How do you get your first PGA win? So when you try to get your first win of your PGA Tour career after losing your card twice what do you do? You put in a new Titleist TS4 Driver and the new ProV1 with your other tried and true Titleist clubs, and hold off some of the top players in the world.
Congratulations to Max Homa in breaking through and winning your first PGA Tour event!
What was I thinking? It was a quiet email week. No testimonials, no questions. Nada. Zip. It’s not like we weren’t busy. We’re as busy as ever with fittings and bag re-builds. But as far as customer input, it’s been crickets. So I’ll tell a little story about my kid, choosing equipment....
My son patiently awaits my new gear because he knows that there is an excellent chance he’ll get my old gear. He is probably like your kids golf-wise. He’s “strong like a bull,” and wants to hit the ball as far as humanly possible. Course management really isn’t his thing (working on that), and he will grab anything from my well worn Tupperware container in the garage. He has old distance balls in his bag, but this time, I slipped in some ProV1x balls to see if he could tell the difference. To keep us going, I didn’t have him use them on regular holes until we got to Par 3’s. I threw him one, and with his autistic mind, he saw the difference immediately.
Nevertheless, he teed it up and fired a 7-iron into a 170-yard green. He said simply, “Wow!” It took off higher and farther than we both thought and to top it off, he got spin and the ball sucked back to 20 feet. We both looked at each other and high fived. He took his 3-putt bogey and moved on. Yeah, he putts like me, darn it!
But around the greens, he remembers what Uncle Tim showed him, and this ball came alive. Chips and pitches became easier because he could get the ball to stop around the hole and leave himself with shorter putts. So he said, “I guess the ball does matter.” It sure does. I’m afraid I created a monster. I introduced a 15-year old to the ProV1 series. Actually, come to think of it, I’m not sure what I was thinking.
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Shift our focus We all focus on the big-ticket items
Like shafts, heads and just getting the best gear you can in your bag. But often overlooked by many fitters is the ball itself. You can call for a fitting and Tim can make a recommendation. I’m stubborn and like trial and error and I do it pretty much every year. But coming in and doing it the right way will save you time and effort.
We’ve seen real performance changes by merely changing the ball someone plays, especially if your bag already fits you. I know I’ve said it before, but it’s truly the cheapest and fastest change someone can make to help themselves. Of course, get your golf balls through us. We have a wide assortment to choose from.
Let us help you! We’re ready and able to help you play your best. Regardless of your age, physical condition and skill, we will make you better. That’s a promise we can back up and have hundreds of times.
Click here to make an appointment or call 817.595.4653. And then send in those stories and testimonials to me at tommyb@thegolfstationfit.com. |