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I know many believe club fitting is very important even for a beginner(like me),
But since i don't have much of a swing yet what will the pro be looking for?
I realize he can measure for club length but could he also check for loft/lie and tell me what kind of shaft flex i should go with before i even start to develop a decent swing?

cb, this is always kind of a tough question. On the one hand, if you are using clubs that are a poor fit to you now, you will have to make compensating moves in your swing that will be inevitably a power leak or inconsistent.

On the other hand, of course, is the issue that you know your swing is off, and you know that you will be making major changes to it in the near future, so investing a lot of money is set that will becomes essentially useless in the near future is probably silly.

I think that the big ones are going to be length and lie. If you are long armed or short armed (total height doesn't matter nearly as much as your wrist-to-floor measurement) you could be playing with irons that are a really poor fit. The good news is that shaft extenders or cutting down a shaft shouldn't be too expensive. Getting the irons bent to a better fitting lie shouldn't be too hard, either.

If the shafts are steel, flex isn't a huge variable. They may not be the best fit, but they shouldn't be swing ruining. If you are going for new clubs, then you can get the shaft that fits best -- but if you are modifying a current set it's probably not a big deal. Almost all steel shafts are regular or stiff flex, and that will fit a wide variety of people.

But, do definitely get the length and lie adjusted. It shouldn't be too hard or expensive. Another easy one is weight. If you just want to add weight it is very easy to put lead tape on the clubheads. If you want to get rid of weight it might be trickier and involve grinding mass off the clubheads. But, you should try clubs of different weights to see if any feel better to you.

Thanks for the recommendations. I will definately take your advice. I am 6"3 so there is a chance i may need some adjustments to the clubs. Only problem i could forsee is that i am playing with a starter set from Pinemeadow golf so i'm not sure if the pro shop could adjust a cheap set like that(although they really don't seem too bad to me). If that is the case i would probably buy a used set of irons from globalgolf and have them adjusted. I'm assuming the woods and hybrids from my set would be fine for now(they have graphite shafts and are a bit longer anyway).