Club Adjustments:

Loft and lie: (irons and putters, some hybrids)

Did you just get a new set "off the rack" and you are not hitting them as well as you thought you should? Then you need a loft lie adjustment. Keep in mind that due to assembly line specifications, most major brands of clubs only guarantee their loft lie to a + or - 1 to 2 degrees in lie angle, that's1 or 2 clubs in error, out of spec. (see club fitting length/lie)


Got an older set, think that beating them into the ground for the last couple of years didn't affect them? Well guess again! Most professional golfers have their equipment checked monthly. They realize what a performance difference with 1degree wrong. (See club fitting length/lie)

Club length: (woods, hybrids, irons and putter)

There is an often overlooked club performance parameter. The assumption is that the one size fits all off the rack clubs is correct. As with lie adjustments on irons the length is a factor of preference combined with the length. Most driver shafts of 45" to 46" are too long for average golfers. With the PGA tour average of 44 ½" why would we think a longer shaft would fit us? (See club fitting woods) Often overlooked is the one club that is responsible for ½ of the game, the putter. However almost every putter you see is at 35". My experience over the last 15 years is that that is too long. (See putter fitting)

Frequency/flex matching: irons, woods, hybrids

Once you have been properly fit for your clubs then for optimal performance all of your shafts need to be balanced to your fitting specs. One note here please don't think that the flex on your shafts is the same just because they all have the same designation printed on them. Keep in mind there is no standardization in the golf industry and that goes for flex too. Frequency matching is the balancing of all clubs in you bag using a frequency analyzer and making adjustments for the different length of the club to an established club repairman standard.

MOI/Swing weight balancing: woods, irons, hybrid

Swing weight is a 30+ year old technology that was used to measure the feel of the swinging golf club use by most major manufacturers. Still today MOI is defines as "the amount of energy required to put the golf club in motion. MOI was pioneered by Tom Wishon Golf Technologies and it is the ultimate balancing of a golf set. Roy is MOI certified,

Spine matching: all clubs

Due to natural variances in the manufacturing process, golf club shafts will tend to have different stiffness when flexed in different directions. Using a process known as "spine matching", the natural bend plane for a given shaft is aligned to face along the target line. This process lends itself to produce a more constant flex and squaring of the club face to the target. The ultimate in shaft consistency is to spine and frequency match it. All custom clubs made by Roy will be frequency and spine balanced.

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