Balance Your Clubs with Counter Weights - Free Fitting
 

One last chance for Golf Lab customers to have their driver and irons tested and fitted for counterweights. This is the last time that we will offer this fitting service for free.

I am absolutely, positively convinced that counterweights are bound to be the "next big thing" in custom golf clubs. Not only are counterweights effective for the clubs you already own - we make your clubs work better. But also, counterweights open up opportunities to build golf clubs in an entirely different way.

I covered that story in my latest Golf Today Magazine article. Here's a link:

"The Newest Crazy Idea"

I highly recommend reading "The Newest Crazy Idea". There is a chance that you won't have to continue to buy the "same old thing" year after year. This is the first really radical idea that has come along regarding the way golf clubs are built and balanced.

 

 Here's what you can expect
 

You book an appointment for one hour. We will measure and test your current clubs so we know what you're hitting right now. We will then have you hit some shots with your own six iron and driver to establish benchmark performance. We use the Achiever launch monitor for a complete performance report.

Then, we will cut a hole in the top of the grip of your clubs. For irons, we will test with 8 gram, 12 gram and 16 gram counter weights. We will insert the weights and you will hit another series of shots with each weight. We then compare computer printouts. You are likely to see and increase of 2-4 MPH of ball speed. That translates into half a club to a full club of extra distance.

But more important, you are likely to see your swing become more consistent. We measure your launch angle, your swing path and your face angle at impact. Each of those parameters is averaged which makes comparing performance easy. If the deviation in face angle at impact improves from 3* to 1* you can assume that your shots are going straighter. The fitting includes complete analysis of all data and you keep all of the computer printouts.



For your driver, the exercise is the same but we use a different gizmo. The driver counterweight is the Balance-Certified Shaft Stabilizer. The Shaft Stabilizer positions additional weight under your lower hand - down the shaft of the driver. This has proven to be even better than simple weights inserted in the butt of the club.

As with the irons, we test different weights and compare the performance with detailed computer printouts.

 

 What is the Science behind Counterweighting?
 

To be honest, no one has come forward with a proven theory of why counter weighting actually works. The principal evidence points to moving the balance point of a golf club toward a player's hands. That seems to give a player more control over the club as well as decreasing the swingweight a little to promote a faster swing.

 

 Balancing Golf Clubs Makes Sense
 

On a logical level, balancing golf clubs makes sense. Baseball players spend years trying to figure out just what weight and shape of bat gives them the best control and bat speed. They never stop searching for the advantage. They rotate favorite bats to find the one that's working today.

Tennis players go through dozens of racquets to find the one that "feels right". When you think about it, the same applies to most sporting equipment, guns, fly rods, skis and fencing foils are tested and chosen carefully and frequently customized.

Most golf clubs are assembled in a factory according to established "standards". The ultimate standard is the assumption that "one size fits all". That lets companies run an efficient manufacturing and distribution operation. Unfortunately, it doesn't mean that every golfer will get the best clubs to match his swing.

That can only be done through electronic testing and extensive real-life experience on the course. That Golf Lab makes that possible.

After your clubs have been fitted with counterweights, you are free to take them out for a trial run. We're not satisfied until you know that your "new" clubs work for you where it counts - on the golf course.

 

 Call for Your Appointment - Holiday Hours
 

We have a few openings this week. Next week we'll be working Monday and Tuesday, taking off Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and back on Saturday. The first week in December is wide open. Take advantage of this opportunity. It's the closest thing to a miracle in golf. 650-493-1770.