AboutEddie Kilthau Expertise I am a PGA golf professional specializing in teaching the game.
Experience I played collegiately at Arizona State University, then turned professional in 1981. I became the shortest player to ever play in the United States Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh & missed my PGA Tour card by 2 shots in 1986 at PGA West, La Quinta, California. I have been teaching for 26 years in Phoenix, Arizona & I am currently the Director of Instruction at the Vistal Club in Phoenix and owner of Victory Golfworks.
Business Administration, Arizona State University. PGA Business School I - 1986, PGA Business School II - 1992, PGA Advanced Business School III - 1995. Certified PING Clubfitter - 1999. PGA Teaching & Clubfitting Seminar - 1992. Numerous Southwest Section PGA educational seminars.
Question I am a beginner at golf. I have recently been given a full set of PING EYE2+ red dot irons. How much time should I spend at a driving range before getting them fitted to me?
Answer Hi Scott:
Take your clubs to a club repair facility and have them check the lie of the clubs for you. The color code on the irons relates to how the club lies (bottom of the club) at impact. A red dot might not be good for you. It's important the lie angle of the club is fit for you because it alone can cause your ball to go offline. Golf is hard enough, we don't need something as simple as the lie angle to mess us up. So find a good club repair guy in your area, and ask him to check the lie angle of the clubs for you to make sure they are OK for you. If they are not Scott, he will bend them accordingly so they are. Very easy to do and very inexpensive to have done. I would also suggest him looking at the stiffness of the shafts that are in the clubs. Not necessary right away to change those, but it would be good information for you later on to know if the shafts are too stiff or too weak or are OK for you. Then start practicing.
