Best Launch Angle Podcasts (2025)

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EP 216: ADP Analysis: Zach Wheeler, Jose Altuve, Bo Bichette + 1:32:18

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Rob and I discuss the depth of middle infield in current DC ADP and we start the train rolling on ADP analysis. This one starts our navigation to flip flopping every episode between public and Patreon only. Come join the Patreon for extra episodes and much more! ADP Carlos Rodon Will Smith Sal Perez Zach Wheeler Jose Altuve Brandon Woodruff Kyle St…

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Chef Elsy Dinvil: On How The Kindness Of A Fellow Chef Helped Launch Her Business… Exploring the Human Aspect of Homelessness & The Psychological Angle Missing From The Act Of Rebuilding Lives…Plus, The ... 39:03

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Our Guest Is Elsy Dinvil. She Joins Us From Portland Oregon… Where She’s Currently The Owner Of Creole Me Up… The First Haitian Food Processing Company In Portland. Creole Me Up Offers Authentic Haitian Culinary Products. We Talk About: ✅ How The Kindness Of A Fellow Chef Helped Launch Her Business… ✅ Exploring the Human Aspect of Homelessness & Th…

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The Secrets Of Scheffler's Grips With Adrian Retiveld, The Best Irons Of The 80s and 90s & We Call Out Wedge Manufacturers 1:19:12

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Happy Friday, folks, thanks for downloading. This week, there's an update on Joe's vobesman set, we call out wedge manufacturers and plead with them to stop over-designing their wedges, Joe pines for Robert Rock (again), and we go through some of the best-looking irons of the '80s and '90s after a listener wanted to know what set he should be for h…

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Tour Issue: Aaron Rai's M6 Winner, TaylorMade's Qi4D Dream Debut & Ping's Max K Sequel Arrives 31:50

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Welcome to the first episode of Kick Point: Tour Issue, your weekly roundup of the weekend's Tour golf and equipment breaking news stories. We couldn't have asked for a more exciting week to bring you our first episode, with new equipment from TaylorMade, Ping and Cobra being seeded on Tour far earlier than we expected. We have our first impression…

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TRAILER: Introducing Kick Point: Tour Issue! 2:06

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Welcome to Kick Point: Tour Issue, our brand new weekly show! Every Monday (well, providing one of us isn't away), we'll be sitting down to react to the weekend's golf and all the equipment news we can't react to as quickly as we'd like to on our Friday shows. We've got a a humdinger of a first episode for you. Episode one will arrive later this af…

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Harry Hall What's In The Bag Special, The 'Useless' Launch Monitor Data To Be Wary Of & Are Driving Ranges Getting Too Crowded? 1:05:31

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Happy Friday, and thanks for joining us this week! Another bumper episode for you this week, and we're starting with a rant about driving ranges. Since the introduction of Trackman ranges, it's safe to say the demographics and sheer volume of people going to driving ranges are changing. Is this newfound love for ranges making it tougher for the les…

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Robert Rock What's In The Bag Special, Odyssey's Zero Torque Breakthrough & Have We Been Getting Lie Angles All Wrong? 1:06:42

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Happy Friday and happy Halloween! Nothing spooky for you in this episode, unless you find an hour of rambling about golf equipment scary. One thing some people do find scary is the shaft lean in zero torque putters. Odyssey's new line of Tri-Hot Square 2 Square putters has been designed to get rid of this nearly entirely, and we have our immediate …

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Matt Wallace What's In The Bag Special, Our Full Verdict On The Sausage Boudin Noir Putter & Why You Should Be Excited About The Kingdom Coming To The UK 1:03:03

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Happy Friday, and thanks for downloading this week's episode! There's loads to cover in this jam-packed episode, including the breaking news that TaylorMade's Kingdom fitting centre is finally coming to the UK! But, what does this mean for the average golfer in the UK, and what are the pros and cons of being fitted in a 'single brand' fitting centr…

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Takomo vs Titleist Irons: What's The True Difference? Plus, Callaway's New 'Perfect' Gap Filling Club & Niklas Norgaard What's In The Bag Special 58:38

