Expert: Eddie Kilthau - 10/13/2009

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.  

Eddie Kilthau
PGA Member