Which are the best golf clubs for your swing? In this 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast we examine the best clubs of the year based on swing speed. 2nd Swing Master Fitter Jake Montgomery shares his experiences from the fitting bay and discusses which clubs tend to perform best for players with faster swing speeds and those with slower to moderate swing speeds. Jake breaks down a club or two per category including his best drivers, best fairway woods, best hybrids, best irons and more and what specifically makes these clubs the best for these swing speeds.

00:00 Introduction 01:45 Aldrich Potgieter's Rocket Classic Win 04:06 Alrich Potgieter WITB 06:00 Kate Smith-Stroh LPGA Tour 09:30 Titeist GT1 3Tour 12:00 Best Clubs For Fast Swing Speeds 24:00 Best Clubs for Moderate Swing Speeds

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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 Introduction 01:30 Keegan Bradley's Win 07:55 Keegan Bradley WITB 10:00 Minjee Lee Major Win 13:15 McCauley Sisters 13:50 High School Golf vs. College Golf 16:10 Offseason Preparation 21:55 Advice To Junior Golfers 24:40 Mental Approach to Elite Golf 30:45 Conclusion

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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 Introduction 00:55 U.S. Open Recap 09:50 J.J. Spaun WITB 13:10 Fitting Insights w/ Jake Montgomery 14:35 Titleist GT3 Driver 16:10 TaylorMade Qi10 Fairway Woods 18:20 Srixon ZXi Irons 22:15 Cleveland Wedges 25:00 L.A.B. Golf DF3 Putter 30:10 Unique Clubs in Play at U.S. Open

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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 Introduction 02:00 RBC Canadian Open Recap 04:33 Ryan Fox WITB 06:22 U.S. Open Preview 10:51 Bella McCauley 11:30 Augusta National Women's Amateur 17:25 Playing Augusta National Golf Club 21:32 Arnold Palmer Cup 30:15 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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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 Turn 01:40 Scottie Scheffler's Memorial Win 05:10 U.S. Open Qualifying 08:15 Maja Stark's U.S. Women's Open 11:07 Fitting Insights w/ Tyler Fitzel 12:00 Zero Torque Putters 19:00 HL Irons 25:50 High Lofted Fairway Woods 29:38 4-Wood vs. 3HL Wood 32:00 Gapping Your Long Game 38:06 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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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 Introduction 02:05 The Turn 06:15 PGA Tour Championship Changes 10:25 Charlie Woods Crazy Scorecard 13:40 Wedge Fitting with Tyler Fitzel 17:15 Wedge Bounce vs Wedge Grind 22:40 Gapping Your Wedges 31:50 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 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 Introduction 1:10 PGA Championship Recap 06:30 Driver Fitting Trends 17:45 Mini Driver Craze 22:15 Putter Trends 25:20 Zero Torque Putters 30:35 Putter Fitting 33:30 What's Coming Up on YouTube

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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 Introduction 05:06 Sepp Straka WITB 11:20 Kevin Kraft 14:40 2024 U.S. Senior Open 19:55 PGA Tour Champions Q-School 23:20 Grading His 2024 Season 25:00 2025 U.S. Senior Open 27:15 New Tournaments in 2025 29:10 Goals for 2025 33:35 PGA Championship 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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