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Driver Fitting Built on the Same Baseline as Your Irons

A driver never touches the turf, so there's no sole grind here — but we still start from the same low-point read we take for the rest of your bag.

Why We Start With Low Point

Attack Angle Off the Tee Isn't Random

Your low point — measured the same way for irons and wedges — also tells us whether your natural swing arc is bottoming out ahead of, at, or behind a teed ball, which directly shapes your driver attack angle. Golfers with a low point that sits well ahead of center tend to hit down on the ball even off a tee, while a low point further back naturally produces a more ascending strike. Neither is wrong, but the loft, shaft, and setup that fit each pattern are different.

From there, fitting moves to standard driver variables: head design, shaft weight and flex, loft, and face angle, all checked on the launch monitor against carry, spin, and dispersion.

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What We Measure

Ball speed, launch angle, spin rate, carry distance, and side dispersion, compared across multiple head and shaft combinations on demo stock.

What We Adjust

Four Variables Behind Every Driver Recommendation

01

Loft & Launch

Matched to your ball speed and attack angle for the launch and spin window that maximizes carry without ballooning or knuckling the shot.

02

Shaft Weight & Flex

Tuned to your tempo and transition, not just swing speed alone — two players with identical speed can need very different shaft profiles.

03

Head Design

Forgiveness-focused or workability-focused head shapes compared side by side based on your dispersion pattern and shot-shape preference.

04

Face Angle & Setup

Adjustable hosel settings and face angle checked against your typical start line to close, not widen, your dispersion window.

Pair It With a Full Bag Session

Driver fitting is even more useful alongside an iron and wedge session — the same low-point read informs both.