Carol A from Livonia, MI. Get's Custom Fit At Ping!

It truly was a "TRIP OF A LIFETIME" When I entered Carl's Golfland 50th Anniversary Sweepstakes, I was hoping to win some golf balls or a new pair of shoes. Winning the trip to the Ping facilities in Phoenix, Arizona to be custom fitted for a complete set of clubs was beyond anything I could have hoped for.

Thanks to Byron M who served as my host. He is the Fitting Cart Program Coordinator at Ping. He took me on a tour of the Ping factory, where I was able to see everything from the original castings for the club heads all the way to the completed club. Ping even has their own foundry. As part of the tour I was able to see the vault where golf plated putters awarded to Tour (LPGA, PGA, Champions, etc) Players are displayed. Wear your sunglasses!

My personalized fitting was done by Michelle Estill and Amy Fruhwirth, both former players on the LPGA tour. The fitting was very thorough, from physical measurements to trying a variety of club heads, shafts, weights and grips. I'd estimate that the fitting process took about 2 hours. The following day, Amy and Sara Sackett, a former college player at the University of Nebrask, arrived bright and early to take me to The Moon Valley Country Club ( Where Annika shot her round of 59) where I was able to play with my new set of Ping clubs. Thanks to Amy and Sara for all their patience.

I look forward to practicing during the winter months so that I can be ready for the 2009 golf season.

Thanks to Carl's Golfland and Ping for a great trip.

Carol A