Episodes
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to discuss Xander Schauffele's winning bag at the Open Championship, what his golf ball can teach you about improving your game and why Sonartec went from bursting onto the equipment scene to going out of business so rapidly. -- Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in golf. You can’t worry about if...
Published 07/24/24
Published 07/24/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall is joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to breakdown Bryson hitting a persimmon, if their is a benefit to Tiger's rusty wedges and notable gear changes at the Open Championship. The episode then concludes with an exclusive interview fraturing Callaway's Senior Director of Brand and Product Management Dave Neville talking their new Opus wedge line. -- Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper...
Published 07/18/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to talk initial learnings from testing Titleist GT metals, what recent tour trends are telling us and Uncle Gene's flirtation with death. -- Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in golf. You can’t worry about if the ball is going in the hole or not...
Published 07/11/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath discuss Callaway's new Opus wedge line Tour debut, RB's golf trip to Prince Edward Island and the insane driving stats Scottie Scheffler has been producing. -- Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in golf. You can’t worry about if the ball is going in the hole or not – if you haven’t worried about what’s happening at impact....
Published 06/26/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack sit down for an exclusive, in-studio, interview featuring Aretera Co-Founder Alex Dee.  Known for his work on Fujikura's Ventus line, he explains what it's been like starting a shaft brand from scratch and their vision for impacting the golf equipment industry. -- Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in golf....
Published 06/19/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to talk some major gear changes taking place at Pinehurst, $250 golf balls being put to the test and the story behind Payne Stewart's special putter. -- Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in golf. You can’t worry about if the ball is going in the...
Published 06/12/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to break down Titleist's GT Tour launch and what surprised them the most about it. The episode then concludes with Part Two of the Fully Equipped Hotline contest. -- Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in golf. You can’t worry about if the ball is...
Published 06/06/24
On part one of a two part Fully Equipped Hotline Special, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and a very special guest to dive into listener submitted voicemails. -- Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in golf. You can’t worry about if the ball is going in the hole or not – if you haven’t worried about what’s happening at impact. That’s what led Golf Pride to...
Published 05/22/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf to debate whether 3D printed irons are the future of design, talk Michael Block switching up his irons at Valhalla and check in on the performance of Callaway's Chrome golf ball line on Tour. The episode then concludes with an exclusive interview featuring Cobra's VP of Innovation and AI Mike Yagley talking the creation of their...
Published 05/15/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf to talk the gear changes spotted at this week at Wells Fargo, Jonathan's trip inside Cobra's new Tour truck and how our listners can earn a chance to win a special edition driver. -- Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in golf. You can’t worry...
Published 05/08/24
On a special edition of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall sits down with TaylorMade CEO David Abeles for an exclusive interview focused on the creation of Sun Day Red alongside Tiger Woods. -- Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in golf. You can’t worry about if the ball is going in the hole or not – if you haven’t worried about what’s happening at impact. That’s what led Golf Pride to design a grip to...
Published 05/01/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf to reveal what they learned from breaking down the grip builds of top Tour players and talk the incredible run TaylorMade is on to kick off the 2024 season. The episode then concludes with an exclusive interview featuring Scotty Cameron's Senior Director of Putter Research and Development, Austie Rollinson. -- Thanks to our...
Published 04/24/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf to talk the biggest gear stories coming out of the Masters and new releases spotted in Harbour Town. The guys then check in on the Hotline to answer another batch of our audience submitted voicemails. -- Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in...
Published 04/17/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf to dive in to the 2024 Masters. --  Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in golf. You can’t worry about if the ball is going in the hole or not – if you haven’t worried about what’s happening at impact. That’s what led Golf Pride to design a grip...
Published 04/11/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and Kris McCormack of True Spec Golf to break down all of our 2024 robot testing insights for fairway woods and irons. --  Thanks to our official sponsor Golf Pride and their new Reverse Taper putter grip.  It’s the most crucial split-second in golf. You can’t worry about if the ball is going in the hole or not – if you haven’t worried about what’s happening at...
Published 04/04/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to break down the rumors that Callaway has been put up for sale, the growing popularity of blended iron sets and the future of TaylorMade putters.
Published 03/28/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to talk what amateur golfers can learn from the latest gear trends on tour and the rise of player's distance irons. The episode then concludes with an exclusive, in-studio, interview featuring Miura Golf's COO Bill Holowaty discussing the release of their new 602 irons. -- Watch/Subscribe to full episodes on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FullyEquippedGolf
Published 03/21/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to talk the key to Scottie Scheffler's putting resurgence, Titleist's new TSR 2-wood and gear updates from The Players Championship. We then dive into another edition of the Hotline before the episode concludes with an exclusive interview featuring PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Eric Cole and his mother Laura Baugh.
Published 03/13/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to give a live report from Bay Hill, talk a massive change potentially coming for equipment manufacturers' on tour and take a closer look at Scottie Scheffler's rumored switch to a mallet putter.
Published 03/07/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to breakdown all of our robot testing data and reveal which drivers impressed us the most. -- The Inside GOLF team is NOW putting on a bucket-list Golf experience. It’s a 3 day / 2 night event at Pinehurst, just 2 weeks before they play the US Open there next year. For more info visit:...
Published 02/29/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to talk Hideki Matsuyama's winning bag set up at Riviera, Kirkland's newest golf release and Scottie Scheffler's putter dilemma. The guys then hit the Fully Equipped Hotline to answer a couple of listener submitted questions before the episode concludes with an exclusive interview featuring Vokey's Aaron Dill.
Published 02/22/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to break down what gear changes are in the works at The Genesis Invitational, what it's like getting an upclose look at Tiger's Scotty Cameron gamer and the potential impact of Sun Day Red. -- Together with Tour Validated, Fully Equipped is now the home for all GOLF’s gear insights and new releases.   🎯 Subscribe to our YouTube...
Published 02/14/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories and True Spec Golf's Kris McCormack to discuss the ongoing legal battle between TaylorMade and Costco, learnings from Scottie Scheffler's putter testing and gear updates from the WM Phoenix Open. Our Hotline segment then makes a return before the episode concludes with three exclusive interviews featuring Cobra's Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland and Justin Suh.
Published 02/07/24
On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Ryan Barath are joined by Gene Parente of Golf Laboratories to talk their live reactions to the gear changes at Pebble, why Lexi Thompson's Maxfli deal is so fascinating and what went down at this past week's PGA Show.
Published 01/31/24