Just had my first fitting. Amazing experience, and one club I did NOT expect

As for your driver, I can guess what happened.

I was using a 10-year-old Titleist D2 10.5 degree. My spin was consistently over 3500. I eventually got fit into a 9-degree Ping G430 LST with tour black shafts, and I was crushing balls further than I ever have. This was also a surprise because the LST is a less forgiving driver. This is when my handicap was around 13-14 and had a fade/slice bias.

That combo worked well, and as I played more, my swing became more draw/hook bias. My handicap got down to around 8, but on bad days, I couldn’t launch my driver at all. Sometimes my spin would be like 1k rpm (measured on my sim), and on course, low runners or duck hooks. I eventually switched to a Qi10 (core) with a mid-launch shaft (graphite design UB), now the setup is money. Way more forgiving than the LST.

TLDR; I’m guessing that you got fit into a low spin driver because you have a severe out to in swing path, even though the Qi10 LS is not a forgiving driver. I don’t like the solution by your fitter because, IMO, it’s a bandaid. Once you get better, you might end up hating your driver because it’s not forgiving at all, lol. GL!

Great to read this as I’ve been considering getting fitted for a while. I’m a ~20 handicap as well but am still struggling with consistency in my swing. Was your swing consistent before you got fitted?

Nice clickbait title OP. Are you trying to write sound bites for an ad agency? 8 reasons why OP sucks and you won’t guess the 4th.