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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 bona fide gear head.
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- 1 weeks ago45 min
Limited drivers in India, Chippers (yes chippers), and out of the box ideas
This week on the DP World Tour in India, we saw a number of players go with the no driver strategy. Plus we chat about why a chipper could be a score saver for your game and out of the box ideas that worked.
- 2 weeks ago46 min
Michael Brennan's gear, odd putters, wide shoes and listener questions
In this week's episode, Ryan dives into Michael Brennan's winning bag at the Baycurrent Classic, weird putters, including the Odyssey "TRTL", wide shoes and answers questions from listeners.
- 3 weeks ago54 min
More mini drivers on DP World Tour plus New McLaren irons and PXG woods
There was plenty of new gear spotted out on the DP World Tour this past week. Ryan breaks down Adrian Meronk's winning bag at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, then shares everything to know about the new Series 2 irons from McLaren, PXG Woods and more mini drives hitting the tour.
- Oct 1, 202650 min
Presidents Cup, LPGA Tour Issues, & the greatest technology advances in golf history
Ryan recaps an electric Presidents Cup then dives into Yuna Nishamura's winning bag at the LPGA's Walmart NW Arkansas Championship and recent news of the tour's new CMO departing. He also breaks down the greatest technology advances in golf history.
- Sep 24, 202658 min
New Srixon ZXi RKT Woods + Listener Q&A
It's Presidents Cup week! Ryan breaks down the new ZXi RKT woods from Srixon then dives into listener questions from Instagram.
- Sep 17, 202652 min
Why a fall fitting is a great idea, buying clubs from Japan, and the story of Sonartec
In this week's episode, Ryan shares some long-term reviews of gear products, makes the case for why the fall is the perfect time to get fit for new golf clubs, explains into the used club market in Japan and what makes it so special, and dives deep into the story of what happened to Sonartec.
- Sep 10, 20261h 13m
Chatting with Joseph LaMagna from The Fried Egg about data, course fit and strategy
Ryan is joined by Joseph LaMagna for a wide-ranging conversation about covering the game of golf, utilizing data, strategy and understanding course fit.
- Sep 3, 202647 min
Mizuno releases the S4, Ping drops the price on 440s, and PGA TOUR season gear recap
With the 2025-2026 PGA TOUR season officially ending, Ryan recaps the season in terms of gear, breaks down everything you need to know about Mizuno's more-forgiving Signature Series S4 iron, plus Ping drops the price on their 440 models–what does this mean?
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About 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 bona fide gear head.
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