Fittings Frustration

[waggy]

I need an expert on fittings. I've reached that point where deciding on what to exchange for isn't so easy.

For example.

My putting is at 67 path and 100 weight. I'd like to get the path up a bit but I don't want to do it at the expense of the weight.

My 3 fittings for weight at +11, +11 and +9. Is there a way I can get rid of the +9 and still keep the weight at 100? If so, I'll exchange my 3 unused legendary fittings for a putt path legendary. How can I tell if doing that won't affect my putt weight negatively or is it a crap shoot?

And I have this same situation for all my clubs. I have 1 category I'd like to improve but don't want to do it at the expense of one that is my main category, which for the most part is timing. Swing path would be next and most of mine are at around 86 or better.

Can somebody give me some advice on how to navigate this mess? I'm at that point where most increases are marginal and yet I don't have all legendary fittings for all my clubs. Not even close.

Thanks in advance.

[Pen Knight]

I think my putting is 87 weight 80 putt path or something very close to that.
It works perfect for me.
You also have skill points to increase your numbers a bit.
I've tried 100/67 and I didn't like it near as much as it seemed putts went offline.
I played around with it 3 or 4 months back but that 87/80 felt so good and had great results that I never looked back.
Same goes for all my clubs, fittings, archetype and distances.
I played around with them for about 6 weeks but once I got it dialed in to what I liked, I just never touched it again.
I constantly tested Powerhouse, Sculptor and Rythm and always went back to Rythm.
The 95/100 Swing Path and Timing just worked best for me.
Your preferences and results may vary.

[Blade]

Apr 24, 2023 16:16:47 GMT -5 waggy said:

I need an expert on fittings. I've reached that point where deciding on what to exchange for isn't so easy.

For example.

My putting is at 67 path and 100 weight. I'd like to get the path up a bit but I don't want to do it at the expense of the weight.

My 3 fittings for weight at +11, +11 and +9. Is there a way I can get rid of the +9 and still keep the weight at 100? If so, I'll exchange my 3 unused legendary fittings for a putt path legendary. How can I tell if doing that won't affect my putt weight negatively or is it a crap shoot?

And I have this same situation for all my clubs. I have 1 category I'd like to improve but don't want to do it at the expense of one that is my main category, which for the most part is timing. Swing path would be next and most of mine are at around 86 or better.

Can somebody give me some advice on how to navigate this mess? I'm at that point where most increases are marginal and yet I don't have all legendary fittings for all my clubs. Not even close.

Thanks in advance.

So I think you already understand this, but having anything over 100 is a waste. It just shows 100. Also, if you have any skills helping your putting weight, that also is wasted.

If you want to know how a different fitting might impact your current setup, go to that club in the fittings tab, then hover over your proposed fitting. It will highlight that fitting and on the right will be what would happen if you used that fitting.

I have 98 Path and  69 Weight for my putter (but I have my Level 7 putter skill boosting Weight). I almost never adjust the putting strength from what the game gives me for an uphill putt (maybe add a little for over 30 feet) and for down hill I pull the strength back 1 foot for each inch I am going downhill. If it says 1 foot downhill (or more), then I pull the strength back 6 feet. I have always done this and thus learned to putt from these strengths. Now I can ramp up my Path fittings so that it gives me the max width on my aim to still make the putt.

I will say I think there is very little difference in most fittings between 90 and 100. I think you have diminishing returns in that range. So if you want to stick with a very high Weight, I would trade out one of your fittings to yield you a 98, 99 or 100 (but make sure you are not going over) to gain some flexibility in your aim. If you have a putting weight skill as well, then maybe drop the weight 2-3 more.

[bubbadave]

Go to your archetype in MyPlayer. I'm a rhythm archetype. The archetype you choose has a starting number for each of the 8 skills you have. As you can see on my graph below, rhythm is high on timing, swing path, medium on the putting skills and low everywhere else. If your archetype is different, the numbers will be different also.

The calculation is pretty easy. If I added your weight fittings to the rhythm archetype it would add 31 to the base 70 (101), but max out at 100. It's across the board like this on every club.

Cashing in legendarys for a specific legendary is a crap shoot. I will only do it with legendarys that aren't being used on my clubs.

If it's a mess for you (and I'm an organized guy who absolutely has to keep this stuff in order, read: old), try a spreadsheet like I use in the second pic.

I hope this helps.

[Blade]

One example of fittings available.

Fittings table

[waggy]

Well, I tried something. I went for a power fitting for my driver. Timing went down by 3 and swing path went down by a lot more. The results were disastrous. So I went back to my original fitting. I don't think I'm going to get any fittings for any of my clubs that will help me unless I pull out one that is all pluses and no minuses and I'm sure they're quite rare.

[Brenelan]

Apr 24, 2023 18:45:20 GMT -5 waggy said:

Well, I tried something. I went for a power fitting for my driver. Timing went down by 3 and swing path went down by a lot more. The results were disastrous. So I went back to my original fitting. I don't think I'm going to get any fittings for any of my clubs that will help me unless I pull out one that is all pluses and no minuses and I'm sure they're quite rare.

Keep an eye on the different fittings - you should be able to find some that will increase your power and also swing path. The timing will be affected of course, but you can find a balance that gets your overall power up some without killing your timing. I went with rhythm archetype and got my power up enough to reach most par 5s in two. And I haven't sacrificed a lot on timing.

On swing path, I think the offsetting skill is transition? My understanding is that is most beneficial if you're hitting a lot of partials, so I don't worry much about that one, since I've worked my club set so i rarely have to hit partials.

It really does take some time and tinkering. Study how you're missing and on which types of clubs and adapt your fittings accordingly. Note how they modify your yardage gaps as well. And keep upgrading to legendary then try to combine your legendary fittings to fill in the missing pieces.

[Blade]

Apr 24, 2023 18:45:20 GMT -5 waggy said:

Well, I tried something. I went for a power fitting for my driver. Timing went down by 3 and swing path went down by a lot more. The results were disastrous. So I went back to my original fitting. I don't think I'm going to get any fittings for any of my clubs that will help me unless I pull out one that is all pluses and no minuses and I'm sure they're quite rare.

Balance is the key for me. I know my weak spots (timing is a big one), so I have those in the mid to high 80s or low 90s. I use shaping mostly to impact distance (I never swing partial, which means I ignore transition) or to curve a ball to impact the side of a hill (rather than straight on, which makes it shoot away from the hill more), so I haven't really worked on shaping as a low number gives me what I want. I recently sacrificed a little distance to improve lie as I was tired of the 10 yard wide lie range off the fairway.

These are my fittings and they work for me, but I share in case it is helpful for forming your thoughts.