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EQUIPMENT
Story by Bill Bowman
Photography provided by PGA TOUR Superstore
I f you’re in the market for a new set of clubs and headed
to a store to check some out, listen closely. Stop!
Before you buy a new set of golf clubs off the rack and
hit the course, you owe it to yourself and your golf
swing to check out the PGA TOUR Superstore Fitting
Van Experience. A club fitting here can and will change
your outlook on the game of golf, as well as your perfor-
mance. Why? We’re glad you asked.
No matter a player’s skill level—from professional down
to those just getting started—it’s imperative to play with
clubs fitted to your swing. As anyone who has followed
golf knows, no two swings are alike. Check out PGA TOUR
players Jim Furyk and Matthew Wolff as two examples of
swings that are not textbook, but still provide great results.
One thing they have in common is they are both playing
with clubs fitted to them to maximize their performance.
“We start with the basics,” says Bobby
Weaver, master clubfitter at PGA
TOUR Superstore. “How often are
you playing? How old are your clubs?
With the changes and upgrades man-
ufacturers make every year, it makes
it that much more important to get
fit to help players achieve whatever
their golf goals are.” The fitters at
the PGA TOUR Superstore Fitting
Van Experience can fine-tune your set of clubs to help you
get the most out of your game. And not to worry, they can
and do work with every clubmaker, so getting your favorite
brand is no problem. If your current clubs are a few years
old, you’re already falling behind the times. “I just had a
guy come in with older irons,” Weaver says, “and his 7-iron
loft was six degrees higher than the newer irons. He picked
up 30 yards just because of the loft difference. It’s just the
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