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 purchase or you’re interested in the finer details behind golf club design and fitting, this show provides a light-hearted, informative look at all areas of golf equipment.
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Faldo's '96 Masters Winning Clubs, Titleist GT vs TSR & Our Favourite Clubs Of All Time
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With the Titleist GT range being the newest driver family currently on the market (more to come on this in January...) we thought it would be a good time to compare it to its older sibling, the TSR. How much, if any, gains were made in Titleist's newest driver offering and what changes were made in the new design? The Ask The Pod wanted to know wha…
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Billy Horschel's Clubs, Joe's Crazy Equipment Concepts & Best Low-Mid Handicap Irons
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While we remain in the equipment Twilight Zone, Joe has decided once again to get all philosophical about golf equipment. He's questioning everything about how the golf bag is set up. Why don't we carry two drivers? Why do we use so many irons? This week, he gives some out-of-the-box suggestions for how we should think about making the most of all …
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Tiger's 1997 Clubs, The Best (And Worst) Equipment Switches In History & How To Test Grips
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We’ve got something a little different for you on this week’s episode - our first retro WITB. As we’re entering a period with new equipment being seeded into players' bags (which we can't talk about until embargoes lift), we thought we’d pause the modern WITBs and dive into some retro ones - and where better to start than with Tiger Woods? Joe focu…
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Adam Scott's Clubs, Our Favourite Products Of The Year & Golf Ball Compression Explained
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It's a mega episode for you this week as we dive into Adam Scott's bag. Though he's now known for being one of the biggest tinkerers in the game, there was a time when he didn't change a single club in the bag for years at a time. Joe examines each club in the Australian's bag (at the time of recording) and the story of when and why he finally star…
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Ko's Clubs, Fujikura Ventus Velcore+ Shafts & Are Club Manufacturers Copying Each Other?
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Get in touch with Dan and Joe and Ask The Pod via our email kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com You can also WATCH every episode in full at www.golfmonthly.com/features/kick-point-the-golf-gear-show-every-single-episode After seeing the Cobra Limit3d irons secure their first win on Tour in the bag of Angel Hidalgo, we start this week's episode with a sl…
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Theegala's Clubs, The Butter Blade & How To Be Sure You Get A Good Club Fitter
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Get in touch with Dan and Joe and Ask The Pod via our email kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com You can also WATCH every episode in full at www.golfmonthly.com/features/kick-point-the-golf-gear-show-every-single-episode Another busy episode this week, thanks for joining us! To start, Dan has a James Bond-themed show-and-tell from a recent trip to Stoke …
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You thought our run of interviews was over. We thought our run of interviews was over. That was until Matt Fitzpatrick invited us for an in-depth chat about his golf clubs at a recent Skechers event in London. While Joe covered his clubs extensively in an episode a few months ago, his in-person chat with Matt allowed him to ask some of the question…
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Did you really think our series of What's In The Bag interviews was over? In what can only be described as a scheduling error on Dan's part, we (Dan) forgot to publish this episode we recorded in late August featuring our interview with Martin Kaymer - so here it is! Not only do you have a deep dive into the two-time Major winner's bag to enjoy, bu…
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This week, Joe gives us his insight into how to build your very own club workshop, we explain what the data you see on a launch monitor actually means, Dan tests the new Adidas Codechaos shoes AND Louis Oosthuizen joins us for a what's in the bag special. It's another jam-packed episode, hope you enjoy it! Get in touch with Dan and Joe and Ask The …
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This week, Joe has yet another iron family to review, this time from PXG. As well as the game improvement PXG Black Ops irons (the first ever true game improvement iron from PXG), he's also recently tested the 0311 P & XP Gen 7 irons. Despite the complex naming system that PXG continues to employ with some of its franchises, Joe gives his full verd…
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Mizuno JPX925 Irons, Patrick Reed's In The Bag Special & Loft And Lie Explained
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This week, Joe gives his verdict on the latest Mizuno JPX925 Hot Metal irons. One of the most popular iron franchises for the discerning golfer who still requires some of added forgiveness, Joe reviews all three new models that were launched last month. After that, the Explainer this week focusses on loft & lie on golf clubs. We all likely know wha…
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Another jam packed episode for you this week, thanks for downloading! Tested this week features TaylorMade's 2024 P Series irons. With the well-loved P770 receiving a face lift and the all-new P7CB being introduced a few weeks ago, Joe gives his full verdict on how well TaylorMade has refined and improved on its flagship iron series. This week's ex…
