club fitting Archive

• Welcome to Mark Smith Golf

  
  

  Welcome to my Mark Smith Golf Website. I’m now in my 17th year as a Golf Professional and have been very fortunate to have worked along side many renowned and successful instructors, club fitters and club builders on each side of the globe. Now in my 10th year in Hong Kong I continue to teach the game and fit golf equipment with the same passion that brought me to the game some 22 years ago.

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• Precision Golf – Pro Shop – by Mark Smith

  
  

  Situated in the heart of Hong Kong Island, Precision Golf Pro-Shop offers members and Visitors of the South China Athletic Association Golf Driving Range a full range of professional golf services including custom club fitting using the world renowned Nakashima Golf Studio fitting method, club repair and refurbishment as well as the sale of golf training aids and accessories and of course golf instruction. Precision Golf is putting the Pro back in the name Pro-Shop with the only solely owned Golf Professional Pro- Shop in Hong Kong. Come and find out how we can help you to reach your golfing goals.

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• Q – I’m interested in fitting my clubs but I’m not sure if my swing is consistent enough. How do I know if my swing is stable enough for club fitting?

  
  

  A – Club fitting is about engineering a set of clubs or a single club relative to your physique and individual swing. For newer golfers it is more about getting the correct club length and lie angle to allow you set up in an athletic stance and matching a shaft flex, and weight and a clubhead design and loft to aid getting the ball airborne. Further characteristics such as grip size will aid in improved control of the golf club. For intermediate or advanced golfers it’s more about dialing in on characteristics such as shaft deflection point and spin rates particularly in the woods and driver club to maximize carry distance and incremental difference in distance between clubs.

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• Q – If I want to study “Club fitting”, where to learn? Are there schools and courses? How long does it take? How to get a certificate as a professional club maker?

  
  

  A – Club fitting and club making are two separate skills. Most PGA organizations provide training to their members in these two fields. From my understanding and experience, to fit clubs accurately one must posses a complete understanding of the dynamic function of the club, a sound understanding of the golf swing and intensive knowledge [...]

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• The Power of the Launch Monitor in Club Fitting

  
  

  Perhaps the biggest development in golf club fitting in recent years is the addition of the launch monitor. The launch monitor provides vital data of both the golf ball and club head prior to, during and following ball impact.

  The following data is compiled by the launch monitor after each shot.
  - Clubhead speed
  - Ball speed
  - Dynamic loft (loft of the clubhead at ball contact)
  - Launch angle (the angle the ball is launched when leaving the clubface)
  - Club head path
  - Clubface angle
  - Angle of attack of the clubhead
  - Rate of ball back spin and side spin
  - Displacement of the ball during and after flight
  - Carry and total distance
  - Efficiency or smash factor

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• Equipment paths the way for junior golfers

  
  

  Choosing the right clubs for your child to golf with is an important step towards their love or hate for the game. I see too many junior golfers in the driving range and at the course using clubs that are too long, too heavy, too upright in lie angle, and too stiff in the shaft.

  Parents often buy clubs thinking that their son or daughter will grow into them just like buying clothes however, with golf, growing into your clubs is a very painful and unrewarding experience. Trust me – I’ve been through it.

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• Interchangeable component technology – changing the way we play

  
  

  Just a little more than a year ago on January 1, 2008 USGA changed the way we play golf dramatically. Their change of rules on equipment allowed adjustable clubs to be used in tournament play. This represented one of the most dramatic changes in equipment since steel shafts were allowed in the 1930’s. Has the future of golf clubs been altered forever?

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• Featured Shaft – Oban Devotion

  
  

  A new addition to our Nakashima Golf Fitting System, the Oban Devotion is making waves in the industry.
  Oban, a relatively new comer to the shaft manufacturing world hit it big time when in 2007 was fortunate to have the great Tiger Woods testing their shafts. I also am lead to believe that Jim Furyk uses Oban shafts in one of his fairway woods.

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• New 2009! NP5 Tour Forged Irons

  
  

  The new 2009 NP5 Tour Forged irons are the most solid, easiest to hit forged irons ever made!
  Features:
  • Huge Cavity for maximum forgiveness
  • Wide Sole Width for easy playability from all types of lies
  • 1020 Carbon Steel for the ultimate feel in golf
  • CNC Milled U Grooves produce the ideal spin rate for maximum playability [...]

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• NP2 Tour Forged Irons

  
  

  The new 2008 NP2 Tour Forged irons feature the same classic lines as the flagship NP1 Tour Forged irons with the addition of a slightly wider sole and an increased cavity. These adjustments allow the NP2 Tour Forged iron to be played by a wide variety of players. Both professional and amateur will benefit from [...]

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