Catching up with an old friend

[MGB]

I recently had the good fortune to get fitted by PCS clubmaker of the year 2000 Barry Harris in Manila. This guy's fitted over 9000 people in his career and impressed the heck out of me.

After the fitting he suggested I go down a flex in my driver shaft after I developed tennis elbow in my left arm. Eager to make an immediate change to alleviate the pain, I went with a Grafalloy Prolite 3.5, really a relic by our standards. The new shaft bounced at 255 CPM a step down form the 265-267 I played in my previous shafts.

Without range time I played in in the pro-am of the Philippine Open, the local Asian Tour stop. It was frickin' amazing. I hit the ball long and the shaft was light and lively at impact. Exactly what I wanted and needed for my game.

It was like catching up with an old friend. Sometimes the solution we seek is right under our noses.

But is this gonna stop me from looking around and trying new shafts? Heck no!! Those nanotech shafts are looking mighty good to me.

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[MGB]

I want to add that I put myself completely in the hands of Barry and the guys at Custom Clubmakers in Manila. I didn't even know what they put together for me until I took delivery the evening before the Pro-Am.

I was most gratified to discover that these guys know their stuff. The head they decided on was the KZG 395 9* loft. It sits a bit closed, but you know what? It doesn't really bother me. I hit this club as far as my old R510 Japan version, with either of the three shafts I had in it with an easier swing.

Now to replicate this club with more exotic parts... :laugh: