Custom-Fitting Manual - Taylor Made Golf

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Drivers When fi tting a player into a driver you must recommend the proper: > Clubhead Design > Loft & CG Location > Shaft Flex & Model > Shaft Length > Grip Choosing a Clubhead Design STATIC When it comes to drivers, it’s critical to determine the type of head design that will benefi t the player most. Following are questions that will help you make the right determination; In general, the better the player, the more fairways he hits, so the fi rst and most important question to ask is: About how many fairways do you hit per round? Fairways Hit/Round SECTION 3 0-5 Improving 5-10 Skilled Driver Head Design 10+ Tour-Caliber Be prepared that you’ll encounter exceptions. For example, a senior with a slower swing speed and higher handicap who nonetheless hits 8 to 12 fairways per round. Such a player will no doubt benefi t much more from a larger, distance-enhancing clubhead design. Which is more important to you: Forgiveness or Workability? In general, Improving players seek a large and stable clubhead with a low center of gravity (CG) that’s easy to launch and which forgives their mis-hits; Tour-Caliber players typically seek a smaller head with a higher CG that makes it easier to draw and fade the ball, and Skilled players seek a head that combines excellent forgiveness with a good degree of workability. – 12 –
Preference Forgiveness Improving Combination of Forgiveness and Workability Skilled Driver Head Type Workability Tour-Caliber Category FABs for Metalwood Head Design Driver clubhead features engineered for the Improving player Feature Lowest and Deepest CG Location Higher Launch Angle Easy to Launch High and Long Softens a Slice; Promotes a Heel-Weighted Makes it Easier to Square the Face Distance-Enhancing Draw Optimize Launch Conditions Promotes Maximum Distance Movable Weight Technology and CG Location and Control Driver clubhead features engineered for the Skilled player Feature Advantage Benefi t Advantage Benefi t Higher CG Location Lower and More Controllable Ball Flight Increased Control Neutral Weighting Choose Their Flight Pattern Increased Shot -Shaping Optimize Launch Conditions Promotes Maximum Distance Movable Weight Technology and CG Location and Control Driver clubhead features engineered for the Tour-Caliber player Feature Advantage Benefi t Highest CG Location Lowest Ball Flight Optimal Control Square-to-Open Face Alignment Visually Appealing Increased Confi dence and Accuracy Optimize Launch Conditions Promotes Maximum Distance Movable Weight Technology and CG Location and Control – 13 –
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Page 5 and 6: Impact Location Defi nition: The pr
Page 7 and 8: Defi ning the Player Studying the s
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Page 11: A Tour-Caliber player’s down-path
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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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