2nd Swing Thoughts
2nd Swing Thoughts is the official podcast of 2nd Swing Golf, a golf equipment retailer featuring the largest selection of new and used clubs, award-winning club fitting services, and industry-leading trade-in services. Episodes of the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast will cover anything and everything in the world of golf equipment and club fitting with insights from experts in the industry.
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Monday Mar 02, 2026
Monday Mar 02, 2026
This episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast features a second club fitting Q&A discussion with master fitter Kevin Kraft, highlighting new 2026 golf clubs and some of the most relevant club fitting conversations. Additionally, 2nd Swing wraps up the most interesting and successful golf clubs in the bags of the best players in the world at the PGA Tour's Cognizant Classic.
Agenda of this 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast episode:00:00 Introduction01:20 The Turn - Recap of the week in golf09:30 Winning WITB Insights23:36 Club Fitting Q&A w/ Kevin Kraft43:30 Live Q&A w/ Harrison Arnold53:00 Wrap
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast is now LIVE every Monday at 9am on the 2nd Swing Golf YouTube channel.
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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Monday Feb 23, 2026
Monday Feb 23, 2026
This episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast breaks down winning and unique golf clubs in play at Riviera for the Genesis Invitational. It also features a club fitting Q&A discussion with master fitter Kevin Kraft, highlighting new 2026 golf clubs and some of the most relevant club fitting conversations. Additionally, 2nd Swing caught up with Mizuno Director of Golf Chris Voshall at the PGA Show to break down the new Mizuno JPX One drivers and fairway woods.
Agenda of this 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast episode:00:00 Introduction01:30 The Turn - Recap of the week in golf08:00 Winning Golf Clubs - Jacob Bridgeman18:00 Club Fitting Q&A w/ Kevin Kraft44:45 Mizuno JPX One w/ Chris Voshall53:00 Live Club Fitting Questions
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast is now LIVE every Monday at 9am on the 2nd Swing Golf YouTube channel.
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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Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
This episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast features a discussion with master fitter Kevin Kraft on the new Cobra OPTM lineup, including the Cobra OPTM drivers and Cobra OPTM fairway woods. Additionally, 2nd Swing caught up with Titleist Vokey wedge Product Director Corey Gerrard at the PGA Show to break down the new Titleist Vokey SM11 wedges.
0:00 Introduction & The Turn6:00 Winning WITB - Collin Morikawa & Anthony Kim25:14 Cobra OPTM w/ Kevin Kraft41:28 Vokey SM11 wedges w/ Corey Gerrard47:46 LIVE Fitting Q&A & Wrap
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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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Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
This episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast features a discussion with master fitter Kevin Kraft on the new Callaway Quantum lineup, including the Callaway Quantum drivers, Callaway Quantum fairway woods, and Callaway Quantum irons. Additionally, 2nd Swing caught up with PING wedge designer Jacob Clarke at the PGA Show to break down the new PING s259 wedges.
00:00 Introduction02:30 Golf Headlines/The Turn10:45 Chris Gotterup WITB23:56 Callaway Quantum w/ Kevin Kraft42:28 PING s259 Wedges54:30 Live Q&A1:06:48 Conclusion
The 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast is now LIVE every Monday at 9am on the 2nd Swing Golf YouTube channel.
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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Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Mizuno's newest irons and the Equipment on Tour are the focus of this episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts Podcast. Mizuno released the new Pro M-13 and Pro M-15 Irons, along with a new Pro Fli-Hi Utility Iron in 2026. We Speak with Mizuno Director of Golf Chris Voshall at the PGA Show about the tech and design behind Mizuno's newest irons. Justin Rose captured the Farmers Insurance this past weekend on the PGA Tour. We breakdown the equipment he used and what we've seen in 2nd Swing Fittings in regards to the specific clubs and general setup of Rose's Winning WITB.
00:00 Introduction01:20 The Turn12:50 Tour Equipment Fitting Insights33:45 Mizuno's Newest Irons41:40 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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Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
The newest putters in 2026 have arrived, including the Scotty Cameron 2026 Phantom Mallet Putters and the new L.A.B. Golf DF3i Putter. In this 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, we are covering the biggest new putters to hit the golfing world in 2026 including: the Scotty Cameron 2026 Phantom Putters, L.A.B. Golf's DF3i Putter, Odyssey's Ai-DUAL lineup, Bettinardi's 2026 BB Series and Mizuno's M Craft City Series Putters.
Included in this episode are two featured interviews from the PGA Show in Orlando, Flordia. 2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald talks with Scotty Cameron Senior Director of R&D Austie Rollinson about the design, technology and performance of the new Phantom Putter lineup.
