Despite Abraham Ancer’s victory, Anthony Kim was arguably the story of the final day at the LIV Golf Hong Kong 2024 event. Kim carded an excellent 5 under par round which was one of the lowest of the day and gave real hope to those rooting for Kim’s return to professional golf to be more than just a gimmick.
Maybe even more interesting, however, was his caddie’s admission to Flushing It Golf, that Kim hadnât been fitted for his equipment at all upon his return to the game.
Just spoke with Anthony Kimâs caddie and he still hasnât been fit for equipment, so they have no idea what his consistent numbers are yet. Theres huge potential for improvement there and theyâre looking to do it before his return to the US at Doral.March 10, 2024
In a post, Flushing It said: “Just spoke with Anthony Kimâs caddie and he still hasnât been [fitted] for equipment, so they have no idea what his consistent numbers are yet.
“There’s huge potential for improvement there and theyâre looking to do it before his return to the US at Doral.”
As someone who has not only played a couple of events on the DP World Tour but also worked on equipment choices with numerous tour professionals, this really caught my attention.Â
The reason I use the phrase âworked on equipment choicesâ rather than âfittedâ, is because in my experience tour professionals donât actually get custom fitted at all, at least not in the sense you may have experienced. Generally speaking, when a tour player is testing equipment or looking to make a change, the process is very different from what the average retail consumer might go through, and as someone who has âcustom fitâ players from complete novices to Ryder Cup players I feel I can speak with authority on the topic.
The main difference for me, is about the dynamics of who is leading the session. For example, in a standard consumer fitting, the fitter is generally in charge. Armed with all the knowledge and training, they will very much lead the session, telling the client what they should be looking for and what is going to work best for them. In a tour player session, this is very different, so much so that they are referred to as âtour repsâ rather than âtour fittersâ.
Whilst the tour reps are the best of the best at what they do in terms of launch monitor data and product knowledge, the player is usually very much in charge of the session. These guys and girls, have exceptional hands and know exactly what they want to…
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