Fred Gets Fitted for New Clubs

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Sports, Golf

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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GS#405 October 8, 2013 Despite strict USGA guidelines, not all golf clubs perform the same. Golf Professionals play with sticks that are meticulously tailored to their swing. Amateur golfers make purchases based on what the Pros play. No matter their skill level, few golfers take advantage of being fitted for clubs that compliment their swing style. Host Fred Greene is in the market for a new Driver, fairway driver, and hybrids and was amazed to learn how different each club performs for his swing. During the 90 minute session, join Fred to learn why club head speed, launch angle, spin rate, dispersion are important, and that some older models suit him better than “the newest and the greatest”. **Note: The beep is when Nick mentioned a price that may not be available everywhere.If you'd prefer to watch this, it's available on our GolfSmarterTV channel at https://youtu.be/_TynkSmMrB0?si=fF4gsjf5y_7SRGEcPlease check out this article about Fred's golf and podcast journey called "A Lifetime On The Air" that was published in the NCGA Magazine (Northern California Golf Association) recently! Get more when your visit the refreshed golfsmarter.com! Introduce an Upcoming Episode: Receive free gifts for recording a show opening by clicking on "Record Your Show Open Here!" tab on the right side of golfsmarter.com. Watch Daily Video Highlights from Our Interviews: Follow @golfsmarter on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube daily to see our highlights and helpful insights from our interviews on the podcast. Post a Review: you'll receive three free gifts when you post an honest review about Golf Smarter the podcast. Fill Out a Listener Survey: It only takes a few minutes to fill out our survey, which helps us to better serve your interests in the podcast. You'll receive a free link to Tony Manzoni's video and Justin Tang’s summary of Tony’s Lost Fundamental on pdf! This episode is brought to you by BreakfastBalls.Golf. Visit BreakfastBalls.Golf for the best quality and pricing on premium used golf balls. Find your favorite brand at half the price of new balls! Use GOLFSMARTER at checkout for 20% off your order!This episode is brought to you by the Tour Striker Golf Academy. Visit tourstriker.com/TSGA and use the code GOLFSMARTER to get your first month of the Tour Striker GolfAcademy Online free, plus instant access to two bonus courses—'The Recipe for Better Golf' and 'Bombs: How to Consistently Smash the Driver”: a $194 value for free.This episode is brought to you by 5Hour Energy. 5-hour ENERGY Transfusion flavor is available online or in stores. Head to 5hourENERGY.com and order yours today!Check out "Invested in the Game", a new original podcast from Charles Schwab. This podcast is their way of sharing the incredible stories behind the game. Listen now at schwab.com/TheGame or wherever you get your podcasts.This episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Terms and conditions apply. This episode is... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Golf Smarter Number 405, published on October 8, 2013.
0:05.0	Welcome to Golf Smarter Mulligans.
0:08.0	Your second chance to gain insight and advice from the best instructors featured on the Golf Smarter podcast.
0:16.0	Great golf instruction never gets old.
0:20.0	Our interview library features hundreds of hours of game
0:23.5	improvement conversations like this that are no longer available in any podcast app.
0:28.9	So now we're going to change a conversation. A lot of people don't know what a four wood is anymore.
0:32.9	You have three woods and everybody has a three wood in their bag or thinks they should.
0:37.4	Most people do anyway. And a lot of people have three and five woods. The four woods kind of Three woods and everybody has a three wood in their bag or thinks they should.
0:37.7	Most people do anyway.
0:38.7	And a lot of people have three and five woods.
0:40.7	The four woods is kind of a forgotten item.
0:42.8	Certain manufacturers carry them, some don't.
0:45.0	Taylor made kind of hides theirs.
0:46.8	It's a high-launch three wood, but it's a 17 degree.
0:49.6	It's really a four wood on steroids.
0:51.4	But I like to change the conversation with my clients and say,
0:55.5	what you really need is a fairway driver. Forget the numbers. Okay. Because the numbers
1:00.0	don't always stack up. Sometimes it's a three, it might be a four, it might be a high
1:03.6	launch three, might be a two, might be a five wood, might be a seven wood. And you're
1:08.2	talking about beginners versus more experienced players. Many beginners probably shouldn't hit anything less than a seven wood. And you're talking about beginners versus more experienced players.
1:15.9	Many beginners probably shouldn't hit anything less than a seven wood starting out.
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