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The Tour Experience

79 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratings

A podcast featuring top golf industry guests, golf equipment discussion, and anything golf-related!

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Episodes

New Titleist T-Series Iron tech talk with Josh Talge

July 29, 2021 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MB

This week hosts Ryan and Mike welcome Josh Talge from Titleist to the podcast to give the full rundown on the all-new T-Series irons including the T100, T100s, T200, T300, and the new U505 utility. This is the second generation of the T-Series irons which were a smash hit, with golfers around the world, and Josh delivers the nitty-gritty on the design process, technology, and stories from testing. You can find our hosts on Instagram at: Ryan - RDSBarath Mike - MIKETXG

New Titleist T-Series Iron tech talk with Josh Talge

July 29, 2021 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MB

This week hosts Ryan and Mike welcome Josh Talge from Titleist to the podcast to give the full rundown on the all-new T-Series irons including the T100, T100s, T200, T300, and the new U505 utility. This is the second generation of the T-Series irons which were a smash hit, with golfers around the world, and Josh delivers the nitty-gritty on the design process, technology, and stories from testing. You can find our hosts on Instagram at: Ryan - RDSBarath Mike - MIKETXG

Major season wrap up + listener Q&A

July 21, 2021 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MB

On this week's episode, Ryan and Mike discuss their favorite major championships of the year including on both the PGA and LPGA tours, talk about Collin Morikawa's win at The Open Championship, Bryson's driver, and much more.  The second half of the show has Ryan & Mike answering listener-submitted club fitting and building questions from Instagram: Ryan - RDSBarath, Mike - MikeTXG. You can check out our latest YouTube video detailing Collin's irons to switch at The Open Championship here...

Listener Q&A, plus mini drivers, head covers, and The Open Championship

July 14, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MB

On this week's episode of "The Build Shop" Ryan and Mike answer listener-submitted club fitting questions from Instagram: Ryan - RDSBarath, Mike - MikeTXG. They also cover a large number of topics from Mike's fitting experience with the new TaylorMade 300 Mini driver to favorites head covers, and winners for the upcoming Open Championship. 

Interview with Tony Covey of MyGolfSpy.com

July 07, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MB

This week hosts Ryan and Mike welcome Tony Covey from MyGolfSpy.com to talk about his history in the golf business, how he got his start with My Golf Spy, and to tell some of his favorite stories from his time in the industry to this point.  Before the conversation with Tony, Ryan and Mike answer questions from their weekly live Q&A's which you can follow along on Instagram: Ryan - RDSBarath Mike - MIKETXG You can also find Tony on Twitter at: GolfSpyT

Interview with Matt Fitzpatrick

June 30, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MB

This week hosts Ryan and Mike are joined by founder and CEO of TXG Ian Fraser to welcome PGA Tour player and the 21st ranked golfer in the world Matt Fitzpatrick to the show. The discussion covers a wide range of topics including Matt's 2021 season so far, his equipment including his very custom Bettinardi putter, amateur golf, match play, the Ryder Cup, and a whole lot more.

Interview with Matt Fitzpatrick

June 30, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MB

This week hosts Ryan and Mike are joined by founder and CEO of TXG Ian Fraser to welcome PGA Tour player and the 21st ranked golfer in the world Matt Fitzpatrick to the show. The discussion covers a wide range of topics including Matt's 2021 season so far, his equipment including his very custom Bettinardi putter, amateur golf, match play, the Ryder Cup, and a whole lot more.

US Open final thoughts with Callaway's Johnny Wunder

June 22, 2021 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MB

This week we welcome Johnny Wunder from Callaway Golf's: World of Wunder, to discuss Jon Rahm's win at the US Open. We cover all of Jon's equipment, from his driver all the way to his ball, and also talked about the processes that went into dialing him into that gear.  Ryan, Mike, and Johnny also talk about their favorite in-person Major Championship experiences, and of course, get a little fitting talk in too.

US Open equipment trends from Torrey Pines and Monday Qualifying fights

June 16, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MB

This week's episode of "The Build Shop" is all about the US Open at Torrey Pines and discussing the rumors circulating around equipment changes players are making heading into the week. From DJ and Phil testing a prototype Mini Driver to players putting 7-woods in the bag, there is a lot to cover.  Ryan and Mike debate which OEM makes the best limited edition Major theme's gear and talk about their experience seeing and playing Torrey pines.