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Happy Friday, folks, thanks for joining us for another week of equipment deep dives. After our direct-to-consumer chat a few weeks ago, we've received some comments asking for more data comparing the drivers and irons of these brands versus the OEMs. So, Joe's brought some receipts from his testing. How close, from a data perspective, are the DTC b…

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Romain Langasque What's In The Bag Special, The Truth Behind Hitting A 4.5° Driver & Should We Do Away With Stated Driver Lofts? 1:09:17

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Another jam-packed episode for you this week, thanks for joining us! Joe's been given a 4.5° long driv head from Callaway - and has decided to put it in the bag! He tells all about his time with the incredibly low lofted beast, and why it could work for more golfers than you think. Since his dalliance with the long driver head, Joe's been busy meas…

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Ewen Ferguson What's In The Bag Special, The Revolutionary Sausage Putter & What Is The Best Putter Of All Time? 1:23:07

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Happy Friday, folks! Hope you enjoyed last week's Ryder Cup action. We're back this week with a jam-packed episode and something of a putter special. Firstly, Joe's been doing some more digging in the bags of Ryder Cup players, and has been wondering: is the blade (Anser-style) putter dying out completely? After that, we take a look at one of the h…

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Justin Rose What's In The Bag, Ryder Cup Club Counts & Is Virtual Reality The Future Of Indoor Golf? 1:17:07

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Happy Friday, hope you're enjoying the Ryder Cup, and thanks for taking some time to download this week's episode! We're back in the studio for a deep dive into the bag of Justin Rose. Declared an equipment 'loon' by Joe, we discuss the seven driver switches, four lob wedges and four golf balls Justin has had in the bag over the last 18 months. Als…

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Lindsay Brennan: On Hybrid Grapes & How They’re Emerging As A Conversation As Winemakers Face The Challenges Of Climate Change…Plus, The Guiding Light That Connects Her Both Professionally & Personally ... 50:59

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Our Guest Is Lindsay Brennan. She Joins Us From Montreal… Where She’s The Founder Of Vin I Vida…A Wine Agency Specializing In Small-Production Catalan And Spanish Wines…. She’s Also Sommelier And Co-Owner Of Alma…A Restaurant Highlighting Modern Mexican Cuisine With A Focus On Heirloom Corn, Local Ingredients And Catalan Wine … She Also Owns Terraz…

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Fleetwood & Molinari’s 2018 Ryder Cup What’s In The Bag Special! | Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show 1:09:20

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Coming to you from the extremely impressive Justin Rose room at North Hants Golf Club, in this episode, Joe is moaning about how many tour players don't know anything about their equipment, Dan has a show and tell of some retro Ping irons he's purchased as a gift for his Dad, before the boys get into some Ask The Pod action. Finally, Joe takes a de…

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Jake Knapp’s Clubs & Ranking The Best Mini Drivers Of 2025 1:16:49

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This week, we're getting stuck into the min-driver market, comparing and ranking those currently on the market, including the TaylorMade R7 Quad, PXG Secret Weapon, Callaway Elyte, and the Titleist GT280, to see which is Joe's favorite and which might be right for your game. Some top drawer Ask The Pod's this week, before diving into a WITB of one …

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Ranking The Best Low-Handicap Irons Of 2025, How To Retrofit Second-Hand Equipment & Matt Wolff What's In The Bag Special 1:17:24

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It's a Kick Point first this week, a head to head to head to head to head to head! We've taken what we think are the six best low-handicap irons of the bunch and pitted them against one another in six different categories. Which of the Ping Blueprint S, Srixon ZXi7, Mizuno Pro S3, Callaway Apex CB, TaylorMade P7MC and Titleist T100 will come out on…

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Retief Goosen What's In The Bag Special & What Are The Best Direct To Consumer Brands? 1:35:11

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Happy Friday!! We're back in the studio this week for more equipment fun. The bulk of this week's episode is dedicated to direct-to-consumer brands. These golf brands - like Takomo, Ben Hogan, New Level and Tour Edge - are becoming increasingly more popular and prevalent, but what are they and how do they differ from the original equipment manufact…

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EP 215: Too Early Drafts and FAAB Rollbacks 1:07:17

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Rob And I discuss the to Early Meatball draft, our team standings with the season winding down and the topic of rolling back FAAB moves in the NFBC, Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active an…

