{"podcast":{"title":"Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show","slug":"kick-point-the-golf-gear-show-6943914","podcast_index_feed_id":6943914,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6852891668b0c25e38f5873e","website_url":"https://kickpoint.podbean.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6852891668b0c25e38f5873e/show-cover.jpg","author":"Kick Point","episode_count":138,"summary":"Welcome to Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show brought to you by Golf Monthly. Each week a new episode will land providing you with in-depth gear-related insights. Whether you are thinking your next purchase or you’re interested in the finer details behind golf club design and fitting, this show provides a light-hearted, informative look at all areas of golf equipment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-26T04:29:18.870159+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kick-point-the-golf-gear-show-6943914"},"episode":{"title":"Faster, But At What Cost? Titleist GTS Drivers & Fairway Woods Reviewed! Plus, Are 'Spinner' Shaft Beneficial Or A Gimmick?","slug":"faster-but-at-what-cost-titleist-gts-drivers-fairway-woods-reviewed-plus-are-spinner-shaft-beneficial-or-a-gimmick","published_at":"2026-05-15T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kick-point-the-golf-gear-show-6943914/faster-but-at-what-cost-titleist-gts-drivers-fairway-woods-reviewed-plus-are-spinner-shaft-beneficial-or-a-gimmick","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kick-point-the-golf-gear-show-6943914","url":"https://shows.acast.com/kick-point-the-golf-gear-show/episodes/faster-but-at-what-cost-titleist-gts-drivers-fairway-woods-r","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6852891668b0c25e38f5873e/e/6a07044468dc584eda288986/media.mp3","summary":"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. Though we've known about them for months now, Titleist's new GTS drivers and fairways are finally here! Joe's here to tell you about all the new technology and his review of having been fit for all three new driver heads at Woburn earlier this year. Also this week, we reopen the 'should everyone be using blades to get better at golf' debate, and investigate whether so-called 'spinner' shafts are actually beneficial to wedge performance. Enjoy! Read Joe's full reviews of the Titleist GTS drivers here: https://www.golfmonthly.com/reviews/drivers Chapters:  0:00:00 Coming up this week... 0:05:39 Titleist GTS drivers review! 0:17:41 Faster drivers, but at what cost? 0:23:11 Understanding strike location during driver fittings 0:33:21 Ask The Pod - Should more of us use blades? 0:48:52 Are 'spinner' shafts actually worth using in wedges? 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.","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3720,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kick-point-the-golf-gear-show-6943914/episodes/faster-but-at-what-cost-titleist-gts-drivers-fairway-woods-reviewed-plus-are-spinner-shaft-beneficial-or-a-gimmick/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kick-point-the-golf-gear-show-6943914/faster-but-at-what-cost-titleist-gts-drivers-fairway-woods-reviewed-plus-are-spinner-shaft-beneficial-or-a-gimmick.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}