We are at PGA Show Demo Day for this episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts Podcast. 2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald and Sean Bower were on site at Orange County National Golf Center for PGA Show Demo Day learning about the newest golf clubs in 2026 including the PING G440 K Driver and Cobra OPTM Driver lineup.

Drew talks about PING's newest driver, the G440 K, with Marty Jertson, PING VP of Fitting & Performance. They discuss what went into the design, where it fits within the G440 lineup and what types of golfers could benefit playing this driver.

Then we visit the Cobra Golf booth to talk about Cobra's new OPTM Driver lineup with Jose Miraflor, Cobra's VP of Marketing & Club Architecture. We breakdown OPTM's new POI measurement when it comes to forgiveness in drivers, plus FutureFit33 and more.

00:00 Introduction 04:55 PING G440 K 15:43 Cobra OTPM 21:17 Conclusion

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This video and episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast features a discussion on the best golf clubs of 2025 in the format of an awards show. Now that 2nd Swing fitters have had the chance to fit the best golf clubs of 2025 for a whole year, master fitter Tyler Fitzel conducted a survey to get feedback from fitters on how the best golf clubs of 2025 performed in fittings. 0:00 Intro to Fitters Choice 3:00 Low-Spin Drivers 8:00 High-MOI / Core Drivers 11:10 Draw-Bias Drivers 14:54 Mini Drivers 17:33 Fairway Woods 22:24 Utility Irons 27:42 Hybrids 30:16 Tour Blade Irons 33:03 Tour Cavity Irons 37:25 Players Distance Irons 41:39 Game Improvement Irons 44:13 Wedges 47:53 Mallet Putters 50:18 Low Torque Putters 55:22 Blade Putters In this episode of 2nd Swing Thoughts, Drew Mahowald and Tyler Fitzel discuss the best golf clubs of 2025 based on feedback from 2nd Swing's master club fitters. 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. LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2bJFzfhoUmpHZF6fyFsjmX LISTEN ON AMAZON: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f5e3b825-bae2-40d0-9ec4-722e96b99de6/2nd-swing-thoughts LISTEN ON APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2nd-swing-thoughts/id1683899359 Schedule an award-winning 2nd Swing fitting: https://www.2ndswing.com/golf-club-fittings SUBSCRIBE to the 2nd Swing YouTube channel today for more in-depth golf equipment reviews and club fitting insights. FOLLOW 2ND SWING GOLF ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndSwingGolf X: https://X.com/2ndSwingGolf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2ndswinggolf/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@2ndswinggolf

What are the absolute best golf clubs of 2025? 🏌️‍♂️⛳

In this episode of the 2nd Swing Thoughts podcast, 2nd Swing Master Fitter Tyler Fitzel breaks down the top-performing equipment of the year. Based on thousands of data points from real-world player fittings in 2025, Tyler reveals which clubs are actually delivering the most distance, forgiveness, and precision on the course.

Whether you are looking for the best driver of 2025 to add yards to your tee shots or the most forgiving irons to lower your scores, this comprehensive guide covers every category in the bag.

00:00 Introduction 01:00 The Turn 12:50 Fitting Insights w/ Harrison Arnold 20:00 Best Golf Clubs of 2025 20:50 Best Drivers of 2025 23:25 Best Fairway Woods of 2025 25:35 Best Hybrid of 2025 27:00 Best Utility Iron of 2025 28:30 Best Irons of 2025 32:45 Best Wedges of 2025 35:55 Best Putters of 2025 40:00 Tyler's Final Thoughts 41:17 Conclusion

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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