Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show

This week, Joe returns from his holiday with a fresh haircut, and we dive into a packed slate of an hour (or more) of golf chat. We begin by discussing the response to our One Club Challenge and start laying down the strategy for a rematch. From there, we examine Rory McIlroy’s latest comments on equipment regulation and bifurcation, dive into tour stories involving Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Angel Ayora, and review the Mizuno Pro S4 irons. We also break down Accra's custom-fitting philosophy, DiMatch engineering, and their Tour Z and iSteel shaft lines. Finally, we respond to audience comments on gear worth the money and discuss how golf media tests forgiving clubs. Special thanks to Under Armour for outfitting us with its new Autumn/Winter 26 apparel - check out their latest range here: https://www.underarmour.co.uk/en-gb/c/sports/golf/ 0:00:00 Joe's new hair & our one club rematch strategy 0:03:14 Equipment bifurcation and course setup 0:22:50 Tour stories 0:30:50 Gear worth the money 0:32:53 Mizuno Pro S4 irons 0:41:14 Accra shafts breakdown 0:52:46 Viewer comments and feedback 01:00:58 Testing forgiving clubs Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

This week we're back with a full hour (or more) of golf equipment chat after our more abridged episode last Friday. First and foremost, we couldn't help but chat about our most recent YouTube video, our one-club vs 14-club challenge that is now live! Spoiler alert: if you haven't watched the video already, we cover the trials and tribulations of our challenge in some detail this week. You can watch it here if you want to see the epic match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9jJHt17-MQ Later, we showcase a beautiful new collaboration between Joe Ferguson's very own mind and the team at National Custom Works, who have collaborated to design what Joe thinks might be the perfect wedge. Speaking of wedges, we've got our opinion on two of the latest wedges to hit the market and the contrasting styles of the traditional Roger Cleveland legacy drop and the performance-optimised layout of the new TaylorMade Hi-Toe 5 wedges. Our main debate this week centres on Mitsubishi's aim to debunk the industry's issue with marketing golf shafts. Has shaft marketing been wrong this whole time? Finally, we take a look at some of your best Vibesman bags in a Vibesman special of Ask The Pod - enjoy! 00:00 Introduction 01:38 Recapping our Saunton one club challenge 13:39 Joe's minimalist wedge design with National Custom Works 17:03 New RTZ2 and Hi-Toe wedge releases 21:29 Debunking the shaft industry's marketing woes 36:51 How you can evaluate your clubs ahead of the off-season 52:46 Ask the pod, your best Vibesman bags and live bag roast Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Welcome back to an hour (or actually less this time) of golf equipment chat! We (Dan) accidentally broke a product embargo this week, which is why our runtime was slightly shorter than usual after it was cut. The product in question has already won a Major championship this year, but rules are rules, so you'll hear about that in a few weeks. This week, we kick off with a viral social media debate: could an average handicap golfer fend off Rory McIlroy over nine holes with a nine-stroke gross lead? Joe also addresses the polarising internet reaction to his recent experiments with AI-generated iron designs, specifically a concept set from Bob Vokey. Moving from AI to real-world physics, Joe then shares his thoughts on the hollow-body iron market, questioning whether the advertised ball speed gains are a marketing myth driven primarily by jacked lofts. We've also got a deep-dive review of Titleist's classy new addition to the market, the GTS300 mini driver. Finally, we rip open the mailbag for Ask the Pod to share our ideal setups for a hypothetical 10-club limit and investigate whether marking your golf balls with ink can actually cause them to become unbalanced - enjoy! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:43 - The Rory Challenge: Nine-Shot Lead Over Nine Holes 03:47 - Polarising Internet Reaction to Vokey AI Iron Designs 07:51 - Are Hollow-Body Iron Ball Speed Claims a Marketing Myth? 15:43 - Golf Gear Actually Worth Your Hard-Earned Money 24:21 - Titleist GT300 Mini Driver Deep Dive Review 28:40 - Ask The Pod: Building a 10-Club Setup 37:43 - Ask The Pod: Does Sharpie Ink Unbalance Your Golf Ball? Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

