Who said we were short of ideas? Not us! We've done old drivers, and we've done old fairways, so it's time for Joe to dig back into the archive of irons to find five examples of irons that haven't aged a day. We've got some classic blades and some more 'game improvement' options on the table. As well as that, Joe's conjured up a game of fantasy golf equipment - what bag of tricks would we like to play, selecting from all of the men's and women's Major winners so far? We've got that, Ask The Pod and plenty more nonsense in between - enjoy!

Chapters:

0:00:00 Coming up this week...

0:05:53 The Ore Golf iron & TaylorMade's Tag Heuer collab

0:09:42 Picking our fantasy lineup of equipment from the 2026 Major winners

0:33:03 Kick Point Golf Club...

0:37:52 5 older irons that modern tech can't beat

0:52:05 Ask The Pod - your reactions to TaylorMade's two-year release cycle

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Joe's been doing some real-life actual journalism this week. It's often quiet down in North Devon, so a few weeks ago spent an afternoon measuring the true loft, lie angle and face angle of every driver he's been sent to test this year. Which brands' measurements are closest to what they claim? And are we seeing a new trend in driver face angles? Joe reveals all from his exhausting display of measuring in his workshop.

Also this week, we've had loads of questions about the best ways to add weight to your golf club, and to help, Joe has put together a cheat sheet of the pros and cons of each method. Whether it's lead tape, hot melt or screws, we've got you covered for your next tinkering job. All of that, plus some analysis on Wyndham Clark's new putter, Bryson's prototype TaylorMade driver and, of course, some time for your comments and questions in Ask The Pod - enjoy!

Chapters:

0:00:00 Coming up this week...

0:03:43 The story behind Bryson's new proto TaylorMade driver

0:07:51 What's so special about Wyndham Clark's new putter?

0:11:36 The pros and cons of each method of adding weight to a club

0:12:28 Using manufacturer's weights

0:15:35 Lead tape

0:18:26 Tip weights

0:21:27 Hot melt

0:26:12 We measured every 2026 driver! Here are the results...

0:27:24 Face angle...

0:36:08 Lofts...

0:40:19 Lie angles...

0:48:48 Ask The Pod!

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Happy midsummer! It's that time of year again, when we take stock of all of the main equipment manufacturers' years so far, and send them home with a summer report for 2026. Which brand is going home with an A to happy parents, and which brand has plenty to work on going into the next phase of equipment releases? Before all of that, Joe finds his favourite driver on the GolfClubs4Cash website for under £200, we discuss the rollback on the golf ball rollback, and Joe tells us the good, the bad, and the ugly from his experience at regional qualifying for the Open Championship. Enjoy!

Chapters:

0:00:00 Coming up this week...

0:02:26 How would Joe spend £200 on a second-hand driver?

0:06:14 Joe tells all about his Open Qualifying experience

0:22:22 The golf ball rollback, rollback - our opinions!

0:32:34 Grading every equipment brand's year so far!

0:34:32 Titleist

0:41:55 TaylorMade

0:51:23 Callaway

1:00:08 Ping

1:04:29 Cobra

1:06:53 PXG

1:13:02 Mizuno

1:17:00 Srixon

1:21:05 Wilson

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