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McLaren Golf is here, what you can learn from Nelly's irons and new spring releases
Apr 30, 2026
51m 06s
Talking Titleist Ball Fitting with Patrick Dewar
Apr 23, 2026
33m 25s
RBC Chat and asking the question- are there too many golf clubs?
Apr 16, 2026
57m 45s
Talking Masters with Club Junkie's Brian Knudson!
Apr 8, 2026
48m 01s
A deep dive into the BEST golf bags
Apr 2, 2026
43m 13s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/30/26 | McLaren Golf is here, what you can learn from Nelly's irons and new spring releases✨ | McLaren GolfNelly Korda+4 | — | McLaren GolfChevron Championship | — | McLaren GolfNelly Korda+4 | — | 51m 06s | |
| 4/23/26 | Talking Titleist Ball Fitting with Patrick Dewar | Patrick Dewar, Titleist's Associate Tour Consultant for Ball Performance, joins this week's episode to discuss the ball testing process, fitting tour pros, how to find the right balance between short game feel and ball flight, Cameron Young's switch into the Double Dot and more. Presented by Titleist. | 33m 25s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 | RBC Chat and asking the question- are there too many golf clubs? | We're back after an exciting week at the Masters! Ryan dives into the club changes this week at RBC Heritage, new releases and debates the question– are there just too many golf clubs on the market? | 57m 45s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | Talking Masters with Club Junkie's Brian Knudson! | It's MASTERS week and we're talking all things gear ahead of the action at Augusta National. Ryan is joined by Golf WRX's Club Junkie, Brian Knudson, to talk gear changes to watch for, dark horse picks and the one thing holding Bryson back. | 48m 01s | ||||||
| 4/2/26 | A deep dive into the BEST golf bags | Ryan kicks off this week's episode breaking down Gary Woodland's incredible win at the Texas Children's Houston Open and why his equipment fits his game so well. Then he takes a deep dive into the best golf bags on the market, and why a "perfect" golf bag doesn't exist. | 43m 13s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 |  Titleist's surprise GTS drop and talking TaylorMade Spider success with James Holley | Ryan dives into a surprise Titleist announcement this past Sunday and what we know so far about their new GTS line of drivers and fairway woods. He also touches on Bryson DeChambeau's win with Bettinardi wedges, Fujikura's new blue profile and a recent Barath's Bargain Bin find. Then he's joined by TaylorMade's James Holley to talk about the success of their Spider putter, working with players like Tommy Fleetwood and more. | 57m 53s | ||||||
| 3/19/26 |  Cam Young's Secret Hybrid & talking with Cleveland Tour Engineering Manager Patrick Ripp | Ryan dives into The PLAYERS Championship and the "off-menu" hybrid in Cam Young's bag that helped him win, and how it can help you too. Then he chats with Cleveland's Tour Engineering Manager Patrick Ripp about wedge design, working with players and the process of bringing products from concept to testing and retail. | 1h 05m 26s | ||||||
| 3/13/26 |  Gear changes from big names at THE PLAYERS | Ryan is fresh from a few days at TPC Sawgrass ahead of THE PLAYERS Championship talking about the gear changes tour pros made ahead of the tournament, visiting all the tour trucks, the surprising reason Justin Thomas put some old clubs in the bag and more. | 36m 51s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 |  Diving into Callaway Golf's latest driver face tech, Chrome Tour balls, and more with Jacob Davidson and Brian Williams | On this week's episode, Ryan sits down with Callaway Golf's Jacob Davidson, VP of Global Tours, and Brian Williams, VP of R&D to chat about driver face technology, Chrome Tour golf balls, developing protypes, and how they're leaning into equipment that can help golfers blend their bags. Ryan also dives into the announcement of McLaren Golf, including the big names from the industry that are involved. Presented by Callaway Golf. | 53m 24s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 |  Talking Vokey Wedges and Design with Titleist's Kevin Tassistro | Vokey Director of Wedge Development Kevin Tassistro joins this week's episode of Gear Smart to chat about their new SM11s, the process of designing wedges, how they're constantly improving their technology and more. Ryan also talks about Jacob Bridgeman's win at the Genesis Invitational, the unique gear set up he has in his bag, and the Spider putter's hot streak on TOUR. | 49m 21s | ||||||
