Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show
by Kick Point
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About this podcast
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 143 episodes
- Have Direct-To-Consumer Drivers Finally Caught Up? Takomo Ignis D2 Driver Review! Plus, The True Difference Between Range Golf Balls And Real Golf Balls & Our Reaction To Bryson's Return To YouTube · 1 h 10 minWe kick things off with a lively discussion about Bryson DeChambeau's return to YouTube and what it says about the current landscape of professional golf and content creation…
- Are Miura Irons Really Worth The Hype? We've Tested All 7 Models! Plus, How To Combat Indoor Fitting Anxiety, Does Tipping Shafts Have Any Real Effects & The Eccentric Life Of Jarmo Sandelin · 1 h 17 minThis week, we start with a debate on green fees - how much is too much to pay for a round of golf? Joe then introduces a brand-new segment called Streets Will Never Forget…
- Are These Already The Best Drivers Of 2027? Titleist GTS3 vs TaylorMade Qi4D Head To Head! Plus, More Of Your Best Vibesman Bags & What's The Best Budget Zero Torque Putter? · 1 h 7 minWe kick things off with a massive head-to-head driver test, comparing the Titleist GTS3 and the TaylorMade Qi4D. With both models staying in their respective lineups for next…
- McLaren's Series 3 Was A Flop, But Is Their New Blade Redemption? Plus, Why Golf Ball Fittings Are Upside Down & Introducing 'Sprezzatura' And Your Best Vibesman Bags Of The Week · 1 h 18 minThis week we're proudly sponsored by Golf GameBook, the app that can help improve your golf game and makes golf even more fun and social. Live leaderboards, loads of different…
- Should More Golfers Play Blades To Improve? We Put Blades vs Hollow Bodies Irons To The Test At The Same Loft! Plus, What Would A Driver Look Like With No Rules & Joe's Made His Own Club From A DIY Store · 1 h 16 minThanks to KBS for supporting this video! Check out Joe playing with a full set of KBS shafts and his favourite golf clubs from his childhood in our recent video here…
- Are New Drivers Officially Maxed Out (And Is The New Srixon Driver The Perfect Example Of That)? Plus, Pádraig Harrington Reveals His Unique Equipment Strategies & Weighs In On Golf's Distance Debate · 1 h 29 minHappy Friday and thanks for downloading this week's classically jam-packed episode. This week, we discuss the latest equipment releases, starting with the new Srixon ZXi irons…
- What Is The Best High-Handicap Iron Of 2026 (And Should More Golfers Be Using Them)? Plus, Collin Morikawa Reveals His Affection For TaylorMade's SIM & How He Stole His Current Putter From An Unsuspecting Caddie · 1 h 25 minBig news this week: Joe got a haircut AND gave up sugary drinks, all in one week. Turning to golf, we discuss whether traditional blade putters will ever make a comeback after…
- Is Mizuno’s New 'Forgiving' Iron Ruined By Too Much Offset? Plus, Rory's Plea For Equipment Bifurcation, The Secret Sauce Behind Accra's Shaft Matrix & Joe's New Haircut · 1 h 7 minThis week, Joe returns from his holiday with a fresh haircut, and we dive into a packed slate of an hour (or more) of golf chat. We begin by discussing the response to our One…
- Are We Being Lied To About Golf Shaft Profiles? Plus, We Recap Our One Club Challenge (Could Joe Beat Dan With Just One Club?), Joe's Designed His Own Wedge & We Asses Your Best Vibesman Bags · 1 h 8 minThis week we're back with a full hour (or more) of golf equipment chat after our more abridged episode last Friday. First and foremost, we couldn't help but chat about our most…
- Is This The Most Complete Mini Driver On The Market (And Do You Even Need One)? Plus, What Would We Use In A 10 Club Bag, Equipment That Is ACTUALLY Worth The Money & Does Ink Negatively Affect Balls? · 42 minWelcome back to an hour (or actually less this time) of golf equipment chat! We (Dan) accidentally broke a product embargo this week, which is why our runtime was slightly…
- We've Designed Our Own Irons (And Joe Has 3D Printed Them)! Plus, Callaway's Mini Spinner & MB Blades Reviewed, The Best Golf Clubs Under £20 & Is Golf Equipment Marketing Out Of Control? · 1 h 15 minThis week we're proudly sponsored by Golf GameBook, the app that can help improve your golf game and makes golf even more fun and social. Live leaderboards, loads of different…
- Why Banning Tee Pegs Will Save Golf! Sir Nick Faldo Joins Our Anti-Tee Crusade, Joe Gives Foolproof Advice On How To Get Better With Your Wedges & The Pitfalls Of Using Lead Tape · 1 h 23 minBig 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…
- Are You Overspending On Custom Fitted Irons? Half Sets Explained! Plus, Sir Nick Faldo Tells Us About His Favourite Clubs Of His Career · 1 h 12 minBig 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…
- How Is Golf's #1 Product Actually Made? Behind The Scenes At The Titleist Pro V1 & Pro V1x Factory! · 54 minAnother 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…
- Can Wilson Golf Make A Comeback? Behind The Scenes At Wilson Golf In Chicago! · 45 minA 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…
- What's In The Bag Of A Full Time Equipment Tester (Joe's 2026 WITB)? Plus, Designing Our Own Retro Clubs, The 2-Iron Urge & What Happened To Signature Player Irons? · 1 h 10 minThanks 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…
- The 5 Old Irons That Modern Technology Still Can't Beat! Plus, Our Fantasy Equipment Line Up For 2026 & Your Reaction To TaylorMade's Big Equipment News · 1 h 5 minWho 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…
- We Measured The Loft And Lie Of Every 2026 Driver! Are Manufacturers Deliberately Strengthening Lofts? Plus, Pros & Cons Of Each Method Of Adding Weight To Your Golf Club · 1 h 8 minBig 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…
- Grading Every Equipment Manufacturer's Year (So Far)! Plus, Joe Tells All About His Open Qualifying Experience! · 1 h 28 minBig 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…
- Justin Thomas' 2026 What's In The Bag, Bernhard Langer's Unique Equipment History & Why Are All Wedge Lofts Even Numbers? · 1 h 15 minMassive 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…
