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18 September 2026 · 10 min read

Golf fitting in Switzerland: what the launch monitor measures, what it costs and when it pays

A fitting is a measurement: five to ten shots with your own clubs, then three or four shafts against those baseline numbers. What the launch monitor reads, the order a fitter works in, what Migros Golf charges and when you are better off waiting. And how to get the baseline numbers yourself for the price of an hour in a simulator.

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Golf fitting sounds like shopping, but it is a measurement. You hit with your own clubs, a launch monitor reads every ball, and only then do shafts and heads come in, compared with your baseline. Once you know the process, you also know when an appointment is worth it and when it comes too early. What a golf fitting in Switzerland costs depends on how long it takes, and you can get the baseline yourself first for the price of an hour in a simulator.

What a golf fitting measures: the six numbers

Maximilian Lechermann is a master fitter and PGA Professional at Golfpark Oberkirch. In Migros Golf's magazine GolfPlus 1/2026 he names the values he records on TrackMan during a fitting: club speed, ball speed, carry, spin rate, launch angle and landing angle. What then changes is the lie angle of the head and the length and stiffness of the shaft, until more energy reaches the ball at impact. What each number means on its own is in Understanding launch-monitor numbers. Here it is about what the fitter reads from them.

  • Club speed: the number that limits everything else. The PGA Tour swings the driver at 115 mph, the typical male amateur with a 14.5 handicap at 94 mph (TrackMan). This number is the first pointer to the flex of the shaft.
  • Ball speed: what your swing delivers to the ball. If it rises with another shaft at the same club speed, that shaft suits your timing better.
  • Carry: the distance in the air, without roll. With the driver it is the number the fitting should increase.
  • Spin rate: revolutions per minute. The PGA Tour sits at 2,545 rpm with the driver; for 94 mph and an attack angle of zero degrees TrackMan gives 2,772 rpm for optimised carry (TrackMan).
  • Launch angle: how steeply the ball starts. PGA Tour 10.4 degrees, LPGA Tour 12.6 degrees; for the same 94 mph TrackMan names 13.6 degrees as the optimum (TrackMan). The slower you swing, the more angle you need.
  • Landing angle: the angle at which the ball hits the ground. Flatter means more roll. With the driver a flatter landing angle can cost carry and still add total distance, on an approach shot it decides how much the ball still rolls after landing (TrackMan).

The last three numbers belong together. TrackMan writes that every golfer should be fitted to the combination of launch angle and spin that suits their club speed and ball speed (TrackMan). That is the core of a driver fitting: not more of everything, but the combination that carries furthest at your speed. Where you stand with your club speed is in the table by handicap.

Driver first, irons less often: the order

A fitting does not have to cover the whole set. Lechermann considers a driver fitting on its own very sensible: the fitter concentrates on that one club and has more time to test different combinations. A full-set fitting he calls tiring, and he advises spreading it over several sessions (GolfPlus 1/2026).

Then there is the rhythm of the technology. With drivers and fairway woods, Lechermann says, technical leaps reach the market more often, with irons the cycles are longer. A set of irons that fits therefore stays with you a long time, and whoever buys only one new club starts with the driver. What a fitted set brings, Lechermann illustrates with the lie angle: if it suits the player, the club face arrives square at the ball and the ball flies straighter. The brand, Lechermann says, is almost beside the point, because the leading manufacturers are comparable in performance.

How a fitting runs: baseline numbers, then three or four shafts

The process at Golfpark Oberkirch, as Lechermann describes it, has four steps (GolfPlus 1/2026).

  1. You hit a few relaxed balls with your own clubs. TrackMan records them so the fitter has baseline numbers.
  2. After five to ten solid shots the actual fitting begins. You discuss which brand and which set combination you want and which are worth considering.
  3. Once the model is settled, the fitter picks three or four shafts that suit your swing.
  4. Then you try and measure, every combination against your baseline, until the club is found.

Two things matter to Lechermann here. You do not have to bring your best swing, because the clubs are fitted for everyday use and not for the one or two weeks a year when you strike the ball unusually well. But you should not be in a slump or in the middle of a bigger swing change. What gets fitted is the swing you have, not the one you are practising.

What a golf fitting costs in Switzerland

Asked about the cost, Lechermann answers: it depends on how long it takes; at Migros Golf the customer pays for the fitting as a pro lesson (GolfPlus 1/2026). A private lesson with the golf pro at Migros Golf costs CHF 65 for 25 minutes, CHF 120 for 50 minutes, CHF 180 for 75 minutes and CHF 240 for 100 minutes. How many minutes your fitting needs, you settle with the fitter beforehand; a set fitting over several sessions costs more. The price of the clubs comes on top and depends on the set. Two questions to ask before you agree: whether the fitting fee is credited against a purchase, and whether you have to buy the fitted clubs there or can take the specification with you.

