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TaylorMade Men's RocketBallz Driver ~NEW~
$299.99
Posted 17 minutes ago
The RocketBallz driver offers a variety of technologies including Flight Control Technology (FCT), which has been further enhanced by enabling loft adjustments up to 1.5 degrees and a face angle up to 3 degrees. With a maximum sized titanium clubhead (460cc) and a Thick-Thin Crown design, RocketBallz lowers the Center of Gravity (CG) for increased swing speed and longer distances off the tee. Inverted Cone Technology (ICT) promotes more ball speed on off-center hits - making it a very forgiving driver.
TaylorMade Men's RocketBallz Fairway Wood ~NEW~
$229.99
Posted 17 minutes ago
More distance - plain and simple - on average, 17 yards longer. How does the RocketBallz fairway accomplish this? For starters, a Speed Pocket in the sole boosts ball speed dramatically, while Thick-Thin Crown design creates lower Center of Gravity (CG) to promote a higher launch and more distance. The clubhead is exceptionally large for a fairway, with a deep face and high-MOI (Moment of Inertia) head for easy launch.
TaylorMade Men's RocketBallz Hybrid & TP Hybrid ~NEW~
$179.99
Posted 17 minutes ago
The RocketBallz hybrid showcases a Speed Pocket in the sole that boosts ball speed dramatically, while Thick-Thin Crown design creates lower Center of Gravity (CG) to promote a higher launch and more distance. The clubhead is exceptionally large for a hybrid, with a deep face and high-MOI (Moment of Inertia) head for easy launch.
The Club Champion Golf Fitters Experience
May 08, 2012
By now you may have noticed I really love golf, everything about it, but most of all playing, moreover, playing well. Striking that little white ball with surgical precision is euphoric to me. Just as a skilled surgeon needs the best and most precisely engineered tools to perform at their best, a skilled golfer will also perform at their best if given tools that are engineered exactly to their specifications. The professionals have club manufacturer sponsorships, and those manufacturers have very elaborate set-ups with which to fit those professionals with the equipment that is exactly tailored to their golf game and swing characteristics. I am going to guess most of you reading this do not fit into this aforementioned category. If you are a pro, feel free to visit my contact page! Otherwise, continue reading.
I had a retail fitting (which was more of an evaluation of my existing clubs) preformed a little over a year ago at my local Golf Galaxy. The vast difference between Club Champion and Golf Galaxy is honestly difficult for me to articulate with mere words because the experience for me was so moving. As I mentioned, it was my daydream come true. Such being the case, I shall provide many visual aids, along with some explanations, and you can judge the difference for yourself.
Immediately after walking through the doors of Club Champion you are immersed in Golf. However, it is not in the Golf Galaxy/Dick's/Golfsmith large retail type of immersion. The atmosphere is more intimate and sophisticated than typical retail.
As you can see this not your typical sporting goods store. It very much mimics a country club. The real "awe" moment hits you when you pass through the lounge area into the room where they conduct the actual fitting.
This is where your jaw drops and your blood pressure raises with excitement as you see walls lined with shafts and heads of all kinds. I feel the example of Philadelphia's Please Touch Museum I used in my first blog about Club Champion continues to be the best anology.
If the myriad of golf clubs and shafts wasn't enough to peak your interest, take a look at the detail in these data readouts. If you ever wanted to pinpoint anything related to your golf swing, and how it relates to equipment, these charts will tell the story.
The three stat sheets pictured above are of the data from over 100 shots that I had taken as my fitter, Mr. Harrow, took me through a mind spinning amount of shaft and head combinations. Again, much of the beginning stages if your fitting depends upon the interview and Q&A session the fitters have with you. With that in mind, the foundation then becomes the proper shaft. Once they determine which shaft is best suited for your swing, next up is finding the best head combination. They like to say that once they find the proper shaft, "the rest is easy". I will admit I was very surprised just how much of a difference finding the proper shaft made in my ability to gain distance while maintaining my accuracy. Once Mr. Harrow found the right head, the TrackMan spit out some numbers I had never been able to produce prior to that day.
