Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show

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Welcome to Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show brought to you by Golf Monthly. Each week a new episode will land providing you with in-depth gear-related insights. Whether you are thinking your next purcha... more

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Number 1: Are We Being Lied To About Golf Shaft Profiles? Plus, We Recap Our One Club Challenge (Could Joe Beat Dan With Just One Club?), Joe's Designed His Own Wedge & We Asses Your Best Vibesman Bags
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: [email protected] 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.
September 04, 20261h 9min
Number 2: Is This The Most Complete Mini Driver On The Market (And Do You Even Need One)? Plus, What Would We Use In A 10 Club Bag, Equipment That Is ACTUALLY Worth The Money & Does Ink Negatively Affect Balls?
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: [email protected] 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.
August 28, 202642min
Number 3: We've Designed Our Own Irons (And Joe Has 3D Printed Them)! Plus, Callaway's Mini Spinner & MB Blades Reviewed, The Best Golf Clubs Under £20 & Is Golf Equipment Marketing Out Of Control?
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: [email protected] 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.
August 21, 20261h 16min
Number 4: Why Banning Tee Pegs Will Save Golf! Sir Nick Faldo Joins Our Anti-Tee Crusade, Joe Gives Foolproof Advice On How To Get Better With Your Wedges & The Pitfalls Of Using Lead Tape
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: [email protected] 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.
August 14, 20261h 24min
Number 5: What's In The Bag Of A Full Time Equipment Tester (Joe's 2026 WITB)? Plus, Designing Our Own Retro Clubs, The 2-Iron Urge & What Happened To Signature Player Irons?
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: [email protected] 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.
July 17, 20261h 11min