When a fitting pays and when it does not

Lechermann says: as soon as you are sure golf is becoming a serious hobby, you should start thinking about the right equipment. You will have the clubs for a while afterwards, so the investment pays. His check question is simple: do your clubs support you, or are you rather fighting them? Three situations in which a fitting makes sense:

  • Before the new driver. With the driver the combination of launch angle and spin decides the carry, and Lechermann considers a driver fitting on its own very sensible. Do not buy it on feel.
  • When the swing has settled. Five to ten solid shots in a row are the precondition for baseline numbers worth anything. A season of regular play is a good time to check that.
  • When the set of irons is replaced. With irons, Lechermann says, the technology changes more slowly, and you will have the clubs for a while. Over that time the measurement pays for itself.

And when not: in a slump, in the middle of a swing change, and in the first months with a club in your hand, when the swing looks different from lesson to lesson. Today's baseline numbers will not hold next month. That does not mean equipment is irrelevant at the start. Lechermann advises paying attention to shaft length, flex and grip thickness from the beginning, otherwise compensating moves creep in. For that, a set that fits you in length and flex is enough, more in Golf beginner set: which clubs you really need. With children, weight matters most: a club that is too heavy, Lechermann says, leads to swing faults that partly cannot be corrected any more, more in Golf for children in Switzerland.

The pre-check: an hour with your own clubs in a bay

You can get the baseline every fitting starts with on your own. 83 venues in the directory name TrackMan as their system, the device Lechermann fits on; 7 name Foresight Sports. 80 of the 110 indoor venues publish an hourly rate: between CHF 25 and CHF 99, a median of CHF 50 per bay. An hour with your own clubs shows you before the appointment whether a fitting can change anything. Which venues run which system is on the pages for TrackMan and Foresight.

How to use the hour: driver, 7 iron and a wedge, ten balls each, and you drop the best and the worst. Then look at three things. If ball speed varies a lot at the same club speed, it is the strike, not the club, and no shaft fixes that, more in Avoiding fat shots. If you swing around 94 mph and your driver launches well under the 13.6 degrees and spins well over the 2,772 rpm of the TrackMan example, you are losing carry, and that is where a driver fitting starts (TrackMan). If the irons all pull in the same direction on a clean strike, the lie angle is worth a question. Photograph the numbers and take them to the fitter, so they do not start from scratch. What the flex designation means is in Regular, stiff or senior, and which loft suits your speed is in Which driver loft suits you.

More on this: Golf bag and trolley, Which club length suits my height?, Becoming a golf teacher in Switzerland.

Where to find a golf fitting in Switzerland

Three doors. The pro shop of a golf park or a manufacturer's fitting centre, with shafts and heads in stock to test. The golf pro with a launch monitor, where the fitting runs as a lesson, as it does at Migros Golf. And the simulator venue that offers club fitting: in the directory that is an amenity you can filter the venue list by, and 95 of the 126 venues offer coaching. The directory lists no fitters, but the bays where you measure your numbers, with system and price, on the map and by canton.

The next step is an hour, not an appointment with a fitter: book a bay, bring your own clubs, note the six numbers. If they say launch angle and spin do not suit your speed, you book the driver fitting with those numbers in hand. If they say the strike scatters, you book a lesson first: Indoor golf training explains what that looks like. The venue near you is under Golf simulator near me.

Frequently asked questions

What does a golf fitting cost in Switzerland?

It depends on how long it takes. At Migros Golf, says the master fitter at Golfpark Oberkirch, you pay for the fitting as a pro lesson, and a private lesson there costs CHF 65 for 25 minutes, CHF 120 for 50 minutes, CHF 180 for 75 minutes and CHF 240 for 100 minutes. Ask beforehand whether the fee is credited when you buy the clubs.

Is a golf fitting worth it for beginners?

Shaft length, flex and grip thickness deserve attention from the start, says the master fitter at Migros Golf. The actual fitting on the launch monitor needs five to ten solid shots in a row, so a swing that repeats. In the middle of a swing change you are better off waiting.

What is measured in a driver fitting?

Club speed, ball speed, carry, spin rate, launch angle and landing angle, at Migros Golf's Golfpark Oberkirch on a TrackMan. What the fitter looks for is the combination of launch angle and spin that carries furthest at your speed: for 94 mph and an attack angle of zero degrees TrackMan names 13.6 degrees and 2,772 rpm.

What gets changed on the club at a fitting?

The lie angle of the head plus the length and the stiffness of the shaft, until more energy reaches the ball at impact, and the grip thickness with it. What is measured along the way is club speed, ball speed, carry, spin, launch angle and landing angle.

What can I measure myself before a fitting?

One hour in a bay with your own clubs: driver, 7-iron and a wedge, ten balls each, discarding the best and the worst. If ball speed swings about while club speed stays the same, it is the strike and not the club, and no new shaft will solve that.

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