[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I've fit hundreds of sets over my 35 year career in the golf business. I was a certified fitter for three different manufacturers.

My advice would be to find a PGA professional that has done a good number of fittings. It would also be nice, but not critical that he is certified by at least one or two different manufacturers. It's not necessary that he be certified by the companies whose product that you prefer. Once you understand the basics of fitting, you can fit for any company.

The fitting should be an interactive process. I always felt that my clients were fitting themselves and I was facilitating the process.

There are basically two ways to fit clubs. One if to fit clubs perfectly to your body, posture and swing. If you plan on working at your game and improving, you want a perfectly fit club that gives you correct feedback. In other words, a perfectly club fit will not perform well when you make a bad swing. If you make a perfect swing you'll get a perfect shot. If you make a slice swing the ball will slice.

The second way to fit is to fit clubs that offset your fault. If you are a recreational player that does not take lessons or hit balls at the range on a regular basis, you might want to consider a club that offsets your swing faults. In other words, a club can be adjusted so that when you make your normal every day swing that usually produces your usual slice it will reduce to eliminate the slice.

A good fitter should explain this to you and allow you to be a good part of the process.