virtuoso

I think there are probably a lot of indoor simulator/golf academy/training centers that are not at golf courses. Most of them are probably in shopping centers.

makes sense: doesn't bowing flatten the shaft going back? But, why are you necessarily trying to get the shaft pointed at the target line halfway back?

On zac's instagram account, it looks it may have started that way but then they let him in on the joke, had Nick explain the driver specs to be raffled on camera, and i think Zac gave Nick a VIP pass to the tournament for being a good sport.

You've made more progress than most swing blogs that show up here. Keep truckin.

see above, my apologies

Ok, because I went full tilt boogie on my rant...before I did my research...i need to apologize to @bladehunter, and zac blair (in absentia). Upon further investigation, it looks like Nick "the fitter" was in on the act, and Zac was just having some fun getting fit for a driver that he would raffle off to one of his instagram followers. It was probably some kayfabe that was done for entertainment purposes, AND Zac mentioned that he was giving a lot of the proceeds from the raffle to a golf charity. My apologies to everyone that had to sit through my hissy-fit. It turns out, I'm the a-hole.

I think you're confused. You seem to think that the prank was done as a symbolic populist protest because of some existential crisis happening in the retail golf industry of fitters not being experienced enough to recommend a stiff enough shaft for people with your other worldly clubhead speed. Its not that. They just wanted to make fun of someone because they are Douchebags....and they wanted to make sure everyone saw it.

And there you have it. But, by all means, let's not give anything back to young people that are getting started in the industry. Lets just crush them for giggles and post it up so the entire internet can laugh with us.

I can't see both sides. The fitter was clearly a ripe target but he didn't deserve to get made fun of in front of the entire internet. I wish it had been me, because i would have seen these asshats coming from a mile away. Even if i didn't recognize him, 2 swings in, I would have known I was being taken for a ride....and it would have turned out funny the other way. But, I have 30 years experience. This poor kid does not have that. He's not making much money fitting at a retail account, whereas Blair has probably made 4 or 5 million dollars in purse money alone, even as a nobody on tour.......so instead of spending his free time giving a free junior clinic, him and a couple other clowns decide to humiliate one of the little guys getting started in the industry. Thanks for nothing, asshat.

OK, sure, but......he thinks that the garden variety amateur that spins his shoulders early also closes the clubface angle in transition??

You’re being gracious, but generally, the best teachers are in strip centers with a camera…..because they want to teach full time, and they usually have better gear than the assistant pro at the club who’s telling Sandy to let the club do the work.

With two hands on the club you can mask over and manage the wrong forces and torques at the handle. With one hand on the club, you don’t have that luxury.

Yeah, the total weights are dramatically different.

Wait, he says the avg amateur gets the face closed in transition?

Clearly the fitter is not savvy or experienced enough to know he’s getting punked. So, by all means, let’s get some tour douchbag in there with his camera crew and make fun of the guy in front of his family and his employer….and the rest of the world. But why though? Oh, just for a laugh. Later edit: please read later responses further down for my mea culpa.