GOLF’s Fully Equipped

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What's GOLF’s Fully Equipped about?

Hosted by GOLF’s Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath alongside True Spec’s Kris McCormack and Golf Laboratories’ Gene Parente, Fully Equipped aims to share gear knowledge from two unique expert perspectives. It is your go to podcast for first hand gear news from the tour, detailed information on all equipment releases, and in depth interviews featuring PGA and LPGA players, Gearhead Celebrities, and the key influencers in the industry.

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09.27.2023

On this special edition of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined in-studio by PGA Tour winner and instructor Parker McLachlin for an exclusive interview. The 'Short Game Chef' talks working with other PGA Tour pros while continuing to compete ...

GOLF’s Fully Equipped episodes:

09.27.2023 The ’Short Game Chef’ Parker McLachlin on transitioning from Tour pro to red-hot instructor, wedge tips for amateurs and more On this special edition of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined in-studio by PGA Tour winner and instructor Parker McLachlin for an exclusive interview. The 'Short Game Chef' talks working with other PGA Tour pros while continuing to compete ...
09.21.2023 Decoding Jon Rahm’s mystery putter and a behind the scenes look at TaylorMade’s new Spider Tour line On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Golf Laboratories' Gene Parente to try and decode Jon Rahm's new mystery putter and break down other potential gear changes being made ahead of ...
09.14.2023 Tiger’s important gear lesson, insights on club deals from a Tour pro, testing TaylorMade’s MG4 wedge and the impending death of blades On this week's edition of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf and Golf Laboratories' Gene Parente to reflect on Tiger's important gear lesson, a Tour pro's thoughts on current ...
09.07.2023 Rory battles Gene’s robot, our Mount Rushmore of gear luminaries, bringing Tour product to retail... and Elder Wands On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf and Golf Laboratories' Gene Parente to debate the biggest influencers in golf equipment history, if more Tour only ...
08.29.2023 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 On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf to discuss Viktor Hovland's winning bag at East Lake and Adam Scott becoming the long putter whisperer. Ping ...
08.24.2023 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 On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf and Golf Laboratories' Gene Parente to break down another potential twist to the Tour-USGA ball saga, TaylorMade's new ...
08.17.2023 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 On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined by Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf and Golf Laboratories' Gene Parante to discuss our takeaways from robot testing Titleist's new T-Series irons, TaylorMade pulling a trick with ...
08.09.2023 Breaking gear news from Memphis \| Interview: 2023 3M Open winner Lee Hodges On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf and Golf Laboratories' Gene Parante to break down Jonathan's on-site gear observations from the St. Jude Championship in ...
08.03.2023 The Tour’s response to the USGA’s MLR, breaking down Callaway and Titleist’s new gear \| Interview: Titleist’s Marni Ines On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Golf Laboratories' Gene Parente to discuss the PGA Tour's response to the USGA's proposed Model Local Rule for the golf ball, Nelly Korda's surprise ...
07.27.2023 Talking shop with master craftsman Mike Taylor -- Artisan Golf co-founder and Tiger Woods’ longtime club whisperer On the 200th episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined by master craftsman, and Artisan Golf co-founder, Mike Taylor for an exclusive interview. They talk Mike's humble beginnings in the equipment industry, his days at Nike Golf as ...
07.20.2023 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 On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Golf Labortories' Gene Parente and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to talk Rory's winning 2-iron, Phil testing a Ping driver/fairway and what to expect at the ...
07.13.2023 Discussing the recipe behind the number 1 fairway wood on tour and answering your questions On this Week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Golf Laboratories Gene Parente to discuss what makes the 1 fairway wood on tour so popular and answer some listener submitted questions. -- This week's episode ...
07.10.2023 Fully Equipped Bonus Interview: U.S. Adaptive Open participant Brandon Canesi Fully Equipped's Ryan Barath is joined by U.S. Adaptive Open participant Brandon Canesi who previews the 2nd edition of the USGA event and takes us through his bag setup. -- This week's episode of Fully Equipped is brought to you ...
07.06.2023 Marty Jertson joins to talk the Stack System, PING Staffers On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, Jonathan Wall is joined by PING's Marty Jertson to talk the Stack System and the most impressive PING staffers on Tour. -- This week's episode of Fully Equipped is brought to you by ...
06.28.2023 Insights from our robotic golf ball testing and the red-hot Odyssey putter that’s taken the golf world by storm On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined by Golf Labortories' Gene Parente to reveal some insights from our robotic golf ball testing and break down how the decade old Odyssey Jailbird putter is taking the golf world ...
