Bob Burns Golf Learning Center

PREVIOUS AWARDS / RECOGNITIONS / CERTIFICATIONS:
Bob was one of the original staff members of the Education Department of the PGA training program. He is considered a subject-matter expert in club fitting, club making, club design, and club repair, on which he wrote his Master's thesis. Bob has given schools for the PGA at the Tommy Amour and Ben Hogan Golf Companies. These week long workshops are attended by PGA professionals for certification of golf club design, fitting, and repair. Through the years, Bob has given many schools and seminars for the National Golf Foundation, the USGA and the LPGA. He has also conducted week long worships at Ferris State University for its professional Golf Management program. Bob fit and made clubs for entertainer Bob hope, Green Bay Packers coaches Mike McCarthy, Mike Holmgren, Lindy Infante, Chicago Bears Head Coach, Mike Ditka, TV personality Chuck Woolry, San Francisco 49 Quarterback Joe Montana, Kansas City Chiefs Coach Marty Schottenheimer, NBC Sport Personality Bob Costas, and Wisconsin's very own Tony Kubek, Hall of Fame Yankee, and he won 5 World Championship titles. Ryder Cup PGA Steve Stricker, Captain of the Ryder Cup and won the PGA Senior Championship.
Bob coached and taught an exchange student from Thailand for 4 years. She won the WIAA – Women's State Championship as an individual.
PGA Master Club Award, Ralph Malby wrote a book of club fitting and repair. Ralph Malby is the largest component supplier in the world, and Bob was featured in Ralph's 1st edition book including 8 pictures.Also, when Taylormade was founded by Gary Adams, Bob Burns Golf built and assembled all the Taylormade golf clubs for the first 5 years.
Authorized certified Golf Pride Grip Dealer

FITTING OVERVIEW:
Indicate the approximate number of annual fittings:
1000

Do you charge for Clubfitting? If so, what are your rates?
No

Free with club purchase – usually taking 3 hours for fitting. We include a lesson series for 3 free lessons for every club purchase and a practice pass to our range.

Indicate the approximate gross sales for custom-fit product, inclusive of clubs and balls:
$500,000

How many team members conduct fittings at your facility on a regular basis?
3

Do you fit men? If so, what percentage of your fittings fall into this category?
Yes

50%

Do you fit women? If so, what percentage of your fittings fall into this category?
Yes

40%

Do you fit juniors (12 years old & under)? If so, what percentage of your fittings fall into this category?
Yes

0%

Do you provide WOOD and HYBRID fittings? If so, what brands do you fit with?
Yes

Bob Burns 50th Anniversary Clubs and all brands. See Bob Burns Website

Do you provide IRON fittings? If so, what brands do you fit with?
Yes

Bob Burns 50th Anniversary Clubs and all brands. See Bob Burns Website

Do you provide WEDGE fittings? If so, what brands do you fit with?
Yes

Bob Burns 50th Anniversary Clubs and all brands. See Bob Burns Website

Do you provide PUTTER fittings? If so, what brands do you fit with?Do you provide PUTTER fittings? If so, what brands do you fit with?
Yes

Bob Burns 50th Anniversary Clubs and all brands. See Bob Burns Website

Do you provide BALL fittings? If so, what brands do you fit with?
Yes

All Brands

Do you provide GRIP fittings? If so, what brands do you fit with?
Yes

Bob Burns Brand, Golf Pride, Superstroke, Lamkin, All brands. We have a showroom display of the full range of Golf Pride Grips, Superstroke Grips and we have demo clubs available with all the grips including sizes and textures and they can try the grips on an open range with a free bucket of balls. We have never charged an installation fee when we regrip a set of clubs and we have been in business over 50 years.

Do you have a dedicated indoor space/studio used exclusively for Clubfitting?
Yes

Please list all TECHNOLOGY used in your fitting process? (Please indicate specific brand names (video analysis, launch monitors, simulators, etc.)
Trackman and we purchased 4 Full Swing Launch Monitors in conjunction with GS Pro Software. They also can be used with our new Simulators. In addition, we purchased several new 19" iPads to record golfers instructional videos and Launch Monitor data to display their swings. V1 Golf Teaching on form Video teaching system

Do you use UNIVERSAL HOSEL ADAPTERS in your fitting business? (If so, please share the brand(s))
Yes

Every Brand – Authorized repair center for almost every brand and we have been in business for over 50 years.

Do you work with aftermarket (exotic) shaft companies? If so, please share which brands you partner with?
Yes

Aldila, Fujikura, MST, True Temper, Project X, Graphite Design, Steel Fiber, Mitsubishi, KBS, Nippon,

CLUB REPAIR & RETROFITTING:
Do you have a dedicated club repair facility? If so, please briefly share your services offered.
Yes

We do lie and loft adjustments, we have 8 lie and loft machines of every manufacturer, 2 of our machines are motorized, shafting, regripping, and we do shaft adapter fittings, massive buffing and polishing department for irons – including sand blasting, with machinery that we purchased from Wilson Sporting Goods from their factory in Tullahoma, TN. We have from Wilson Sporting Goods all the machinery that Wilson used to manufacture the persimmon woods. We can manufacture persimmon woods and we can still refinish al the classic woods. Please refer to our Website, Facebook and Instagram pages for more information, pictures and videos. We are the largest Golf Pride Grip Dealer in NE Wisconsin including Green Bay/Appleton. Our zipcode 54913 in the product locator, we are on top of all other dealers of Golf Pride Dealers in our area.

Do you Retro-Fit product?
Yes

MISC.:
How do you promote clubfitting?
Social Media, Website, Word of Mouth, Lessons

How do you stay up to date on product and clubfitting best practices?
We are constantly providing adaptive equipment. We have designed special gloves, and made adaptive fixtures to screw into prosthesis which is on the website under Wounded Warriors and Golfers with Disabilities.

What industry products/services would help you be a better clubfitter?
We already have all the products/services.