Best Club Fitter in Michigan?

[BG5]

I want to do an entire club fitting and am curious about suggestions that everyone has.  I have done a club fitting many years ago but it was with a ping rep and not even sure it was a club fitting.

 

Bottom line I will be buying a new set of clubs and want to be fit properly and will pay whatever I need to in order to.

 

I am also willing to drive anywhere in the state even if that means multiple trips.

 

I prefer ping clubs so I am not sure if that makes a difference.

 

Any feedback would be helpful

[knickerbocker]

B - 

 

Miles of Golf or Carls are the best options.  I prefer Miles as they are closer to us and I have had great experiences every time I have been fit.

 

If you are doing a full bag fitting, you might want to do it in two sessions on two different days.  You would be amazed at how tired you will be after a fitting.  

 

Also, make sure your swing is relatively decent shape before a fitting to ensure consistent strikes. 

[BG5]

1 minute ago, knickerbocker said:

B - 

 

Miles of Golf or Carls are the best options.  I prefer Miles as they are closer to us and I have had great experiences every time I have been fit.

 

If you are doing a full bag fitting, you might want to do it in two sessions on two different days.  You would be amazed at how tired you will be after a fitting.  

 

Also, make sure your swing is relatively decent shape before a fitting to ensure consistent strikes. 

 

 

Thanks for the info.....those two are names that were on the top of my list.  I am probably gonna go through some lessons first and try to get a swing that I can work with for the remainder of my life so I might wait a season on club fittings as you make a great point about your swing.

 

I am thinking about doing some lessons with Jason Guss as he is always rated at one of the best in Michigan and last I new he was at Eagle Eye which is not a terrible drive from Portage.  

 

Bottom line I want to get better and I know working on my swing and having the right equipment will hopefully get me there.  Additionally, I am getting older and its just fun to mess around with golf stuff 🙂

[knickerbocker]

18 minutes ago, BG5 said:

 

 

Thanks for the info.....those two are names that were on the top of my list.  I am probably gonna go through some lessons first and try to get a swing that I can work with for the remainder of my life so I might wait a season on club fittings as you make a great point about your swing.

 

I am thinking about doing some lessons with Jason Guss as he is always rated at one of the best in Michigan and last I new he was at Eagle Eye which is not a terrible drive from Portage.  

 

Bottom line I want to get better and I know working on my swing and having the right equipment will hopefully get me there.  Additionally, I am getting older and its just fun to mess around with golf stuff 🙂

 

My bag is in really good shape with the exception of maybe changing out my hybrid (5 years old) and my driver shaft.

 

I had an AD-BB in my driver and it was awesome, but then it broke and I switched to a AD-XC which is supposed to be the newer version of it, but I do not like it nearly as much as the BB in terms of feel and performance. 

[cassel191919]

I prefer Miles and I always work with Shawn Z

[Dino81]

Based on your location, Miles probably makes more sense. If you do head to Carl's, I had a great experience last summer with Brad Coffield.

 

Agree with @knickerbocker, if you're getting fit for a full bag, you want to do two different sessions. I was totally gassed after hitting Drivers/3 woods.

[Nelly32]

I agree 100% with @cassel191919. Shawn at Miles of Golf is the way to go.

 

Also, I heard last year that Guss wasn't taking on new students. But that may have changed recently. I got lessons from him for several years and he is awesome to work with.

[N8dogg2669]

Ryan Johnson at Carls has gotten my business for years. top service. 

[ND2005]

Miles of Golf x 100

 

also big points for honesty - I spent almost 2 hours trying out new iron/shaft combos. 
 
End of the day the fitter was like - we really aren’t getting anything better than what you’re playing now, I’m not gonna try to sell you on something if it’s not going to help. 
 
And didn’t charge me for the fitting. 

[cassel191919]

17 hours ago, ND2005 said:

Miles of Golf x 100

 

also big points for honesty - I spent almost 2 hours trying out new iron/shaft combos. 
 
End of the day the fitter was like - we really aren’t getting anything better than what you’re playing now, I’m not gonna try to sell you on something if it’s not going to help. 
 
And didn’t charge me for the fitting. 

This is why I always choose miles, Carls will sometimes try to sell you something whether it is an improvement or not.

Edited January 24, 2022 by cassel191919

[Dino81]

2 hours ago, cassel191919 said:

This is why I always choose miles, Carls will always try to sell you something whether it is an improvement or not.

I had the opposite experience last summer at Carl's. I was already spending quite a bit of money on irons and a 3 wood, which might have skewed my experience. I wanted to check out my driver shaft while I was there. Probably tried 15 different shaft combos with my Sim Max head. Nothing was better than what I had and the fitter told me what I had wasn't worth maybe a 1-2 yard improvement at best with something else. Same thing with my 10+ year old hybrids. They gapped perfectly with my new irons and we actually pulled a 4 iron from my bag that no longer made sense. They did still charge me for the fitting, but I was paying for their time regardless, so I would have been ok with it.

Edited January 24, 2022 by Dino81

[cassel191919]

2 minutes ago, Dino81 said:

I had the opposite experience last summer at Carl's. I was already spending quite a bit of money on irons and a 3 wood, which might have skewed my experience. I wanted to check out my driver shaft while I was there. Probably tried 15 different shaft combos with my Sim Max head. Nothing was better than what I had and the fitter told me what I had wasn't worth maybe a 1-2 yard improvement at best with something else. Same thing with my 10+ year old hybrids. They gapped perfectly with my new irons and we actually pulled a 4 iron from my bag that no longer made sense. They did still charge me for the fitting, but I was paying for their time regardless, so I would have been ok with it.

I will never say they all do that, but it has happened to me twice there and never at miles. For me I found great fitters at miles and I just won't go anywhere else now. 

[N8dogg2669]

4 hours ago, cassel191919 said:

This is why I always choose miles, Carls will always try to sell you something whether it is an improvement or not.

 

Granted I personally know the fitters I have used at Carl's but I have went there on a mission to buy a driver or irons and after the fitting didn't because they were honest and said my current equipment was working as good as anything new. Not saying they all are like that but in my experience I have never been pressure sold at Carl's during a fitting or in general. 

[Go_Blue!]

On 1/23/2022 at 8:57 PM, ND2005 said:

Miles of Golf x 100

 

also big points for honesty - I spent almost 2 hours trying out new iron/shaft combos. 
 
End of the day the fitter was like - we really aren’t getting anything better than what you’re playing now, I’m not gonna try to sell you on something if it’s not going to help. 
 
And didn’t charge me for the fitting. 

 

Guy I have worked with for a couple of years now at Miles is the same way. They are good people and pretty transparent and honest. 

 

On 1/24/2022 at 11:01 AM, cassel191919 said:

I will never say they all do that, but it has happened to me twice there and never at miles. For me I found great fitters at miles and I just won't go anywhere else now. 

 

Yep. Shawn, Justin, Nate...all are pretty solid and will make the experience very enjoyable.