Tom Wishon wrote “The Search for the Perfect Golf Club” in which he revealed 12 Myths that can wreck your golf game. Tom later turned those 12 Myths into a small booklet. You can download a PowerPoint file below and read about the 12 Myths.
The 12 Myths
- Modern Golf Clubs Hit the Ball Farther
- The Lower the Loft on Your Driver, the Farther the Ball will Go
- You Can’t Go Wrong with Well Known Brand Name Clubs
- The New Drivers have a Larger Sweet Spot
- When I Buy a Club with an S-flex Shaft, I know I’m getting a Stiff Flex
- The Faster you Swing, the Stiffer you Shaft Should Be
- The Longer the Length of the Driver, the Farther You’ll hit the Ball
- My Clubs are Just Like the Ones the Pros Use
- Women’s Clubs are Designed for Women Golfers
- I am not a Good Enough Golfer for Custom Fit Clubs to Matter
- I was Custom Fit at the Big Golf Store (or Pro Shop)
- I Bought an Adjustable Hosel Driver so I have Already Been Custom Fit
If you have a set of clubs that are supposed to be for you but you can’t hit them any better than what you had before, I can help. I know Myth from Fact and I know how to fit golf clubs as good as anybody maybe. I’ve been around long enough that I’ve learned a few things that can help you.
I started playing golf as a teen back in the 1960s and for as long as I can remember golf club companies have advertised every year since I started playing that their new clubs this year are longer and straighter than last year’s clubs. Well after 50 years of adding yardage every year I guess I should be hitting my tee shots about 750 yards on average. Well, to be honest, I’m not. Maybe there is a grain of truth in the ads, but mostly they are like political promises… mostly hot air.
So why can I help? You might be asking.
- That 50 years of learning is one reason
- Completed PGA Business School in 1968
- Studied under some of the best in the business
- Fred Haskins & his assistant Howard Pitts
- Bob Toski
- Charlie Harper
- Hugh Royer Jr.
- I’ve set or tied several course records (in 3 states GA, AL, FL)
- I studied Tom Wishon for the past 20 years
- Attended various schools at
- Golfsmith
- Golfworks
- Professional Clubmakers Society
- Taught at Assoc. of Golf Clubfitting Professionals Conventions
- Assoc. of Golf Clubfitting
- Professionals Master of Golf Club Technology 2009
- Golf Digest selection “Best 100 Clubfitters in America” in 2011
Over the years I’ve developed a series of fitting specifics characteristics that I look for in a golfer and based on a series of questions I am able to use my experience in fitting golfers in person to evaluate the answers to the questions and fit a golfer very accurately. I’ve done this for many golfers over the years when they were unable to come to me for a live fitting. The results have been very successful and I’m confident I can help you too.
If you want to know what you should be using take the Fitting Test and send it in and see.