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The Club Champion Experience Part 2
May 08, 2012
What is TrackMan you ask?
This is TrackMan. TrackMan measures ball launch as well as all clubface and swing data. Then instantly, using a proprietary world-class ball flight model, it calculates the length, dispersion and trajectory of the shot. TrackMan measures the full trajectory of any shot, ranging from short pitches to 400 yard drives and measures the landing position with an accuracy of 1 foot at 100 yards. Here is a picture of what you see after TrackMan has calculated the data...
The yellow, vertical line I have drawn illustrates the two sides of data which will be the focus of yourself and your fitter. Can you guess which side you will be looking at? Thankfully, your fitter will be looking at the left side of that line!
To make this a bit easier to comprehend and explain, I will use the data from my iron fitting. If you wish, Club Champion will be happy to provide you with all the following data sheets from your fitting. They will also review your results as you go through your fitting to help you understand what the different variables mean and how they effect your game.
In this first graphic you see the data from the shafts used. Again, Club Champion views the shaft as the foundation and they then select a club head. In this case a head most similar to my "gamer" 6 iron was used. Since I lack swing speed, which effects distance, their first objective is to find a shaft that will yield the fastest Ball Speed. The difference is clear. Note the orange arrows - the added 5.6 MPH of Ball Speed yielded 21.4 extra yards of Carry Distance. Depending on my situation, that can be 1 less stroke per hole!
Now on to the fun part, the club heads! When Mr. Harrow was discussing what I was looking for in an iron prior to even putting a club in my hand I told him that I was very interested in getting back into a set of blades. Below you can see the succession of clubs Mr. Harrow put in my hand. They are in order. I first hit the Mizuno MP 59. Even though it is considered to be more of a "Player's Club", you can see I hit it very well, far better than what was in my bag. Once you have a shaft that suits you, the next statistic that is most valuable in choosing the best club head is Spin Rate. The Ball Speed and Carry Distance should remain fairly constant given that (for the most part) they are a product of the shaft, as you can see pictured below. Note, however, the dramatic increase in Spin Rate yielded by the Mizuno MP 53 club head. My RPM increased by nearly 1000! Combined with the Fit on Max 65 R2 shaft, I was able to gain just over 19 yards of Carry Distance, without sacrificing any control. In fact, Mr. Harrow suggested that I would most likely increase my ability to control and work the ball.
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The Club Champion Experience Part 3
May 08, 2012
Pictured below are the Trajectory and Dispersion graphs for the shafts I tried. You can see quite easily how far better the Fit on Max 65 R2 preformed as compared to the others.
The following two graphs are the Trajectory and Dispersion of the club heads combined with the shaft. There is not much doubt as to the winner. The Mizuno MP 53 with its progressive cavity, diamond muscle-back, blade design turned out to be the perfect. It has the thin top line of a blade that is visually pleasing, while providing the help I need in the longer irons to get the ball in the air.
But wait, there is more! As I mentioned Club Champion uses the SAM PuttLab to fit you into the proper putter.
After hitting 7 putts, which is enough to result is consistent data, you will be presented with more statistics that your fitter will review with you. From the results he can tell if your current putter is a gem, or recommend one that will better suit your stroke. Here are my results...
You may be able to tell from the data above that at the time I was being fit, my putter face was open at impact, which caused all my putts to slide left of the hole. However, as you can see from the data provided below, the type of putter I was using has virtually the exact same spec's as what SAM recommended. The "Fitting Results" section at the bottom are the spec's of your ideal putter as determined by the SAM PuttLab. All I needed to do was to adjust the ball a bit forward in my stance and that allowed me to strike the ball with a square putter face at the apex of my putting arch.
It is very difficult to describe the Club Champion experience. I suppose that is why I refer to it as an "experience", that is the best single word I can come up with to convey what it is like once you walk through Club Champion's door.
Visit their website http://www.clubchampiongolf.com/contact or call their new Philadelphia location at 215-921-2054 to set up an appointment or to learn more about what services they can provide for you!
A special thanks to Steve Harrow, along with everyone at Club Champion for making my daydream a reality. Club Champion is most definitely JaysGolf Approved!