This week we're proudly sponsored by Golf GameBook, the app that can help improve your golf game and makes golf even more fun and social. Live leaderboards, loads of different game types and a built-in GPS system make Golf GameBook a one-stop shop for your next social round. Download now; available for free on iOS and Android. We're back in the studio again this week with a jam-packed discussion covering brand new golf equipment and the silly, silly world of golf marketing. This week, we dive into Joe’s latest side quest - his brand new 3D printer and his journey creating custom CNC-milled irons to his exact specifications. We also discuss the summer release wave from Callaway, highlighting the highly anticipated MB raw blades and the unique design principles behind the new mini spinner fairway wood. Plus, introducing 'Wofcom, ' our new agency aimed at calling out the industry's most ridiculous marketing stories and subcategories. Finally, we answer your questions and comments in this week's Ask the Pod, covering topics like ultimate bargain golf clubs, game strategy, and the human side of club fitting. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:00 Are other golf games too confusing? 0:05:58 Channel updates and new series 0:08:07 PRG x Guinness collaboration 0:10:16 Why are people buying Cam Young's actual shirt? 0:13:13 Is Scottie Scheffler’s driver actually a Qi4D? 0:16:15 Joe's 3D printer and iron-building side quest 0:23:56 The future of 3D printing in golf 0:34:20 Are Callaway's new MB Raw blades the best-looking blades ever? 0:41:02 Callaway mini spinner fairway wood - what exactly is it? 0:48:32 Have golf equipment subcategories got out of control? 0:53:59 Ask the Pod - retro golf nostalgia 0:57:48 What is the ultimate bargain golf club? 01:02:42 Equipment optimisation vs. player technique 01:08:39 Mini drivers and driver strategy Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

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. In this week's episode, we're back in the studio tackling a mix of gear dilemmas, rules rants, and bringing you more equipment insights for Sir Nick Faldo. Joe kicks things off with a detailed rulebook rant, diving into the quirks of golf regulations, from equipment restrictions like putter grip shapes to ball replacement limits and the 14-club limit. Following up on a frustrating performance at the club championships, Joe shares some critical, practical advice on improving your short game and properly practising your 100-yard pitching strategy. Ask The Pod covers the risks of lead tape, finding classic C-groove putter faces, and the real feel impact of graphite putter shafts. To wrap it all up, Sir Nick Faldo returns for part two of his interview, discussing his campaign to ban long tees, the evolution of driver technology, and building his ultimate all-time 14-club bag - enjoy! Chapters: 0:00:00 Introduction 0:03:32 The golf rulebook rant 0:21:20 Mastering your 100-yard and in-wedge game 0:36:33 Ask The Pod - your questions and comments 0:42:07 What are the pitfalls of using lead tape? 0:45:11 Do graphite putter Shafts Change Feel? 0:49:17 Sir Nick Faldo interview (part 2): Banning long tees 0:59:40 The creation of Odyssey putters 01:03:14 The greatest invention in modern golf tech, according to Sir Nick 01:11:27 Sir Nick Faldo's all-time ideal 14-club bag Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

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. Normal service is resumed this week, and we are back in our Winnersh studio with a jam-packed episode of equipment nonsense. Firstly: castle tees. With Aaron Rai and Wyndham Clark securing Majors this year using the humble castle tee, we think the stock. Stock is rising on the castle tee, and it has led to a wider conversation: if we were investing in a stock market for golf equipment categories, what would we be buying, holding, and selling? Rounding off this week, Joe is joined by England's greatest-ever golfer and serious equipment aficionado, Sir Nick Faldo, for a wide-ranging interview. Part one of their chat this week covers Sir Nick's favourite equipment of his career, and some of his wider thoughts on the modern world of golf equipment. All of that, plus your Ask The Pods, including one listener who wants to know whether too many of us are overinvesting in irons by buying full sets instead of half. Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro & Phil Mickelson's specialist Titleist irons 0:05:50 The castle tee renaissance 0:11:08 What are we buying, holding and selling in our golf stock market? 0:31:06 Ask The Pod - your recent comments 0:37:02 Should more amateur golfers get fit for half sets? 0:40:33 Sir Nick Faldo interview part 1 Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Another Kick Point special for you this week from our summer trip across the pod to the United States. This week, it's the small task of seeing just how the single most important piece of equipment (and the single most popular model within that category) is made. Join Sam and Dan from Titleist's ball-fitting centre and the spiritual home of Manchester Lane, Massachusetts, as they delve into the very beginnings of Titleist as a brand, discuss the most interesting parts of the ball-creation process from their time snooping in all of Titleist's facilities in the Massachusetts area, and talk through the merits of a ball fitting. Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

