We Measured The Loft And Lie Of Every 2026 Driver! Are Manufacturers Deliberately Strengthening Lofts? Plus, Pros & Cons Of Each Method Of Adding Weight To Your Golf Club

Big thanks to our friends at GolfClubs4Cash for sponsoring this week's episode. You can visit them in store now at its locations in Edinburgh, Warrington, Milton Keynes and Southampton or head to www.golfclubs4cash.co.uk to browse the more than 50,000 items in stock.Joe's been doing some real-life actual journalism this week. It's often quiet down in North Devon, so a few weeks ago spent an afternoon measuring the true loft, lie angle and face angle of every driver he's been sent to test this year. Which brands' measurements are closest to what they claim? And are we seeing a new trend in driver face angles? Joe reveals all from his exhausting display of measuring in his workshop.Also this week, we've had loads of questions about the best ways to add weight to your golf club, and to help, Joe has put together a cheat sheet of the pros and cons of each method. Whether it's lead tape, hot melt or screws, we've got you covered for your next tinkering job. All of that, plus some analysis on Wyndham Clark's new putter, Bryson's prototype TaylorMade driver and, of course, some time for your comments and questions in Ask The Pod - enjoy!Chapters:0:00:00 Coming up this week...0:03:43 The story behind Bryson's new proto TaylorMade driver0:07:51 What's so special about Wyndham Clark's new putter?0:11:36 The pros and cons of each method of adding weight to a club0:12:28 Using manufacturer's weights 0:15:35 Lead tape0:18:26 Tip weights0:21:27 Hot melt0:26:12 We measured every 2026 driver! Here are the results...0:27:24 Face angle...0:36:08 Lofts...0:40:19 Lie angles...0:48:48 Ask The Pod!Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolfGet in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: [email protected] up for the weekly Kick Point newsletter, released every Friday: https://www.golfmonthly.com/newsletter Get three issues of the Golf Monthly magazine delivered to your door for just £5 at https://www.magazinesdirect.com/kickpoint   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.