{"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":49,"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":"2026-07-31T04:17:58.113663+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295"},"episode":{"title":"Talking U.S. Open gear, golf ball rollback and ribbed grips","slug":"talking-u-s-open-gear-golf-ball-rollback-and-ribbed-grips","published_at":"2026-06-25T14:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295/talking-u-s-open-gear-golf-ball-rollback-and-ribbed-grips","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-smart-7475295","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DAEAA4099047468.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DAEAA4099047468.mp3","summary":"Ryan recaps Wyndham Clark's win at the U.S. Open and breaks down the biggest differences in his golf bag compared to his 2023 victory. He also dives into his recent swap to a Ping putter. He also shares more about the equipment changes he saw at Shinnecock, including Bryson DeChambeau's new driver. He also chats about the governing bodies announcement on the potential golf ball rollback and previews this week's Travelers Championship.","meta_description":"Ryan recaps Wyndham Clark's win at the U.S. Open and breaks down the biggest differences in his golf bag compared to his 2023 victory. He also dives into…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3388,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gear-smart-7475295/episodes/talking-u-s-open-gear-golf-ball-rollback-and-ribbed-grips/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-u-s-open-gear-golf-ball-rollback-and-ribbed-grips.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}