I’m very suitable without focusing on data. This is the reason

Last week, I was excited to fit in Titleist Performance Academy in Oceanside, California. I’ve heard a lot about it from other friends in the industry and honestly, I think everyone is giving this place some glaze.

So I just expect a very good game to play some golf. Boy, I was wrong.

That place is Phenomenon. It runs like a high-end private country club, it has the same space as other OEMs in the area, and the versatility of the compound is truly unparalleled. It’s all great from my eight-minute video-led warm-up to my nearly four-hour package with the Lucas Bro.

But when I woke up the next day, one thing stood out to me: I had no idea. Essentially, we didn’t change any number significantly from what I was going. We just made my ball flight more efficiently.

On a fully equipped EP. 302 With Bryan Laroche, I talked about my experience at TPI and mentioned to co-hosts Johnny Wunder and Bryan that I think I looked at the track and field data possible twice throughout the process. Then I spent a day thinking and then backtracking through the right experience in my mind to realize everything that was right I. Lucas asks me every time he swings. I saw what I like? I saw what I hate? How does it feel here? How does it feel there?

It’s me that fits, not the numbers about me.

In the past, I have had some really great accessories in several different locations: retail fitters, boutique decorators and nearly all major OEMs. What I want to say is that everyone always divides about 50/50 of data into personal choices and feelings. I’m a good enough player to know when I like or dislike something and those players have been having open conversations with fitters. I never thought anything wrong with any of these experiences.

Why did I get my fit

However, with Lucas, things feel different. There were some choices I looked at and didn’t like him pulling it out of my hands immediately. Some choices are “hit it for him” and I waved curiously as he looked at the data. My job is to focus on waving a good swing on the ball and giving him feedback on my game, visuals and feelings. I asked Lucas why my installation runs the way I do, focusing on my feedback and visuals, not the data. This is what he said:

“I’m not that curious about your feedback, like I’m trying to get you to speak up to prove the point. Sometimes players want something and you ask them rhetorical questions, which may contradict what they want. This reveals what they need and you can get together.”

We talked about my recent struggles with Iron Play, love for my current driver and the way I spent a lot of time on the bag as a tool to overlap responsibilities, rather than limiting the individual silo where I play the better. That’s everything he absolutely blows me about talking about the wedge. (But this is another day’s story.)

“You also know a lot about clubs and the data, so I’m trying to keep you as blind as possible and focus on the ball flying,” he added. “What does the ball do in the air, and it needs to do better?”

Your installation should meet your needs

At the end of the four hours, I stepped out of this right feeling, like I got all the tools to succeed without having to stress numbers or niT’s picky data points. Sometimes getting accessories is not about changing the numbers. It’s about changing opportunities, learning more about the game, and putting tools in your hands to incorporate these numbers into them in a more efficient and effective way.

Once I receive the club, I will update what we put in the bag! stay tuned…

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