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George Fredenham: On His Quest To Discover Where Flavors Come From….Plus His Take On The Best Approach To Foraging….And An Epic Story About Stumbling Into 5 Kilos Of Porcini Mushrooms In The Woods…. 53:40

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Our Guest Is George Fredenham. He Joins Us From London… Where He’s The Founder Of Flavour Fred….A Company That Highlights His Skills As A Flavour Forager, Fermenter, Chef And Distiller… We Talk About: ✅ His Quest To Discover Where Flavors Come From…. ✅ Plus His Take On The Best Approach To Foraging… ✅ And An Epic Story About Stumbling Into 5 Kilos …

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Marco Penge What's In The Bag Special & On The Range At The British Masters! 47:36

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We've been let out of the studio again, and this week's episode comes live from the range at the British Masters. We spent Tuesday interviewing some of the best and biggest names on the DP World Tour, and thought we might as well cobble together a podcast episode while we were there! Alongside our reactions to what we'd seen in players' bags up and…

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Trottie Golf On His Best (And Worst) Moments On The Tour Truck & Fitting The World's Best Players 1:24:10

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We're back in the studio! After a month or so on the road, we're back with a Tested This Week on the new Maxfli Tour and Tour X balls and your correspondence and questions on Ask The Pod. Our guest this week is Trottie Golf, or just Chris Trott to his friends and family. Now a YouTube star in his own right, you'll likely have seen Trottie on Taylor…

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Grading Every Equipment Manufacturer's Year (So Far) & Ian Poulter Heckles Joe 57:25

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Our final special of the summer sees us back at JCB Golf & Country Club to give all of the major equipment manufacturers a summer school report after a very busy year of releases. Those who have been listening since the very early days will remember we did this last year, and it was relatively successful, so we're wheeling it out again. Every brand…

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Viktor Hovland What's In The Bag Special (With His Club Builder) & Behind The Scenes At Ping's Proving Grounds 47:45

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It's the final episode of our US Tour! This week, we're in Phoenix, Arizona, taking a peek behind the curtain at Ping's HQ. We've got insights into the brand's new proprietary shaft lab, its unique production line, and its state-of-the-art putter fitting centre. Joe was also fitted on the Proving Grounds for the new i240 and iDi driving iron - we'v…

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Chef Travis Limoge: On Leaning Into Impermanence…..Allowing The Universe To Lead Our Lives…...Using Our Collective Purchasing Power To Make A Positive Difference On Our Planet…...And How Slowing Down Can ... 1:05:58

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Our Guest Is Chef Travis Limoge. He Joins Us From Mexico…. Where He Recently Moved To Launch Some New Projects… He’s Currently Working On A New Physical Location For His Concept Pirata…In Saladita…Aiming For A 2026 Relaunch…. He’s The Founder Of Cocina Pirata…A Creative House Of Activism… Which Includes De La Costa, A Non Profit Organization Focuse…

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Scottie Scheffler What's In The Bag Special With Adrian Rietveld 1:03:59

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We've got another very special episode lined up for you this week, filmed live at TaylorMade's 'Kingdom' in California. We've pulled back the curtain to bring you an in-depth chat with the man personally responsible for crafting Scottie Scheffler's golf clubs: Adrian Reitveld, TaylorMade's Senior Tour Manager. Having worked with Scottie since he tu…

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Behind The Scenes At The Titleist Performance Institute & Our 2025 T-Series Irons First Impressions 49:21

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Happy Friday, folks. I hope you're enjoying The Open! We've got a very, very special episode lined up for you this week, the first of three from our trip to the USA in late June. Our first stop was with our friends at Titleist, which was recorded from a state-of-the-art podcast studio at the Titleist Performance Institute in Carlsbad, California. W…

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EP 214: Fantasy Baseball Masterclass Roundtable w/ Phil Dussault, James Anderson, Andrew Geller and Jeff Zimmerman 2:03:32

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Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-hosts ⁠Rob DiPietro ⁠& ⁠Rob Silver ⁠ On this episode we are joined by several wonderful analysts and fantasy players. We go through team by team discussing some interesting players from each, while also side chatting about strategy and roster construction. We go into chatting about how to close down …

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Jack Nicklaus' Clubs, Our Favourite Trainings Aids (And Why You Should Use Them) & Should You Use More Fairway Woods? 1:19:21

