But I'm the golfer!!!! ;-)
Cub ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernie Baymiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 1:20 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Fitting Question > Cub, > > When you get as old as I am, you have to compromise your principles and, > assuming the golfer wants to shoot low numbers, fit the golfer to the clubs. > Usually the golfer has to learn to hit longer and lighter clubs, or just > forget about shooting par...unless Dean Symonds ultra-low swingweight idea > pans out, which is a little longer and a lot lighter. :-) > > Bernie > Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve "Cub" Culbreth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 6:58 PM > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Fitting Question > > > > Al, > > > > One of us just confused the hell out of me. Was it you? Was it me? Let > me > > try this again. > > > > My 6-Iron = 37.5" @ 62deg lie -- center hits, straight to slight fade > > Mizuno 6-Iron = 37.75" @ 62 deg lie -- center hits, always left to right > of > > target > > Mizuno 6-Iron = 37.75" @ 60 deg lie -- toe hits, straight shot > > > > Wrist to floor measurement has me on the bubble... can fit with 37.5" or > > 38".. I'm feeling crowded > > with 37.5" so will go with 38" or longer on next set. > > > > Agreed.. I can hit a 36", 37", 39", 40" club with all different lie > angles, > > if I adjust my address to the ball. However, > > I thought the credo was "fit the clubs to the golfer not the golfer to the > > clubs". > > > > Am I off target yet again??? (pun intended) > > > > Cub > > > > PS: We have beautiful blue skies with a gentle cool tradewind today, and > our > > rivers won't burn. Why would you want > > to live here? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Al Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 7:05 PM > > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Fitting Question > > > > > > > Hi ho stevereno, > > > > > > Let me take a stab at it Cub. First of all 37.5 6 iron = men's > > > standard? Not important. You said you were hitting the .25" longer > club > > > in the center of the face. Basic fitting here. That may be your proper > > > length. (?) You say when you went to the 2* flatter lie the shots got > > > better. What does making a flatter lie do to ball flight? Makes it go > > > more right. Hitting it on the toe? Move closer! ;-) Presto whiz > > > bang. You be da man now. > > > > > > Al > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
