All Episodes

Inside Bryson DeChambeau's Qi4D Prototype Testing

Putting expert Stephen Sweeney talks the two most important aspects of testing putters, his prediction for the next big putter trend

What we learned testing Project X's new Titan Yellow shaft, plus Johnny and Jake break down what is currently in their bags

Is establishing your "Good" swing data the key to an optimal fitting?? Plus Jake goes down a shaft CPM rabbit hole

Srixon's Director of Tour Operations Michael Jolly talks how they incorporate Tour feedback into their iron design, adjusting driver models for their top staffers

What we learned from testing Titleist's new GTS Drivers and Fairways | Live gear updates from the PGA Championship

Choosing the right golf club versus the one that you want | The Tour Van's Ben Giunta talks working with Anthony Kim

TaylorMade's Adrian Rietveld talks what it's like fitting Rory and Scottie, his friendship with Tommy Fleetwood | Tour Validated

The importance of being able to properly communicate your goals to a fitter, plus Johnny breaks down his full bag fitting with PXG

Breaking down the most popular equipment at the Masters and why head shape can impact your swing

2026 Masters Gear Updates from Augusta National: Why 9-woods are being put in play and the best gear we've spotted on property

Are LS drivers becoming irrelevant??? Plus we name which driver manufactures made the biggest leap this year

Johnny joins Ping's Kenton Oates and Adam Harding aboard their new Tour Truck | Tour Validated Ep. 1

What we learned from testing golf balls with Callaway and asking Artificial Intelligence for advice on club fitting

Bryan LaRoche joins to recap Battle at the Beach and the new club releases that are dominating his fittings

Why different OEMs have varying measurements of the same equipment and gear updates from the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Inside TaylorMade's Adrian Rietveld's fitting process for the world's best golfers | What to expect from Callaway's new Opus SP+ wedges

How Anthony Kim tests new equipment, Jimmy Walker's unique iron shafts and we enter the Driver Multiverse

Inside a SM11 fitting with Titleist's Aaron Dill plus a deep dive into the process of creating Fully Fit

Final bag updates before the launch of Fully Fit plus updates from the WM Phoenix Open

The most important specs for ball testing, inside the Tour trucks during the West Coast swing

What to expect from Vokey's new SM11 wedges, how the PGA show has changed

Inside our testing of the new releases from Callaway, Cobra, PING and PXG

Breaking down our OEM fitting experiences and what to expect from the new product launches

Larry Bobka talks working with Tiger Woods on the Greatest Bag of All Time

Recapping The Ultimate 2026 Gear Testing Trip

How Aretera's new AO2 shafts compare to their ΣC1 lineup

Inside our 2026 Product Testing in Carlsbad

How Callaway's Johnny Thompson went from working with Tour pros like Phil Mickelson to some of golf's biggest influencers

Talking the new Tri-Hot Square 2 Square putters with Odyssey's Cody Hale and PGA Tour pro Justin Lower joins the pod

2025 Iron Releases: Looking back at the biggest surprises and industry trends

Trackman's Harrison Shih talks working with Xander Schauffele on Tour and how he uses their data to optimize his game

Erik van Rooyen talks his club testing process and learning to trust equipment changes

Checking in from the Epson Tour Championship, recapping the Ryder Cup and preparations for club release season

Inside the only Tour Truck at the Ryder Cup and other gear notes from Bethpage Black

Patrick Reed talks how grindworks' irons were created and what he learned from Mike Taylor during his early Nike days

Misconceptions on the importance of numbers during a proper club fitting and advice for finding the right golf ball

Can switching to golf cleats help you add 10 yards of distance?

Tommy Fleetwood's Tour Championship winning bag and our live reaction to Keegan Bradley's U.S. Ryder Cup picks

Inside the Titleist Performance Institute experience with Club Fitting Analyst Lucas Bro

The biggest mistake you can make choosing a golf ball | Are Srixon woods massively underrated?

Introducing our new host Jake Morrow plus Fujikura's Marshall Thompson talks Ventus Black's dominating year on Tour

EMERGENCY POD: Why L.A.B. Golf sold for $200 Million with CEO Sam Hahn

Tour Rep Kellen Watson talks fitting Callaway staffers into their latest releases and why their new MB irons will be so popular

How Scottie Scheffler decides what goes in his bag with TaylorMade Tour Rep Adrian Rietveld

Gear changes to look for during The Open Championship, plus Johnny breaks down his new brand agnostic bag

What to expect from Callaway and Ping's newest irons, plus we talk to the creator of Cleveland's Z-Alloy wedge material

Max Greyserman talks the origins of his gear obsession, why being a 'Gear Head' benefits him on Tour

