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!

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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...

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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?

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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?

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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? 

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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?

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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? 

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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!

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Massive thanks to Under Armour for sponsoring this week's episode. The new Drive Pro Clone and Drive Pro Clone SL golf shoes are on sale now.

Joe's away this week, so what better time than to welcome back Sam De'Ath (a.k.a Sweaty Sam) to chew the fat on all the equipment he's been busy testing over the last six months. Sam looks after the putter, golf ball and fairway wood categories for Golf Monthly, and it is the putter where we spend most of our time this week.

To assess whether the zero-torque putter trend is just getting going or starting to fade away, Sam has brought in some of the finest examples of this subcategory into the studio with him. From the new, more affordable options from Wilson to the new Asner-style option from L.A.B. Golf, can the zero torque putter be a catch-all putter for the average golfer? If zero torque isn't your thing, don't worry, Sam has his analysis on the latest Sausage putter, something new (and confusing) from TaylorMade, as well as Odyssey's latest lineup.

We also have some of your excellent Ask The Pod questions surrounding Sam's other area of expertise, fairway woods. With so many lofts now available, how many fairway woods is too many fairway woods for the average golfer?

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Thank you again to our sponsors, Fujikura. After the Masters last Sunday, that is now 5 major wins in a row for Fujikura! Fujikura's streak of major championship winners trusting a VENTUS shaft in their driver continues. All 4 major champions last year won with a Fujikura VENTUS shaft in their driver - the first time ANY company has done this.  Today, is the first day the completely new VENTUS TR shaft collection is available (in Red, Blue and Black profiles) - and we have already seen the new TR Blue and Black on tour with a handful of players making an immediate switch.  The new VENTUS TR collection has been upgraded with VeloCore+ technology, offering enhanced feel and stability. Now there are even more options to get the perfect with the tour- trusted VENTUS shafts.  Head over to fujikuragolf.com to find a fitting location near you to try the new TR VENTUS collection and most trusted driver and wood shaft on tour for yourself.

In this week's episode, Dan and Baz discuss Matt Fitzpatrick's impressive RBC Heritage playoff victory over Scottie Scheffler, the 'sneaky' form of Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland's turbulence, the state of play with LIV Golf and look ahead towards the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

This episode will be the last Tour Issue hosted on the Kick Point show, with an exciting rebrand coming from Monday 27th March with the launch of Golf Monthly Tour Issue. Don't worry though, it's not all change. Baz will be co-hosting the new show in partnership with our incredibly knowledgable news team - discussing everything you need to know about professional golf with Elliott Heath, Jonny Leighfield or Matt Cradock every single Monday.

For those of you who love tour golf, have opinions on the happenings each weekend and want to hear the thoughts of an expert panel on the best bets for any given week - head over to Golf Monthly Tour Issue... Baz will see you there!

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