Club Lab

By Gene Parente, Jonathan Wall

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Episodes: 70

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Club Lab is a golf equipment podcast hosted by Golf Digest managing editor Jonathan Wall and Golf Laboratories founder Gene Parente, diving deep into the gear generating buzz through real robot-testing data, tour trends and conversations with the people who matter most in the industry. Every episode is designed to make you smarter about the equipment in your bag.

Episode Date
What to know about irons, with Chris Marchini
May 27, 2026
Why TaylorMade's Qi4D loft sleeve is so important
May 20, 2026
We tested a cult classic against a current driver
May 13, 2026
Robot testing drivers at 105 mph
May 06, 2026
Analyzing three iterations of Ping drivers
May 01, 2026
Crunching the numbers on 3 years of Cobra drivers
Apr 23, 2026
Robot testing three years of Callaway drivers
Apr 15, 2026
An interview with Steve Williams
Apr 06, 2026
Comparing three years of TaylorMade drivers
Apr 01, 2026
Titleist releases a new driver ... in March?
Mar 26, 2026
Kicking off 2026 golf season with Chris Marchini (3/11/26)
Mar 16, 2026
Behind the curtain with TaylorMade's head of putters (3/6/26)
Mar 16, 2026
The best 2026 drivers for your toe miss (2/25/26)
Mar 16, 2026
The best 2026 drivers for your heel miss (2/19/26)
Mar 16, 2026
Problem area and cheat code face locations on 2026 drivers (2/11/26)
Mar 16, 2026
Identifying trends in 2026 drivers (2/4/26)
Mar 16, 2026
Recapping the PGA Show and previewing the year ahead (1/28/26)
Mar 16, 2026
Callaway's next big driver breakthrough (1/16/26)
Mar 16, 2026
How TaylorMade flipped the driver script (1/8/26)
Mar 16, 2026
Recreating the swing Tiger used to complete the 'Tiger Slam' (12/17/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Old faces in familiar places (12/10/25)
Mar 16, 2026
We tested Amazon's new golf ball (12/3/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Catching up on gear releases (11/19/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Overlooked gear components that'll instantly improve your game (11/12/25)
Mar 16, 2026
How to improve the equipment industry (10/23/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Are zero torque putters taking over? (10/17/25)
Mar 16, 2026
What questions to ask a fitter (10/10/25)
Mar 16, 2026
This driver metric can help you bomb it off the tee (10/2/25)
Mar 16, 2026
The man who changed the putter industry (9/24/25)
Mar 16, 2026
How golf balls could impact the Ryder Cup (9/17/25)
Mar 16, 2026
The future of putter design is on the French Riviera (9/10/25)
Mar 16, 2026
What's the deal with hollow-body irons? (8/27/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Comparing the last two Titleist T-Series iron families (8/20/25)
Mar 16, 2026
The worst gear signings ever (8/13/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Are the FedEx Cup Playoffs altering equipment deals? (8/6/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Open Championship recap, Scottie's bag and why you should play urethane golf balls (7/23/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Getting to know your friendly neighborhood fitter with Chris Marchini (Part 6) (7/16/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Getting to know your friendly neighborhood fitter with Chris Marchini (Part 5) (7/9/25)
Mar 16, 2026
JWall and Uncle Gene's pre-July 4th ramblings (7/2/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Getting to know your friendly neighborhood fitter with Chris Marchini (Part 4) (6/25/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Getting to know your friendly neighborhood fitter with Chris Marchini (Part 3) (6/11/25)
Mar 16, 2026
The most important club at the U.S. Open (6/4/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Getting to know your friendly neighborhood fitter with Chris Marchini (Part 2) (5/28/25)
Mar 16, 2026
An interview with Scottie Scheffler's TaylorMade tour rep (5/21/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Getting to know your friendly neighborhood fitter with Chris Marchini (5/14/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Know this crucial data point when considering new irons (5/7/25)
Mar 16, 2026
An interview with Scotty Cameron's right hand man (4/30/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Coachella and robots and videos and mini drivers, oh my! (4/22/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Rory completes the career grand slam with ... what clubs??? (4/16/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Masters of data (4/2/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Bryson's hilarious gear test (3/26/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Uncle Gene on Gene and golf equipment predictions (3/19/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Comparing three years of Srixon drivers (3/12/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Analyzing three years of Cobra drivers (3/5/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Revealing robot data on Callaway's Elyte driver (2/26/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Comparing the last three Ping G-Series drivers (2/12/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Rickie Fowler & Gary Woodland dive in on their gear (2/6/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Does TaylorMade Qi35 live up to the hype? (1/29/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Cobra’s crown jewel (1/23/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Rickie Fowler re-ups and changes gear in the same week (1/15/25)
Mar 16, 2026
The year of lower spin drivers (1/9/25)
Mar 16, 2026
Max Homa explains his Cobra signing (1/1/25)
Mar 16, 2026
We already found a 2025 unicorn driver (12/18/24)
Mar 16, 2026
How special is TaylorMade’s newest driver? (12/11/24)
Mar 16, 2026
Detailing Callaway and LAB's trademark battle (12/4/24)
Mar 16, 2026
The hottest gear trend in golf (11/20/24)
Mar 16, 2026
Inside Hot List player testing (11/13/24)
Mar 16, 2026
Ball rollbacks and decoding shafts (11/6/24)
Mar 16, 2026
These clubs have staying power (10/30/24)
Mar 16, 2026
Does Titleist have a “unicorn” driver? (10/23/24)
Mar 16, 2026