# Gear Smart Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/DAEAA7370649915 Official site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gearsmart Author: Skratch Episodes: 42 ## Resource Which clubs should you be playing? Why are wedge grinds important? What the hell is Smash Factor and why does it matter? There's a lot to unpack in each of these questions. And Ryan Barath, Skratch's resident Gear Czar, has the answer. Every other week, Barath will be answering a selection of the hundreds of real reader questions he gets each week on Instagram, talking to the leading innovators in the gear space, and delivering the need-to-know information that can turn any dedicated golf fan into a bona fide gear head. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gear-smart-7475295 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295.md ## Episodes - [Gear Smart Hot Line Q&A, plus is it worth practicing with less forgiving clubs?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/gear-smart-hot-line-q-a-plus-is-it-worth-practicing-with-less-forgiving-clubs) — 2026-05-28T14:26:00+00:00 - [Breaking Down Aaron Rai's Golf Bag + A Sneaky Conforming List Find](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/breaking-down-aaron-rai-s-golf-bag-a-sneaky-conforming-list-find) — 2026-05-21T13:41:00+00:00 - [Talking PGA Gear News + Titleist GTS drivers with the people behind the designs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/talking-pga-gear-news-titleist-gts-drivers-with-the-people-behind-the-designs) — 2026-05-14T19:06:00+00:00 - [New Titleist Mini & Talking LIV vs PGA TOUR](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/new-titleist-mini-talking-liv-vs-pga-tour) — 2026-05-07T16:20:00+00:00 - [McLaren Golf is here, what you can learn from Nelly's irons and new spring releases](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/mclaren-golf-is-here-what-you-can-learn-from-nelly-s-irons-and-new-spring-releases) — 2026-04-30T13:00:00+00:00 - [Talking Titleist Ball Fitting with Patrick Dewar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/talking-titleist-ball-fitting-with-patrick-dewar) — 2026-04-23T20:06:00+00:00 - [RBC Chat and asking the question- are there too many golf clubs?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/rbc-chat-and-asking-the-question-are-there-too-many-golf-clubs) — 2026-04-16T16:58:00+00:00 - [Talking Masters with Club Junkie's Brian Knudson!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/talking-masters-with-club-junkie-s-brian-knudson) — 2026-04-08T15:51:00+00:00 - [A deep dive into the BEST golf bags](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/a-deep-dive-into-the-best-golf-bags) — 2026-04-02T15:23:00+00:00 - [Titleist's surprise GTS drop and talking TaylorMade Spider success with James Holley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/titleist-s-surprise-gts-drop-and-talking-taylormade-spider-success-with-james-holley) — 2026-03-26T14:47:08+00:00 - [Cam Young's Secret Hybrid & talking with Cleveland Tour Engineering Manager Patrick Ripp](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/cam-young-s-secret-hybrid-talking-with-cleveland-tour-engineering-manager-patrick-ripp) — 2026-03-19T16:21:31+00:00 - [Gear changes from big names at THE PLAYERS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/gear-changes-from-big-names-at-the-players) — 2026-03-13T16:03:16+00:00 - [Diving into Callaway Golf's latest driver face tech, Chrome Tour balls, and more with Jacob Davidson and Brian Williams](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/diving-into-callaway-golf-s-latest-driver-face-tech-chrome-tour-balls-and-more-with-jacob-davidson-and-brian-williams) — 2026-03-05T21:02:21+00:00 - [Talking Vokey Wedges and Design with Titleist's Kevin Tassistro](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/talking-vokey-wedges-and-design-with-titleist-s-kevin-tassistro) — 2026-02-26T19:59:01+00:00 - [Collin Morikawa's winning new putter, Srixon's Blackout line and more gear changes of the week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/collin-morikawa-s-winning-new-putter-srixon-s-blackout-line-and-more-gear-changes-of-the-week) — 2026-02-19T17:07:33+00:00 - [Back to blades for Rory at Pebble + More Mini drivers, and a controversial Q&A](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/back-to-blades-for-rory-at-pebble-more-mini-drivers-and-a-controversial-q-a) — 2026-02-12T19:41:38+00:00 - [Talking club design with New Level Golf's Andy Hennis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/talking-club-design-with-new-level-golf-s-andy-hennis) — 2026-02-05T22:01:29+00:00 - [Brooks is back, Scottie Wins again, and answering your questions on gear](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/brooks-is-back-scottie-wins-again-and-answering-your-questions-on-gear) — 2026-01-29T15:53:04+00:00 - [Speed Golf Rob on his adventure into speed golf and how it changed his game](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/speed-golf-rob-on-his-adventure-into-speed-golf-and-how-it-changed-his-game) — 2026-01-22T14:58:22+00:00 - [Talking Cobra OPTM, PXG Irons, Equipment Contracts, plus another mailbag question](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/talking-cobra-optm-pxg-irons-equipment-contracts-plus-another-mailbag-question) — 2026-01-15T18:30:40+00:00 - [Mizuno, TaylorMade and more new releases of 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/mizuno-taylormade-and-more-new-releases-of-2026) — 2026-01-07T15:00:00+00:00 - [Q&A from the all new listener line and more to end 2025](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/q-a-from-the-all-new-listener-line-and-more-to-end-2025) — 2026-01-01T17:52:07+00:00 - [Chatting 2025 gear trends with GolfWRX Club Junkie Brian Knudson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/chatting-2025-gear-trends-with-golfwrx-club-junkie-brian-knudson) — 2025-12-19T16:28:28+00:00 - [New drivers hit the conforming list and why club technology matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/new-drivers-hit-the-conforming-list-and-why-club-technology-matters) — 2025-12-05T17:18:30+00:00 - [Discussing Gear of the Year and this week's newest releases](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/discussing-gear-of-the-year-and-this-week-s-newest-releases) — 2025-11-20T17:18:58+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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