{"podcast":{"title":"Gear Smart","slug":"gear-smart-7475295","podcast_index_feed_id":7475295,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/DAEAA7370649915","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gearsmart","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/03e7065a-2bc3-11f1-a647-b71391e38177/image/71e8d8f8c8df7e3a177fc486240332d1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Skratch","episode_count":42,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295"},"episode":{"title":"Brooks is back, Scottie Wins again, and answering your questions on gear","slug":"brooks-is-back-scottie-wins-again-and-answering-your-questions-on-gear","published_at":"2026-01-29T15:53:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/brooks-is-back-scottie-wins-again-and-answering-your-questions-on-gear","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gearsmart/episodes/Brooks-is-back--Scottie-Wins-again--and-answering-your-questions-on-gear-e3ebu0e","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DAEAA8148744462.mp3","summary":"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.","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3214,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gear-smart-7475295/episodes/brooks-is-back-scottie-wins-again-and-answering-your-questions-on-gear/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/brooks-is-back-scottie-wins-again-and-answering-your-questions-on-gear.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}