Tips on how to fit a tall person for golf clubs

What is the proper shaft length for taller men?

If you are a tall person then it is good to know the answer to that question because having the correct shaft length for your height is extremely important to your game. I liken proper club fitting to proper shoe fitting. To be comfortable and to take care of your feet properly you need to be fitted with a shoe that has proper length and width. The same is true with a golf club, you need to be fitted for the proper length and flex.

Golf fitting for taller men is not hard at all, because the fitting is the same for everyone, generally speaking.

To figure out your proper shaft length (plus your shaft flex), you can use the Custom Fitting Wizard by Pinemeadow Golf. Before you do that, you will need to know 7 things to get fitted.

1. Your gender (In this case, we are talking about males, but the wizard is for females as well)
2. Your exact height in inches
3. Your floor-to-wrist measurement in inches (stand straight up with your arms hanging naturally by your side, have someone use a yardstick or tape measure to measure the distance from your wrist down to the floor)
4. You will need to know whether your handicap is under 15, or over 15
5. You will need to know your age (which I'm sure you do, lol)
6. You will need to know your swing speed with a driver
7. You will also need to know which club you use to hit a 150 yard shot

Once you input these parameters into the fitting wizard, it will determine your club length (and flex). You will be told whether you should have a standard length shaft, or whether you have to add inches to a standard length shaft, or whether you have to subtract inches from a standard length shaft. The length is determined by your height and your wrist-to-floor measurement.

The standard length for a steel driver with a steel head is 43".

The standard length for a graphite driver with a steel head is 44".

If the head of your driver is Titanium then it is recommended you have a graphite shaft, and the standard length for this driver is 45".

Note: The reason graphite shafts are 1 to 2 inches longer than a standard steel shaft is because of the weight. Graphite shafts are lighter shafts and in order for the overall club to have the same swing weight as compared to a steel shaft, it has to be longer to balance it out. The Custom Fitting Wizard will tell you how much you need to add to a standard length shaft, or how much you need to subtract. If you are tall but have long arms, you may need only a standard length shaft, for example.

Let's do an example.

Suppose you are 6'6" tall and your floor-to-wrist measurement is 39.5". Your handicap is over 15, you are 22 years old, your swing speed is pretty normal (between 75-85mph), and you hit a 6 iron from 150 yards. The fitting wizard suggests that you be fitted with a men's stiff shaft, plus 1 inch. The plus 1 inch means you would add 1 inches to whatever style shaft you choose to play. If it's steel you choose, for example, then you would be fitted with a driver that is 44 inches overall length (43"+1"=44").

As you can see golf fitting for taller men is easy to do and it is highly recommend that you do get fitted, because I know you want to play your best and having a fitted set of clubs will allow you to do that. So hopefully these golf fitting tips for taller men will help you to do that. You can go to the Custom Fitting Wizard by clicking here.

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