If you want to use a metric.
Ping wrist to floor measurement.
Your ping iron static fitting recommendations for lie angle and length are determined using the ping color code chart below using a combination of your height and wrist to floor measurement first wrist crease.
I am 6ft 0 and my wrist to floor is between 36 and 37 inches.
Assuming an ideal swing posture there is a non linear mathematical relationship between your wrist to floor measurement while standing at attention and your wrist to ground distance at ball impact.
I have studied tom wishon and read some other articles but there is conflicting info.
To determine your wrist to floor measurement wear non golf shoes and stand on a hard surface with your arms hanging relaxed at your sides.
Feet about one foot apart wearing street shoes standing erect with shoulders level and arms hanging relexed at your sides fingers extended.
Plot the player s height and wrist to floor measurement and use the intersection point to determine the static shaft length and color code recommendation.
Determining wrist to floor measurement the chart below helps you determine if you should have your clubs altered from the standard size based on your height and wrist to floor measurement.
If the player s intersection point falls outside of the highlighted diagonal band slide the new intersection point horizontally until it meets the edge of the highlighted band.
I have been playing mizuno standard length irons my 6 iron is 37 1 4.
How to get the wrist to floor measurement by yourself 1 first place the extended yard stick along your left side right handers.
Ping offers the most time tested and precise custom fitting process in golf one proven to generate the optimal ball flights and consistency you need to shoot lower scores.
Both a level 1 and level 2 fitting offer some degree of ball.
From the information ping s color chart will recommend a length and lie angle as a starting point.