{"id":413,"date":"2023-04-29T11:36:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agcpgolf.com\/?p=413"},"modified":"2023-04-29T11:36:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:36:03","slug":"agcp-fitting-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agcpgolf.com\/staging\/agcp-fitting-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"AGCP Fitting Benefits\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"413\" class=\"elementor elementor-413\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1051271 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1051271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e7524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34e7524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From a Level 10 Certified member in Canada Bert Reich. A good presentation of what an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agcpgolf.com\/why-an-agcp-fitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.agcpgolf.com\/why-an-agcp-fitter\/\">AGCP fitting<\/a>\u00a0is. Be sure and contact your nearest AGCP fitter.<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost\u00a0<strong>* VERY IMPORTANT *<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>** MUY IMPORTANTE **<\/strong>\u2026\u2026. no components, and I\u2019ll say it again\u2026.. no components (whether it be head, shaft, or grip) are pre-determined when you walk into my shop, and they NEVER should be. It is impossible to know what head or shaft will perform the best in your hands until we can test it. We let the data we acquire from the fitting, and your feedback on FEEL govern which combination is best for you\u00a0<strong>* VERY IMPORTANT *<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>** MUY IMPORTANTE **<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that off-the-rack clubs are mass produced to one standard. Of all the sets I have built (one at a time by hand) over the years, I have yet to build two identical sets of clubs. This tells me that we all swing a golf club differently, and require different individual specifications. We believe it is easier to fit the equipment to the golfer than force the golfer to adapt to ill-fit equipment \u2013 the golfer will find it easier to excel at the game and improve when the equipment is made to work with their swing and athleticism.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003f304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"003f304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A few things to keep in mind if you\u2019re considering off-the-shelf clubs over custom fitted clubs;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you wear eyeglasses, you didn\u2019t just purchase any old pair and \u201chope\u201d they correct your vision\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No, you go to see a\u00a0<strong>QUALIFIED<\/strong>\u00a0eye doctor first \u2013 his tools, equipment, and experience will help you determine what correction is required for\u00a0<strong>YOU<\/strong>\u00a0to see clearly<\/li>\n<li>Chances are, your prescription is\u00a0<strong>NOT<\/strong>\u00a0the same as your neighbor\u2019s, or your son, or your daughter, or anyone else for that matter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You don\u2019t just buy a nice pair of \u201csize 8\u201d shoes for yourself just \u2018cuz they are on sale\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No, you buy the right\u00a0<strong><em>SIZE<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0pair of shoes for<strong>\u00a0<em>YOU<\/em><\/strong>, and generally we try shoes on before we purchase them just to make sure they\u2019re gonna fit<\/li>\n<li>YOU may require a size 11 shoe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389ac21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"389ac21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The common message to the above points is to get fit first, and then purchase the right product for your needs.<\/p>\n<p>I have witnessed with my own eyes a \u201cfitting\u201d in a retail golf store that took about 20 minutes from start to finish. In my humble opinion they didn\u2019t even scratch the surface \u2013 there is much more to a proper fitting than knowing swing speed and a wrist-to-floor measurement. A typical \u201cGooder Golf\u201d irons fitting lasts between 3-4 hours to complete. There are more than 20 variables to consider when it comes to a proper fitting, we try to leave no stones upturned. If you\u2019re only addressing one or two of these variables in the \u201ccommercially convenient fitting\u201d, you\u2019re leaving an awful lot on the table still, and there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ll be spending a lot of your hard-earned money incorrectly.<\/p>\n<p>Something else I find baffling with the golf industry is the amount of technology they have applied towards golf clubs in the past 15 or so years. Yes, technology in golf clubs can be a wonderful thing, however it is not worth a pound of poop if it\u2019s not applied correctly, or if it\u2019s used in the wrong application. The same \u201ctechnology\u201d does not benefit every golfer in the same manner \u2013 it is possible that some of this \u201ctechnology\u201d can actually hurt a golfer\u2019s performance. According to the National Golf Foundation \u2013 \u201cThe average 18-hole score for the average golfer remains at about 100, as it has for decades\u201d. Now please tell me that with all of this technological \u201choo-haa\u201d they have put into golf clubs over the past few decades to make us straighter, longer, easier to hit \u2013 why hasn\u2019t the average score decreased by even one measly stroke?