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Happy Friday, KPers. It's another hot one in the studio this week, so please forgive our clammy faces and flustered nature. For those who enjoyed watching the shaft wall collapse two weeks ago, we've got another treat for you this week, too... Onto the content, and we're starting with what should be a very helpful segment on our favourite training …

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Sepp Straka's Clubs, Maxfli XC2 Iron Review & Do Taller People Really Need Longer Clubs? 1:15:12

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Happy Friday, folks! Another busy episode for you this week. To start, we've got a brief chat about Bryson's new LA Golf irons and why he hasn't been quite able to settle into them just yet, as well as a Tested This Week on the return of Maxfli and the new XC2 irons - are they the real deal in the player's distance category? Ask The Pod is back thi…

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Collin Morikawa's Clubs, Rory's Driver Chaos & Are Stamped Wedges Cool? 1:16:36

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This week, Dan's been hit by two golf balls and tells us about his rich vein of golfing form, Joe's been on a diet, and the lads catch up about why Rory has struggled to find his driving game again after his driving was deemed non-confirming ahead of the Canadian Open. The Cool Board is back with wedge stamping, bag rain covers and big letter hats …

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Chef Juan Lopez Luna: On The Beauty Of Taking Moments To Appreciate Your Life’s Work…The Importance Of Showing Solidarity With Immigrants…And How One Meal Changed The Course Of His Life… 51:35

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Our Guest Is Chef Juan Lopez Luna. He Joins Us From Montreal… Where He’s Currently The Executive Chef & Co-Owner Of Alma…Where He Delivers His Take On Modern Mexican Cuisine With A Focus On Heirloom Corn, Local Ingredients And Catalan Wine … He Also Owns Terraza Luz, A Seasonal Back-Alley Taqueria… And Has Two New Projects Underway... One Is Called…

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Jimmy Bullard On His Love Of Golf Equipment, The Best Golf On YouTube & Why The Qi10 Fairway Wood Is So Good 1:01:31

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It's our birthday! Who'd have thought we'd have made it this far?! To celebrate, we're bringing to you what we have considered our most enjoyable interview to date with former Premier League and England footballer turned golf YouTuber Jimmy Bullard. Jimmy has never hidden the fact that he's a huge equipment geek, so we were very excited to have him…

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Nick Dougherty's Favourite Golf Clubs, How To Properly Use Lead Tape & What Were Balata Golf Balls? 1:22:00

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Happy Friday, folks. Hope you're enjoying the US Open! To accompany your weekend of watching professional golfers hack it out of thick rough, we've put together 82 minutes of two 'professional' journalists trying to hack their way through an interview with former Tour pro and now broadcaster Nick Dougherty. Joe has some history with Nick from their…

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Bryson DeChambeau's 2020 US Open Winning Clubs, LA Golf Driver Full Review & Are Mini Drivers Cool? 1:31:42

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Happy Friday Kick Pointers (Joe's newly appointed name for our viewers and listeners). In this week's episode, Joe revisits one of the most notable and hotly anticipated driver releases of 2025 - Bryson Dechambeau's LA Golf Driver. A fascinating concept that involved different bulge and roll profiles depending on swing speed, Joe talks us through h…

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EP 213 | Talkin' OOPSY w/ Jordan Rosenblum 1:41:41

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Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-hosts Rob DiPietro & Rob Silver On this episdoe we are joined by Jordan Rosenblum, creator of OOPSY projection system Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is hi…

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Richard Mansell What's In The Bag Special, Bringing Back 'The Butler' & Why Are Irons Getting Longer? 1:30:33

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We've got loads to get stuck into this week, so thanks for joining us! Joe is in something of a golf purgatory. Should he resign his PGA membership to become a full-time vibesman on the golf course? And, should he start playing clubs he thinks look cool, rather than have any function? After that, we take a brief look at the Tour's take-up of zero t…

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Phil Mickelson's Clubs, Should You Ditch The 60° Wedge & What Is An Aftermarket Shaft (And Do You Need One?) 1:13:12

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Happy Friday, thanks for downloading another bumper episode! We start this week with the Cool Board. Where will golf speakers, groove cleaners and Sunday bags find their way onto the board? The Explainer this week sees us dive into aftermarket shafts. What exactly is different about an aftermarket shaft versus a stock shaft? And, is the investment …

