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Gear Smart

Which clubs should you be playing? Why are wedge grinds important? What the hell is Smash Factor and why does it matter? There"s a lot to unpack in each of these questions. And Ryan Barath, Skratch"s resident Gear Czar, has the answer. Every other week, Barath will be answering a selection of the hundreds of real reader questions he gets each week on Instagram, talking to the leading innovators in the gear space, and delivering the need-to-know information that can turn any dedicated golf fan into a

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All Episodes

00:53:47

From new to old: this week's gear releases and...

Gear Smart ·

2025/10/23

Ryan dives into the equipment implications of The Sentry's cancellation, the latest gear releases from this past week, and an epic haul of used clubs from his trip to the desert.

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00:52:17

Catching up on the latest gear drops and answering...

Gear Smart ·

2025/10/10

Ryan dives into the details of the latest drops in golf gear and answers your questions.

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00:48:45

Talking Ventus, and tour product development with...

Gear Smart ·

2025/09/26

Ryan is joined by Fujikura tour rep Marshall Thompson to chat about the Ventus line, product development, their major success this year and more.

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01:03:57

All things gear with St Andrews' only agnostic club...

Gear Smart ·

2025/09/11

Ryan Barath is joined by St Andrew's only independent club fitter Adam Legg to talk about how he got into the industry, the expectations people should have for putter fittings, why he went from club building to fittings, and the time he almost burned down the St Andrews workshop.

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01:03:30

Talking Callaway Iron and Wedge development with Zack...

Gear Smart ·

2025/08/28

Ryan dives into Tommy Fleetwood's breakthrough PGA TOUR win at the TOUR Championship before being joined by Callaway's Zack Oakley to discuss iron and wedge development, the trend of high-lofted fairway woods and more.

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00:58:43

Cameron Young wins with proto ball and talking MG5...

Gear Smart ·

2025/08/14

Ryan Barath dives into Cameron Young's Wyndham Championship victory using a prototype Titleist ball before chatting with Matt Bovee, TaylorMade's Global Category Director of Irons, to discuss his role, the new MG5 wedges, forged vs. cast, groove design, testing with players and more.

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00:46:07

Going Deep with Titleist’s Own “Iron Man” Marni Ines

Gear Smart ·

2025/07/31

Ryan sits down with Titleist Director of Iron Development Marni Ines to talk about the new T-Series line, creating irons that merge technology and aesthetics, the challenges of making great clubs better, how he got into the golf industry after an engineering career, and watching Cam Davis hit a 3-iron 172 feet high in the air.

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01:09:23

Scotland Golf Trip Download and Talking TaylorMade's...

Gear Smart ·

2025/07/24

Ryan breaks down his two weeks across the pond, including his golf trip in Scotland and the Open Championship before chatting with TaylorMade Director of Product Creation, Andrew Oldknow, about the company's innovation, the Spider putter, their Grand Slam winning fairway wood and more.

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01:10:30

Talking Golf Balls and the Rise of Visual technology...

Gear Smart ·

2025/07/03

Callaway Golf Global Director Brand and Product Management of Golf Balls and Packaged Sets Jason Finley joins this week's episode to chat with Ryan about golf ball development over the years, increases in visual technology in balls and more.

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01:01:44

Justice for lefty golfers, caddying at the Old Course...

Gear Smart ·

2025/06/19

Golf broadcaster, podcaster, and author Shane Bacon joins this week's episode of Gear Smart to chat about being a lefty, playing baseball as a righty, caddying at the Old Course for a summer after college, tinkering with clubs, old school drivers, the first big club purchase he made and more.

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00:59:27

Listener Q&A Deep Dive and New Product Wrap Up

Gear Smart ·

2025/06/05

This week Ryan opens the show discussing the many new releases from this week in gear, including Cobra's Chipotle Collab, new Wilson Wedges, and more. Then its a deep dive on questions sent in from listeners.

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01:25:52

Brysons Irons, New Titleist’s Debut and talking shop...

Gear Smart ·

2025/05/21

Ryan breaks down Bryson's unique irons used during the PGA Championship, dives into Titleist's sneak peek of their latest T-series irons debuting on tour this week, and chats with Callaway Tour Content Manager Johnny Thompson on all things gear.

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01:28:29

Gear Smart Episode 4: Talking gear with club designer...

Gear Smart ·

2025/05/08

R&D veteran Jeff Sheets joins Ryan Barath on this week's episode to discuss building clubs, driver designs, playing with blades and more.

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01:15:07

Gear Smart Episode 3: Nico Darras of Golf Blueprint

Gear Smart ·

2025/04/23

Nico Darras of Golf Blueprint joins Ryan on this week's episode to talk about their shared loved for gear, how he got into the game, the proper way to get fit for clubs, and how a study on golfers' central nervous systems helped him improve his players' practice and performance.

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01:01:38

Gear Smart Ep 2: Talking Golf Balls with Titleist R&D

Gear Smart ·

2025/04/10

Ryan chats with Titleist golf ball R&D expert Courtney Engle and Golf Ball R&D Project Manager Doug Jones about ball flight, testing, spin axis, materials and more.

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00:51:22

Welcome to Gear Smart

Gear Smart ·

2025/03/26

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Skratch's Gear Smart, a golf gear and equipment-focused podcast intended to help make you smarter about your equipment to help you make informed decisions on the golf course, in your next fitting, or when you're looking to fill that next spot in your bag.To kick off this new series, host Ryan Barath - Skratch's Gear Editor offers up some background on himself and what the show is all about and answers a couple of listener-submitted questions.

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