Made for the Range - Golf Equipment Education

Today Jake sits down at the TaylorMade Kingdom with Chandler Carr of TaylorMade Golf. Chandler is a Global Product Manager who handles all metalwoods as well as specialty products like packaged sets, kids equipment, and products like the Kalea family. He also has quite the fun life outside of work with his Overlanding setup on his Tacoma and what seems to be an endless streak of Par3 Course hole in ones. Make sure to follow Made for the Range on IG: @madefortherange

Today Jake sits down with Johnny Thompson, who has taken on the role of Tour Content Manager for Callaway Golf after spending over a decade on tour in various capacities with Callaway. He was a part of the team that made Odyssey the #1 putter played on TOUR, has worked with all your favorite PGA Tour pros, content creator's and celebrities, and now he's poised to become the new face of Callaway Golf's TOUR and Fitting content following in the footsteps of Johnny Wunder. Jake and Johnny talk about what Johnny sees happening in this new role, some stories from TOUR, and his ultimate drop club, the 50" putter. 

For Episode 13 of the Made for the Range Podcast, Jake sits down with Jason Werner from The Tour Van. The Tour Van is the exclusive equipment trailer for LIV Golf's United States tour stops and they help dial in the best players from around the world competing on the LIV GOLF TOUR. Bryson, Rahm, Tyrell, Phil... they've helped them all. Jason has a long history in the golf industry, and he also provides a fitting service at Hermitage Golf Club outside of Nashville, TN where you get the exact same treatment and access to equipment and fitting gear that the pros get at LIV stops. One of very few places where it's actually true that the service you get is what the pros get. For more information on The Tour Van visit thetourvan.com to learn or book a fitting!

Today for epsiode 12 of the Made for the Range Podcast Jake is sitting down with Jim Grundberg who is the current CEO of SeeMore putters and extremely motivated to bring more attention to the brand that already has some pretty amazing history within the game of golf. SeeMore putters are all designed with their Rifle Scope Technology which is a proprietary design feature placed behind the hosel of the golf club that when covered provides players with confidence in their putter face being square to their intended target while presenting the correct amount of loft as well.

Tessa Sumagui (@tessa.pov) is a producer, photographer, and content creator rising quickly in the golf space working with companies like Vessel Golf, Uneekor, Lightyear Golf, PGA Memes, and plenty of others. Her ability to create high production value, engaging content, at incredible speed has made her sought after talent in the industry, and working alongside her childhood friend Tisha Alyn has brought her to a vast range of places in the golf industry that are now compiling into an ability to work full time as a content freelancer as her client list and desire become larger and larger. Jake sits down with Tessa to talk about her creative ability, when and where it all started for her creative journey, and what life is like being behind the lens in this crazy crazy industry. You can check out Tessa on Instagram at @tessa.pov to see her work! 

Jake's in Carlsbad, CA at Evnroll ERx for Episode 10 of the Made for the Range Podcast! Alan Capistron is the Head of Fitting and TOUR at Evnroll Putters and has tons of insight into putter fittings and the methodology behind designing new putters and fitting them into the hands of the appropriate golfer. The Evnroll system of fitting is super in-depth, and they have an incredible stable of options to pick from to ensure that any golfer can find the right Evnroll putter for them. But beyond that, Alan takes all his golfers through an exploration of their putting stroke to help them dial in the putter they already have, or if need be go into a completely different build. There's so much value in a putter fitting that's overlooked, but Alan has a way of getting to everything without making the process intimidating at all. In this podcast, Jake and Alan talk about the current putter trends in the industry, Alan's experience growing up as an avid golfer, and what Evnroll, Alan, and the ERx Putter Fitting Studio are looking forward to in the near future. For more information on all Evnroll products visit evnroll.com for everything you need to know, book an appointment with Alan, or to buy the perfect Evnroll putter for your game!

For Episode 9 of the M4TR Podcast Jake sits down with Preston Toulon of Toulon Golf. Preston has been in the golf industry in several roles for many years, and has finally joined the family business along with his Father, Mother, and Brother Tony. Preston is one of Jake's best friends, not only just in the industry but also in every day life, and they sit down to talk about Preston's professional life and what led him to working in golf, and then eventually joining the family business with the re-launch of Toulon Golf in early 2024. They also have a great discussion about what it's like to work with Tour players and try to get equipment in their bag, or sometimes just what it takes to make a player happy with the equipment deal they have and what they need to take with them to win at the highest level. For more information on the upcoming Toulon Golf collection launch, you can visit their website at Toulongolf.com or follow them on social media!

For Episode 8 of the M4TR Podcast, Jake sits down with Mark Gunther of Mitsubishi Golf Shafts. Mark has been a part of the company since the original launch of Diamana in 2004 and has been a part of the team making the generational changes to the Diamana Lineup, but also to launch the Tensei lineup of products, as well as the value line C6 product and the newest Kai'Li lineup of golf shafts, as well as maintaining a strong brand presence with lightweight performance with Bassara, Grand Bassara, and the new Vanquish. Jake and Mark talk about what makes Mitsubishi different than their competitors and how their ability to control their own material allows them to stay ahead of the curve, and keep the entire company in almost a permanent prototyping phase not only with profiles, but with the carbon, prepreg, and pitch fiber material themselves. For more information on all Mitsubishi products visit mitsubishigolf.com. To learn more about your golf equipment and how playing the right clubs can help your game, head over to madefortherange.com for tons of different learning topics! If you like the podcast please consider leaving us a 5 star review on Spotify and commenting on the podcast as well as sharing with other friends you believe may enjoy the show! 