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e39182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e39182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Point of note; \u201cDon\u2019t mistake a large advertising budget for top-shelf quality\u201d. You do not see most of our boutique brands advertised a lot on TV, or in golf magazines, or tossed about by golf pros who get paid to promote them. \u00a0Nor do you see a lot of advertising for the most exotic cars in the world like Rolls Royce, Lamborghini, Pagani, Ferrari, and others \u2013 mostly they rely on their industry leading excellence to bring\u00a0customers to them. Regardless, many of our proprietary brands are designed by some of the industry\u2019s best designers and manufactured in many of the same foundries the nationally advertised brands are manufactured \u2013 typically with even more exacting standards.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re just about to the FAQ\u2019s \u2013 my last comment has already been made as one of my earlier comments. The fitting comes first \u2013 don\u2019t buy the equipment then try to get it fitted. Get a proper fitting, then buy the equipment to match your needs \u2013 that way you get the best possible combination of everything FOR YOU. Now, on to the FAQ\u2019s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f637a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f637a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ\u2019s)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1326b95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1326b95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b8254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9b8254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DOES THIS FITTING STUFF REALLY WORK FOR IRONS?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4192451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4192451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Here is a \u201cbefore &amp; after\u201d impact labels picture of my friend Kyle, and shows what we have the potential to accomplish in about 4 hours of fitting. The before picture on the left is Kyle with his old set of off-the-shelf irons (he played to a 10-11 handicap at the time). The picture on the right is the \u201cafter\u201d about 3 hours of fitting\/testing (or what I like to call being \u201cGooder-ized\u201d). Ever since he\u2019s been playing his new clubs his index now ranges between 5.5 and 7.5 \u2013 Kyle is a BIG believer in proper clubfitting too!!! NOTE: Not every iron fitting has a perfect result like this, but it just goes to show you that testing with different length\/weight\/flex\/head design can REALLY make a difference.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6576f45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6576f45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a476d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06a476d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/agcpgolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kyle_s_before-and-after.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb2a90a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb2a90a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bc0ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38bc0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DOES THIS FITTING STUFF REALLY WORK FOR DRIVERS?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e528566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e528566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Here is a \u201cbefore &amp; after\u201d impact labels picture of my friend Roy \u2013 we fit\/built a beautiful set of Wishon irons for Roy in Summer of 2018, in early 2019 Roy came back for a driver fitting. On the left was 6 swings with his off-the-rack driver (46+ inches long \u2013 way too long, shaft too light, the club was just WRONG), and on the right is 5 impacts with our best performing test club (which was a full\u00a0<\/span><strong>TWO inches shorter<\/strong><span>\u00a0than his off-the-rack driver \u2013 and we actually GAINED DISTANCE with the short driver because quality of contact was soooooooo much better). We built a matching 3w and 5w to go with the driver. NOTE: Not every driver fitting has a perfect result like this, but it just goes to show you that testing with different length\/weight\/flex\/head design can REALLY make a difference.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-063ae70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"063ae70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971edde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"971edde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/agcpgolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/a_roy-driver-fitting_before-after.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8952c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed8952c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6293292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6293292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>*Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong><br \/><em>The importance of consistent center hits is distance and accuracy. If you miss the center only 1\/4\u2033 you can lose 15% of your carry distance with a driver and off center hits can cause fades or draws that turn the ball offline and off target. To drive it longer and more accurately you need to hit the center of the face with every swing. AGCP fitting will find that club for you.<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d32d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24d32d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5928f elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"3d5928f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodergolf.com\/download.htm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url();\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More From Bert\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaster New Skills and  \nAchieve More with Bert Reich\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a Level 10 Certified member in Canada Bert Reich. A good presentation of what an AGCP fitting is. 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