A very special episode for you this week sees us head to the great city of Chicago for a behind-the-scenes look at everything at Wilson Golf. How does the golf division work alongside the larger legacy sports like tennis, football and baseball? Are any significant new Tour signings on the horizon? And, can the brand get back to the very top of the game by attracting the latest generation of golfers into the equipment? Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Thanks to Callaway for sponsoring this week's episode. To check out the full Quantum range of drivers, fairways, hybrids and irons for yourself, visit https://eu.callaway.com Happy Open Friday! Thanks for including us in your golf #content consumption for the weekend. This week, Joe's got a variety of equipment-based rants to get stuck into. What happened to signature lines of golf clubs? Why does every pro feel the urge to get a 2-iron in their bag as soon as they set foot on UK soil? Why can't more brands get retro designs right? Also, we're introducing a new section this week: Joe's Weekly WITB. Now he's given up trying really hard to win tournaments, he's now - what are his thoughts on the latest equipment from Titleist, TaylorMade, Ben Hogan and Callaway that he's got in the bag? All of that, plus some of your brilliant recent comments and questions in Ask The Pod - enjoy! Chapters: 0:00:00 Joe's new haircut... 0:06:04 Joe's club championship roster 0:11:39 Teasing Kick Point Golf Club (again) 0:12:48 Joe's A.I. golf club creations 0:17:10 What happened to 'signature' iron sets? 0:25:20 The UK's 2-iron urge 0:30:26 What happened to sock headcovers? 0:33:36 Joe's 2026 WITB 0:50:44 Ask The Pod Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Who said we were short of ideas? Not us! We've done old drivers, and we've done old fairways, so it's time for Joe to dig back into the archive of irons to find five examples of irons that haven't aged a day. We've got some classic blades and some more 'game improvement' options on the table. As well as that, Joe's conjured up a game of fantasy golf equipment - what bag of tricks would we like to play, selecting from all of the men's and women's Major winners so far? We've got that, Ask The Pod and plenty more nonsense in between - enjoy! Thanks to this week's sponsor, PXG. PXG has fitting locations across the country, so if you’re ready to take a more serious approach to your game, head to PXG.com , check out their latest deals and book a fitting near you.Thanks to this week's sponsor, PXG. PXG has fitting locations across the country, so if you’re ready to take a more serious approach to your game, head to PXG.com , check out their latest deals and book a fitting near you. Chapters: 0:00:00 Coming up this week... 0:05:53 The Ore Golf iron & TaylorMade's Tag Heuer collab 0:09:42 Picking our fantasy lineup of equipment from the 2026 Major winners 0:33:03 Kick Point Golf Club... 0:37:52 5 older irons that modern tech can't beat 0:52:05 Ask The Pod - your reactions to TaylorMade's two-year release cycle Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

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 driver 0:07:51 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 club 0:12:28 Using manufacturer's weights 0:15:35 Lead tape 0:18:26 Tip weights 0:21:27 Hot melt 0:26:12 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/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

