Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show

• Harry Hall What's In The Bag Special, The 'Useless' Launch Monitor Data To Be Wary Of & Are Driving Ranges Getting Too Crowded?

  Happy Friday, and thanks for joining us this week! Another bumper episode for you this week, and we're starting with a rant about driving ranges. Since the introduction of Trackman ranges, it's safe to say the demographics and sheer volume of people going to driving ranges are changing. Is this newfound love for ranges making it tougher for the less casual golfers to get practice in? Or are we too busy looking down our noses at new people joining the game? On Tested This Week, Joe has a new toy - a Foresight GC3 launch monitor to be precise. Off the back of this, we wanted to chat about why the one metric in particular on this (and all) launch monitors should be totally ignored by all levels of golfer.. Ask The Pod this week wants to know why more manufacturers don't switch to two-year release cycles, and then we're excited to welcome Harry Hall onto the show for a What's In The Bag interview. Sam De'Ath met up with Harry at Wentworth to discuss some of the more unique equipment decisions he's made this year. Massive thanks to our sponsors, Golf Gear Giveaways. Use the code 'KICK20' at checkout at https://golfgeargiveaways.co.uk for a 20% discount for entry into any competition. 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.

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• Robert Rock What's In The Bag Special, Odyssey's Zero Torque Breakthrough & Have We Been Getting Lie Angles All Wrong?

  Happy Friday and happy Halloween! Nothing spooky for you in this episode, unless you find an hour of rambling about golf equipment scary. One thing some people do find scary is the shaft lean in zero torque putters. Odyssey's new line of Tri-Hot Square 2 Square putters has been designed to get rid of this nearly entirely, and we have our immediate reaction to the new launch and what it might mean for zero torque putters going forward. Also, this week, we chatted about how Jason Day added Avoda irons to his bag, and Joe gained insight from Avoda's Tom Bailey on how and why the switch took place. Ask The Pod wants to know about spin axis on golf balls, and, finally, we welcome Robert Rock onto the show for one of our most detailed ever What's In The Bags. While most know Robert for his beautiful, meticulous swing, he's also a meticulous equipment builder. Often building his own clubs, he takes us through his current bag of equipment that features four different brands and plenty of old equipment, too.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.

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• Matt Wallace What's In The Bag Special, Our Full Verdict On The Sausage Boudin Noir Putter & Why You Should Be Excited About The Kingdom Coming To The UK

  Happy Friday, and thanks for downloading this week's episode! There's loads to cover in this jam-packed episode, including the breaking news that TaylorMade's Kingdom fitting centre is finally coming to the UK! But, what does this mean for the average golfer in the UK, and what are the pros and cons of being fitted in a 'single brand' fitting centre? We've also got the viral Sausage putter in the studio with us this week. We alluded to it a few weeks ago, and it's finally arrived. Joe's tested it, and Dan gets to see it in person for the first time - so what's the verdict? Ask The Pod follows before we welcome Matt Wallace onto the show! Sam De'Ath met up with Matt at Wentworth at the end of the summer for a deep dive into the Englishman's mixed bag of equipment.Chapters:0:00:00 Intro and catching up0:02:45 A sneak peek at PXG's newest equipment0:07:56 Help us rank the best 20 clubs of the 21st century!0:09:05 The Kingdom is coming to the UK - our thoughts0:18:04 Our full verdict on the Sausage Boudin Noir putter0:27:09 Ask The Pod - Does your choice of golf ball affect spin axis? 0:47:51 Matt Wallace What's In The Bag?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.

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• Takomo vs Titleist Irons: What's The True Difference? Plus, Callaway's New 'Perfect' Gap Filling Club & Niklas Norgaard What's In The Bag Special

  Happy Friday, folks, thanks for joining us for another week of equipment deep dives. After our direct-to-consumer chat a few weeks ago, we've received some comments asking for more data comparing the drivers and irons of these brands versus the OEMs. So, Joe's brought some receipts from his testing. How close, from a data perspective, are the DTC brands getting to the big dogs? Also, this week, Joe's been out and purchased a golf club with his own money. As a man who gets every club he wants for free (for testing purposes, FYI), why has he gone and purchased an old Callaway Apex UW, and how does the 2025 version stack up against his favourite club? We've got more of your brilliant correspondence and Ask The Pods, and then we welcome 2024 British Masters champion Niklas Norgaard onto the show for a what's in the bag chat. Joe embarrassed himself in front of Niklas just as the cameras started rolling. Could he recover and get through the rest of the interview in one piece? 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.

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• Romain Langasque What's In The Bag Special, The Truth Behind Hitting A 4.5° Driver & Should We Do Away With Stated Driver Lofts?

  Another jam-packed episode for you this week, thanks for joining us! Joe's been given a 4.5° long driv head from Callaway - and has decided to put it in the bag! He tells all about his time with the incredibly low lofted beast, and why it could work for more golfers than you think. Since his dalliance with the long driver head, Joe's been busy measuring driver heads in his garage (what a cool bloke), and he's uncovered some shocking results of the actual driver lofts versus what is stated on the loft sleeve. Should we just get rid of driver stated lofts if (spoiler alert) some of the actual lofts are so far off? After that, it's Ask The Pod (as well as all your other recent correspondence) and then we're excited to welcome Romain Langasque onto the show for an excellent What's In The Bag chat. 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.

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