The Bag Room: Talking Golf Clubs and Gear
Golf equipment is incredible, but most people only know that what they have in their hands or on their backs or feet works for them. On The Bag Room, Ryan Ballengee talks with the people behind these products to understand how equipment is researched, designed and made -- and how it can ultimately help us golfers.
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June 29, 2026 • 28 mins
On this episode, Clicgear head of marketing John Hess joins to talk about reviving the Clicgear brand, continuing to innovate and modernize the walking golf cart and trying to convince a new generation of golfers to push, not carry.
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May 8, 2026 • 21 mins
On this episode of The Bag Room, Ryan Ballengee is joined by PXG's Brad Schweigert, who discusses the company's partnership with PGA Tour Superstore to fit and sell equipment at their locations. They get into the challenges of teaching fitters to fit their equipment, what we should be looking for in a fitting experience and so much more.
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April 24, 2026 • 28 mins
On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Mike Yagley, the VP of Innovation & Technology at Revelyst, to talk about the fascinating things happening in the launch monitor world and how it's increasingly intersecting with on-course performance data and equipment.
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April 21, 2026 • 25 mins
On this episode, Rimac Golf's Richard and Booth Platt join Ryan Ballengee to talk about their golf ball compression-measuring device, how it works, what makes it unique and the fascinating information they're learning by testing so many golf balls.
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December 17, 2025 • 18 mins
On this episode of The Bag Room, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Stitch Golf CEO Brad King to talk about their new Link strap, made in collaboration with Bushnell Golf, which fully integrates a Bushnell Bluetooth speaker and GPS rangefinder into a Stitch-designed strap.
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November 10, 2025 • 23 mins
On this episode of The Bag Room, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Nicholas James founder Nick Parker to talk creating a line of golf clothes and apparel for guys 5'9" and shorter. Parker talks about his inspiration and experience in the golf business combining to create this line of products, discussing the key differences in fit for his customers versus bigger guys. He also talks about what he's learned along the way and the feedb...
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August 23, 2025 • 24 mins
On this episode of The Bag Room, Seth Benziger, BOA's Account Manager for Athletic and Outdoor, joins Ryan Ballengee to talk about the latest and greatest in the custom-footwear maker's partnerships in golf.
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April 25, 2025 • 25 mins
On this episode of The Bag Room, FlightScope CEO Henri Johnson joins to talk about the new i4 rangefinder, the intersection with launch-monitor data, calculating how data translates to play and more that's coming along with AI.
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April 25, 2025 • 20 mins
On this episode of Green Shoots, Ryan Ballengee welcomes Matt Welter of Dormy House to talk through his unique solution for building employee housing for golf resorts often found in remote areas and without easy access to quality, affordable employee housing.
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March 14, 2025 • 30 mins
On this episode, Newton Shafts founder and CTO Aki Yorihiro comes back to talk about the latest developments and improvements in their Motion shaft, the new Fast Motion shaft and getting in-depth on shaft manufacturing, R&D, prototypes and more.
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February 21, 2025 • 23 mins
Golf Pride's Greg Cavill talks about the new Align Max grips, including the research and development, responding to customer feedback and all of the work that goes into making a new grip go from concept to production.
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November 20, 2024 • 19 mins
On this episode of The Bag Room, Ryan Ballengee is joined by MGI Golf's Miranda Turner to talk the Aussie-based brand, electric golf trolleys and getting more people to experience them firsthand.
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October 23, 2024 • 14 mins
On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Carbitex founder Junus Khan to talk about his carbon-fiber footplate, their new collaboration with Payntr Golf and how their technology improves golf shoe performance.
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September 5, 2024 • 33 mins
On this episode of The Bag Room, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Stewart Golf CEO Mark Stewart to discuss motorized walking golf carts, innovations that the consumer doesn't see (and sometimes doesn't pay for) and celebrating 20 years as a company.
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August 27, 2024 • 12 mins
On this episode, Ryan Ballengee welcomes Callaway Apparel marketing head Brad Holder to talk about their summer/fall line, thinking years ahead in fashion terms, his favorite pieces and more.
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July 31, 2024 • 20 mins
On this episode of The Bag Room, Ryan Ballengee is joined by PXG design engineer Matt Andrews to talk Battle Ready 2 putters, what goes into the design process, what he looks for and loves about putters and so much more.
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March 22, 2024 • 25 mins
On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Sacks Parente Golf co-founder Aki Yorihiro to talk about the brand's new Newton Shafts, fitting for players, creating a better shaft for the driver and so much more.
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March 1, 2024 • 47 mins
In this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Bluetross co-founder Marc Hanson to talk about starting his company, his journey to making headcovers and other accessories, finding materials, business challenges and so much more.
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January 29, 2024 • 24 mins
On this episode of The Bag Room, Ryan Ballengee is joined by PXG Chief Product Officer Brad Schweigert to talk about the company's new Black Ops driver, driver design, club fitting and so much more that golfers need to hear.
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October 31, 2023 • 14 mins
On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Scott Kim, the LPGA Tour manager for PXG. The pair talk about the great year PXG has enjoyed on the LPGA, including four wins from world No. 1 Celine Boutier and Megan Khang's breakthrough. How do top players fit into PXG and how does that experience work for recreational players at PXG locations?
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