Custom Fit Golf Clubs

Custom Fit Golf Clubs... special fitting system to tailor make your clubs

Let`s take a look at custom fit golf clubs using the GigaGolf`s eFit System. This is their method to build custom fit golf clubs for their customers. Each and every club is custom built for that customer. There are no pre-assembled clubs!

The system consists of 5 steps and assures each customer that the golf clubs that they buy are are going to be tailor made (no pun intended) for them. In addition, they come with GigaGolf`s 30 day money back guarantee.

Here are the five steps that go into building each club.

Steps: (Each of these take into account your golf swing and body measurements)

1. Grip Size

2. Shaft Flex

3. Shaft Type (graphite or steel)

4. Shaft Length

5. Club Lie

When you finish with this system, you will have clubs that are specifically built for you. You won`t be pushing or pulling shots because your club has the wrong shaft flex, shaft length or club lie. You will have a fair chance to hit good shots because your clubs are now custom fit to you!

The eFit System is very thorough and easy to use. Plus, as an added benefit, your custom fit golf clubs are only going to cost you about 30-40% of the name brand clubs and you won`t have to give up any quality in the process.

Be sure to read the "customer reviews" for each of the products and that will give you a real good idea of the quality and customer satisfaction at GigaGolf. The customer reviews are so many that there is no question about GigaGolf`s dedication to quality.

Custom Golf Clubs

In this post, I will try to give you a foundation for the importance and variables that go into building a set of custom golf clubs. For the purpose of this post, we will deal with building your iron set and look at custom fitting your woods in a future post.

I`m sure that you agree that consistently hitting a golf shot, both solid and at your target, is a very difficult thing to do. Careers and businesses have been built just concentrating on helping golfers hit good golf shots. Well, here`s the problem, you have a great, repeating golf swing but you are still not getting the results you want. The problem exists with your clubs. If your clubs don`t fit you and your swing, you are going to hit shots that are pushed, pulled, fat and who know what else you might be doing.

That`s where custom golf clubs come in. It is very important that you are playing with golf clubs that suit you! I am going to review the different variables that come into play when building a custom golf club set.

Here are the components that make up the custom golf club.

1. GRIP SIZE
2. SHAFT FLEX
3. SHAFT TYPE
4. LENGTH
5. LIE

1. GRIP SIZE:

Here, we are going to measure from your wrist to top of your middle finger and from the top of your thumb to the top of your middle finger. As a general rule, let`s say that if your first measurement, wrist to top of middle finger, is 6 inches or less you need a small grip, 6 to 8 inches a standard grip and 8 inches plus a midsize grip.

The grip is important because the right grip allows you to swing the golf club freely. A grip that is too small won`t allow you to grip the club securely and a grip that is too large won`t allow you to release the golf club through the hitting area. Also, it is recommended that you use the same grip type through your whole set.

2. SHAFT FLEX:

There are two different measurements that are used, one for your irons and, secondly, for your woods. We will address the irons.

Here`s the iron range ( how far you carry your 5 iron ):

180 yards plus = S Flex

170 to 179 yards = Firm Flex

160 to 169 yards = R Flex

130 to 159 yards = A Flex

129 and under = L Flex


The benefits of swing the correct flex are obvious. If you are swinging the correct flex you are going to max out your distance/accuracy quotient and as can imagine the wrong shaft flex can lead to all kinds of problems.

3. SHAFT TYPE:

Here we are talking about steel or graphite. I would say this mostly personal preference. The graphite shaft may give you a little more distance with less vibration back into your hands but less accuracy. The steel shaft will be more consistent and, also, there are steel shafts specifically made to lessen the vibration. So, I guess the choice here is all about personal preference. For what it`s worth, you see very few graphite shafted iron sets on the professional tours.

4. LENGTH:

This mainly deals with how tall or short you are. Without getting into the specifics, let`s just say that if you under 5 feet 7 inches you should be looking at shorter clubs and if you are 6 feet 1 inch and over, longer clubs. These adjustments are made in small increments, starting at quarter inches.

