{"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":"Diving into Callaway Golf's latest driver face tech, Chrome Tour balls, and more with Jacob Davidson and Brian Williams","slug":"diving-into-callaway-golf-s-latest-driver-face-tech-chrome-tour-balls-and-more-with-jacob-davidson-and-brian-williams","published_at":"2026-03-05T21:02:21+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gearsmart/episodes/Diving-into-Callaway-Golfs-latest-driver-face-tech--Chrome-Tour-balls--and-more-with-Jacob-Davidson-and-Brian-Williams-e3g09uf","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DAEAA7303323262.mp3","summary":"On this week's episode, Ryan sits down with Callaway Golf's Jacob Davidson, VP of Global Tours, and Brian Williams, VP of R&D to chat about driver face technology, Chrome Tour golf balls, developing protypes, and how they're leaning into equipment that can help golfers blend their bags. Ryan also dives into the announcement of McLaren Golf, including the big names from the industry that are involved. Presented by Callaway Golf.","meta_description":"On this week's episode, Ryan sits down with Callaway Golf's Jacob Davidson, VP of Global Tours, and Brian Williams, VP of R&D to chat about driver fac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3249,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gear-smart-7475295/episodes/diving-into-callaway-golf-s-latest-driver-face-tech-chrome-tour-balls-and-more-with-jacob-davidson-and-brian-williams/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/diving-into-callaway-golf-s-latest-driver-face-tech-chrome-tour-balls-and-more-with-jacob-davidson-and-brian-williams.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}