Rick Shiels' Club Testing Secrets, Equipment Copycats (Is It Fair Game?) & Does Rory Have A Secret TaylorMade TP5?

Happy Masters Friday! We hope you're enjoying the tournament, and thank you for spending some time with us when there are plenty of other exciting things happening in the world of golf. After a suspiciously L.A.B Golf DF3-shaped Odyssey putter appeared on Tour last month, we ask if copying in the golf equipment industry is a problem or just fair game. Elsewhere, Joe's been playing around with his putter (again) and has changed the shaft in his trusty blade for the first time. Should we all be thinking about our putter shafts in as much detail as driver and iron shafts? 

Ask The Pod this week wants to know how long ball manufacturers make old models of golf balls for its Tour pros. We then discuss whether something is going on with Rory's TP5 golf ball after he was caught on a hot mic during TGL last month...

We are also thrilled to welcome Rick Shiels onto the show this week. Joe met golf's biggest YouTuber in Singapore last month to chat all things equipment and equipment testing. Has he always been an equipment geek? What are his favorite things to test? How would he make the game easier for amateurs through equipment? All of this and more is answered in our chat. 

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Chapters:
0:00:00 Hello! 
0:03:35 Equipment copycats! Fair game or blatant cheating? 
0:12:43 Joe's testing new putter shafts...
0:22:38 Ask The Pod - When do ball manufacturers stop making old golf balls?
0:36:34 Rick Shiels interview!