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Another Kick Point special for you this week from our summer trip across the pod to the United States. This week, it's the small task of seeing just how the single most important piece of equipment (and the single most popular model within that category) is made. Join Sam and Dan from Titleist's ball-fitting centre and the spiritual home of Manchester Lane, Massachusetts, as they delve into the very beginnings of Titleist as a brand, discuss the most interesting parts of the ball-creation process from their time snooping in all of Titleist's facilities in the Massachusetts area, and talk through the merits of a ball fitting. 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
A very special episode for you this week sees us head to the great city of Chicago for a behind-the-scenes look at everything at Wilson Golf. How does the golf division work alongside the larger legacy sports like tennis, football and baseball? Are any significant new Tour signings on the horizon? And, can the brand get back to the very top of the game by attracting the latest generation of golfers into the equipment? 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
Who said we were short of ideas? Not us! We've done old drivers, and we've done old fairways, so it's time for Joe to dig back into the archive of irons to find five examples of irons that haven't aged a day. We've got some classic blades and some more 'game improvement' options on the table. As well as that, Joe's conjured up a game of fantasy golf equipment - what bag of tricks would we like to play, selecting from all of the men's and women's Major winners so far? We've got that, Ask The Pod and plenty more nonsense in between - enjoy! Thanks to this week's sponsor, PXG. PXG has fitting locations across the country, so if you’re ready to take a more serious approach to your game, head to PXG.com , check out their latest deals and book a fitting near you.Thanks to this week's sponsor, PXG. PXG has fitting locations across the country, so if you’re ready to take a more serious approach to your game, head to PXG.com , check out their latest deals and book a fitting near you. Chapters: 0:00:00 Coming up this week... 0:05:53 The Ore Golf iron & TaylorMade's Tag Heuer collab 0:09:42 Picking our fantasy lineup of equipment from the 2026 Major winners 0:33:03 Kick Point Golf Club... 0:37:52 5 older irons that modern tech can't beat 0:52:05 Ask The Pod - your reactions to TaylorMade's two-year release cycle 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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. Joe's been doing some real-life actual journalism this week. It's often quiet down in North Devon, so a few weeks ago spent an afternoon measuring the true loft, lie angle and face angle of every driver he's been sent to test this year. Which brands' measurements are closest to what they claim? And are we seeing a new trend in driver face angles? Joe reveals all from his exhausting display of measuring in his workshop. Also this week, we've had loads of questions about the best ways to add weight to your golf club, and to help, Joe has put together a cheat sheet of the pros and cons of each method. Whether it's lead tape, hot melt or screws, we've got you covered for your next tinkering job. All of that, plus some analysis on Wyndham Clark's new putter, Bryson's prototype TaylorMade driver and, of course, some time for your comments and questions in Ask The Pod - enjoy! Chapters: 0:00:00 Coming up this week... 0:03:43 The story behind Bryson's new proto TaylorMade driver 0:07:51 What's so special about Wyndham Clark's new putter? 0:11:36 The pros and cons of each method of adding weight to a club 0:12:28 Using manufacturer's weights 0:15:35 Lead tape 0:18:26 Tip weights 0:21:27 Hot melt 0:26:12 We measured every 2026 driver! Here are the results... 0:27:24 Face angle... 0:36:08 Lofts... 0:40:19 Lie angles... 0:48:48 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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. Happy midsummer! It's that time of year again, when we take stock of all of the main equipment manufacturers' years so far, and send them home with a summer report for 2026. Which brand is going home with an A to happy parents, and which brand has plenty to work on going into the next phase of equipment releases? Before all of that, Joe finds his favourite driver on the GolfClubs4Cash website for under £200, we discuss the rollback on the golf ball rollback, and Joe tells us the good, the bad, and the ugly from his experience at regional qualifying for the Open Championship. Enjoy! Chapters: 0:00:00 Coming up this week... 0:02:26 How would Joe spend £200 on a second-hand driver? 0:06:14 Joe tells all about his Open Qualifying experience 0:22:22 The golf ball rollback, rollback - our opinions! 0:32:34 Grading every equipment brand's year so far! 0:34:32 Titleist 0:41:55 TaylorMade 0:51:23 Callaway 1:00:08 Ping 1:04:29 Cobra 1:06:53 PXG 1:13:02 Mizuno 1:17:00 Srixon 1:21:05 Wilson 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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! 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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... 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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? 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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? 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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? 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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? 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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? 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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! 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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? 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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! 