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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 4543692, member: 1559"] My son is a competitive golfer and has been fitted multiple times. I would agree with the above statement. If the club fitter is trying to change your grip, your swing, your stance, etc. you should walk out. You may need that help, but a club fitting session is not the place to do it. Go take some lessons. As for who can benefit, I have sat in on a number of fitting sessions and I have seen different types of golfers showing improvements. Low handicap golfers show slight improvements as they are already low handicap golfers, but gaining a stroke or 2 when you are a 1 handicap is huge. Most decent golfers can show improvement if their clubs are fit for their swing as most decent golfers have some basic problems like hitting the ball too high or too low, over fading or over drawing, ... Sometimes the cure is a combination of instruction plus fitted clubs but get the instruction first. For golfers that have some struggles or play sporadically, a fitted driver can really help them keep the ball in the fairway, but I wouldn't spend the money on a full set of fitted clubs. One last point. I have seen so many golfers with the wrong shaft flex. As I get older, I have my swing speed checked at the beginning of each year to see if I should still use a stiff shaft. [/QUOTE]