What to bring to a golf club fitting
Bring your current clubs, normal golf shoes and glove, a clear budget, and a short description of the shots you want to improve. Your existing equipment gives the fitter a baseline, even if you are not sure of its specifications.
In this guide
Pack for your normal game
Titleist’s Manchester Lane fitting FAQ specifically recommends bringing your clubs to establish baseline performance and wearing golf shoes. Confirm your own venue’s requirements before the appointment; session length, available brands, ball choice, and indoor or outdoor testing differ.
- Bring the club being replaced plus the neighbouring clubs in your bag. For wedge or long-club fitting, those neighbours help reveal distance gaps.
- Wear shoes and clothing you can swing in comfortably. Bring your usual glove if you play with one.
- Note your ball model and ask whether you can test with it. Do not assume range-ball distances match on-course distances.
- Save recent shot data if you have it, with units and conditions. Honest estimates are more useful than invented precision.
- Agree on the total budget, including shafts and grips, and ask about fitting fees and whether you can receive the specifications without buying immediately.
Choose a problem you can test
A request such as ‘I need a repeatable carry gap above my 6-iron’ is easier to evaluate than ‘I need better clubs.’ Bring one or two priorities. Tell the fitter whether your concern happens from a tee, fairway, rough, or bunker.
Keep warm-up shots separate from comparison shots. Ask to alternate the current club and candidate where practical, and take a break when tired. Record ordinary misses as well as good strikes; the goal is a useful comparison of your normal game.
Leave with evidence and specifications
Request a written build specification, including head and loft setting, playing length, shaft model and flex, and grip. Ask which improvement repeated across the session and what remains uncertain.
A longer best shot does not settle the decision if typical shots scatter more or the club duplicates an existing distance. If the evidence is mixed, arrange a follow-up or an on-course trial instead of treating the appointment as an obligation to buy.
Turn a vague goal into a test
Illustrative preparation notes; these are not player results.
| Instead of | Bring this question |
|---|---|
| My irons are bad | Does the candidate improve my usual strike pattern compared with my current 7-iron? |
| I need more distance | Can I fill the gap between 150 yd (137 m) and 175 yd (160 m) without adding a larger miss? |
Write the question before testing so a standout shot does not change the goal halfway through the session.
Sources and context
- Titleist: Manchester Lane fitting FAQFirst-party advice on bringing current clubs and golf shoes. The comparison checklist is Fairway Fit’s guidance.
Manufacturer guidance describes methods or products; it does not independently validate Fairway Fit. Examples on this page are illustrative. Read how our recommendations work.
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