three player types about equipment and what he needs. 6-IRON DRIVER Clubhead Speed 80-90+ 95-110+ Ball Speed 101-122 135-160+ Distance 155-175+ 230-275+ Greens In Regulation/ Round 10+ Fairways Hit/Round 10+ – 10 – Up/Down Path 3° down to 6° down 1° up to 5° up In/Out Path 0° to 4° Inside-Out 2° Inside-Out to 2° Outside-In Clubface Angle at Impact Open-to-Square Open-to-Square Impact Consistency Very Consistent Very Consistent Generates power effectively and effi ciently through impact. Impact location near the center of the clubface promotes tighter shot dispersion.
A Tour-Caliber player’s down-path with a 6-iron typically ranges from 3º to 6º. Hand position at impact is slightly ahead of the ball, de-lofting the 6-iron to approximately 28º, allowing maximum distance and control. – 11 – A Tour-Caliber player’s up-path with a driver typically ranges from 1º to 5º, promoting optimum distance.
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- Page 3 and 4: TaylorMade Golf Custom-Fitting Guid
- Page 5 and 6: Impact Location Defi nition: The pr
- Page 7 and 8: Defi ning the Player Studying the s
- Page 9: Skilled Compared to the Improving p
- Page 13 and 14: Preference Forgiveness Improving Co
- Page 15 and 16: Ball speed can help you determine a
- Page 17 and 18: DYNAMIC It’s vital that the playe
- Page 19 and 20: Grip Selection STATIC The grip has
- Page 21 and 22: Loft Players with lower swing speed
- Page 23 and 24: Irons When fi tting a player into i
- Page 25 and 26: If the shot is too far left: > swit
- Page 27 and 28: How far does your average 6-iron ca
- Page 29 and 30: Final step in choosing length: Keep
- Page 31 and 32: HEEL TOE HEEL The traditional metho
- Page 33 and 34: Wedge features benefi cial to Impro
- Page 35 and 36: Shaft Flex: Generally, the wedges
- Page 37 and 38: High MOI High MOI putters come in a
- Page 39 and 40: Face Angle at Impact One of the mos
- Page 41 and 42: SECTION 9 Fitting Protocol Summary
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Consistent hand rotation allows for more consistent<br />
distance control.<br />
Tour-Caliber<br />
The Tour-Caliber player has little or no fl aws in his swing path or clubface angle, and his swing is very<br />
consistent. He is usually the most knowledgeable of the three player types about equipment and what<br />
he needs.<br />
6-IRON<br />
DRIVER<br />
Clubhead<br />
Speed<br />
80-90+<br />
95-110+<br />
Ball<br />
Speed<br />
101-122<br />
135-160+<br />
Distance<br />
155-175+<br />
230-275+<br />
Greens In<br />
Regulation/<br />
Round<br />
10+<br />
Fairways<br />
Hit/Round<br />
10+<br />
– 10 –<br />
Up/Down<br />
Path<br />
3° down to<br />
6° down<br />
1° up to<br />
5° up<br />
In/Out<br />
Path<br />
0° to 4°<br />
Inside-Out<br />
2° Inside-Out to<br />
2° Outside-In<br />
Clubface<br />
Angle at Impact<br />
Open-to-Square<br />
Open-to-Square<br />
Impact<br />
Consistency<br />
Very<br />
Consistent<br />
Very<br />
Consistent<br />
Generates power effectively and effi ciently through impact. Impact location near the center of the clubface promotes<br />
tighter shot dispersion.