062: Marty Jertson – Designing Clubs Used in Majors and Playing in Majors

In this episode, we are joined by Marty Jertson. Marty (@jertybird) is the VP of Fitting and Performance at PING. Marty played golf at the Colorado School of Mines and developed into a solid player, but decided to pursue a job as an engineer at PING. At PING he worked on PING’s aerodynamic Turbulators (Jertson is named on 125+ patents), and was lead designer on the Ping G410 Plus driver which included movable weight technology without affecting MOI, and counter-balanced shafts were an idea they created. Marty is also a great player, and has played in 6 major championships. Marty has also co-founded the Stack System and Ballnamic.---Follow us:Twitter - @TournamentCodeInstagram - @thetournamentcodeYouTube - The Tournament CodeHosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin)---(04:13) - how Marty leveled up his game(08:38) - strategies for maximizing efficiency(10:09) - fitness and productivity tips(14:37) - aiming the putter properly(16:39) - aim in golf putting(20:51) - increasing driver moment of inertia(24:48) - optimal launch conditions and distance(26:36) - importance of driving the golf ball(30:26) - importance of driving in majors(34:19) - strategy and execution in golf(37:35) - shaping irons for specific pins(40:05) - the advantages of shaping the ball(45:51) – JT’s ball curving abilities(47:06) - wind and its importance(52:32) - different golf balls and flyers(53:09) - robotic moisture testing(57:25) - gaining speed and distance(01:00:42) - heavier vs. lighter driver weights(01:04:21) - keep golf fun