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Charmaine Mchugo: On Learning About Releasing Control Through Gardening…The Art Of Truly Listening To People And Being Open To Feedback…And Exploring Endings As Openings On Our Journey… 30:52

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Our Guest Is Charmaine Mchugo. She Joins Us From Wales… Where She’s Currently Co-Owner Of Michelin Green Starred Restaurant Chapters… We Talk About: ✅ Learning About Releasing Control Through Gardening ✅ The Art Of Truly Listening To People And Being Open To Feedback ✅ Exploring Endings As Openings On Our Journey https://chaptershayonwye.co.uk/ htt…

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Min Woo Lee's Clubs, Why Is There No Consensus In Golf Club Fittings & Are Animal Headcovers Cool? 1:04:51

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Happy Friday, Happy Kick Point Day. With the leaderboard at the PGA Championship looking more like a Sunday at the 3M Open than one of professional golf's premier weekends, hopefully, we can act as an area of respite from the less-than-exciting leaderboard in Charlotte. First up this week, Joe's got something he needs to get off his chest- why is t…

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Jason Day's 2015 PGA Champ Winning Clubs, Our Best (And Worst) Club Purchases & Do Golf Shoes Affect Performance? 1:11:37

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Happy Friday! We've got another bumper episode for you this week, so thanks for downloading. Ask The Pod this week wants to know what the best and worst club builds and purchases we've made are, and The Cool Board is back for a second week, too. Heading somewhere on the board this week are black irons, 14-way dividers on stand bags and bag tags. Fi…

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Rory McIlroy's 2025 Clubs, TaylorMade R7 Quad Mini Driver Review & Introducing The Cool Board! 1:30:16

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It's Friday, it's Kick Point, you know the drill. Thanks for downloading this week's episode. We really do appreciate you supporting and enjoying the show! As always, there's plenty of waffle to start this week, including Joe's Easter adventures in a renovated bus, Dan's trip to HobbyCraft and some of your correspondence on which golf equipment bes…

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Chef Eríc Martínez: On Healing After The Recent Death Of His Mother….The Importance Of Showing Yourself Love And Compassion….Plus Creating A Sustainable Future In Upscale Dining 48:59

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Our Next Guest Is Chef Eríc Martínez. He Joins Us From Sacramento… Where He’s Currently The Chef At Crispín Supper Club… Curating An 8-Coursed Menu Focused On Cooking In Harmony With The Seasons And Utilizing Sustainability… We Talk About: ✅ Healing After The Recent Death Of His Mother ✅ The Importance Of Showing Yourself Love And Compassion ✅ Crea…

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Dan Grieve What's In The Bag Special, How Would Modern Golfers Fare With Old Equipment & Shaft Weight Versus Shaft Flex 1:25:43

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Happy Friday, and thanks for downloading the show! Settle in for a bumper episode. After Joe's #banthebutler campaign was picked up by No Laying Up last month, we thought it would be fun to think of more special, one-off events that could be run on the PGA Tour. What would happen if players had to play an event using a persimmon driver, 3-SW blade …

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Tom McKibbin What's In The Bag Special, Driving Range Equipment Essentials & What Is Torque In A Shaft? 1:14:56

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Little did we know when we recorded this episode at the end of March that we'd be sitting here right now with Rory McIlroy as a Grand Slam winner. Yes, we filmed this many weeks before the Masters, so we are clueless to Rory's triumph, hence the complete lack of reference to one of the biggest moments in our sport's history! Back to matters of equi…

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Rick Shiels' Club Testing Secrets, Equipment Copycats (Is It Fair Game?) & Does Rory Have A Secret TaylorMade TP5? 59:36

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Happy Masters Friday! We hope you're enjoying the tournament, and thank you for spending some time with us when there are plenty of other exciting things happening in the world of golf. After a suspiciously L.A.B Golf DF3-shaped Odyssey putter appeared on Tour last month, we ask if copying in the golf equipment industry is a problem or just fair ga…

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EP 212 | Sutter Health Park, Kyren Paris & Player Concerns 1:01:00

7M ago1:01:00

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Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…