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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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What makes Rory’s shorter d...

03.29.2023

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 ...

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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 ...
10.13.2022 Equipment sabotage on Tour, Ping G430’s massive first week and gear musts for your next golf trip On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to break down an equipment sabotage on Tour, Ping G430's massive first week and what gear you should be sure to bring on your ...
10.06.2022 Robot Testing results for Titleist’s TSR line, all the new gear spotted this week at Shriners Children’s Open On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to discuss what Gene learned from robot testing the new Titleist TSR line, an unfortunate gear related DQ ...
09.29.2022 Gear advice from top LPGA players - TaylorMade introduces surprise iron set 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 gear advice Jonathan gathered this week from top LPGA players, how being fit ...
09.21.2022 Gear to lookout for at the Presidents Cup, a complete gear nerd out session with Ryan and Gene On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Ryan Barath is joined by Golf Laboratories Gene Parente as they take on this week's pod on their own. They preview gear at the Presidents Cup before delving into a complete gear nerd out ...
09.14.2022 New Tour Season, new Tour gear! Here’s what caught our eye On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack as they break down the new Tour gear being spotted for a new season, including Cobra irons for Rickie, ...
09.08.2022 Club Building diatribes, testing Titleist TSR and the Costco/Bettinardi saga \| Interview: Titleist’s Head of Tour JJ Van Wezenbeeck 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 live in person from our studio in Scottsdale, AZ. The guys dive into their experience ...
09.01.2022 How beginner golfers should approach building their first set, an insane golf collection set for 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 offer up gear advice for beginner golfers building their first set of clubs and ...
08.25.2022 Fully Equipped Listeners’ Mailbag Edition On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to answer a bevy of our listener's gear questions in a special Mailbag edition of the pod.
08.18.2022 Why you REALLY need to test a mallet putter \| Interview with Roger Cleveland 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 breakdown what you really need to do to test a mallet putter. The episode ...
08.11.2022 TaylorMade’s Hi-Toe 3 wedges, Scotty Cameron’s new Jet Set putters and we are joined by Fujikura’s Spencer Reynolds On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Ryan Barath is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to take a closer look at TaylorMade's Hi-Toe 3 wedges, gear at the FedEx Cup Playoffs and what ...
08.04.2022 Fully Equipped live from San Diego On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath join Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories live in his home town of San Diego. The guys breakdown RB's guide to utilizing adjustable drivers properly, which new Tour player is ...
07.27.2022 The story behind Tony Finau’s massive club grips, the PGA Tour’s lost luggage epidemic On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to discuss how Tony Finau makes his massive grips work, what RB saw on site at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and ...
07.21.2022 Robot ball testing, wedge fitting apps, and a walk down golf club memory lane On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Ryan Barath is joined by Golf Laboratories Gene Parente and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to breakdown the gear we saw at The Open, robot golf ball testing and fitting data, before concluding with ...
07.14.2022 Open Championship prep talking driving irons, chippers and Tiger’s putter decision \| Interview: J.T. Poston On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Golf Laboratories Gene Parente to preview gear at the 150th Open Championship. They dive in TaylorMade's new driving stealth driving irons, PING releasing the ChipR wedge ...