L.A.B. Golf also introduced a new putter in 2026, with the L.A.B. DF3i, which features an insert in their most popular mallet putter, the L.A.B. DF3. We caught up with L.A.B. Golf's Kevin Martin and Cameron Day at PGA Show Demo Day to review their newest putter.
00:00 Intro01:45 The Turn04:00 Scottie Scheffler WITB12:35 Odyssey Ai-DUAL Putters14:40 Bettinardi 2026 Putters15:50 Mizuno M Craft City Series Putters18:39 Scotty Cameron 2026 Phantom Mallets28:55 L.A.B. DF3i Putter36:00 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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Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
We are at PGA Show Demo Day for this episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts Podcast. 2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald and Sean Bower were on site at Orange County National Golf Center for PGA Show Demo Day learning about the newest golf clubs in 2026 including the PING G440 K Driver and Cobra OPTM Driver lineup.
Drew talks about PING's newest driver, the G440 K, with Marty Jertson, PING VP of Fitting & Performance. They discuss what went into the design, where it fits within the G440 lineup and what types of golfers could benefit playing this driver.
Then we visit the Cobra Golf booth to talk about Cobra's new OPTM Driver lineup with Jose Miraflor, Cobra's VP of Marketing & Club Architecture. We breakdown OPTM's new POI measurement when it comes to forgiveness in drivers, plus FutureFit33 and more.
00:00 Introduction04:55 PING G440 K15:43 Cobra OTPM21:17 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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Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
This video and episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast features a discussion on the best golf clubs of 2025 in the format of an awards show. Now that 2nd Swing fitters have had the chance to fit the best golf clubs of 2025 for a whole year, master fitter Tyler Fitzel conducted a survey to get feedback from fitters on how the best golf clubs of 2025 performed in fittings.0:00 Intro to Fitters Choice3:00 Low-Spin Drivers8:00 High-MOI / Core Drivers11:10 Draw-Bias Drivers14:54 Mini Drivers17:33 Fairway Woods22:24 Utility Irons27:42 Hybrids30:16 Tour Blade Irons33:03 Tour Cavity Irons37:25 Players Distance Irons41:39 Game Improvement Irons44:13 Wedges47:53 Mallet Putters50:18 Low Torque Putters55:22 Blade Putters In this episode of 2nd Swing Thoughts, Drew Mahowald and Tyler Fitzel discuss the best golf clubs of 2025 based on feedback from 2nd Swing's master club fitters.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.LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2bJFzfhoUmpHZF6fyFsjmX LISTEN ON AMAZON: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f5e3b825-bae2-40d0-9ec4-722e96b99de6/2nd-swing-thoughts LISTEN ON APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2nd-swing-thoughts/id1683899359 Schedule an award-winning 2nd Swing fitting: https://www.2ndswing.com/golf-club-fittings SUBSCRIBE to the 2nd Swing YouTube channel today for more in-depth golf equipment reviews and club fitting insights. FOLLOW 2ND SWING GOLF ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndSwingGolf X: https://X.com/2ndSwingGolf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2ndswinggolf/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@2ndswinggolf
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
What are the absolute best golf clubs of 2025? 🏌️♂️⛳
In this episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, 2nd Swing Master Fitter Tyler Fitzel breaks down the top-performing equipment of the year. Based on thousands of data points from real-world player fittings in 2025, Tyler reveals which clubs are actually delivering the most distance, forgiveness, and precision on the course.
Whether you are looking for the best driver of 2025 to add yards to your tee shots or the most forgiving irons to lower your scores, this comprehensive guide covers every category in the bag.
00:00 Introduction01:00 The Turn12:50 Fitting Insights w/ Harrison Arnold20:00 Best Golf Clubs of 202520:50 Best Drivers of 202523:25 Best Fairway Woods of 202525:35 Best Hybrid of 202527:00 Best Utility Iron of 202528:30 Best Irons of 202532:45 Best Wedges of 202535:55 Best Putters of 202540:00 Tyler's Final Thoughts41:17 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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Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
What are the best performing golf clubs on the LPGA Tour? 2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald and Harrison Arnold breakdown the LPGA Tour's Stat Leaders in Driving, Iron Play, Wedge Play and Putting and discuss the clubs and setups they use, and how we've seen these clubs, shafts and setups perform in fittings. Then 2nd Swing Master Fitter Jake Montgomery answers viewers questions on club fitting.
00:00 Introduction01:46 The Turn11:42 Best Clubs on LPGA Tour38:06 Ask a Fitter56:05 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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