My first fitting experience

I’ve been playing golf for roughly 5 years. I’ve gotten more serious about playing within the past year. Picked up my first “new” set of irons on Callaway preowned about 7 months ago based on what I think would work for me (dropped my score 8-12 strokes from my hand me down Warriors). I’ve been swinging my dad’s old TaylorMade M2 since he upgraded a long time ago. I know this driver is very well respected, even today. However it had definetly seen better days. I’d never been fitted for anything and I knew a driver fitting would be well worth it. While Black Friday deals are out I thought now is a good a time as any to pick one up.

Fast forward to the fitting. I made an appointment at my local golf shop. It’s not small, but not huge. They have a pretty good selection of all the major brands on the shelf, bags, used clubs ect. I walked in today and a younger guy greets me. I hadn’t seen him around there much so I was skeptical. He was nice, but didn’t give much feedback on spin, launch angle ect. He was basically a sim caddy, but I still tipped him in the end.

I specifically wanted to know if I needed to swing stiff or extra stiff, and what shaft would play best for me. I said I wasn’t so concerned with driver heads but wanted to try the g440, Elyte, and GT2. I didn’t ask about a QI35 because everything I’d seen said they’re a little more spiny than everyone else.

First he got me into a few different shafts, I liked the tensai 1k black a lot. From there I went back and forth hitting the 3 aforementioned heads and liked the g440 LS the most. Something in me asked him to try the QI35 just to feel it. He grabbed me the LS in 9 degrees with the stock Kai’li white. I liked this shaft more than the tensai, but when I saw what my numbers were I was BLOWN AWAY.

I swung the g440, Elyte and the GT2 between 110 and 112 with a 280-295 carry depending on the shot. But the QI35 I was swinging 119-121 with a max of 311 yard carry. I shit my pants. I’ve never seen my swing speed so high. Not only that, I was more consistent with it than any other driver.

Needless to say I’m really happy I booked a fitting. I don’t know if anyone else has experienced something similar, but I’m more confident than ever in my driver than ever before.

TLDR; Had a hand me down M2, settled on a QI35 after I saw a 8-10 MPH increase in swing speed, 10-15 yards more carry and more consistency than ever before.