Harrison Fitting Grid is a tool set for club fitters to provide an accurate and expedient fitting service to his or her clients. The Fitting Grid is an extensive collection of shafts. It encompasses shafts weighing 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 grams. For each weight category, there are 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 and 5.5 degree of torque. For each shaft model in the grid it comes in three different flexes.

We are confident that there is an optimal shaft in the grid for every golfer on earth. We are also confident that by trying less than 5 different shafts in the grid, any golfer will find the optimal shaft. For the first time, club makers are able to fit any golfer by contemplating one variable at a time. In the past, not one company offers a large enough collection of shafts to make this system feasible. Therefore, you have no choice but to buy shafts from several different shaft companies to make up you demo club set.

Shafts made by different vendors are designed differently, tested differently, torqued differently, and frequencied differently. It is virtually impossible to line them up to an equal footing for fitting purpose. With the Harrison Fitting Grid, all shafts are made the same way, tested the same way, torqued the same way, frequencied the same way. Therefore, when you fit a golfer you will only need to contemplate one single variable at a time.

Our customers frequently asked us how many test clubs they need to have to fit the majority of golfers. In the past 5 PGA Shows, we conducted demonstrations with 11 drivers to prove the effectiveness of the Fitting Grid. To drum up interest, we promised Show attendees who walked by our booth a significant increase in distance. We did the demonstration for four days straight , 8 hours a day, averaging 10 minutes per person. The average distance gained exceeded 20 yards. Harrison Fitting Grid can be a powerful demonstration tool, which allow you to fit any golfer by contemplating one variable at a time.

We are highly confident that a club fitter will find the optimal shaft for almost any golfer by trying less than 5 clubs. All that you need to start is a demo set of 11 drivers with shafts ranging from Pro 2.5 Tour to Pro 2.5 SL50. The drivers all have the same loft, lie, length, and head weight. In no time, you will come to realize how easily the Fitting Grid works. You will also see how easy it is for you to predict the result of a shaft switch. With the aid of the demo clubs, you can now see how your games can improve simply by using a properly fitted shaft.

After all, the essence of club maker’s work is none other than fitting. In the future, no matter what brought the customer into your store, the first thing that you want to do is to find the optimal club and shaft for that golfer. Once you have found it and demonstrated the dramatic improvement it can make, you have then resolved the core of any golfer’s problem. Harrison Fitting Grid is the tool that will empower you to do that.

HOW TO USE THE FITTING GRID

1. Allow the golfer to warm up with his club. Look for swing variations like open/close face, outside in/inside out swing path, early/delayed release, etc. Observe the launch angle, fly path, carry, roll, accuracy and distance.
2. Always start the fitting process with a wrong club. Either starts with the heavy and stiff club or the light and soft club, and then switch gradually into the optimal club.
3. If you start with the heavy club, then look for sluggishness in his swing, as evidenced by short distance, low launch angle, and the sluggish sound at impact.
4. If the golfer’s swing does confirm sluggishness in his game, then initiate a switch to a lighter club first and then a softer club.
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 until you find the optimal club that provide the golfer with the maximum distance and accuracy combination.
6. If you start with the lighter and softer club, you will generally see a very active club. However, you will also expect to see excessive draw and fade deviation.
7. If the golfer’s swing does confirm excessive left and right deviation, then initiate a switch to a stiffer club and then a heavier club.
8. Sometimes, lower shaft weight will increase distance. Sometimes, the opposite is true.
9. If the golfer’s swing speed over powers the ideal load for the shaft, the shaft will lag behind and therefore give you less distance and more instability.
10. Everything being equal, a heavier shaft is more stable than a lighter shaft.
11. Look for delayed release at the last quarter of the swing. If the golfer does this, his swing will in general have a higher degree of instability, because he has to accelerate so much in such a short distance. He needs a more stable shaft.
12. Loading in the first quarter of the swing tends to be misleading. Frequently golfers who early release the club early lose momentum before impact. If you use a load indicator, please keep in mind that the indicator will record the load regardless when the load occurs.
13. A highly skilled golfer can benefit from a lighter shaft without generating excessive draw and fade deviations, if his swing does not exceed the ideal load of the shaft. This golfer can also potentially benefit from a stronger loft due to his control.
14. Everything being equal, a stiffer shaft tends to be more accurate than a lighter shaft.
15. When a golfer slows down his swing a bit, it is generally easier for him to correct any of his swing problems. Therefore, if you identify any swing issues, share this discovery with you client and request that he slows down a bit and focuses in on correcting his swing. Assure him that you are going to give him a shaft that will compensate for the slower swing speed, and then switch him to a lighter shaft.
16. A lower torque shaft is an easier shaft to fit because it reduces the draw and fade deviations that are inherent to a higher torque shaft.

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