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Conference 7.286::golf

Title:Welcome to the Golf Notes Conference!
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Moderator:FUNYET::ANDERSON
Created:Tue Feb 15 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2129
Total number of notes:21499

1816.0. "Dick Fletcher's Golf Barn" by RANGER::SCHLENER () Thu Dec 16 1993 10:43

    I'm looking into getting my husband irons for Christmas ( he knows
    about it and he will pick them out). We've been over at Dick Fletcher's
    Golf Barn in Leominster, Ma. and I wanted to find out what people
    thought of the place (quality, service, price ...). 
    
    Also, Dick makes custom made clubs. Since we're looking at a price
    range of $250 - $300 for irons, my husband can't get the top of the
    line irons but can get "good" ones. Currently, he plays in the DEC golf
    league and then a few times outside of that. He is a novice to
    intermediate player - is it worth it to get custom made clubs at his
    level? Right now we can get irons 3-9 and a pitching wedge for $259 at
    Dick's but the same package (same heads, grips and shafts are the part
    that is custom made for a person) would run $325. Is the extra money
    worth it?
    		Cindy
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1816.1TOLKIN::HOGANThu Dec 16 1993 11:0516
    
    Just an opinion of course but I don't think the extra money would
    make any difference to his score. At the Novice level an of the rack
    set of sticks is fine. You know, if you buy a $500 dollar set they
    are not custom built. If he is average hight and addresses the ball
    pretty much at standard he should not require anything other than a
    standard set. I say start with a standard set of clubs and as his game
    improves and he's ready to upgrade he can start to look at lie, length
    of shaft, stiffness etc. One other point. When he does upgrade the more
    popular clud manufacturers now offer at least three different lies and
    all variations on stiffness of the shaft. 
    
    Nice Christmas present.
    
    Pete
1816.2my 2 centsKALI::LENEHANThu Dec 16 1993 12:2237
    
    Hi Everyone;
     
    another opinion;
    
    Why not start out with clubs that "fit" you? It's so much easier to
    learn the game, when your clubs fit your swing. All the tips you hear,
    and read are based on your clubs fitting your swing. Your arms should
    hang naturally ... if the clubs are too long, you'll be over-reaching.
    
    First find out if your husband needs clubs that are non-standard...
    Dick Fletcher can provide that for you, and I reccommend you allow
    him to . He is quite good. And his methods make sense... he'll
    provide data to fit your husband with ;
    		
    		proper:
    			club length
    			club lie
    			shaft flex
    			grip size (ask him about this)
    	I don't 
    agree that height etc. (static factors) are the only gauge for 
    club specs... dynamic testing is crucial. Some tall players actually
    have a flat swing. So at Dick Fletchers he'll have you swing the irons
    and see what type of swing you have, while monitoring the club head
    speed.
    
    	I think he charges around $15 for a swing analysis. It's worth it
    to know you're buying clubs that fit "your" swing.
    
    	Once you determine your husbands needs, then you're free to shop
    around for the best clubs (that match his specs) that $300 can buy.
    
    
    	Good luck;
    
    	Walta
1816.3totally confused...RANGER::SCHLENERThu Dec 16 1993 16:1811
    Oh No... 2 different opinions. I want to get him a set of irons (that's
    all I can afford -) right now) to replace the ones he got at a flea
    market. So anything is better than what he has now. I think I'm going
    to leave it up to him, give him $300 towards new irons and he can
    decide what he wants to do with it. 
    
    By the way, Dick Fletcher charges $50 to analyze your swing (from what
    I understand it takes about 1 1/2 hours to do) but if you buy clubs
    from him, he gives you a $25 discount.
    		Cindy
1816.4you can't buy fundamentals, learn first - then buyTRLIAN::GORDONThu Dec 16 1993 21:071
1816.5TOLKIN::HOGANFri Dec 17 1993 16:015
     
     re -1 : that's the deal. Arnie, Jack or Lee didn't start with custom 
    built sticks and they play pretty well.
    
    Pete47