Losing carry after sixty is usually a launch problem rather than a speed problem, and the fix is more loft than most golfers are willing to put in their hands. Here is how far up the ladder to go, and what it costs to test.
Read the noteArthritis, trigger finger and general stiffness change what a grip needs to do. Size, compound and build-up all matter, and the conventional sizing chart is the wrong place to start.
Read the noteA child does not need fourteen clubs and is measurably worse off carrying them. What belongs in a first set, in what order, and when to add the sixth.
Read the noteJunior shafts wear flex labels that mean nothing across brands. Weight is the variable that decides whether a child can swing the club, and it is almost never published.
Read the noteThe stock women's driver is usually built around one loft and one shaft. Two of the three variables that decide carry are being ignored, and both are easy to test.
Read the noteBoxed sets stop at a sand wedge, and the hole in front of it is often twenty-five yards wide. This is the cheapest scoring improvement available to most golfers.
Read the noteOff-the-rack equipment is designed for a band of height, hand size and clubhead speed that a great many people sit outside — particularly golfers past sixty, children who are still growing, and women who have been offered one bundled category instead of four separate decisions. Those are the sessions this floor runs most, so they are what we write about.
Every number in these notes changes once your own clubs go on the gauge wall. That pass costs $35 and takes twenty minutes.