Hack It Out Golf · Golf Swing Productions by Mark Crossfield Greg Chalmers and Lou Stagner

The Great Golf Bag Purge

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Old slippery grips can cost you miles per hour in swing speed—here's the surprising test that proved it.

This episode of Hack It Out Golf focuses on five items golfers should remove or upgrade from their golf bag to improve their game. Hosts Lou and the unnamed co-host, both experienced in golf equipment and performance analysis, provide practical advice for the upcoming season. Their discussion is grounded in personal testing and data from on-course research. The first item is old, slippery grips, which the hosts tested years ago using a launch monitor. They found worn grips could cost several miles per hour in swing speed and become dangerously slick in damp conditions. Second, they address old, worn-out gloves, with Lou revealing his system of rotating four or five gloves during a round to prolong their life. Third, they target rarely used clubs, citing Arccos data showing 13% of golfers carry a club used less than once every ten rounds. Fourth, they advocate improving on-course nutrition, with the co-host sharing a positive experience using a high-protein shake to maintain energy. Finally, they recommend replacing excessive range balls with a dynamic warmup using bands, noting it can increase initial ball speed and prevent injury. A surprising insight is that newer golfers, unaware of grip deterioration, would swing normally with a slippery club and risk it flying from their hands. Lou's meticulous glove rotation system, designed to manage sweat and extend glove life, was an unexpected detail. The Arccos statistic that 10% of golfers carry a club used less than twice a season highlights common bag inefficiency. The co-host's personal experiment with a protein shake fundamentally changed his view on in-round fueling. The suggestion to use a massage gun as part of a warmup for an immediate ball speed boost is a specific, actionable tip. The tone is highly conversational and educational, with both hosts sharing personal anecdotes and failures to illustrate their points. The style is collaborative, featuring friendly banter while delivering clear, data-backed recommendations. Golfers obsessed with optimizing their equipment and on-course routines will find this episode immensely valuable. Listeners who are casual about gear maintenance or who prefer narrative-driven golf stories might want to skip this practical, tip-focused discussion.

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A practical bag clean-out with enough real-golfer detail to feel immediately useful.

The Great Golf Bag Purge reads as a plainspoken reset for golfers who have let old gear overstay its welcome. It moves from worn grips to clubs that may no longer belong in the bag, and it keeps the focus on how a setup shapes the round, from swing speed to changing bodies,…

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Reset the bag you keep meaning to sort out.

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