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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. Welcome back to regularly scheduled programming! We hope you enjoyed the Masters and our Tour Issue specials, but we're back onto our bread and butter topic this week: equipment. For the bulk of this week's episode, we wanted to answer one simple questions, are direct to conusmer blades the best value golf clubs on the market? Often priced at less than 50% of the bigger brands' rival blades, do they offer the same performance? To see whether the blade irons offered by direct-to-consumer brands really are the best value to performance golf clubs on the market, we put the best three head-to-head. Which of the Vice, Ben Hogan Ft Worth MB and Takomo 301MB is the best of the best in the DTC space? Also, this week, we debate whether blending a mix of graphite and steel shafts through irons and wedges is a good idea, and get a sneak peek behind some of the Tour pros who love shopping in the second-hand market. All of that, plus your questions and comments in Ask The Pod - enjoy! 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
I want to once again thank our sponsors for this week, Callaway. We’ve just watched four days of world-class golf and the big takeaway is consistency. The players who perform under pressure are the ones who can rely on their equipment, shot after shot. That’s exactly what the Quantum family is built for - drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, iron - the whole lineup - designed to give you more speed, more control and more repeatable performance. Because, while we might not be teeing it up at Augusta anytime soon, we all want to play our own courses a little bit better. So if this week has got you thinking about your game, it’s a great time to explore the Quantum range. To find out more, go and visit your local retailer or take a look online at eu.callawaygolf.com . Well, there you have it. Rory McIlroy has successfully defended the Green Jacket, becoming only the fourth person in history to do so. After losing a six-shot lead in round three, McIlroy bravely batted to a one-shot victory over World No.1 Scottie Scheffler and once again wrote his name into the history books. In this episode, Joe and I discuss Rory's ability to win without his best game, Scottie Scheffler's incredible weekend, Cam Young's Major chances and Justin Rose's latest attempt to finally get over the line at Augusta National. 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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. 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
I want to once again thank our sponsors for this week and give a quick shoutout to Callaway’s Chrome Tour golf balls. This is where everything matters - feel, control, spin, and performance under pressure. The Chrome Tour and Chrome Tour X are designed for exactly that. You’ve got exceptional distance off the tee, but also that control and consistency into the greens, especially on those delicate shots around Augusta. And that balance is what we’re seeing from the players in contention, total trust in every part of their game. So whether you’re chasing a personal best or just trying to sharpen up your short game, the Chrome Tour range delivers tour-level performance. To find out more, visit eu.callawaygolf.com . One way or another, Rory McIlroy is going to make history at the 2026 Masters Tournament. He will either defend his Green Jacket, becoming only the fourth person to do so, or he will have blown the largest 36-hole lead in Masters history. With plenty of big names in hot pursuit, the final round at Augusta National is promising to be incredibly exciting. In this special daily episode, Joe and I discuss Cameron Young's impressive charge after starting the tournament four-over-par through seven holes, the chances of other Major winners like Justin Rose or Shane Lowry, the professionalism and consistency of Sam Burns and, of course, the lurking presence of the World No.1 Scottie Scheffler on the leaderboard. This is a Masters Tournament that continues to deliver and one you will not want to miss down the stretch on Sunday. 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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. 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
Big thanks to this week's sponsor, Callaway. Seeing Augusta this week, it’s obvious how important approach play is to success. Distance control, consistency and giving yourself chances is so important. Now, while the guys out there aren’t gaming these, Callaway’s new Quantum Irons are built for exactly that kind of challenge… for everyday golfers. They’re designed as game improvement irons, which means more forgiveness, more consistency, and helping you hit more greens, especially on those slight misses we all have. So while the pros are dialling it in with precision this week, Quantum Irons are all about helping you bring a bit more of that consistency into your own game. If you’re looking to improve your iron play, they’re definitely worth a look. To find out more, visit eu.callawaygolf.com. Well, If you thought the opening day at The Masters was good... day two was truly something else. Rory McIlroy continued to dazzle at Augusta National, with a majestic second round performance stretching his lead, but there is an incredibly strong leaderboard that are going to do their best not to make it easy for him over the weekend. In the second of our Masters daily specials, Joe and I discuss Tyrrell Hatton's impressive 66 powered by a 100% green in regulation success rate, Patrick Reed's sublime short game, Justin Rose's popularity and prowess around Augusta National, Brooks Koepka's chances and plenty more. As we look ahead to the weekend, this Masters Tournament has all the makings of a classic. 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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. 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: kickpointpodcast@futurenet.com 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.
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