How Senior Golfers Can Reclaim Distance
Current golf technology means senior golfers do not need to lose distance. And it's not about a softer shaft either. Learn more.
The #1 complaint we see with senior golfers, is that they no longer hit it as long as they used to.
The great thing about being senior, is that we have the maturity to ask for softer shafts to regain that distance – am I right?
Absolutely…
… NOT!
We might have the maturity, but going for a softer shaft doesn't help!
In a bid to regain distance, the most common mistake we see with senior golfers is that their shafts are too soft for them!
In fact, with golf technology where it is today, it is wrong for us seniors to assume that we will lose distance.
I’m hitting it longer today at 56, than I was when I was 40! And every senior golfer deserves to.
The key is to get equipment that works perfectly for you.
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Just this week, we fitted a senior golfer who got his irons re-shafted just a few weeks back.
Like most seniors, he was going softer and softer with his shafts, and was getting annoyed because he wasn’t hitting the sweet spot.
He was told that he was getting a premium Fujikura shaft. Fujikura make great shafts, in fact, we offer them in our shaft line-up.
The thing is, most shaft makers have performance and entry level shafts, as does Fujikura.
His Cobra irons were fitted with Vista Pros, and they charged him $100 per shaft – for an entry level Fujikura!
No wonder he wasn’t getting the sweet spot – it wasn’t him, it was the shaft, which was too soft and not stable enough for him!
After 15 minutes on the range with us, he had found his perfect iron set.
Titleist T300 6 iron to Wedge 1 (6, 7, 8, 9, P, W1), all fitted with Mitsubishi Fubuki MV series shafts.
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He was hitting it sweet, and the sound and feel he was getting “made him feel young”.
There were a few things that started working in his favour with this Titleist T300, Mitsubishi Fubuki MV combination.
The Mitsubishi Fubuki MV that we fitted him with are lighter, very slightly stiffer, but far more stable.
Being lighter, they helped him increase his swing speed. Going slightly stiffer takes into account that swing speed increase we’ve gotten him, and gives him the confidence to go for it. Something the shaft stability helps with as well, but shaft stability really makes sure that he hits it sweet.
And when he doesn’t, he benefits from the T300’s variable face thickness that Titleist has designed into the T300, that helps him get consistent distance and ball speeds no matter where on the face he strikes the ball.
👉 Click here to book your Titleist Irons 2021 Demo (15 mins, Free)
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Putting all this together, he picked up 10 meters per iron, or roughly gained one club length for every iron.
In his quest to regain his lost distance, he was partially right in looking at the shaft. However, he was focussed on flex. When we consider shaft fit, we look at weight, flex, then stability, and not just flex. As you can see, flex might not even be the most important consideration in picking a shaft.
But the shaft also needs to match the head, that’s why we have our Smashing Fits system that enables you to come and demo fit any shaft to any iron head – because ultimately, the shaft and the head need to fit you – the golfer!
👉 Click here to book your Titleist Irons 2021 Demo (15 mins, Free)
👉 Click here to book your iron set fitting session (1 hour, $125, waived upon purchase of any iron set, including $795 Smashing Fits Guarantee) (This link is to our Whatsapp, we will get back to you within a day.)
It hurts us to see so many senior golfers going around spending their retirement money trying to find clubs that will suit them, and regain that lost distance.
Instead, let us help you ascertain what works for you.
We’ve worked with enough seniors to know that swinging harder to make the clubs you used to play with work for you just makes your swing less efficient, and is counter productive. Doing what our customer who went softer and softer doesn’t work either for reasons we’ve already mentioned.
👉 Click here to book your Titleist Irons 2021 Demo (15 mins, Free)
👉 Click here to book your iron set fitting session (1 hour, $125, waived upon purchase of any iron set, including $795 Smashing Fits Guarantee) (This link is to our Whatsapp, we will get back to you within a day.)
Don’t worry, we will never try to sell you something that doesn’t work for you.
Your game improving is what drives us.
We have a 12 month, 3 session, distance & direction guarantee, so trying to sell you something that doesn’t work will only backfire on us!
In fact, the senior client we were telling you about above, was so impressed by having picked up 10 metres on all his irons, that he wanted to get woods and wedges too.
We didn’t let him.
Our 12 month, 3 Session Distance & Direction Guarantee is for you to settle into your new irons, and let us make sure that both your distance and direction improvements are consistent.
No other fitter we know will stand by their work that way.
Once that’s settled down, we can consider new woods and wedges.
In the meantime, be careful with your retirement money, and only spend on what really works!
Featured senior set, Titleist T300 6, 7, 8, 9, P, W1 $225/club (Graphite) $1350/set (Graphite). Includes $795 bonus - Iron set fitting fee and 3 session distance & direction guarantee waived.
👉 Click here to book your Titleist Irons 2021 Demo (15 mins, Free)
👉 Click here to book your iron set fitting session (1 hour, $125, waived upon purchase of any iron set, including $795 Smashing Fits Guarantee) (This link is to our Whatsapp, we will get back to you within a day.)
Tour Proven Irons, Tour Proven Fitter
Your irons are only as good as how well they fit you.
At Smashing Drives', you'll be able to try out your choice of clubs and shafts, at our golf simulation room, as well as our full length driving range.
Our Master Fitter Jef Goh, is a pioneer of club fitting in Singapore, and has worked with the top players on the PGA tour, and thousands of amateurs.
👉 Click here to book your Titleist Irons 2021 Demo (15 mins, Free)
👉 Click here to book your iron set fitting session (1 hour, $125, waived upon purchase of any iron set, including $795 Smashing Fits Guarantee) (This link is to our Whatsapp, we will get back to you within a day.)