For Episode 7 of the Made for the Range Podcast, Jake sits down with Don Brown of True Temper Golf to talk his long history at the company, as well as the differences in shaft design when talking about the modern game compared to decades ago. Since True Temper is an umbrella that also covers ProjectX, AeroTech and Accra Golf Shafts, we talk how they manage to keep different brands floating with unique product while at the same time making sure to segment each brand with it's own unique identity and purpose in the golf industry. Don Brown has designed some of the most popular structures in golf including the old faithful Graffaloy ProLaunch Blue as well as leading the team designing all of the current product including the new Handcrafted T1100 launched earlier this year. For more information on all True Temper product visit their website at truetempersports.com/golf for the latest product information and company knowledge. As always, please consider subscribing to the Made for the Range YouTube channel and following us on Instagram @madefortherange for all of the latest content and most up to date information on the platform! You can also visit our website at madefortherange.com for more information on how your golf clubs work and gain some insight into what makes them work better or worse for your unique game.

For episode 6 of the Made for the Range Podcast, Jake sits down with Joe Toulon of Callaway Golf. Joe is the Tour Manager for all of Callaway and chats with Jake about what it's like on TOUR, how Joe came up in the golf industry, some family history, as well as peeking into what may be next with Callaway Golf. Note: This podcast was recorded before the Opus and Apex '24 launches! 

For episode 5 of the Made for the Range Podcast Jake sits down with one of his idols in the golf industry, Jose Miraflor. Jose has been with Cobra Golf for a number of years now, but the work he has done in the industry has mostly gone unnoticed. Jose is a brilliant mind in the golf industry who has worked under Bob Vokey, helped launch the original TaylorMade Spider putter, and has his name on several other projects that have become etched in golf history. These days, he's bringing his vision to Cobra Golf, and they're just getting started. Listen to Jake and Jose talk about Jose's start in golf and how he's taking his experiences coming up with him on a journey to make Cobra Golf the next true pioneers in the golf equipment market.For more information on all Cobra Golf products visit their website at cobragolf.com and more information on other products and to learn more about why your equipment is built the way it is, visit madefortherange.com

or the start of women's golf month, Jake is sitting down with Georgia Heesch from True Temper. Georgia is a creative and a social media content strategy ninja, with a great background and talent in photography and physical forms of art such as painting as well. Jake and Georgia talk about her role in the industry, the quick impression she has made for multiple brands, her creativity outside of her full time position and to chat a little bit about the women's perspective working in the golf industry and specifically working with female golf influencers and the ever changing and growing landscape of women's golf.If you like what you hear please consider downloading the podcast and making sure to follow wherever you are listening from as well as rating the podcast! It helps a ton! 

In Ep. 3 of the Made for the Range Podcast Jake sits down before Battle at the Beach with Johnny Wunder of Callaway Golf and Bryan Laroche of BryanGolf to chat about golf, fittings, clubs, buying a new comforter and what life is like for two guys who became best friends through the game of golf. Bryan chats about his dreams to host more events, and Johnny gives us some great insight to some of his role on tour with Callaway and the people he gets to interact with. For more information from Johnny check out the World of Wunder website at https://worldofwunder.callawaygolf.com/ and to learn more about what Bryan does or to book a fitting with Bryan Golf visit their site at https://www.bryangolf.golf/

In the second episode of the Made for the Range Podcast, Jake sits down with Owner and CEO of Edel Golf, Doug Coors to talk about the series of events that took a member of the Coors family and turned him into a CEO in the Golf Industry. Edel Golf is a smaller company in the industry known for taking their time to develop lines of products that they believe truly innovate the space. Their SMS Wedge technology was adapted into their SMS and SMS Pro irons in the last couple of years allowing players to re-locate the CG of their heads without having to be a master builder. What Edel is arguably known more for however is their lineup of putters and the release of the new Array Lineup of putters has completely changed the game for Edel Golf. With more modularity than any other system on the market and the ability to continue to grow the system moving into the future the Edel Array Putter Lineup has the potential to fit any and all golfer's interested in the lineup while maintaining the tru "aim first" DNA that golfers are used to from the team at Edel Golf. For more details on everything Edel Golf visit their website at https://edelgolf.com/ to explore all of their offerings, or follow them on social media @edel_golf to stay up to date on the latest and greatest from Edel Golf. 

The first episode of the Made for the Range Golf Podcast is finally here and we've got a one hell of a guest to jump start the launch of the Podcast. Sean Toulon has an incredible history in the golf industry. He's responsible for some of the most famous golf clubs in the history of the game, is renowned for being one of the best personalities in golf, and above all else is a husband and father of three sons. Now back to work with his wife Kathy and two sons Preston and Tony, Sean and the Toulon crew are embarking on the 3rd life of Toulon Golf with the introduction of their brand new (now released!) lineup of 2024 First Run Collection putters while maintaining a steady stream of small batch releases for the discerning collector. Jake talks with Sean about his days at TaylorMade and Callaway, how he thinks about golf club design and why decisions he has made in his career happened the way that they did, and gives us a small glimpse into the current state of Toulon Golf now separated from Callaway and Odyssey, carving a new path forward for the company and the family. For more details on everything Toulon visit their website at toulongolf.com and follow them on Instagram @toulongolf and @seantoulon