# What Are The Best Golf Clubs Of 2026 (So Far)? Plus, Testing The New 'Rolled Back' Golf Ball & Why Is There So Few Specialist Junior Golf Clubs?

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Published: 2026-05-08T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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