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Playing Golf at an Elite Level w/ Bella + Reese McCauley

What does it take to play golf at an elite level? University of Minnesota Golfers Bella and Reese McCauley are this week's guests on the 2nd Swing Thoughts Podcast to share their experiences of playing golf against some of the best players in the country. Bella and Reese go into detail on a variety of topics including the transition from high school golf to college golf, the mental approach they take when competing, and how they prepare for marquee events during their offseason.
2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald and Sean Bower also discuss Keegan Bradley's big win at the Travelers Championship and his chances of being a playing captain at this year's Ryder Cup, along with a look into his WITB plus Minjee Lee's Major Victory.
00:00 Introduction01:30 Keegan Bradley's Win07:55 Keegan Bradley WITB10:00 Minjee Lee Major Win13:15 McCauley Sisters13:50 High School Golf vs. College Golf16:10 Offseason Preparation21:55 Advice To Junior Golfers24:40 Mental Approach to Elite Golf30:45 Conclusion
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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Top Trending Golf Clubs from the U.S. Open | 2nd Swing Thoughts

What were the top trending golf clubs from the U.S. Open? In this 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, 2nd Swing Master Fitter Jake Montgomery joins the show to discuss some of the top performing clubs from the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Among the clubs covered include those inside U.S. Open Winner J.J. Spaun's bag including the L.A.B. Golf DF3 Putter, Srixon ZXi Irons, Titleist GT3 Driver, TaylorMade Qi10 Fairway Woods and his combo of Cleveland Wedges. We also discuss some of the more unique clubs in play at the U.S. Open from the bags of Viktor Hovland, Robert MacIntyre, Adam Scott and Cameron Young.
00:00 Introduction00:55 U.S. Open Recap09:50 J.J. Spaun WITB13:10 Fitting Insights w/ Jake Montgomery14:35 Titleist GT3 Driver16:10 TaylorMade Qi10 Fairway Woods18:20 Srixon ZXi Irons22:15 Cleveland Wedges25:00 L.A.B. Golf DF3 Putter30:10 Unique Clubs in Play at U.S. Open
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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Once In a Lifetime Golf Experiences + U.S. Open Picks

In this episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, University of Minnesota Golfer Bella McCauley joins the show to discuss two once in a lifetime golf experiences she participated in this year. Bella was invited to play in the Augusta National Women's Amateur back in the spring, and reflects upon competing amongst the Best Women's Amateur Golfers in the World, and shares what it was like to play Augusta National Golf Club. Bella McCauley was also invited to play for Team USA at the Arnold Palmer Cup, which features the top men's and women's collegiate golfers from the U.S., facing the top International collegiate players.
Drew and Sean also recap the RBC Canadian Open including breaking down Ryan Fox's WITB, plus they preview this week's U.S. Open at Oakmont, and make their picks for the 2025 U.S. Open.
00:00 Introduction02:00 RBC Canadian Open Recap04:33 Ryan Fox WITB06:22 U.S. Open Preview10:51 Bella McCauley11:30 Augusta National Women's Amateur17:25 Playing Augusta National Golf Club21:32 Arnold Palmer Cup30:15 U.S. Open Picks
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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Putters, Irons & Fairway Woods | Fitting Insights w/Tyler Fitzel

Which golf clubs are trending in 2nd Swing Fittings? 2nd Swing Master Fitter Tyler Fitzel joins the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast to discuss some of the trends he's been seeing in 2025. Tyler shares his fitting insights into the rise in popularity of torque putters, both high lofted irons and fairway woods and gapping your bag. 2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald and Sean Bower also dive into the latest golf news including Scottie Scheffler's win at The Memorial, Maja Stark's U.S. Women's Open Victory and U.S. Open Qualifying.
00:00 The Turn01:40 Scottie Scheffler's Memorial Win05:10 U.S. Open Qualifying08:15 Maja Stark's U.S. Women's Open11:07 Fitting Insights w/ Tyler Fitzel12:00 Zero Torque Putters19:00 HL Irons25:50 High Lofted Fairway Woods29:38 4-Wood vs. 3HL Wood32:00 Gapping Your Long Game38:06 Scotty Cameron Collector Event
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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Dialing In Your Wedges for Your Golf Game | 2nd Swing Thoughts

Wedges are one of the most important clubs in your golf bag, yet often get overlooked when it comes to getting fit for. So how do you ensure you're getting the best wedges for your golf swing? 2nd Swing Master Fitter Tyler Fitzel joins the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast to breakdown some of the key components of getting fit for wedges and specifically covers wedge bounce, wedge grind, wedge lofts, and how our 2nd Swing Master Fitters optimize wedges for your game. 
00:00 Introduction02:05 The Turn06:15 PGA Tour Championship Changes10:25 Charlie Woods Crazy Scorecard13:40 Wedge Fitting with Tyler Fitzel17:15 Wedge Bounce vs Wedge Grind22:40 Gapping Your Wedges31:50 Getting Fit Into Right Wedge
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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Which Clubs Are Performing Best in Fitting Bay? | 2nd Swing Thoughts