06.21.2023 New Callaway and TaylorMade clubs spotted at the Travelers Championship, Wyndham Clark’s U.S. Open winning gear On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Ryan Barath is joined by Golf Laboratories' Gene Parente to break down Wyndham Clark's US Open winning gear, the new Callaway and TaylorMade clubs spotted at the Travelers Championship and why it's important to ...
06.15.2023 Fully Equipped live at the U.S. Open with gear news from LACC On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath talk RB's observations from LACC, Tiger Woods' irons sneaking into the bag of a Major Champion and what throwback driver Dustin Johnson was spotted testing this week. --This week's ...
06.06.2023 Fully Equipped’s instant reaction to the LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger, plus gear insights from RB’s chat with LPGA winner Rose Zhang On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to give their instant reaction to the breaking LIV Golf merger news and talk the gear that helped Rose Zhang's secure ...
06.01.2023 Intel on Titleist’s T-Series irons, the secret behind TaylorMade’s BRNR Mini and an eye-opening stat from ball testing \| Interview: Titleist’s Josh Talge On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to reveal intel on Titleist's new T-Series irons, the secret behind TaylorMade's BRNR Mini Driver ...
05.25.2023 Michael Block’s 50k 7-iron, another major win for Nike and how water affects a golf ball \| Interview: Cleveland Srixon’s Rob Waters talks Brooks Koepka’s gear On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack talk an insane offer for Michael Block's 7-iron, Nike golf securing another major win and ...
05.17.2023 The most popular club addition at the PGA, insights from our robotic iron testing and analyzing Adam Scott’s recent shaft change On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to dig into the results of our robotic iron testing, analyze Adam Scott's recent shaft change and break down the most ...
05.10.2023 Do we hate lob wedges? Plus more do’s and don’ts of building the right club setup On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack talk whether or not they hate lob wedges, longer putters showing up on Tour and ...
05.03.2023 The return of Adams Golf, comparing Human vs. Robot testing \| Interview: 2023 Zurich Classic winner Davis Riley On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Ryan Barath is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to breakdown the return of Adams Golf, RB's trip to Scotland and the varying benefits of Human vs. Robot testing. The episode then concludes ...
04.26.2023 Which club goes first in our golf club draft? Bob Parsons’ LIV comment, and a peek at robotic iron testing insights \| Interview: Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to conduct their own golf equipment draft, share their thoughts on Bob Parsons' recent LIV comment and provide a sneak peek into our robotic ...
04.20.2023 Taking a closer look at the new BRNR mini driver, TaylorMade’s Mike Fox joins us to talk their new MySymbol golf ball program On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to breakdown the new BRNR Mini Driver from TaylorMade, Spencer Levine's putter that led him to a long awaited win and ...
04.12.2023 What makes Jon Rahm’s Callaway clubs so unique? Two gear experts join us to discuss On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to breakdown what Jon Rahm has been changing with his driver in recent weeks and the results from our Robot Testing of this year's ...
04.05.2023 How much distance would you lose with a balata ball? Plus, Masters gear changes and TaylorMade’s unreleased club On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to talk the impact a balata ball would have on your distance, gear changes at the Masters and an unreleased TaylorMade ...
03.29.2023 What makes Rory’s shorter driver shaft so special? And we discuss the most polarizing brands in golf On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to talk what makes Rory's new driver shaft so special, the PING Slam collection's limited release and the most polarizing golf ...
03.22.2023 Insight into Rory’s new gear changes, weighing the hottest takes on golf ball bifurcation On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to talk Rory's new gear changes, PXG and XXIO releasing new gear and the Tour's reaction to golf ball bifurcation. -- ...
03.15.2023 The Fully Equipped crew gets heated discussing the potential benefits of rolling back the golf ball On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to spend the entire episode debating their varying opinions of the The USGA and R&A's golf ball rollback announcement. -- This ...
03.09.2023 Why driver lie angle matters, what we know about Adam Scott’s new Miura irons On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to discuss why lie angle on your driver matters, how it helped Kurt Kitayama this week and the new custom Miura ...
03.01.2023 Are there bad clubs anymore? Just how funky are Bryson’s new Ping irons On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Ryan Barath is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to debate if there are bad clubs being made anymore, exactly how funky Bryson's new single-length Ping irons are and the results of our ...
02.22.2023 Comparing Rahm and Rory’s driver setups, Billy Ho’s gear comments \| Interview: Cobra’s Tom Olsavsky On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to talk Rory and Rahm's gear changes at the Genesis Invitational, results of our movable weight 3-wood robot testing and Billy Ho's comments on ...
