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Iain Clarke
The Fitter Who Knew

Why a profile

Iain Clarke appears as a recurring voice across the chronicle — in two bonus chapters that bookend the story. This page gathers his involvement in one place, so his role is visible across every release, not hidden inside the narrative.

Iain Clarke was the European Tour club fitter for Cleveland Golf / Srixon, working out of the Tour truck that travelled to events across Europe. He custom-built clubs and ground wedges for some of the world's best players, including major champion Graeme McDowell.

He imported forged wedge heads from Japan and hand-ground them to suit each player's swing, lie, and turf conditions. He knew Lynnette's game, her swing, her body — and he knew that a proper fitting is more art than science.

Across two bonus chapters — one in Part 2, one in Part 4 — Iain's voice shapes the way the chronicle thinks about clubs, fitting, and feel. His philosophy became Lynnette's philosophy as a player, and later as a teacher.

Across the Releases

His Involvement

Release 1 · Part 2

Bonus · Iain Clarke

The Fitter Who Knew

The first bonus chapter. Where Iain enters the story — the club fitter on the European Tour truck for Cleveland/Srixon, who watched Lynnette hit balls instead of reading a screen, and built clubs that matched her intention.

Read Bonus · Iain Clarke

Release 3 · Part 4

Bonus · Iain Clarke Part 2

The Right Clubs in Your Hands

The second bonus chapter. A deeper lens on the art of fitting — lie angle, ball flight, shaft selection. Why a launch monitor gives numbers, but only a good fitter tells you what they mean for your swing.

Read Bonus · Iain Clarke Part 2

The Toolkit

How He Thought About Fitting

Lie Angle

Too upright: draw or pull low left. Too flat: high right or push. A graduated lie range between short and long irons, depending on shaft flex.

Ball Flight is King

Launch monitors give a figurative readout — not a visual result. The ball tells the truth, every time, despite what the monitor may say.

Shaft Selection

Stiffer and heavier shafts shrink the lie difference between short and long irons. Matching shaft to player is more art than arithmetic.

The Art of Fitting

Reading the results and applying the information correctly is more art than science. Fitting done properly benefits all players — not one group over another.

A machine can tell you numbers. A good fitter tells you what they mean.

— From the chronicle