[Jim.Cook]

Fantastic Ben,
Looks like you did your homework when you were looking for a clubmaker. It sounds like you are in good hands.
I would suggest that you ask your clubmaker if he has a copy of Wishon's booklet entitled: "12 Myths That Could Wreck Your Golf Game" that he would let you read. This has a lot of non-biased information that the club buyer should know before making his final decision.

I hope you are able to share your experience in choosing your new club. I'm confident your clubmaker will do it right and it could be an eye opener to those forum members who rely on the big box store.

Again thanks and good luck on your search for the perfect club.

I only had an hour and this was an initial, free "get to know you" type service, so we were limited by time. We tried a variety of shafts, weights, etc... He was monitoring all of the items you mention above with the help of a launch monitor, outdoors where we could see actual ball flight as well. If he were to build the club today, he was going to put me in a 76 gram, regular length, tip-trimmed, r-flex shaft. Part of his service is that he will make adjustments, swap shafts, etc... free of charge as long as I own the club, which is something I was looking for. We did talk about tempo and releases and what he believed was the cause of my straighter plane with the weaker shaft. He is not a TGM guy, though, and we didn't get into any significant swing adjustments.

He is a certified class A clubmaker and is on the website you provided.