Ranking The Best High-Handicap Irons Of 2026! Plus, Collin Morikawa What's In The Bag Interview

Chapters:
0:00:00 - Intro & weekly catch-up
0:03:50 - Will blade putters make a comeback?
0:09:23 - Technique, unorthodox swings & UK vs. US coaching
0:15:07 - Trottie’s custom tour build service
0:18:11 - What is the best game improvement iron of 2026?
0:38:25 - Ask The Pod: listener mailbag & gear nostalgia
0:46:11 - Collin Morikawa: What's In The Bag interview
0:56:46 - His reaction to TaylorMade's new 2-year product cycle
0:59:08 - The SIM 3-wood love affair and his lead-taped 5-wood
1:06:56 - His irons and the story of the 2021 Open Championship switch
1:17:26 - How he pinched his current putter from a friend's caddie...

Big news this week: Joe got a haircut AND gave up sugary drinks, all in one week. Turning to golf, we discuss whether traditional blade putters will ever make a comeback after the recent dominance of high-MOI mallets on professional tours, and we examine how driver head size affects swing speed and aerodynamics. We've brought head-to-head to head-to-head back this week as we look at four of the top game (shot) improvement irons: the Titleist T350, Cobra 3DPX, Srixon ZXiR, and Ping G440. Which will come out as Joe's overall favourite as he rates them over categories such as aesthetics, centre and off-centre feel, forgiveness, and peak height?

We then wrap up this week with a What's In The Bag interview with PGA Tour star Collin Morikawa. Morikawa shares details about his shoe testing with Adidas, his long-term relationship with a TaylorMade SIM 3-wood, his reaction to Qi4D woods rolling over into 2027 and the story behind stealing his current Spider X putter from Kurt Kitayama's caddie - enjoy!

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