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September 24, 2025 Fitting Insights + Top Clubs at The Ryder Cup
Club Fitting Insights and The Ryder Cup. Those are the topics in this week's 2nd Swing Thoughts Podcast. 2nd Swing Master Fitter Jake Montgomery joins the show to answer questions from the viewers on all things golf including equipment, fitting and golf in general. Then 2nd Swing's Sean Bower and Drew Mahowald dive into the top clubs in play at the Ryder Cup. Among the areas they discuss include the most popular clubs among all 24 players competing in the Ryder Cup, specific club trends we're seeing among those players and some of the most unique club you'll see in play this week at Bethpage Black.
00:00 Introduction
10:51 Top Clubs at The Ryder Cup
20:52 Fitting Q&A W/ Jake Montgomery
40:30 Conclusion
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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44 min
September 17, 2025 What's In His Bag? | Kevin Kraft's WITB from 2025
Who doesn't enjoy an updated WITB with Kevin Kraft? In this 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast renowned club tinkerer and 2nd Swing Master Fitter Kevin Kraft breaks down his golf bag's current setup and explains why he opted for some unique fairway wood combinations and a run through a bunch of different wedges.
00:00 Introduction
01:45 PGA Tour + Ryder Cup News
06:50 Harrison Arnold U.S. Mid-Am
10:30 Kevin Kraft WITB
29:45 Conclusion
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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33 min
September 10, 2025 Properly Gapping Your Bag with a Club Fitting
Gapping your bag properly is one of the key parts in a 2nd Swing Club Fitting. While getting fit for new golf clubs is one of the best ways to create more consistency in your golf game, making sure your clubs cover as many yardage gaps as possible is also super important if you want to get the most out of your game. In this 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, 2nd Swing Master Club Fitter Jake Montgomery joins the show to discuss how 2nd Swing Fitters gap both the top and bottom of the bag through their fittings to optimize your game.
00:00 Introduction
02:00 Rory McIlroy Irish Open Win
04:30 Rory McIlroy WITB
05:30 Rory McIlroy Putters
06:55 Walker Cup Recap
12:55 Properly Gapping Your Bag
34:10 Conclusion
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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39 min
September 04, 2025 TCU Golfer Sam Udovich reflects on Amateur Career, Equipment & Fitting
Sam Udovich is one of the most decorated high school golfers in Minnesota State History. In this 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, Udovich reflects on his amateur career, which includes winning the Minnesota State High School Championship as a freshman and a senior and qualifying for the U.S. Amateur in his home state in 2024. The TCU Horned Frogs Freshman also dives into his equipment decisions, his fittings at 2nd Swing and some specific areas in his game he has improved upon.
2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald and Sean Bower also breakdown the Ryder Cup selections, the new TaylorMade MG5 wedges, L.A.B. Golf's new Oz.1i HS Putter & more!
00:00 Introduction
02:15 Ryder Cup Selections
09:40 TaylorMade MG5 Wedges
11:05 L.A.B. Oz.1i HS Putter
13:20 PING PLD Ally Blue Onset
16:00 TCU Golfer Sam Udovich
32:50 Conclusion
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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38 min
September 03, 2025 TCU Golfer Sam Udovich reflects on Amateur Career, Equipment & Fitting
Sam Udovich is one of the most decorated high school golfers in Minnesota State History. In this 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, Udovich reflects on his amateur career, which includes winning the Minnesota State High School Championship as a freshman and a senior and qualifying for the U.S. Amateur in his home state in 2024. The TCU Horned Frogs Freshman also dives into his equipment decisions, his fittings at 2nd Swing and some specific areas in his game he has improved upon.
2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald and Sean Bower also breakdown the Ryder Cup selections, the new TaylorMade MG5 wedges, L.A.B. Golf's new Oz.1i HS Putter & more!
00:00 Introduction
02:15 Ryder Cup Selections
09:40 TaylorMade MG5 Wedges
11:05 L.A.B. Oz.1i HS Putter
13:20 PING PLD Ally Blue Onset
16:00 TCU Golfer Sam Udovich
32:50 Conclusion
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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38 min
August 27, 2025 New Bobka Proto Irons + 2nd Swing Wedge Fitting
New Bobka Proto Irons have arrived as 2nd Swing Master Fitter and Legendary Club Builder Larry Bobka shares the story behind the design of these new players cavity irons. Then 2nd Swing Master Fitter Kevin Kraft joins the show to answer some of the most common questions we get when it comes to getting fit for wedges in an indoor setting.