Which clubs are performing best in the fitting bay? 2nd Swing Master Fitter Larry Bobka joins the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast to discuss which trends he's been seeing so far in 2025. Larry dives into the key differences between current 2025 drivers and those of years past, the rising popularity of mini drivers and zero torque putters. 
00:00 Introduction1:10 PGA Championship Recap06:30 Driver Fitting Trends17:45 Mini Driver Craze22:15 Putter Trends25:20 Zero Torque Putters30:35 Putter Fitting33:30 What's Coming Up on YouTube
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Kevin Kraft Gears Up For 2025 Season + PGA Championship Picks

Kevin Kraft's 2025 tournament season has started as he's looking to build off a successful 2024 season. The 2nd Swing Master Fitter joins the show to discuss what tournaments he's playing this year, reflects on his 2024 season and what he's trying to improve upon with his own game. Then Sean Bower and Drew Mahowald make their picks for the PGA Championship, which gets underway Thursday at Quail Hollow.
00:00 Introduction05:06 Sepp Straka WITB11:20 Kevin Kraft14:40 2024 U.S. Senior Open19:55 PGA Tour Champions Q-School23:20 Grading His 2024 Season25:00 2025 U.S. Senior Open27:15 New Tournaments in 202529:10 Goals for 202533:35 PGA Championship Picks
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Get the Most out of Your Club Fitting w/ Larry Bobka

How do you get the most out of your club fitting? In this 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, 2nd Swing Master Fitter Larry Bobka joins the show to discuss some key aspects of the fitting process that will help you get the most out of your game. Larry explains the importance of distance control in irons, why being brand agnostic and open-minded can be beneficial, how the clubhead and shaft play a role in the club fitting and more.
00:00 Introduction02:00 The Turn04:13 Scottie Scheffler WITB09:00 GolfWRX Best Irons09:40 New Vokey Wedges11:41 Fitting Expectations With Larry Bobka12:43 Distance Control17:45 Game Improvement Trends22:50 Club Fitting Tips26:00 Being Open Minded27:40 Brand Agnostic34:40 What a Golfer Can Do in a Fitting
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Legendary Club Designer Roger Cleveland | 2nd Swing Thoughts E. 87

Legendary Club Designer Roger Cleveland is known across the world of golf, specifically for his impact on modern wedge design. In this 2nd Swing Thoughts episode, Roger Cleveland joins Drew to discuss the evolution of wedge design, his journey as a club designer, the all-new Cleveland RTZ wedges and more. Drew and Sean also reflect on this past weekend's Zurich Classic and Chevron Championship, plus take a look at Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak's WITBs.
00:00 Introduction2:00 The Turn05:13 Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak WITB08:40 Chevron Championship Reaction17:20 Roger Cleveland19:02 Getting Into Club Design22:55 What Makes a Good Wedge25:05 Wedge Bounce & Grind32:29 Cleveland RTZ Wedges42:25 Evolution of Wedge Design
Roger Cleveland is the founder of Cleveland Golf, helping create the iconic Cleveland Golf 588 wedge, which remains one of the most influential wedge designs in golf club history. Cleveland also spent more than 20 years at Callaway, helping them move into the forged wedge arena, and the Callaway Opus wedges were his final club he designed for Callaway before returning to Cleveland Golf as a wedge consultant. 
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Justin Thomas Wins RBC Heritage & Kevin Streelman's Favorite Putters

Justin Thomas' RBC Heritage Win, Kevin Streelman's Favorite Putters and discussing the team aspect of college golf with University of Minnesota Men's Golf Coach Justin Smith are the featured topics in this episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast. Sean and Drew reflect upon Justin Thomas' RBC Hertiage win and what ending a nearly three-year winless drought on the PGA Tour means for Justin Thomas. We also take a look at Justin Thomas' WITB, featuring a pair of old Titleist fairway woods. Two-time PGA Tour Winner Kevin Streelman also joins the show and shares with us his 5 favorite putters among his collection of more than 250 putters. Then University of Minnesota Men's Golf Coach Justin Smith sits down with Drew for another installment of Coach's Corner, with this week's focus being on the unique team aspect of college golf.
00:00 Introduction02:00 Justin Thomas' RBC Heritage Win07:00 Justin Thomas' WITB13:30 Kevin Streelman's Favorite Putters35:29 Coach's Corner with Justin Smith
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, presented by 2nd Swing Golf, covers anything and everything in golf equipment and club fitting. The 2nd Swing Thoughts will feature experts in the golf industry sharing insights and latest trends in golf clubs and club fittings. 2nd Swing Thoughts will also cover the latest in professional golf.
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