02.15.2023 Early morning Tiger at Riv, more clubs being sold at Costco and Arccos Golf’s Lou Stagner joins the show On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Ryan Barath is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to talk RB's observations from this week's Geneisis Invitational, Tiger's early morning work at Riviera Country Club and why Honma iron sets are being ...
02.09.2023 Breaking down the WM Phoenix Open experience and Rory’s new gear changes On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Ryan Barath is joined by True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to talk RB's observations from the WM Phoenix Open, Rory making some interesting changes to his deal and the last minute iron change that ...
02.02.2023 Max Homa details the Titleist gear changes that led to his win at Torrey On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to wrap up the PGA Show and discuss the new PXG golf ball on the ...
01.26.2023 ClubTest Special Edition Part 3: TaylorMade’s Director of Sports Marketing Chris ’Trottie’ Trott talks the new additions to the Spider line On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by TaylorMade's Director of Sports Marketing Chris 'Trottie' Trott to discuss the new Spider GTX and GT Max putters.
01.19.2023 Will Zalatoris joins us live from The American Express plus Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson sign with TaylorMade On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Golf Laboratories Gene Parente to discuss Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson signing with TaylorMade, Titleist's new Pro V1 golf balls and if Wilson is ...
01.12.2023 ClubTest Special Edition Part 2: Ping’s VP of Engineering Dr. Paul Wood dishes on the new G430 line On the second part of this week's special two part Clubtest edition of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath head to Ping HQ to learn more about the new G430 line from their VP of Engineering Dr. Paul ...
01.11.2023 ClubTest Special Edition Part 1: TaylorMade’s Senior Director of Product Creation Tomo Bystedt talks the new Stealth 2 Driver On part one of this week's special two part Clubtest edition of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath sit down with TaylorMade's Senior Director of Product Creation Tomo Bystedt to talk the new Stealth 2 Driver. Stay tuned ...
01.04.2023 Big gear changes in Kapalua, robot insights on Callaway and Srixon’s latest drivers and Kirkland does it again! \| Interview: Callaway’s Dave Neville On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to discuss how Callaway and Srixon's new drivers performed in this year's RoboTest, the major gear changes taking place in Kapalua ...
12.22.2022 Our biggest gear surprises of 2022, Tiger and Charlie’s equipment at the PNC and Nike’s footwear future in golf On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to reveal our biggest gear surprises of 2022, recap Tiger and Charlie's equipment at the ...
12.15.2022 Our biggest gear giveaway, analyzing Tiger’s latest change and debating old versus new clubs On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and Tour Validated's Kris McCormack to announce our biggest gear giveaway to date, analyze Tiger's latest equipment change and dive into the old versus ...
12.08.2022 Tiger’s rare gear change, recapping a round at Cypress and RB’s 90s club finds On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath talk a rare gear change from Tiger Woods, Jonathan's takeaways from his round at Cypress and RB's blast from the past bag set up.
12.01.2022 Collin Morikawa’s new irons, wild golf club designs ... and karaoke?!?! On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and Tour Validated's Kris McCormack to breakdown Collin Morikawa's new irons, what gear to expect during Tiger's return and some of ...
11.17.2022 Miura’s MC-502 release, what you need to know about DTC brands and recapping trips to Carlsbad and Phoenix On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Tour Validated's Kris McCormack to recap our recent ClubTest 2023 shoots in Phoenix and Carlsbad, share their first impressions of Miura's new MC-502 release and breakdown ...
11.10.2022 J-Wall reports on the new drivers and irons he’s spotted this week in Houston, the impact of consumer brand preferences On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to discuss Kris' trip to Pebble Beach, the new drivers and irons Jonathan spotted this ...
11.03.2022 What Gene learned for working with the R&A in Scotland, RB reveals which driver offers the best bang for your buck and the ball from Tiger’s first professional ace goes to auction On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to discuss what Gene learned from his trip to Scotland to work with the R&A, ...
10.27.2022 Breaking down our visit to Ping HQ and their new i230 irons, Callaway reveals the new Great Big Bertha line On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath break down their recent visit to Ping HQ, talk Callaway's new Great Big Bertha line and then preview our first Fully Equipped Live. Make sure in today 10/27 at ...
10.20.2022 World No. 1 considers a putter change, Freddie’s viral club-testing video and Adam Scott proves he’s a true gear head On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to talk Scottie Scheffler considering a putter change, Freddie Couples viral testing video, and recent club releases from TaylorMade, PXG and ...

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