True Spec Golf - Beverly Hills — Local services in Beverly Hills

(The last paragraph talks about pricing if you are more curious on how they charge)

For starters, if you are in California and are looking for a fitter who won’t try to change your swing or blow smoke just to sell products, then the Beverly Hills True Spec location with Shaun is your place. Shaun was a very professional and down to Earth person to work with. He told me like it was, didn’t try to push anything on me, and let me take as many swings as I wanted to leave no doubt on the table. All final decisions were left to me, and I was never expected to pay anything other than the fitting fee ($350). I will say though, I did not go ahead with a putter fitting at this facility as they were not equipped to install grips, so I cannot give my take on that aspect.

Now, if you’re serious about golf and want to be 100% confident that your clubs were built for your swing/game plan, then True Spec is for you. Not all fitting facilities will be the same, just hitting into a screen, testing a bunch of shafts and heads to see what goes straightest or longest is not a fitting, that’s just having fun. In True Spec’s fitting, you are paying to have your current set analyzed for any deficiencies, you are paying to compare the current numbers of your set to an extensive combination list of different components by other manufacturers, and you are paying for the knowledge and time of someone that knows how to interpret said numbers while also putting you in equipment that they believe will genuinely help your game.

Once the fitting was over, we first discussed the final selections to make sure they were what we determined were best for my game (there were over 180+ swings, so we had an immense amount of data). Shaun already had it prepared for my viewing on his computer, and we only had to add the grips into their system.

Before we get into the pricing, you’ll need to be aware before going in, True Spec builds the set up you are fit for at a centralized location and then they ship that agreed upon set to you. This means they have the heads, shafts, grips, adapters, and everything else in one place where someone hand builds your clubs once the order is approved. After the build it goes through a designated number of tests/quality control to confirm the clubs you will receive are exactly built to your specs in the fitting. This includes frequency matching, puring if you pay for that, and assembly of clubs to your specs. Ultimately, that means you are paying for each individual component built to the tightest tolerance. You won’t get that from buying at Roger Dunn or directly from the manufacturer, I confirmed this when Shaun tested my irons and driver. They were playing close to frequency, but they were not on point to where an X Stiff was stable through impact as a shaft should be. Frequency matching guarantees that all your clubs will play to the exact specification and will be fully stable (if you are fit into stiff flex in your irons, your irons will play at a stiff flex, not all over the place with the 6 iron being a stiff, the 4 iron being a regular, and the Pw being a senior flex).

Now for pricing.. YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED OR EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THE CLUBS THEY RECOMMEND. The clubs they recommended will be based on YOUR numbers from the fitting and you will already know how it performs, or you are guaranteed your money back by their policy. My whole fitting for 13 clubs (did not do a putter fitting) with puring, shipping, the fitting fee, all components added in, and tax came out to $5,500+. It caught me by surprise a little, but it’s to be expected when they are building the clubs in house and then making all the necessary controls to ensure you are getting the optimal performance out of the recommendations. I am unsure if I will get a set pured again ($30 a club), but this was my first time having a full fitting, so I learned a lot from it and after I play with the whole set I can decide if it’s necessary to make a purchase like this sometime down the road. Overall, an unmatched experience. True Spec exceeded my...

Great experience at True Spec Golf being fitted for irons and wedges, but first some personal history.

Having been fitted for a driver at one of the So Cal giant golf retailer, I was happy with the driver I was fitted for, but I felt I had been railroaded into the most expensive one.

This was partly due to the hassle of changing the shafts I felt, and the fitter didn't want to be bothered. Also after it was purchased, he did not set up any of the customization's (hozzle, head weights). I was told to play around with it ans see what works. This left a bad taste in my mouth.

After reading about True Spec and their "agnostic" approach to club fitting using there proprietary universal hozzle system, I felt it was worth the few dollars for my next fitting.

First, the Beverly Hills location is spotless and modern. Everything is organized. Shaun was professional and friendly, asked me about my golf history, budget, and wants for my game. He inspected my current clubs (old Taylor Made RAC), then I started hitting balls.

The only drawback was myself, I was very rusty and cold, so it took me a while to get my swing tamed. Shaun never rushed me.

We started on finding the shaft that was right for me, and Shaun helpfully chose some shafts that are options as stock on many of the big name clubs. Nippon Modus Tour 120 S shafts.

He pulled out some iron heads or me, and he grabbed two more brands that I was interested in (honestly, I was jonesing for Mizunos). Getting the ball in the air is not my problem, nor is power/distance, but mis-hits, rushed address, and bad follow through (open club face/steep angle of decent) are my issue.

I was surprised how using the exact same shaft, how different the irons felt and performed for me, and the Taylor Made 790's won out. With the forgiveness of the mishits, I was even hitting them longer!

We then went with through wedges, and the Titlist Vokey Wedges ( I was already hitting those) were still the winner.

Winn Grips Dry-Tac 2,0 Mid-Size grips to round it out (I have arthritis).

Shaun put together a package that had all the bells and whistles. I requested less bells and whistles and decided to leave the wedges for another day. Shaun rewrote the order (with no pressure on me) and it came in to my budget that would keep me from getting divorced. So 2021 TM 790 I4 - PW, stock Nippon Modus 120 shaft (by Custom Order) assembled at the factory +1/2", grips to be installed by True Spec so they can do a quality check for me. It was not anymore than if I had gone to a big box store.

Fantastic experience, I highly recommend for anybody looking to get fitted and have a truly...

The experience getting fitted at Tru Spec surpassed all my expectations. Shaun was a great communicator and his knowledge was very deep. He knew the lofts of my current irons even though they were 8 years old. We went through a progression of clubs to find the right head and shaft combination and he understood my goal of distance versus fairways. In the end I was able to pick up a Driver, 5W and 3H in my woods fitting session and he even encouraged me to not get a 2nd hybrid saying that it didn't fit the gapping. I appreciate that he did not not sell me as many clubs at the highest price possible.

In all honesty, I had lost complete confidence in my game before going to Tru Spec. Every driver shot in the last 4 months was left with a hook and only flying 220 yards on a 150 ball speed. I was sure that I had major issues with my swing and that no fitting would be able to address my "Out to In" swing path. The first thing Shaun did was show me on the GC Quad that my swing was actually "In to Out" 3-4 degrees and explained that my current driver and shaft were not a good fit for me. It was so soft that it was snapping the ball left with hook spin. After trying 4 driver heads with many different shafts I was hitting a gorgeous push right with a draw to the center carrying 260 yards (My actual intended tee shot). He was very amenable to keeping a 3W out of my bag and we toyed with a 4W and 5W before settling on a 5W with a slightly longer shaft than standard. Finally we moved on to hybrids and he immediately suggested that we drop my 4H and stick with a 3H which would give us room to add something in the bag like a 3W or another Wedge in the future. We ended up with a mixed sets of club and shaft brands that fit me perfectly. I ended up going from 4 hooky clubs with a carry of Driver - 220; 5W - 195; 3H - 185; 4H - 175 to Driver - 260; 5W - 210; 3H - 195.

The one thing I would warn about is the cost. If you're not really invested in your golf game this may not be the right process for you. It seemed to me that they only carry the current line of each brand and do not have anything from 2 years ago even if there are minimal differences between the years. If you are expecting to do a fitting and pay bottom dollar for the clubs I would say that this probably isn't the right place for you. However, if you really want to hone your game and be the best golfer you can be I would 1,000,000% recommend Tru Spec and...