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Synching Your Lesson With Clubfitting

And get better now!

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The R11S may have built in fitting options, but a clubfitter can take it to the next level.

Clubfitting and golf lessons naturally go hand in hand. Or do they? A good clubfitting session should always entail some kind of instruction. After all, an expert teaching pro is likely to conduct the clubfitting session and will perpetually want to tweak something in your swing. And that's okay, because, ultimately, you want clubs that fit right and a swing that can take advantage of the club technology on a consistent basis.

That said, a good instruction session should not necessarily include clubfitting—unless the clubs truly don't fit your swing. But how are you to know, until you're already in the lesson? Many golfers actually shy away from taking lessons, for fear that the instructor may try to sell them new clubs. If that's you, either go to a pro you trust or one who's referred, or find out in advance who you're dealing with by finding out as much about the instructor as possible. A good teacher won't always try to sell you clubs. After all, you go to a lesson mostly to improve your swing with a few tips. Do you really want a sales pitch during the middle of your lesson?

Companies like Cleveland Golf have tech vans that travel the country so you can get fit like a pro.

By themselves, both clubfitting and lessons can truly help golfers improve their game. When they complement one another within one big game-improvement session, however, they can catapult your game improvement to another level. But there's a time and place for everything. Case in point: I recently attended a two-day golf school. The first three hours, I hit balls on the range and received some solid instruction. But then, as part of the school's package, the pro fitted me for a new TaylorMade driver. Nice idea, but bad timing. The fitter measured my swing, which at this point in the morning was simply awful, due to my aching, tired body that just pounded two or three rounds' worth of range balls under the hot desert sun. He gauged my performance with both the R11S and the Rocketballz models, versus my current and older Titleist driver, and determined that the R11S was the far better choice for my swing. Still, he preferred my current driver to either TaylorMade model.

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