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| 2/19/26 |  Collin Morikawa's winning new putter, Srixon's Blackout line and more gear changes of the week | There were some big gear changes at Pebble Beach last week that proved successful. Ryan breaks down Collin Morikawa's winning new putter, Min Woo Lee's swap to a TRTL and more. Then he dives into the new Blackout collection from Srixon, LA Golf's direct-to-consumer rumors, and other gear news of the week. | 48m 57s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 |  Back to blades for Rory at Pebble + More Mini drivers, and a controversial Q&A | Coming off his switch to cavity back irons, Rory McIlroy is back in blades at Pebble Beach. Ryan breaks down what it means and what the biggest differences are for Rory. Then he chats about more new mini drivers and answers a controversial Q&A from the gear Hotline. | 49m 39s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  Talking club design with New Level Golf's Andy Hennis | Ryan breaks down Justin Rose's equipment free-agent win at Torrey Pines, previews gear changes ahead of WM Phoenix Open and shares more about week testing new clubs of 2026. Then he's joined by Andy Hennis of New Level Golf, to talk about club design, their player-driven design philosophy, forged wedges and more. | 52m 49s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 |  Brooks is back, Scottie Wins again, and answering your questions on gear | Ahead of Brooks Koepka =PGA TOUR return this week, Ryan breaks down what he's got in his bag–including a very old Nike club. Then Ryan chats about Scottie Scheffler's 20th PGA TOUR win, including why he keeps going back to an old reliable driver. And big news this week–TaylorMade has sued Callaway about a video using UV light to show disparities between golf balls. Ryan shares what you need to know. | 52m 49s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 |  Speed Golf Rob on his adventure into speed golf and how it changed his game | It's PGA Show week, so Ryan breaks down all the new gear that's dropping, including the Titleist SM11s, and chats about Chris Gotterup's win in Hawaii using the new Bridgestone ball. Then Rob Hogan aka Speed Golf Rob joins Ryan to talk about his journey into the game, trying to play professionally, the differences in walking golf and speed golf, putting together a speed golf bag, and how it changed his game forever. | 1h 10m 41s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 |  Talking Cobra OPTM, PXG Irons, Equipment Contracts, plus another mailbag question | Ryan is diving into more equipment hitting the USGA conforming list, including a new PING mini driver. Then he breaks down Cobra's new OPTM line, the PXG Gen 8 irons, and fresh equipment contracts in play at the Sony Open before answering a question from the Gear Smart Hotline. Have a question for Ryan? Give him a call at 747-224-1868. | 54m 19s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 |  Mizuno, TaylorMade and more new releases of 2026 | Ryan breaks down the fresh 2026 launches of the week, including Mizuno irons, drivers, and putters, TaylorMade's Qi4D driver, and the Titleist ProV1x Left Dash. Then he brings back Ryan's bargain bin, and answers questions from the listener hot line. If you have a gear question for Ryan, leave him a message at 747-224-1868 ☎️ | 55m 48s | ||||||
| 1/1/26 |  Q&A from the all new listener line and more to end 2025 | Ryan wraps up gear news in 2025 and answers YOUR questions from our new listener hot line! Do you have a gear question for Ryan? Give him a call at 747-224-1868 ☎️ | 1h 00m 57s | ||||||
| 12/19/25 |  Chatting 2025 gear trends with GolfWRX Club Junkie Brian Knudson | Gear heads, rejoice! Ryan is joined this week by the Club Junkie himself, Brian Knudson of GolfWRX to chat about the year's new clubs, trends on TOUR, and more. Have a gear question for Ryan? Our Gear Smart hotline is now open! Give him a call at 747-224-1868 and he might answer your question on the next episode! | 1h 27m 45s | ||||||
| 12/5/25 |  New drivers hit the conforming list and why club technology matters | Ryan breaks down new equipment at the Australian Open and Hero World Challenge then dives into new drivers that hit the conforming list, PXG's Lightning Series launch and explains why club technology is so important. | 48m 46s | ||||||
| 11/20/25 |  Discussing Gear of the Year and this week's newest releases | We're going back-to-back weeks to talk about all the latest in golf equipment as brands are dropping gift-friendly items. Then Ryan breaks down the gear of the year and shares a fun new toy he's got in the workshop. | 58m 38s | ||||||
| 11/13/25 |  New Drivers Galore! TaylorMade and Ping debut news clubs in Abu Dhabi | The new 2026 releases are slowing starting to appear in the bags of players. Ryan breaks down new TaylorMade and Ping drivers spotted in Abu Dhabi and the latest in equipment drops. | 41m 45s | ||||||
| 10/23/25 |  From new to old: this week's gear releases and breaking down a used club haul | Ryan dives into the equipment implications of The Sentry's cancellation, the latest gear releases from this past week, and an epic haul of used clubs from his trip to the desert. | 53m 47s | ||||||
| 10/10/25 |  Catching up on the latest gear drops and answering YOUR questions | Ryan dives into the details of the latest drops in golf gear and answers your questions. | 52m 17s | ||||||
| 9/26/25 |  Talking Ventus, and tour product development with Fujikura's Marshall Thompson | Ryan is joined by Fujikura tour rep Marshall Thompson to chat about the Ventus line, product development, their major success this year and more. | 48m 45s | ||||||
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