DAVID Gear, without the catalogue
Fitting is useful. Buying a new set because you sliced on Tuesday is not.
I do not sell clubs. That is why I can say this: most amateurs need a lie check, a grip that is not polished glass, and honest loft gaps — not a £2,000 driver because a friend gained twelve metres on a simulator that forgot wind.
What I look at when you ask for fitting advice
Height and wrist-to-floor for length. Typical miss (start line, not just “it slices”). Whether your 5-iron and 7-iron fly almost the same distance — a gapping problem. Grips: if your hands are large and the grip is skinny, the face wants to close. If you are fighting a slice with extra-stiff shafts and a slow swing, someone sold you a story.
Beginners: cavity back, a hybrid, one fairway wood, fewer long irons. Get fitted after you have a repeatable strike, not before you have taken a lesson. Otherwise we are fitting a moving target.
Cleaning is not aesthetic
Mud in grooves is a flyer waiting to hop the green. Warm water, a brush, a towel, dry the grips. Do not leave the bag in a hot car until the epoxy complains. Check ferrules that have slid. If a head wiggles, stop hitting it. I offer cleaning and bag setup before rounds because players forget on Thursday night.
A clean 8-iron you trust beats a new 8-iron you are scared of.
Book equipment prep or a fitting conversation. Bring the clubs you actually use, including the ugly wedge.