Full bag audit
Every club measured, the whole set mapped for frequency and gapping, and a written plan ordered by what matters most. Usually two visits.
See the ratePick the Bench That Matches the Problem
Each bench is a separate booking with its own instruments and its own checklist. Below is what gets measured on each, roughly how long it takes, and the kind of golfer it tends to help most.
The Six at a Glance
| Bench | Time | Core variables |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | 75 min | Length, total weight, shaft profile, loft sleeve, strike location |
| Irons | 75 min | Lie, length, frequency slope, swingweight, gapping |
| Fairway woods | 75 min | Length, sole width, tip stiffness, turf entry |
| Hybrids | 60 min | Frequency step, head profile, set gap coverage |
| Wedges | 75 min | Bounce, grind, groove condition, shaft weight |
| Putter | 75 min | Length, lie, loft at impact, head weight, toe hang |
Driver Bench
The bench with the widest spread of possible outcomes, because driver specification tolerances in retail are the loosest of any club. Off-the-shelf length is longer than most golfers can control, and the stock shaft is chosen for a weight band rather than a person.
We work length and total weight before anything else, then shaft profile against your delivery, then the loft sleeve. Face tape goes on for every swing block, because a driver that produces good numbers from a strike you cannot repeat is a driver that will disappoint you in April.
Iron Bench
Irons are where measurement drift does the most damage, because a set is eight clubs that are supposed to behave as a family. Two degrees of lie variation across a set, or a frequency slope with a kink in the middle, produces exactly the inconsistency golfers blame on their swing.
The bench work here is a lie board session, a full frequency map, and a gapping check built from real carry numbers rather than the loft chart on the box.
Fairway Wood Bench
The most-avoided club in most bags, and usually for a fixable reason. Fairway woods get fitted as an afterthought — whatever shaft matched the driver, whatever length came in the box — and then get played off tight lies they were never set up for.
We fit these off turf, on a lie board, with attention to sole width and tip behaviour rather than to ball speed.
Hybrid Bench
A hybrid only earns its place if it fills a gap the set actually has. Half the hybrids we measure duplicate a club the golfer already carries, either in carry distance or in launch window. That is a set makeup problem wearing a fitting costume.
The session starts with a gap analysis across your existing long clubs and only then moves to head and shaft selection for the space that is genuinely empty.
Wedge Bench
Bounce and grind are turf-interaction decisions, and turf interaction is measurable. We read your entry point and divot depth off the mat and off real turf where the season allows, then choose sole geometry to match rather than to a chart of swing types.
Groove condition on the wedges you already carry gets documented first, because a worn 56 that spins inconsistently is a maintenance problem, not a fitting one.
Putter Bench
The club used most and fitted least. Standard putter length is too long for a majority of adults, which pushes the eyes inside the ball and the hands away from the body. Everything downstream of that — face angle at impact, start line, stroke path — is compensating.
We fit length and lie from posture first, then loft at impact, then head weight and toe hang against your measured stroke arc.
Combination Bookings
Three combinations come up often enough that they are priced as their own sessions.
Scoring clubs
Wedges and putter in one session, since both decisions revolve around what happens inside a hundred yards.
See the rateSpec review only
No hitting. Gauges, sheet, and an explanation of what the readings mean. Ideal for a used set you just bought.
See the rateWhat Every Bench Includes
- The audit of your current clubs, whether or not they relate to the bench you booked.
- Face tape on every long-game session, and a lie board on every iron and wedge session.
- A verification pass on the winning specification after a break.
- The printed sheet, with tolerances, kept on file under your name.
- An honest no when the equipment is not the problem.
Book a Bench
Pick one on the form, or leave it blank and describe the problem. We will sort it when we confirm.