Tommy Fleetwood's shaft tweak at the Travelers and Srixon irons' incredible run on Tour

Breaking down JJ Spaun's U.S. Open winning bag and testing this summer's major gear releases

Sam and Bob Bettinardi talk the importance of maintaining a family business

Breaking down Rory McIlroy's BOLD driver change ahead of the RBC and U.S. Open | Interview: Chaz Bowker on the state of Adaptive golf

Inside the future of Bettinardi Golf with President Sam Bettinardi

Callaway's Kellen Watson weighs in on the PGA Championship, USGA driver testing and Bryson's quest for the perfect golf ball

The importance of finding the right grip for your game featuring Golf Pride's Greg Cavill and Eric Gibson

Are mini drivers taking over the PGA Tour?? | Interview: Pajamas Golf's Julian Williams on the art of club stamping

Mizuno and Maxfli win big at the Zurich, plus an exclusive look at Nike and Justin Timberlake's golf shoe collab

Breaking down Justin Thomas' winning bag and his unique shaft selection process

Looking back at the Masters and towards the future of club fitting with Ian Fraser

2025 Masters gear special featuring Johnny Wunder live from Augusta

New launches from Callaway (Elyte) and Titleist (GT280) add to the mini driver surge

Special Edition: Johnny Wunder and Charles Howell III 'Takeover' the pod to talk all things gear

Odyssey's new Square 2 Square Max 1 spotted at the Valspar, Johnny Wunder's gear takeaways from the Hoag Classic

The story behind Miura's new TC-202 Irons

Rory and Scottie testing Qi35 at Bay Hill, first look at Titleist's new Vokey WedgeWorks 44F wedge

Gear trends spotted at the Cognizant Classic, what to expect from Maxfli's return to forged irons

TaylorMade reveals new P790 irons and Ludvig Aberg's BOLD Sunday switch

Analyzing Dustin Johnson's split from TaylorMade and Bryson DeChambeau's mystery LA Golf irons

New mini-drivers from Callaway and Cobra plus Johnny Wunder joins the GOLF team

Breaking down Wilson's new Dynapower drivers and our trip to the PGA Show

Inside the creation of New Level's 702 series forged irons

Talking the newest additions to the GT product line with Titleist's Stephanie Luttrel

What we learned from testing the new Callaway Elyte and TaylorMade Qi35 lineups

Inside the new DS-ADAPT product line with Cobra's VP of Architecture Jose Miraflor

New Callaway, Cobra and Ping drivers on the USGA conforming list | Interview: Aretera's Alex Dee and Chris Elson

Are Zero-torque putters the wave of the future? A closer look at Cleveland's new metalwoods

Fujikura's Veterans Day collab, Jennfier Chang's gear destroyed and Austin Eckroat's winning bag

Recapping our trip to PING HQ and Titleist's new addition to the Vokey WedgeWorks lineup

Ben An wins the Genesis Championship while gaming a 1-iron, Kris' $10,000 putt at Payne's Valley

What to expect from Titleist's new ProV1 golf balls, PXG's 'Secret Weapon' mini driver

Getting to know Kris and Wadeh and what's in their bags

Testing TaylorMade's P770 and P7CB irons plus a new Apex release from Callaway

What to make of last week's Tour gear releases and the best way to dial-in your irons | Interview: PXG's Mike Nicolette

Predicting Scottie Scheffler's next gear change, Srixon's forthcoming driver and trendy putters

How range balls can destroy a testing session and cracked driver outrage | Interview GOLF's Michael Bamberger

Ping staffers' Castle Pines 'cheat sheet' and the origin of high-lofted fairway woods

Analyzing the Tour's hottest fairway wood, driver-mini driver dilemmas and the Fully Equipped Hotline returns

PXG's unlikely path to success, when you should play a mini-driver and Pac-Man gear | Interview: TaylorMade's Matt Bovee talks P770 & P7CB

A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Titleist’s GT

Why Xander Schauffele's ball could change *your* game, recounting Sonartec's epic downfall

Bryson versus persimmon, debunking rusty wedges and Open gear changes

Early insights on testing Titleist GT, eye-catching tour trends and Uncle Gene skirts death

Callaway's Opus wedges launch on Tour, inside Scottie Scheffler's incredible driving stats

What it's like to build a golf brand from scratch? | Interview: Aretera Co-Founder Alex Dee

Big gear changes at Pinehurst, testing $250 golf balls and Payne Stewart's special putter

Recapping Titleist's GT Tour launch - and what surprised us the most

We answer your hard-hitting gear questions! Fitting red flags, the perfect rollback, defining spin and more

