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NIKE'S FITTING METHODOLOGY
1. The Nike fitter watches you hit balls with your current driver. The launch monitor records relevant info (ball speed, launch angle, spin rate, etc).
2. You hit a few shots with the Nike Str8-Fit driver.
3. The fitter makes adjustments to the clubhead (loft, face angle, lie angle). He might also switch the shaft. These tweaks are based on his observations as well as launch monitor data. This is the "intermediate fitting."
4. You continue to hit balls with various head-shaft combinations until you home in on your optimal fit.
Age: 46
Handicap: 13
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Occupation: Sales
Residence: Larchmont, N.Y.
Old Driver: Multi-material 460 cc, 9.5° proprietary graphite shaft, stiff flex, 45"
Intermediate fitting: Nike SQ Dymo STR8-FIT, 10.5°
square face, 2° upright lie, UST ProForce AxivCore graphite shaft, regular flex, 46"
New Driver: Nike SQ Dymo STR8-FIT, 9.5°, 1° closed face, 1° upright lie, UST ProForce AxivCore graphite shaft, stiff flex, 46"
Club-fitting session
Tom's angle of attack tends to be
too steep and creates too much spin.
Like a lot of amateurs, he loses it to
the right on bad swings. The goal is
to bring down his spin rate while
helping provide a bit of draw bias.
"By closing the clubface and giving Tom a more upright lie angle, I'm able to eliminate some of his slice and push tendencies. By session's end, Tom averaged about 15 yards more carry (18 yards more overall), hit it straighter and, occasionally, had some right-to-left movement."
