Golf

GOLF Why is CLUB FITTING So Popular?

By KayJay McClay, Assistant Golf Professional

As Golf Professionals, our goal is to help you play better golf. A major factor in one’s confidence relates to how you feel about what is in your golf bag. The answer can lie in your next club fitting experience. When it comes to fitting, the goal is simple—develop consistent ball striking and give room for forgiveness when you have off center golf shots. However, through testimony and personal experience, I find the idea of club fitting sometimes gets a bad reputation. Most golfers think the club fitting experience is only reserved for the advanced golfer. Your average player tends to think being fit for new clubs comes as a gift once they’ve “found a good swing.” This is not necessarily the case. Do you have to find the center of the face enough times to get relevant feedback? Absolutely! You can however, find major value in the experience and realize technology can be your friend. In club fitting, the ability to measure results has a true place in the industry today if you value measurable feedback. There are a couple things we look for in a basic club fitting session. First, we start with your own iron/driver as a baseline for measurement. We look for things like typical distance and shot dispersion to determine what you need to have in your bag to help you play better golf. Next, we assemble a few clubs that will best match your swing tendencies or specifications. Now, we can compare your performance with your current equipment to the equipment we believe will help you become more consistent. Through measurable feedback and statistical data, we can help guide you into the club best suited for you and put you on the path to playing better golf. If you find yourself trying to find the answer to the age old question of “when is the right time to get fitted,” I would say, there is no better time than the present. If your clubs look good, and they feel good-that can translate into better results. ◆

Contact any of your Golf Professionals to schedule your next fitting session and be on your way to playing better golf!

WINTER GOLF SCORES & HOLE IN ONES During the winter golf season, November 16 through March 15, rounds of golf in the state Maryland and any state that declares their winter months as inactive, are not valid for handicap purposes. Rounds of golf in the south, southwest, and west, where their associations have deemed those months as an active season, must be posted. As a reminder, due to weather that could effect tee locations and the shortening of holes possibly during the winter months, Hole in Ones made here at BCC are only valid from March 15 though November 15 as it relates to receiving your complimentary shadow box, Golf House credit book, and cocktail.

WINTER SEASON REMINDERS

Cold Weather Precautions

With the arrival of colder temperatures, the turfgrass is no longer growing and recovering from divot injury. In order for the Driving Range tees to be in the best possible condition for the start of the 2021 season, please make note of the following adjustments:

Beginning Monday, November 2, 2020 and throughout the winter months (November-March)

• All practice from the tees closest to the Golf House and back range will be from the all-weather surfaces only.

The three natural turf tees will be reseeded and covered for the season. The cover will act like a greenhouse effect, aiding seed germination and turf growth • The uneven lie fairway portion of the back range will be closed • The practice putting and chipping greens will remain open, weather permitting

Credit Book Expiration: December 31, 2020

As a reminder, all unused credit books and gift certificate balances must be redeemed by December 31, 2020. If you are unsure if you have any unused credit, please contact the Golf House at 410.561.3381.