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Measure wrist-to-floor, not just height
Wrist-to-floor captures arm length and posture, which is what actually determines how far the hands sit from the ground at address. Two golfers of the same height can need lengths an inch apart.
Golf Club Fitting for Tall and Short Golfers
Height alone does not decide club length; wrist-to-floor does, and the two do not always agree. A tall golfer with long arms may need close to standard length, while a shorter golfer with a high wrist-to-floor may need less adjustment than expected. What is consistent is that golfers at either extreme are poorly served by a stock build, and that changing length has knock-on effects on lie and swing weight that must be corrected together.
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Length and lie move together
Lengthening a club effectively flattens its lie relative to your setup; shortening effectively steepens it. A length change without a matched lie change simply swaps one start-line error for another, which is why they must be specified as a pair.
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Swing weight has to be restored
Adding length raises swing weight; removing it lowers swing weight. Without correction, a lengthened club feels heavy and sluggish and a shortened club feels light and whippy. Head weighting and grip weight bring the feel back.
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Consistency through the set
The whole set should follow one coherent length and lie progression. Mixing an adjusted driver with stock irons produces a bag that asks for two different setups, which shows up as inconsistent strike rather than as an obvious equipment fault.
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Frequently asked
- Am I tall enough to need longer clubs?
- Wrist-to-floor decides it, not height. Some tall golfers with long arms need close to standard length.
- Does changing length change lie?
- Effectively yes, relative to your setup, so lie must be adjusted alongside it.
- Will longer clubs add distance?
- Rarely in practice. Strike quality usually falls before speed gains show up.
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