Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show

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 Srixon0:08:16 Highlighting the best innovations in new golf equipment in 20260:16:32 Sole matching on irons0:25:24 TaylorMade's new face roll on Qi4D0:34:30 Joe's new cheat stick on the greens0:46:09 Ask The Pod - your comments on zero torque putters0:59:28 Nelly Korda's 2026 What's In The Bag?

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 beat0:41:26 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 driver0:56:03 Jason Day's 2026 What's In The Bag? 

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/driversChapters: 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 fittings0:33:21 Ask The Pod - Should more of us use blades?0:48:52 Are 'spinner' shafts actually worth using in wedges?

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 releases0:45:13 Ask The Pod - your recent comments and questions0:51:13 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? 

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 dumpMcLaren 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 seasonAsk The Pod - all your comments and questionsFreddy 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!

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?