Migrating a golf equipment store from WooCommerce to Shopify (2026)
How to migrate a golf equipment, golf clothing, or golf accessories WooCommerce store to Shopify — club specifications, custom fitting, handicap-matched products, golf clothing sizing, and golf retail Shopify setup.
Golf retail combines high-value equipment with a technically knowledgeable customer base and a significant custom/fitting dimension. A 7-iron purchased by a 5-handicap player is a completely different product to the same model purchased by a beginner — shaft flex, lie angle, and grip size are all fitting variables. Migrating to Shopify requires handling these configuration options well, along with the standard product specification data.
Golf product categories
- Drivers and fairway woods: Loft adjustability, shaft options, head material (titanium, carbon composite).
- Irons: Sets (3-PW, 4-PW, 5-PW) and individual irons. Forgiveness vs workability, cavity back vs muscle back.
- Wedges: Loft (52°, 56°, 60°, 64°), bounce, grind. Finishes (chrome, raw, black).
- Putters: Blade vs mallet, head weight, putter length, hosel type.
- Shafts: Steel and graphite, flex (Ladies / Regular / Stiff / X-Stiff), kick point, torque.
- Golf balls: Compression, cover material (surlyn, urethane), spin category.
- Golf bags: Cart bags, stand bags, staff bags, travel bags. Number of dividers, waterproofing.
- Golf clothing: Shirts, trousers, outerwear, waterproofs, footwear. All with standard size variants.
- Golf accessories: Gloves, rangefinders, GPS watches, tees, ball markers.
Golf club specifications
product.metafields.golf.club_type = "Driver / Fairway Wood / Hybrid / Iron / Wedge / Putter"
product.metafields.golf.loft_degrees = "10.5"
product.metafields.golf.lie_angle_degrees = "62"
product.metafields.golf.head_material = "Titanium / Carbon Composite / Forged Steel / Cast Steel"
product.metafields.golf.set_composition = "4-PW / 5-PW / 5-SW / 4-GW"
product.metafields.golf.handicap_range = "0-15 / 15-28 / 28+ / Beginners"
product.metafields.golf.forgiveness_level = "High / Mid / Low (players)"
product.metafields.golf.adjustable_loft = "true" // driver/wood hosel adjustabilityShaft specifications
product.metafields.golf.shaft_material = "Steel / Graphite"
product.metafields.golf.shaft_flex = "Ladies / Senior / Regular / Stiff / X-Stiff"
product.metafields.golf.shaft_weight_g = "65"
product.metafields.golf.kick_point = "Low / Mid / High"
product.metafields.golf.torque_degrees = "3.5" // graphite shaft torqueCustom fitting options
Golf clubs are frequently ordered with custom specifications — shaft flex, shaft length, grip size, and lie angle variations from standard. Options for Shopify:
- Variants for key options: Use Shopify variants for the most common configuration choices (shaft flex: Regular / Stiff / X-Stiff; grip size: Standard / Midsize). Limited to 3 option types and 100 variants.
- Line item properties: For custom fitting parameters that don't affect price (e.g. lie angle adjustment, specific grip colour), add a line item property input to capture the specification at checkout. The order note will carry the custom spec to fulfilment.
- Infinite Options app: For extensive custom fitting configurations that exceed Shopify's variant limits.
Individual clubs vs sets
Iron sets (e.g. 4-PW) and individual irons present a product structure decision:
- Sell sets as a single product with set composition variants (4-PW / 5-PW / 5-SW)
- Sell individual irons separately for players who want to mix clubs
- Many retailers offer both — a set product and individual clubs — with appropriate pricing
Golf balls — compression and player type
product.metafields.golf.ball_compression = "Low (under 80) / Mid (80-100) / High (100+)"
product.metafields.golf.ball_cover = "Surlyn / Urethane"
product.metafields.golf.ball_layers = "2-piece / 3-piece / 4-piece / 5-piece"
product.metafields.golf.spin_category = "Low / Mid / High"
product.metafields.golf.target_handicap = "0-10 / 10-20 / 20+ / All"Post-migration checklist for golf equipment stores
- Golf club specs: loft, lie, head material, and handicap range as metafields
- Shaft flex and shaft material as variants or metafields
- Custom fitting options: line item properties configured for lie angle, grip size, shaft length adjustments
- Iron sets: set composition (4-PW / 5-PW) as variant or clearly in product title
- Golf balls: compression, cover material, and recommended handicap range as metafields
- Clothing: standard size variants (S/M/L/XL) with gender and fit type
- Rangefinders and GPS: battery type, maximum range, and slope measurement feature as metafields
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