Is this the future of iron design? | Interview: Cobra's Mike Yagley

Notable gear changes at Wells Fargo, Cobra's newest toy and a big driver giveaway

TaylorMade CEO David Abeles talks building a brand with Tiger Woods

What we learned from analyzing Tour grip builds, TaylorMade's dream start to the season | Interview: Scotty Cameron's Austie Rollinson

Masters gear reax, new Tour releases and we answer your hard-hitting gear questions

2024 Masters Gear Breakdown: What we're seeing from Augusta

These '24 fairway woods and irons impressed us the most during robot testing

Callaway Golf's interesting week, embracing blended iron sets and the future of TaylorMade putters

What you can learn from tour gear trends, and the rise of player's distance irons | Interview Miura's Bill Holowaty

The secret to Scottie Scheffler's putting resurgence, Titleist's intriguing TSR 2-wood | Interview: PXG's Eric Cole and Laura Baugh

Is the tour equipment landscape on the verge of massive change? And will a mallet save Scottie Scheffler?

What '24 drivers impressed us the most? We dive deep into our robot testing insights

Hideki's fascinating gear setup, Kirkland's next club drop, Scottie's putter dilemma | Interview: Vokey's Aaron Dill

Our take on Tiger's new apparel, what it's like to hold the Elder Wand and gear changes from Riviera

TaylorMade - Costco legal battle, Scottie Scheffler putter testing and the Hotline returns | Interviews: Cobra's Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland and Justin Suh

Why Lexi Thompson's Maxfli deal is so fascinating, gear changes at Pebble and PGA Show reax

In depth Scotty Cameron interview with never before heard Tiger Woods stories

Why 2024 is "The Year of the Driver" and we robot-tested Costco's newest gear release | Interview: Cobra's Tom Olsavsky

Tiger’s next landing spot, what makes Ping G430 Max 10k and TaylorMade Qi10 Max so special | Interview: TaylorMade’s Tomo Bystedt

The biggest gear surprises from Hawaii, Callaway’s Ai Smoke debuts and robot testing results for Costco’s irons

Hotline Edition! We answer your burning Questions: Tiger-Nike, rollback, fitting, shaft chatter and more

Emergency Pod: The biggest surprise from the USGA’s ball rollback announcement

Sounding off on a golf ball rollback for all. What does it mean for everyday golfers?

Decoding Tiger’s shoe and driver changes, an impending golf ball rollback and how to find the driver’s sweet spot

Will Tiger Woods play the new TaylorMade driver? Plus rants, ramblings and robots!

Reacting to the surprise driver releases on Tour | Interview: Sam Burns on why he FINALLY switched putters

The Hype behind Kirkland’s new driver, Tiger Woods’ ”secret gamer,” and when to cut bait with a club fitter

RB’s advice for building your own clubs | Xander Schauffele joins the pod to discuss Odyssey’s AI-One putter

What OEM needs a big 2024? | Collin Morikawa’s under the radar gear moves that led to victory at the Zozo Championship

Clubs that have us excited for ’24, Nike’s Tiger dilemma and TaylorMade’s biggest collab yet

Gene recaps his R&A trip, new gear finds in Vegas and the crew gets called out for driver distance

Ryder Cup gear changes that caught our eye | Interview: Sal Syed, Arccos co-founder and CEO

The ’Short Game Chef’ Parker McLachlin on transitioning from Tour pro to red-hot instructor, wedge tips for amateurs and more

Decoding Jon Rahm’s mystery putter and a behind the scenes look at TaylorMade’s new Spider Tour line

Tiger’s important gear lesson, insights on club deals from a Tour pro, testing TaylorMade’s MG4 wedge and the impending death of blades

Rory battles Gene’s robot, our Mount Rushmore of gear luminaries, bringing Tour product to retail... and Elder Wands

What’s it like working on Viktor Hovland’s Ping gear? An insider details the process. | The Fully Equipped Hotline debuts with some FIRE takes

Another twist in the Tour-USGA ball saga? Our takes on the TaylorMade P790 irons and the top gear storylines of the 2022-23 season

Our favorite takeaways from robot testing Titleist’s T-Series irons and a wild golf resort is coming for gearheads | Interview: Adidas Golf’s Masun Denison

Breaking gear news from Memphis | Interview: 2023 3M Open winner Lee Hodges

The Tour’s response to the USGA’s MLR, breaking down Callaway and Titleist’s new gear | Interview: Titleist’s Marni Ines

Talking shop with master craftsman Mike Taylor -- Artisan Golf co-founder and Tiger Woods’ longtime club whisperer

Rory’s winning 2-iron, Phil putting a Ping driver in the bag for the Open? | Interview: PGA Tour Rep for Odyssey/Callaway Golf Joe Toulon