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. Happy midsummer! It's that time of year again, when we take stock of all of the main equipment manufacturers' years so far, and send them home with a summer report for 2026. Which brand is going home with an A to happy parents, and which brand has plenty to work on going into the next phase of equipment releases? Before all of that, Joe finds his favourite driver on the GolfClubs4Cash website for under £200, we discuss the rollback on the golf ball rollback, and Joe tells us the good, the bad, and the ugly from his experience at regional qualifying for the Open Championship. Enjoy! Chapters: 0:00:00 Coming up this week... 0:02:26 How would Joe spend £200 on a second-hand driver? 0:06:14 Joe tells all about his Open Qualifying experience 0:22:22 The golf ball rollback, rollback - our opinions! 0:32:34 Grading every equipment brand's year so far! 0:34:32 Titleist 0:41:55 TaylorMade 0:51:23 Callaway 1:00:08 Ping 1:04:29 Cobra 1:06:53 PXG 1:13:02 Mizuno 1:17:00 Srixon 1:21:05 Wilson Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Massive thanks to Titleist, the number one ball in golf, for sponsoring this week's episode. Titleist is the most played ball at the U.S. Open for 78 straight years and still counting. Visit titleist.com to find out which Titleist golf ball is best for your game. We were a camera crew down this week, so please forgive our slightly worse audio quality! Despite the chaos, we've got a great episode for you this week. Joe rants about pretty much everything in the equipment world that annoys him (Why are fairway woods odd numbers? Why are flagsticks different from club to club? Why are wedge lofts all even numbers? You get the idea...), we investigate the decorated and quirky equipment history of Berhard Langer, and Justin Thomas is the subject of this week's What's In The Bag! All of that, plus your questions and comments for another hour (or more) of golf equipment chat - enjoy! Chapters: 0:00:00 Coming up this week 0:02:46 Titleist's unbelievable US Open statistic... 0:05:20 Joe's new iron loft theory 0:09:25 Takomo's driver recall 0:14:14 Weird things we do in golf for no apparent reason... 0:20:02 Bernhard Langer's equipment deep dive 0:39:03 Ask The Pod - your recent comments and questions 0:52:12 Justin Thomas 2026 What's In The Bag! Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Thanks to this week's sponsor, Srixon. Go to eu.dunlopsports.com/srixon to find out more. You seemed to enjoy us talking about old-ish drivers the other week, so we've done it again for fairway woods! How far back do you have to go before modern technology comfortably beats older fairway woods, and which is the best fairway wood of the last decade (or more)? After that, we discuss the equipment bag of Irishman and Ryder Cup hero Shane Lowry, get stuck into some of your recent comments and questions and engage in a passionate debate about whether Joe could beat Dan at golf just using his 7-iron... Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Massive thanks to Titleist and the new GTS drivers for sponsoring this week's episode. Another jam-packed episode for you this week as Joe takes us on a journey into the secret underworld of high-end, bespoke golf club fittings from some of the most exclusive golf brands in the world that you have never heard of. When the time is right, you will know... We've got your Ask The Pods too, where we help one of you get fit for second-hand equipment, advise on cutting down counterbalanced putters and quell any rumours about 10k drivers being slower than other models. After all of that, we dive into the bag of in-form Cam Young. How much has his high-profile switch to a golf ball earlier this year forced changes throughout his bag? Chapters: 0:00:00 Coming up this week... 0:01:53 Titleist's new GTS driver 0:05:33 Would you rather? Golf tournaments edition... 0:09:55 The secret world of bespoke, underground golf equipment brands 0:32:39 Ask The Pod - Is driver ball speed lower on 10k driver? 0:40:22 Ask The Pod - Should I get fitted for clubs even though I'm a higher handicapper? 0:44:48 Ask The Pod - Can I cut down a counterbalanced putter? 0:48:48 Cam Young 2026 What's In The Bag? Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Massive thanks to this week's sponsor, Reebok Golf. Reebok Golf is back, bringing its iconic sporting heritage to the course with a fresh range of apparel. Available now, exclusively online & instore at American Golf - the UK's number one golf retailer. There's a lot of golf equipment released year after year, and, if we're honest, a lot of it is very similar. With that in mind, we wanted to highlight the products that have been released this year that have offered the world of golf an actual, tangible innovation, moving us all forward. Thing 3D printing, bounce matching and sausages... Also this week, we delve into Brooks Koepka ending his relationship with Srixon, analyse the clubs used by the best women's golfer in the world, Nelly Korda, and Joe details why oh why he's decided to use a broomstick putter in his recent golfing escapades. All of that, plus Ask The Pods and a heated zero torque putter debate (again)! Chapters: 0:00:00 Coming up this week... 0:03:10 Our reaction to Brooks Koepka leaving Srixon 0:08:16 Highlighting the best innovations in new golf equipment in 2026 0:16:32 Sole matching on irons 0:25:24 TaylorMade's new face roll on Qi4D 0:34:30 Joe's new cheat stick on the greens 0:46:09 Ask The Pod - your comments on zero torque putters 0:59:28 Nelly Korda's 2026 What's In The Bag? Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Massive thanks to this week's sponsor, Reebok Golf. Reebok Golf is back, bringing its iconic sporting heritage to the course with a fresh range of apparel. Available now, exclusively online & instore at American Golf - the UK's number one golf retailer. Another jam-packed episode for you this week, where we dissect the breaking TaylorMade news that Qi4D will roll in 2027, detail what we think are the 5 best 'older' drivers that modern technology still hasn't improved upon, and take a deep dive into fellow equipment aficionado Jason Day's 2026 bag of sticks. All of that, plus your recent comments and questions on the recent McLaren launch and our first reaction to Titleist's new mini driver. Chapters: 0:00:00 Coming up this week... 0:03:04 TaylorMade's big announcement... 0:15:51 The 5 old drivers that modern technology still can't beat 0:41:26 Ask The Pod - your reactions to the McLaren Golf launch 0:45:57 Is Justin Rose's decision to switch to McLaren coming back to bite him? 0:53:57 Our reaction to Titleist's new mini driver 0:56:03 Jason Day's 2026 What's In The Bag? Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Massive thanks to this week's sponsor, Reebok Golf. Reebok Golf is back, bringing its iconic sporting heritage to the course with a fresh range of apparel. Available now, exclusively online & instore at American Golf - the UK's number one golf retailer. Though we've known about them for months now, Titleist's new GTS drivers and fairways are finally here! Joe's here to tell you about all the new technology and his review of having been fit for all three new driver heads at Woburn earlier this year. Also this week, we reopen the 'should everyone be using blades to get better at golf' debate, and investigate whether so-called 'spinner' shafts are actually beneficial to wedge performance. Enjoy! Read Joe's full reviews of the Titleist GTS drivers here: https://www.golfmonthly.com/reviews/drivers Chapters: 0:00:00 Coming up this week... 0:05:39 Titleist GTS drivers review! 0:17:41 Faster drivers, but at what cost? 0:23:11 Understanding strike location during driver fittings 0:33:21 Ask The Pod - Should more of us use blades? 0:48:52 Are 'spinner' shafts actually worth using in wedges? Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Massive thanks to this week's sponsor, Reebok Golf. Reebok Golf is back, bringing its iconic sporting heritage to the course with a fresh range of apparel. Available now, exclusively online & instore at American Golf - the UK's number one golf retailer. What are the best of the best golf equipment releases in 2026? We aimed to answer this by building our dream bag with one caveat: a brand can only be used once. Which brands did we opt for in each segment of the bag? Also, this week, more golf ball roll back debate: why isn't this being tested in full view of the public? Why is there so little specialist junior equipment, and more arguments for and against banning alignment on golf balls? Enjoy! Chapters: 0:00:00 Coming up this week... 0:02:34 Why are there so few specialist junior golf equipment? 0:13:26 Why aren't we testing the new 'rolled back' golf balls? 0:25:15 Building the best bag of golf equipment from the 2026 releases 0:45:13 Ask The Pod - your recent comments and questions 0:51:13 Arguments for and against banning alignment on golf balls 0:54:27 Should we talk more about RRP when reviewing golf clubs? 1:01:10 Is this combo set of irons completely mad? Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.

Massive thanks to this week's sponsor, Reebok Golf. Reebok Golf is back, bringing its iconic sporting heritage to the course with a fresh range of apparel. Available now, exclusively online & instore at American Golf - the UK's number one golf retailer. We've got carried away again on this week's bumper episode, so much so that I'm simply going to list the cacophony of upcoming content in bullet point form: We've got merch (sort of) Joe's been playing golf with clubs from the dump McLaren Golf is here! How much are they charging us, and is the product actually any good? Joe delves into his favourite 'maintenance' training aids, the sort of devices that keep your game in check over the season Ask The Pod - all your comments and questions Freddy Schott joins us for a detailed What's In The Bag chat Phew. Don't say we don't churn it out here at Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show. You might want to enjoy this episode in multiple sittings. Bon apetit! Watch us in FULL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickPointGolf Get in touch with Dan and Joe and 'Ask The Pod' via our email: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com Sign 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.