US Women's Open winners and loser, Rahm withdraws, and interview with Rebecca Lee-Bentham

June 09, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Build Shop, hosted by Ryan Barath and Mike Martysiewicz.  The show dives into all of the events all around professional golf this week, highlighted by the US Women's Open at The Olympic Club won by Yuka Saso. We also talk about Jon Rahm's withdrawal from The Memorial, and Patrick Cantlay's playoff win over Collin Morikawa, along with the clubs Patrick used during his win. The episode is capped off with an interview with Rebecca Lee-Bentham, who quali...

US Women's Open winners and loser, Rahm withdraws, and interview with Rebecca Lee-Bentham

June 09, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Build Shop, hosted by Ryan Barath and Mike Martysiewicz.  The show dives into all of the events all around professional golf this week, highlighted by the US Women's Open at The Olympic Club won by Yuka Saso. We also talk about Jon Rahm's withdrawal from The Memorial, and Patrick Cantlay's playoff win over Collin Morikawa, along with the clubs Patrick used during his win. The episode is capped off with an interview with Rebecca Lee-Bentham, who quali...

Phil's historic win, and big podcast news

June 03, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

This week's episode of the TXG podcast has hosts Ryan Barath and Mike Martysiewicz getting caught up on the biggest stories in golf including Phil Mickelson's win at the 2021 PGA Championship and discussing a unique club he had in the bag for his win.   They also break down the upcoming US Women's Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, along with talking golf course architecture.  Ryan and Mike also reveal their newest podcast venture on the TXG Channel with "The Build Shop" - a weekly ...

Sal Syed // Arccos Golf

October 09, 2020 16:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MB

We have a great discussion with Arccos Founder Sal Syed about making tour level analytics available to every golfer, and how that will impact the future of club fitting.

KBS Tour Shafts - Kim Braly & Tom Kalinowski

April 28, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

Talking shaft design, testing and innovation with Kim Braly and Tom Kalinowski.

Mark Crossfield

April 24, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MB

Great interview with Mark Crossfield about golf instruction, equipment an his experience with various club manufacturers.

Peter Finch

April 22, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MB

Talking with Peter Finch about his golf aspirations and developing a YouTube channel.

Simon Dyson

April 19, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MB

We were lucky to have 6-time European Tour winner Simon Dyson join us for an in-depth interview on his playing career and his future as a top tier golf performance coach.

Rick Shiels

April 15, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MB

A great discussion with Rick Shiels about his favourite golf equipment, how he became so successful on YouTube, and his experience on Golf Channel's Driver VS Driver television series.

Scott Stallings // Equipment, Fitness & PGA Tour Golf

April 12, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

3-time PGA Tour winner Scott Stallings discusses the equipment he uses in his own bag, his fitness and health journey, and what it's like to play golf on tour.

Mike Taylor – Artisan Golf

April 10, 2020 15:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MB

An in-depth interview with Mike Taylor of Artisan Golf Texas, a world-renowned clubmaker famous for his work on Tiger Woods' irons and wedges over the years.

Laird White – Honma Golf

April 07, 2020 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MB

Talking with Director of Tour Operations for Honma Golf, Laird White.

Paul Wood | Golf Club Engineering

February 11, 2020 18:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MB

Our conversation with Paul Wood of Ping Golf on golf club design and engineering.

Dr. Paul Hurrion | Quintic Putting Analysis

February 04, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MB

Taking a dive into putting with one of the game's most respected experts, Dr. Paul Hurrion (inventor of Quintic).

Dave Pelz

January 28, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

A great conversation with Dave Pelz on a variety of subjects within the game of golf!

Chris Voshall – Mizuno

December 17, 2019 19:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MB

Talking club design, fitting and Mizuno's philosophy with Chris Voshall.

Aaron Dill – Vokey Wedge Design

December 10, 2019 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MB

Talking wedge design and PGA tour life with Aaron Dill of Titleist Vokey Wedges.

Martin Chuck & David Woods

December 03, 2019 13:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

Talking with Martin Chuck and David Woods about their Planemate training aid, PGA tour players and being a golf professional.

Short Game Special – Gareth Raflewski

November 25, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 46 MB

LPGA and PGA tour coach Gareth Raflewski joins us for a short game special.

Andrew Rice

November 20, 2019 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB

In our first ever TXG Podcast episode, we introduce the podcast and what we have planned for the future. Special guest is world-renowned golf instructor Andrew Rice.

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