A Fitting Checklist for Golfers Past Sixty
Six specifications worth re-examining every few years once the swing you have stops matching the swing your clubs were bought for. Most of them cost less than a new club to correct.
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Journal
Notes from the bench
Written between sessions, mostly about the three groups the equipment industry serves worst: golfers past sixty, growing juniors, and women handed whatever the rack offered. No product reviews, no launch-day hype.
Sizing a Junior's Clubs by Height, Not Age
Why the age brackets printed on junior sets are close to useless, what to measure instead, and how often a growing child genuinely needs re-sizing.
Read it →Beyond "Ladies Flex": What a Woman's Spec Sheet Should Actually Say
One label covering an enormous range of real swings. Here is what gets measured when nobody assumes the answer in advance.
Read it →Lighter Shafts After Sixty: What Actually Changes
The control-versus-speed trade-off is not what most golfers assume, and the right answer depends on where your strike pattern already sits.
Read it →When to Regrip a Growing Junior
Grip size is the specification parents notice last and the one that changes fastest between birthdays. A cheap fix with an outsized effect on how a child learns to release the club.
Read it →Lie Angle for Shorter Players
Standard lie assumes a standard height. If you are under five foot four, the toe of your iron is probably doing something you would never choose deliberately.
Read it →Questions the journal did not answer
Call and ask. Nobody here works on commission, so there is no reason for a vague answer.