Should More Golfers Play Blades? Do Hollow-Body & Blade Irons Go The Same Distance At The Same Loft?

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
04:53 Strong fairway woods and unbranded gear
0:07:38 Callaway Tour equipment insights with Kellen Watson
0:21:20 Hollow body vs. blade iron testing at the same loft (P790 vs. P7TW)
0:33:16 Ask the Pod: Secondhand gear and bent adapter sleeves
0:44:25 Interview: Designing Ping clubs with Travis Milleman
01:08:08 Presenting the DIY driver prototype to Ping

Thanks to KBS for supporting this video! Check out Joe playing with a full set of KBS shafts and his favourite golf clubs from his childhood in our recent video here: youtube.com/watch

Welcome back to another jam-packed episode of the Kick Point Golf Show! This week, we are diving deep into the tech behind your clubs to see what actually drives distance and control. Joe puts a hollow-bodied iron (specifically the TaylorMade P790) head-to-head against a solid forged blade in the shape of the TaylorMade P7TW at identical lofts to answer a burning question: is face flexing actually delivering extra ball speed, or is it all just lower lofts? Would you be able to hit the And should more of us be using blades to make ourselves better ball strikers?

Later, we are also joined by one of Ping's chief engineers, Travis Milleman. In our interview, he breaks down how clubs are developed years in advance, how material choices unlock structural innovation, and how their team balances player feedback with robot data. Plus, Joe presents his DIY prototype driver to Travis, and we answer your listener questions in Ask the Pod - enjoy!

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