2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald and Sean Bower also discuss Tommy Fleetwood's first career PGA Tour win, take a look at his winning WITB, guess who Keegan Bradley will pick for the Ryder Cup and discuss a new offering from L.A.B. Golf.
00:00 Introduction
01:40 Tommy Fleetwood
04:15 Tommy Fleetwood WITB
07:00 Ryder Cup Captain's Picks
14:15 L.A.B. Golf Oz.1i HS
18:20 Bobka Proto Irons w/ Larry Bobka
38:00 Wedge Fitting w/ Kevin Kraft
49:53 Conclusion
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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54 min
August 20, 2025 2025 Titleist T-Series Irons | Behind the Design & Technology
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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41 min
August 13, 2025 Best Golf Equipment of 2025 | GolfWRX Members Choice Voting
This 2nd Swing Thoughts episode focuses on the best golf equipment of 2025 according to GolfWRX Members Choice Voting. Brian Knudson from GolfWRX joins to discuss the best drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges, putters, golf balls and shafts of 2025 and the results of the GolfWRX Members Choice Voting. What do you think of this year's results?
Visit golfwrx.com for more information and results from 2025 GolfWRX Members Choice Voting.
2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald and Sean Bower also discuss the latest news in golf, TaylorMade's new MG5 wedges and take a closer look at Justin Rose's unique winning WITB from the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
00:00 Introduction
05:00 Justin Rose WITB
08:15 TaylorMade Milled Grind 5
10:00 Best Golf Equipment of 2025 w/ Brian Knudson
12:20 Best Drivers
17:00 Best Fairway Woods
22:22 Best Hybrids
28:26 Best Irons
34:30 Best Wedges
40:42 Best Blade Putters
46:10 Best Mallet Putters
53:25 Best Tour Golf Balls
59:12 Best Graphite Shafts
1:06:35 Conclusion
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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1 hr 11 min
August 06, 2025 Life on the Tour w/ LPGA Tour Rookie Kate Smith-Stroh + Titleist GT1 3Tour
Life on the Tour has a double-meaning in this episode of 2nd Swing Thoughts. First, we catch up with LPGA Tour Rookie Kate Smith-Stroh who reflects on her rookie season on the LPGA Tour, including her first Top 10 finish plus how a recent putter fitting with Larry Bobka went.
Then we head to Titleist Performance Institute to speak with Titleist Director of Product Development Tom Fisher about the all-new Titleist GT1 3Tour Fairway Wood and the inspiration behind the design of the tour-inspired fairway wood that's already notched a win on the PGA Tour.
00:00 Introduction
01:40 2nd Swing Gift Card Winner
02:30 Cameron Young 1st PGA Tour Win
04:20 Cameron Young WITB
06:19 AIG Women's Open
08:00 Miyu Yamashita WITB
11:11 Titleist GT1 3Tour
18:52 LPGA Tour's Kate Smith-Stroh
35:33 Conclusion
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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39 min
July 30, 2025 New PING, Titleist & Callaway Irons | Our Initial Impressions
PING, Titleist and Callaway have all released new irons in July. So what does 2nd Swing Master Fitter Kevin Kraft think of the new PING i240 Irons, the new Callaway X Forged, X Forged Max, Apex Ai150 Irons, and the new 2025 Titleist T-Series Irons?
Then, in celebration of the 100th episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts Podcast, we are giving away a 2nd Swing Gift Card to one lucky golfer! Plus 2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald and Sean Bower discuss the latest PGA Tour & LIV Golf News, and some potentially game-changing news regarding L.A.B. Golf.
00:00 Introduction
01:45 Gift Card Giveaway
02:50 PGA Tour 3M Open
06:05 Kurt Kitayama WITB
08:40 Joaquin Niemann
10:25 L.A.B. Golf News
14:10 Kevin Kraft's Favorite New Irons
15:10 Callaway X Forged Irons
20:50 Callaway Apex Ai150 Irons
23:55 PING i240 Irons
28:08 Titleist T-Series Irons
35:23 Conclusion
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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40 min

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2nd Swing Thoughts is the official podcast of 2nd Swing Golf, a golf equipment retailer featuring the largest selection of new and used clubs, award-winning club fitting services, and industry-leading…