06.30.2022 Sneaky grip hacks, the biggest surprise from Titleist’s TSR launch On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to breakdown a few clever gear hacks for grips, the biggest surprise from Titleist's TSR Woods launch and why were seeing ...
06.23.2022 What we know about Titleist’s TSR woods, Mizuno’s secret Tour drop 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 breakdown Titleist's new TSR Woods, Mizuno's secret Tour drop and the reason Rory McIlroy ...
06.15.2022 U.S. Open Preview live from Boston, a new ball for Brooks? On this week's Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath record in person for the first time live from Baramore in Boston. They talk Rory's winning bag at the RBC Canadian Open, what adjustments are being made in preparation ...
06.09.2022 LIV Golf gear talk, the effects of adding bounce and a gear update live from the RBC Canadian Open 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 the impact Tour staffers departing for LIV Golf is having on their partnerships, ...
06.02.2022 Introducing our new co-host Ryan Barath! We talk Adam Scott’s custom irons and our hands-on impressions of Miura’s new KM-700 irons On this week's Fully Equipped, Jonathan Wall, GOLF’s Managing Editor for Equipment, is joined by GOLF's NEW Senior Editor for Equipment and Fully Equipped Co-Host, Ryan Barath, for his debut episode. The guys talk how Ryan ended up with GOLF, ...
05.26.2022 Could JT’s latest putter change lead to a big summer? And we answer your burning gear questions. On this week's Fully Equipped, hosts Jonathan Wall, GOLF’s Managing Editor for Equipment, and Kris McCormack, True Spec Golf's VP of Tour and Education, talk Justin Thomas' winning Scotty Cameron putter, Dustin Johnson putting a 9-wood in the bag and ...
05.18.2022 PGA Championship Special Live from Tulsa featuring DECADE Golf’s Scott Fawcett On this week's Fully Equipped, hosts Jonathan Wall, GOLF’s Managing Editor for Equipment, GOLF's Game Improvement Editor Luke Kerr-Dineen, and DECADE Golf Founder Scott Fawcett come to you live from James E. McNellie's Pub in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The guys breakdown ...
05.12.2022 Catching up with Tour winner Max Homa, Byron Nelson gear changes and detailing Rory’s latest club addition On this week's Fully Equipped, hosts Jonathan Wall, GOLF’s Managing Editor for Equipment, Gene Parente, President of Golf Laboratories, and Kris McCormack, True Spec Golf's VP of Tour and Education, discuss Jonathan's gear observations from the Byron Nelson, Steve Flesch's ...
05.05.2022 Which PGA Tour pros would benefit the most from hypothetical equipment changes? We have the answers. On this week's Fully Equipped, hosts Jonathan Wall, GOLF’s Managing Editor for Equipment, Gene Parente, President of Golf Laboratories, and Kris McCormack, True Spec Golf's VP of Tour and Education, discuss Rory McIlroy signing an extension with TaylorMade, Brandon Matthews ...
04.28.2022 Are you better off playing a 9- or 10.5 degree driver? Artisan teases us with new irons and Gene recounts his weekend at Coachella On this week's Fully Equipped, hosts Jonathan Wall, GOLF’s Managing Editor for Equipment, Gene Parente, President of Golf Laboratories, and Kris McCormack, True Spec Golf's VP of Tour and Education, discuss Gene taking his daughter to a weekend at Coachella, ...
04.21.2022 Masters Champion Scottie Scheffler joins the pod, Cobra’s latest irons and 3 drivers for common misses On this week's Fully Equipped, hosts Jonathan Wall, GOLF’s Managing Editor for Equipment, Gene Parente, President of Golf Laboratories, and Kris McCormack, True Spec Golf's VP of Tour and Education, breakdown Jordan Spieth's current set up, Cobra's latest irons and ...
04.14.2022 Tiger Slam irons go for a mint, the Scottie Scheffler gear change you missed and how to gain 17-plus yards with the driver On this week's Fully Equipped, hosts Jonathan Wall, GOLF’s Managing Editor for Equipment, Gene Parente, President of Golf Laboratories, and Kris McCormack, True Spec Golf's VP of Tour and Education, talk the insane amount a set of alleged Tiger Slam ...
04.07.2022 Masters gear changes, the benefits of adjusting tee height, and what’s really going on with Tiger’s shoes On this week's episode, hosts Jonathan Wall, GOLF’s Managing Editor for Equipment, and GOLF's Game Improvement Editor Luke Kerr-Dineen come to you live from Savannah River Brewing Co. in Augusta for a special Masters edition of Fully Equipped. They talk ...

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