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1728 Devine Street, Bay 3, Columbia, SC Bay hours Thursday until 8pm (803) 555-0137
Smash Factor Fit Columbia, SC · Since 2009
The Method

Nothing Changes Until Something Is Measured

The sequence matters as much as the equipment. Here is exactly how a session runs, minute by minute.

The Principle

One Variable at a Time, Always

The fastest way to get a wrong answer in a fitting bay is to change two things at once. Swap the head and the shaft together, watch the carry improve, and you now have no idea which change did the work — or whether one of them made things worse and the other simply compensated.

So we move slowly and deliberately. Loft, then shaft, then length, then grip, each change isolated and each result recorded. It takes longer than pulling four demo clubs off the rack and hitting whichever feels best, and it is the only way the specification means anything a month later.

It also means we can tell you which changes were marginal. If a shaft upgrade moved dispersion by two yards, you deserve to know that before you pay for it.

Session Shape

Typical Ninety Minutes

  • 0–15 min — warm-up, no data recorded
  • 15–35 min — baseline on your own clubs
  • 35–45 min — carry map drawn and discussed
  • 45–80 min — component testing, one change at a time
  • 80–90 min — specification written and explained

Full bag reviews run this shape twice across two visits.

Step by Step

Five Stages, In This Order

Conversation Before Data

What you play, how often, what the miss looks like, and what you actually want the session to fix. Ten minutes here saves half an hour of chasing the wrong number later.

Baseline on Your Own Clubs

Ten to fifteen recorded swings per club with the equipment you brought. We keep the median, not the best one — the outlier strike is not what you take to the course.

The Carry Map

Every baseline carry plotted on one sheet with the gaps and overlaps marked. This is the point most sessions change direction, because the problem is rarely where people expect.

Isolated Component Testing

Changes introduced one at a time against the baseline. Anything that does not clearly improve a number we care about gets rejected and noted.

Specification and Build

The sheet is printed and walked through with you. If you order the build, it is assembled here and re-measured against the same instruments before pickup.

Median, Not Maximum

Why We Throw Out Your Best Shot

A fitting built around your single best strike produces a bag that only works on the days everything clicks. We record the middle of your distribution and fit that, which is a less flattering conversation and a far more useful club.

Honest Outcomes

Sessions That End in No Purchase

Roughly one session in six concludes that the current equipment is correct and the issue is elsewhere. We say so, credit nothing because there is nothing to build, and you leave with the map anyway.

After the Session

What Happens to the Specification

Yours to Keep

Printed and Filed

You take the printed copy. We keep a filed duplicate so future sessions start from a real history rather than a fresh guess.

Build Window

Assembly Timeline

Stocked components are usually built within three working days. Special-order shafts depend on the supplier, and we quote a date rather than a hope.

Free Recheck

Thirty-Day Follow-Up

Bring the build back within thirty days and we will re-measure it against the specification at no charge, adjusting lie or swingweight if play has revealed anything.

Start With the Baseline

Every session begins the same way. Bring what you play now and we will go from there.

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