BIOMATCHING

Old-world know-how, measured with today’s technology.

Ask around the older members at any club and you’ll hear the stories. Jack Nicklaus slipped a few coins into the end caps of his clubs. Ben Hogan wrapped lead tape under his grips. Seve did the same. None of them talked about it much, and that was the point. When something gives you an edge, you keep it to yourself.

The evidence turns up in old clubs. Restorers have found hickory putters with a small hole drilled into the butt end and packed with lead. Somebody, decades ago, worked out by trial and error that a little weight at the top of the club made the stroke steadier and kept the face square through impact. They may not have known why it worked, but they knew it did.

Today we know why. Adding weight at the grip end raises the club’s balance point towards your hands. The club is heavier overall, but the head feels lighter and more controllable, the hands stay quieter, and the face is less inclined to twist through impact. It doesn’t take much. Around 15 to 20 grams at the butt end is enough to make a noticeable difference.

It’s still one of the game’s best-kept secrets. Many tour pros weight their clubs at the grip, and the counterbalanced putters you now see on tour every week are the same idea in plain sight. You just won’t see it in the adverts.

BioMatching takes what those players did by touch and feel and makes it precise. Rather than building every club to one swingweight figure, it looks at you and at how the clubs in your bag relate to each other across length and weight. The aim is a set where every club feels like it belongs together and works with the way you move.

We assess your clubs, explain the changes we suggest and only then carry out the work. We won’t promise a set number of extra yards. What we’re after is a set-up that feels right to you.