How to measure wrist-to-floor for golf clubs
Stand upright on a level floor with your arms relaxed. Have someone measure vertically from the crease where your wrist meets your palm to the floor. Record the measurement and your footwear; do not measure from your fingertips or take a golf address position.
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Take a repeatable measurement
Use a tape measure or rigid ruler and ask another person to read it. Looking down or reaching for the tape can change your posture. Follow the footwear instructions of the fitting chart you intend to use: Wishon’s published method specifies flat-soled shoes. Do not mix a measurement taken in thick shoes with a barefoot measurement.
- Stand comfortably erect with level shoulders and relaxed arms. Keep both feet on the same level surface.
- Identify the major wrist crease at the base of the palm on the hand that sits at the top of your golf grip: usually the left for a right-handed player.
- Measure straight down to the floor. Keep the tape vertical rather than following the side of your leg.
- Repeat from a fresh standing position. If readings differ, reset your posture and have your helper check the starting point.
- Write down the reading, units, footwear, and the height measurement requested by your chosen fitting method.
Use the number as a starting point
Wrist-to-floor helps describe the relationship between your arms, height, and the ground. It does not measure how you deliver a club at impact. Two people with similar measurements can still need different builds after testing.
When entering Fairway Fit, use the unit printed beside the field. Keep the original measurement in your notes so a fitter can check it. Do not round a converted measurement to the nearest whole inch: that can hide a meaningful difference in the measurement itself.
Check the club while hitting shots
Bring your measurement to a fitting and compare it with comfortable posture, strike location, and shot direction. Ask the fitter to confirm playing length and lie dynamically. A chart result alone is not a reason to cut shafts or bend your irons.
If measuring is difficult, record what is uncertain rather than choosing a number that produces the club specification you want. A fitting professional can take the measurement and assess the assembled club with you.
One measurement, two units
Illustrative conversion, not a club-length recommendation.
| Recorded value | Calculation | Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 34 inches | 34 × 2.54 | 86.36 cm |
| 87 cm | 87 ÷ 2.54 | 34.25 inches (rounded) |
Enter the equivalent in the requested unit. Neither value automatically means standard length, longer shafts, or a particular lie angle.
Sources and context
- Tom Wishon: The New 12 Myths (PDF)Measurement method and the limits of static length fitting; the conversion example is ours.
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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