My day getting fitted for new golf clubs at Pure Performance Golf Labs: video
In the search for a set of new golf clubs, I decided to get fitted at Pure Performance Golf Labs.
I haven’t bought a new set of golf clubs in 6 years and I’ve decided it’s about time I purchased a new set. After mentioning this to a few people I was reminded by a friend of Pure Performance Golf Labs located in Alexandria, Sydney.
Loaded with very little information on what these guys do, I got in contact with them and lined up a time to head along for a personalised fitting.
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Hey AG, good piece.
Question though, what sort of $ for the fitting, and also, did you end up buying the clubs/shafts from them directly?
Cheers, Nathan.
Hey Nathan, there is no doubt it is pricey as the clubs are personally fitted and they get built in the US and sent over. It depends a lot on heads, shafts and grip combination. I’ve got a few options I’m currently weighing up thru PPGL directly.
They don’t miss you on cost. You get told they don’t push you into a particular shaft and if the stock shaft is right for you then that is what you go with. In my experience with them and the people I have spoken to you always get pushed into a more expensive shaft. For instance if you don’t like a particular club head they will put it with a cheaper shaft and then rule them both out. When you like a particular club head they start putting in different shafts and tell you what you want to hear regardless of your own perception/feel. What mid handicap amateur is going to disagree with a pro who tells you that this particular combo will make you better. I got sold on the fact I was hitting the new clubs further, I later found out that this was because the degrees in that particular 6 iron was lower than my current club so naturally it would go further. At the end of the process you get asked to pick a grip, as someone with no particular preference, you go with recommendation. At the till you find out that is an extra charge, for someone who would have been happy with a stock grip you end up paying $175 for something you didn’t want or need in my case. At the end I purchased clubs, a mistake, even if you are willing to spend to get the right shaft, the grip you want and for them to put them together at $45 a club, always walk away with the quote. Despite the lovely golf pro persona they are salesmen after all, and good ones.