Dominic,

This was great to read and I will pass this along to Andy, Steve, and Cliff! 

Thank you for sharing your story! 

Cameron

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Thanks Dominic for sharing. I have my appointment next Tuesday and am really looking forward to the exeprience as well. A few questions. It appears that you did both irons and woods for your fitting (I will be doing the same). Did you order the entire 712 AP2 set or did you test any hybrids? Are you ordering both sets of woods (910F and 910Fd) to hit primarily off the turf and tee, respectively?

Thanks again for your feedback.

Rick

Hi Greg-

I paid a total of $300 for the fitting at Titleist: $150 for the irons and $150 for the driver.  Great decision to switch to Titleist, always loved the look of their drivers relative to the other watermelons!
I can only tell you that TPI is equipped with all the equipment to fully & properly fit you.  They have an abundance of shafts (no-cost & up-charge shafts) to test, they can bend irons immediately during the fitting, the monitoring is extremely comprehensive. And its just you and the fitter, no on--lookers.
I don't think an advanced club fitter would have all the 'stuff' TPI has on site.

Hope this helps.
Dominic 

Hey Rick-

Thats great, you'll really enjoy it.  Be sure you get a short tour of the facility.

I did test a hybrid, but for some reason I just struggled with it.  We actually tried the hybrid twice, once right after going thru the AP2s, and then again after checking out my 910D3.  Each time I struggled, it was puzzling!  I really have hit many hybrids,  I've always played with long irons.  Anyway, we decided to look at the 910F (15-deg) & 910Fd (19-deg).  These are great clubs!  I hit both easily off the deck and off tees.  The 910Fd was so easy to hit off the turf.  This combo gives me an overlap in yardages so I'm covered.  And with the ability to change lies/lofts, the versatility is even greater.  I did place my order for both fairway drivers, I'm planning to use both off the deck and tees.
For the 712AP2s, I ordered PW - 4.  The 910F will fill in after the 4.  Still puzzled with the hybrid though!

Also worth considering is getting fitted for wedges.  I decided not to this time around, just wanted to concentrate on the AP2s

Hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions.  Have fun!  I'd like to hear how your experience was.
Dominic 

Thanks again Dominic. I will let you know how it goes. Last question, were you able to hit the 712 series? I heard they were available at Oceanside for fitting.

Rick

Rick-

The 712's are indeed at Oceanside.  Since I had my old set of 710's we tested these and not the 712's, so I can't provide any comparison.
I placed my oder though for the 712's!  Roger Dunns says they won't arrive till Nov.

Dominic

What are the locations for these high level of fittings? What is the facility for the other coast of the country?

Great to hear all the positive comments from everyone...sounds like a must do activity!  Would it be worth the cost of the plane ticket, rental car, fitting etc... etc... ? sounds like yes...

chris,

the oceanside facility is on the left coast just north of carlsbad.  it's not that far of a drive down to la jolla and torrey pines, either.  the manchester lane facility is in fairhaven, ma on the east coast.  i hear the manchester lane facility is absolutely unreal.

- fred

Domonic,

What type of player are you? Draw, fade, high, low ball flight? Handicap?

Thanks,

The TPI sounds like a great facility and I am anxious to schedule a comprehensive fitting. Can someone tell me what is the typical lead time for scheduling a session? I currently live in Thailand but would like to get fitted on a trip back to the states in the near future. I can do either west or east coast so is there much difference between Mass and CA? 

Greg H.

Greg-

I can tell you my situation...I called Andy Dobson on a tues and heard back fairly quickly of available times for the following week. I selected and set up an appointment for that following Mon.  
It might be easier to set up a fitting during the week versus weekend.

Thank you Dominic. Sounds good. I would definitely do it during the week and will schedule when I do a trip back to the states. Was afraid there might be a long waiting list but glad to hear that has not been the case. I have had so so results on previous limited fittings so I am excited to work with real pros. I am a 2 handicap and thus a serious golfer. 

That's great.  A couple considerations since you're coming from abroad...there's a brand new Residence Inn literally right around the corner from TPI.  I wish I would have stayed there because it would have been much more comfortable.  I drove down the night before from Redondo Beach and I stayed closer to the beach at a hotel off the freeway, but it was way too noisy!  Didn't get a good nights sleep.
The morning sessions might be better, considering you'll be hitting west towards the ocean.  Though you might have to wait a bit for the fog to lift (if there is fog)!  There wasn't much of an ocean breeze in the morning for my fitting, but I can imagine the breeze might pick up in the afternoon.

Safe travels.

Greg-

I have always had a high ball flight, but can flight the ball lower when needed.  I also hit a slight draw.
I play to a 6.

I'm still waiting anxiously for my new 712 AP2s with NS105T (stiff)...its a tough wait.  But Roger Dunns allowed me to keep my current set of 710AP2s with Proj X till then...great deal!

After reading this thread yesterday, and going back and forth on whether I should get the new AP2's, I called Andy today to schedule a fitting.  Hoping to hear back from him soon.  That's also great news that it was only a week or so wait time for a fitting session. 

Great post.  I was impressed with the amount of time and attention you received for what seems like a pretty reasonable price.  I used to live in Oceanside and used to go to the center as a club tester when the facility first opened.  It was great then and sounds like it has only become better.  I will definitely consider trying to schedule an appointment the next trip to California.

Hey Ritch-

I thought the value was exceptional.  And to see the change in performance data from the different shaft selections was interesting.

I have not been able to get to Oceanside from Bangkok but still plan to as soon as I can. In the meantime I have a question that maybe someone can help me with. I play 710CB' 3-PW and have no problem with these at standard lie angles.

The problem is with all my Vokey wedges whereby my impact points tend to be slightly right of center (toward the toe). My results are generally ok but the shots just don't feel solid enough. The impact point on my PW is center and hits are solid. I had the lie angles checked on the Vokeys and made sure they were all at standard and have made adjustments on the range but just can't seem to get the impact to the center or even slightly inside center. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?