Skratch Attests: Titleist GT1 Series Is Built (For Me) to Launch

*In Partnership With Titleist*

One thing I have always envied about watching the pros is their ability to hit the ball high and stop it quickly when approaching greens. I’ve been lucky to attend several PGA Tour events over the years and seeing how high they hit driver and longer clubs is truly amazing. The same goes for the LPGA Tour - seeing the best women in the world hit high towering shots that stop with their fairway woods and hybrids makes me ask the question: How can I get better at doing that?

Now look, I have no grand illusions of being a high-level competitive golfer, but like most golfers out there I want to be better and I want to shoot lower scores. That is why, when I was given the opportunity to finally face my fears and get a true club fitting (that wasn’t administered by my husband, Skratch's Ryan Barath, on a local driving range) I was extremely excited for the opportunity.

But before we talk about the fitting experience, let me give you a little background on my golf game…

A little bit about me

I love golf and have played ever since I was a teenager.

When I took it up, I quickly got into competitive junior golf but once I finished college and entered the work world most of my golf was put on hold except for the occasional round - golf became something I did for fun. But, just because I only play for fun doesn’t mean I don’t take playing my best seriously because I still enjoy the challenge every time I tee it up.

My issue is my swing speed since I’m not as fast as I used to be (although I’m working on it), and for some time now, I have struggled to maximize distance off the tee and get approach shots beyond about 120 yards to hold the green.

I’ve had the opportunity to work with lightweight clubs in the past that have helped quite a bit, but I always felt like the options I tried were limited because they didn’t have adjustable hosels, and I was never really fit for them.

So about that fitting I was talking about…

I had the opportunity to go to Titleist’s TPI in Oceanside, California to get fit for a new driver, fairway woods, and hybrids with the goal of improving my long game.

Even though I was extremely nervous about hitting shots in front of a fitter and with cameras rolling to document it (literally my worst nightmare), I was quickly put at ease by my fitter, Joey, and enjoyed the process of hitting shots to find out what would work best for me.

The results spoke for themselves, and in the end, I was fit into a GT1 driver, a 5 and 9 wood, and a 29-degree hybrid.

Specs as follows:

Driver: GT1 10° - A2 Sure Fit Setting - Fujikura AirSpeeder 35 L-flex.

First Fairway wood: GT1 18° - A2 Sure Fit Setting - Fujikura AirSpeeder 35 L-flex.

Second Fairway wood: GT1 24° - A2 Sure Fit Setting - Fujikura AirSpeeder 35 L-flex.

Hybrid: GT1 29° A3 Sure Fit Setting - Mitsubishi MMT SpeedMesh 40 R3 (L-flex)

How have they helped me?

As expected the biggest change to my game was the height I was able to generate with the new clubs, and thanks to the adjustable hosels my dispersion also got a lot better too.

The best example of this is with my driver. I started with a 12° head in the standard (A1) setting and although the launch was nice and high, my miss was to the right and generating too much spin. By moving into the lower lofted 10° GT1 and making the driver more upright with the (A3) setting my miss straightened out, and I was able to gain more distance while maintaining the extra height.

Since getting my new clubs, I even hit my first drive over 200 yards on a Trackman!

So, if my golf game sounds a bit like yours, and you’re looking for something to help you hit the ball higher and make approaching the green easier, I think the GT1 series from Titleist could help you as much as they’ve helped me!