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Another jam packed episode for you this week, including a brand new segment 'Ask The Pod'. The lads start this week with a review of Titleist's new GT drivers. Joe was lucky enough to enjoy the full fitting experience at the Titleist Performance Centre in Woburn and shares his thoughts both on that experience and the performance of the new drivers.…
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Grading Every Equipment Brand's Year (So Far) & Henrik Stenson WITB Special
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This week Dan and Joe are 'Live From LIV' with a bit of a different, but nonetheless jam-packed, episode of Kick Point. The lads were on site at JCB Golf & Country Club for the LIV UK event back in July and have lined up six WITB specials with some of the game's biggest names. This week, they're joined by Henrik Stenson who talks through his eclect…
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Akshay Bhatia's Clubs, The Origins Of Bryson's New Irons & A Watermelon Golf Bag
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On this episode, Dan's in charge of Tested This Week with a new watermelon pattern bag from Ping and G/FORE's new G/18 shoes to show off in the studio. Meanwhile, Joe's been busy doing some investigative journalism and has been chatting to the founder of Avoda Golf, Tom Bailey. Avoda irons have been in the bag of one Bryson DeChambeau since this ye…
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Hovland's Clubs, The Half Price Pro V1s & Bounce Explained
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Thanks for joining us for another episode of Kick Point! First, our Tested This Week comes in the shape of Seed golf balls, a direct-to-consumer golf ball brand now available in the UK and US that claims to offer balls that perform as well as the big brands best balls for half the price. Joe has been out on the golf course and with his Trackman to …
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We're back in the studio this week after our recent trip to The Wisley. Joe has been out testing Cobra's new LIMIT3D iron, the first fully 3D printed iron to be available at retail. Cobra launched the irons with bold claims of 'blade looks' with 'game improvement forgiveness' and Joe's testing reveled some incredible findings. It felt fitting after…
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Richard Bland WITB Special
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This week, we welcome our first ever guest onto Kick Point - Richard Bland. We spoke to Richard at his home club The Wisley the week after he won the Senior PGA Championship in Michigan. With very mixed bag, this episode is a really interesting dive into a fellow equipment nerd's bag. After we spoke to him, Cleeks GC went on to win its first team e…
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Rory's Clubs, L.A.B Putters & Putter Fittings Explained
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This week's episodes comes from The Wisley in Surrey - our first podcast outside of the studio! To commemorate the feat, Joe and Dan dive deep into the world of putters, first looking at the takeover of L.A.B putters before Joe talks through the benefits of getting a putter fitting and the kinds of questions you should be asking a fitter when getti…
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Fitzpatrick's Clubs, Best Launch Monitors (For All Budgets) & Shaft Puring Explained
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Joe has been busy testing launch monitors over the last few months, so we thought we'd start this episode by getting him to talk through the key differences camera and radar based systems, while also giving his verdict on launch monitors from right across the price spectrum - what would Joe recommend going for if we was building his very own home s…
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Schauffele's Clubs, TaylorMade R7 Quad & Japanese Forging Explained
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Joe has been testing some stunning clubs from Japan, specifically the Bose Iron Factory, owned and founded by Falcon Matsubura. After a chat about these rather intimidating blades, the lads chat about Japanese forging practices more broadly - is it still the gold standard? After that, Joe has another piece of 'gear that changed the game' in the sha…
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This week Dan and Joe take a deep dive into the bag of women's world number one Nelly Korda, discuss some of the best 'budget' irons and drivers on the market right now and take a dive into the Halfway Hut at The Belfry. Also this week, Joe also kicks off a new franchise he's coined 'Gear That Changed The Game' with the Ping Eye2 Copper Beryllium w…
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In this week's episode, some new Malbon clothing arriving on Joe's doorstep leads to a debate about the direction of modern golf fashion - is it truly promoting more inclusivity into the game? Joe's explainer this week revolves around tipping the golf club, then he wraps up the episode with a very deep dive into the bag of Bryson DeChambeau. Probab…
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In episode one, Dan and Joe kick things off by looking at the growing trend of players using two drivers and the emergence of even more mini drivers to the market. Dan provides his view on Nike's work in the golf shoe market, Joe reveals how the Tour fitters use 'hot melt' to improve the performance of drivers and the two discuss the interesting cl…
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