5. LIE:

This is the angle that the clubs lays at address. Again, depending on your height your lie angle may need to be adjusted, plus or minus. This adjustment is very important because this lie angle may be what is causing you to push or pull your shots. The lie angle needs to be adjusted depending upon a combination of your height and a measurement of your wrist to the floor.

Those are the components that go into a custom golf club set. As you can see, there are many ways that your clubs can throw your game off and with a few adjustments you can turn those negatives into positives.

The best and easiest fitting system that I have seen is GigaGolf`s eFit System. The system is super easy to use and, as a bonus, GigaGolf has extremely high quality golf clubs at manufacturer direct ( that`s a good thing ) prices. Take a look, I think you will like it. Building and buying custom golf clubs has never been easier!

The Correct Golf Driver Loft

Choosing The Correct Golf Driver Loft

I`ll bet , like most of us, the last time you bought a new golf driver you hit a demo club at the range a few times, it felt good and you bought it.

This is how almost all of us buy new golf clubs. But let`s take a look at the driver. It is probably the most important club in the golf bag. Playing golf from the fairway is a lot easier than the rough and also, hitting a 9 iron to the green is a lot easier than hitting a 6 iron. That`s pretty obvious, so what`s the point?

The point is that most of us are not playing with a driver that has the proper loft to provide us with maximum distance and accuracy. The simple reason for this is that golf club manufacturers are not making drivers with the lofts that are correct for most golfers.

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Here`s an idea of the range of lofts that we are talking about to provide optimal driver loft: (source: Golf Engineering)

The numbers below represent (A)Clubhead Speed (how fast you swing the golf driver), (B)Estimated Optimal Driver Loft (your ideal driver loft) and (C)Category (who should be using these lofts)

(A)_____________(B)____________(C)

(1) 130-150.....4-7 degrees.....men long driving champs
(2) 110-125.....8-9 degrees.....men touring pros
(3) 95-105......10-11degrees....strong men & women
(4) 85-90.......12-13 degrees...most men golfers
(5) 75-85.......14-15 degrees...senior men & most women
(6) 65-75.......16+ degrees.....most women golfers

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As you can see, most men golfers should be using a 12-13 degree loft with their driver, senior men and women even higher and we know that this is not the case.

Also, what this validates is the fact that the average male golfer is better of driving with his 15 degree three wood. We have known this for years but we really did not know why, now we do. It is all about the optimal loft! There are more factors that control golf driver distance and accuracy, other than loft, but for our purposes today, this is one variable that we can easily control.

Now, we know that we are not going to give up hitting the driver. The grip it and rip it mentality is too deeply ingrained in us to give up our driver. But, at least now we can give up trying to hit an 8 degree driver and maybe change to a more sensible 10.5 degree or, even better, a 12 degree driver. The fact is that the lower degree of loft has been working against us and we never knew it!

So, stop fighting gravity and starting using a loft that will provide you with the optimal launch angle. Hit your driver longer and straighter. Give it a try, I think you will like it.

What Is GigaGolf?

If you have not heard of GigaGolf, you are in for a treat!

The company started in 1997 and their stated philosophy is to design, manufacture and sell the best golf equipment money can buy. Their direct to the customer business model saves time, money and allows for a greater degree of customization.

Every club that is shipped to the customer has been custom built using what they call their Giga eFit System.

Each club gets fitted for...

• Grip type and size
• Shaft manufacturer and flex
• Club lie & length

You really have to take a look at the website, GigaGolf , to get a full appreciation for the amount that you can customize your golf set. As an example, you make up your set any way you want. Meaning, your iron set can start at the five iron or any combo you like. You get to really customize your whole set!

Now, that`s just the beginning. You also have choices of types of drivers, fairway woods, iron sets, wedges and hybrids and you won`t believe the prices. I`m not going to list all of the prices here but let`s just say that in most cases the GigaGolf cost is 20 to 30% of the name brand product.

That`s right, I said 20 to 30% of the name brand cost and you get the same quality product.

When I first saw GigaGolf I thought that you had to give up quality for the price. However, the more I looked at the website and read the customer reviews I realized that you are truly getting a great product for your money spent.

Take a look ... GigaGolf ... you will be happy you did!