Fitting at TPI on 5/10

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By Listentomewine

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  1. Listentomewine

    Listentomewine
    Valencia, CA

    Hi Everyone, So I have a full bag fitting coming up at TPI on 5/10. My wife and I are going down on the 9th and staying at the Park Hyatt Aviara for the weekend and making sure I get a full nights sleep! I am looking for any advice in advance of my appointment as to what to expect and what to prepare for. I have already mapped out my home course as to what clubs I hit off the tee and into greens to help me focus. I also have my lofts and realistic distances mapped for my existing clubs. I already play a TSR3 10 degree driver, 16.5 degree fairway and a 21 degree fairway dialed down to 19.25. It's taken me a year now to dial in the shaft to a 3 year old Accra I had in a previous TSI2 head, so I want to focus time on driver head and shaft to see what I can pick up at a proper fitting rather than piecing things together myself. I also want to replace my well worn PXG wedges. I am pretty good from 120 and in currently and need to keep that mojo going. I currently play PXG Gen 5 T irons so the lofts are almost identical to the T100's. I could use a lot of help in the traditional 3 wood - 5 iron spot, so I will keep an open mind as to whether I get a mixed set or throw in a hybrid or two. My big miss is a left hook or a pull hook when I get quick and feel offset contributes to that miss, so hybrids have always been a concern and a challenge to hit. Anyway, looking forward to what else I can prep for in advance. I will provide feedback as to my experience. Would love some additional feedback on the Phantom X's, while not something I am looking at now, they look intriguing. I play an Edel blade, face balanced and love it. Thanks in advance! CJA

  2. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    This will all be good information to share with your fitter. That person takes all that in. You are bringing your whole bag, right? The focus will be on getting the correct distance gaps with enough descent angle to hold greens. Your current bag is (just) a starting point.

    A whole bag is a lot of swings. Be sure to work out as much as you can prior to going there. These are the team of fitters that fit Jordan, JT, and Horshel. Can’t stress enough how important it is to listen to them and their advice. Note they have rack upon rack of shafts as options. Let them select and have them explain their choices. A driver fitting alone is not a 15 minute decision.

    For that matter, getting through woods, irons, and wedges will take about all your time. There are putter fitters that utilize electronic systems like SAM that can tell you if the Edel works for you or if a SC fitted to your swing will improve your putting. Like any other club, it should be fit to you and not require you to adjust to the club. I’ve trialed an Evenroll and there is only so much a bow can do with archer technique. Working with 13 other clubs will keep you busy well into summer.
  3. I just got back from a trip with my wife where I also did a TPI Fitting.

    What to expect:

    Not sure where you're from or how far you'll be from TPI, but give yourself plenty of time to get there because traffic can be a bit unpredictable.

    You will turn in and check-in at the gate... there is some construction going on but you'll give them your name and then pull straight ahead to park.

    Daniel/Steve/the team will greet you before you reach the door, take your bag, throw a cool bag tag on it, and ask if you need to use the locker room.

    Then you'll meet your fitter and walk out to the range... they'll ask about your game, what you hope to get out of the fitting, questions about your current set, etc.

    For me, I warmed up all the way to driver as requested... then we worked on irons... next the driver... then filled in the top of the bag... we last went to the short game area tested all the different wedge grinds.

    At the end, you will go with your fitter to a conference room back in the facility to go over your exact specs, choose grips, wedge color, etc. and then get sent a link you can use to order any/all of the clubs.

    My advice:

    I can only speak for myself, but I was pretty nervous! I did a bunch of work on my swing over the winter and wanted to perform well... and to be honest... I hit the ball pretty poorly by my standards!

    BUT - my fitter reassured me... the WORST thing I could do is sit there and stripe shot after shot... the benefit of a proper fitting isn't to make your best shots marginally better... it's to dramatically improve the poor shots which absolutely was accomplished.

    Also, don't go in with preconceived notions... I would have never picked the T100... but, for reasons I won't get in to, it was actually the most "forgiving" iron for me... crazy!

    Also, you might find yourself getting lost in the moment hitting shots (good thing), but take a few pictures and ask for the fitters reasoning on why this shaft, or that head, or this lie, etc... (if you're a bit of a gear nerd like myself.)

    Anyways... it sounds cliche, but just show up, swing your swing... and let the fitter do their thing!
  4. Michael S

    Michael S
    Apple Valley, Ca.

    You will love it they treat you so good now I just did a driver fitting and received my driver in less than a week.
    I am 67 and just the driver fitting did wear me out let me know I have to do one club at a time fitting. Good luck with your fitting I know you will love it let us know how it went for you.
  5. Listentomewine

    Listentomewine
    Valencia, CA

    Thanks for the replies. I know this will be a lot of swings. I have done three other fittings, one full bag, and two others to focus on driver and irons. Hence how I ended up with the PXG’s. I have also done the Titleist ball fitting at my club and play the ProV1x exclusively, based on that experience and results. The whole bag will go down, I know how important the baseline is to the fitting. I realize the swing will be what it is that day, but feel I play enough Team Play and Tournament rounds, that I should be able to control the stress of hitting off perfectly manicured Titleist grass and make enough swings that will be representative of a normal day. In regards to a putter fitting, I am always a fan of getting to roll balls on greens representative of what I play. I had that with the my Edel experience and feel I will need to wait until we get a Titleist fitting at our club to really get a chance to roll putts, use my mirror and compare to my gamer with a putter in hand. I am looking forward to next Friday, thanks for the feedback and advice so far!
    CJA
  6. Sean M

    Sean M
    Liberty, MO

    Military
    I did a full bag fitting in March 2023…next time I’m ready to upgrade I’ll head back to TPI for another fitting. Great experience.

    Below is a link I posted on the Travel board about my fitting/the SC Gallery/tour of the plan in Carlsbad and DaleV’s event

    www.titleist.com/.../tpi-sc-gallery-tt-event

  7. James Young

    James Young
    Costa Mesa, CA

    Sounds like you've got the right mindset going in... specific areas of focus, reasonable expectations and prepared for a lot of swings (full bag). As you probably remember from prior fittings, the physical part of a fitting can be tough but also the mental part - thinking and communicating different feels.

    With new driver/fairways coming this fall (you said you just want to try different shafts), I'd save most swings for irons and wedges. #1 - since it sounds like you really want to replace irons, and #2 - TPI is the absolute best place for wedges - especially with the new layout/improvements. While we could do driver and iron fittings in most locations, I wouldn't want to go anywhere else for a wedge fitting. You'll have lots of opportunities for different types of shots with different lofts and grinds - so leave yourself a lot of mental space here.

    Have fun and soak it all in, Titleist has made TPI a special place. Enjoy the journey!

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