{"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":"Talking Cobra OPTM, PXG Irons, Equipment Contracts, plus another mailbag question","slug":"talking-cobra-optm-pxg-irons-equipment-contracts-plus-another-mailbag-question","published_at":"2026-01-15T18:30:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/talking-cobra-optm-pxg-irons-equipment-contracts-plus-another-mailbag-question","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gearsmart/episodes/Talking-Cobra-OPTM--PXG-Irons--Equipment-Contracts--plus-another-mailbag-question-e3dmr33","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DAEAA6563421609.mp3","summary":"Ryan is diving into more equipment hitting the USGA conforming list, including a new PING mini driver. Then he breaks down Cobra's new OPTM line, the PXG Gen 8 irons, and fresh equipment contracts in play at the Sony Open before answering a question from the Gear Smart Hotline. Have a question for Ryan? Give him a call at 747-224-1868.","meta_description":"Ryan is diving into more equipment hitting the USGA conforming list, including a new PING mini driver. Then he breaks down Cobra's new OPTM line, the PXG…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3304,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gear-smart-7475295/episodes/talking-cobra-optm-pxg-irons-equipment-contracts-plus-another-mailbag-question/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/talking-cobra-optm-pxg-irons-equipment-contracts-plus-another-mailbag-question.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}