PGA show week was a blast! All our coverage of the new products is out on Youtube and Instagram.

I brought the whole team with me and they crushed it shooting and editing! Two NEW videos below 👇

​Our overview of the best stuff from the 2026 show. ​

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​Top tech I found​

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Here's my written up version if you want the summary. I'd recommend watching the vid above but links and stuff below for skimming.
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I’ve been going to the PGA Show since 2013.
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I’ve never seen it like this.

Every booth packed. No dead zones. They had brands set up all the way out into the lobby.
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​That’s new.

Demo Day somehow keeps getting worse 😂, but the actual convention floor is doing the opposite.

Way more crowded. People everywhere.

What really stood out though wasn’t just the crowd. It was the amount of genuinely new stuff.

Not color updates. Not “now with slightly better graphics.” Actual new tech. New gear.

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I know the comment section hates this part. “Who needs more tech to hit a white ball around a field?” But I love this side of golf. People building things. Testing ideas.

Some of it will be junk. No question.
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But some of it will be awesome. And you don’t know which is which until you actually see it, touch it, and test it.

That’s the fun of the PGA Show.

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Launch Monitor BONANZA

There were launch monitors everywhere this year.
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More new brands. All kinds of price points.
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​Shot Scope​
Shot Scope dropped a $200 radar-based launch monitor that looks great. The real question... Why is it better than something like the PRGR. I'd guess design, app performance, and usability. It looked and felt better for sure.

You get ball speed, club speed, smash factor, carry, and total distance.

For speed training, on-course use, or quick range sessions, this makes a lot of sense. The big question is accuracy, especially at higher speeds.

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​Rapsodo with 2 new updates​
They announced a new ceiling-mounted launch monitor coming this year, plus updated software that runs on a computer, not just a phone or tablet.
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​PC based software will work with the current MLM2PRO as well. That's a huge upgrade. New software graphics were quite a bit better than existing ios software!

👉 No word on timing or price point on these yet.

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​FlightScope Mevo Gen 2​
Mevo Gen 2 is about value density. First time hitting on one and I was very very impressed (covered this in the tech video)

FlightScope Mevo Gen2 combines Doppler radar and camera tracking to deliver 18 key swing metrics, shot tracer with video overlay, simulator-ready software, and 6-hour battery—all with no recurring fees and half the price of Mevo+!

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​Bushnell Launch Pro​
The Launch Pro is back! now as the Circle B edition. The important part hasn’t changed. It’s still Foresight data collection and accuracy. Super reliable indoors and outdoors.

It’s not the cheapest option, but if accuracy matters and you want something you can grow into, this is still one of the safest bets in the space.

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​Blue tees​
​We've known them for range finders and speakers but they just came out with an interesting looking radar launch monitor for about $600.

I wonder if this is similar to the Voice Caddie or how accurate the data is from this new unit. Will check it out!

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​Garmin GPS + Launch Monitor​
​Garmin went expiremental with this one!

Handheld GPS and a Doppler-based launch monitor in one device. 🤔

You hit shots on the range, map your bag, then take it to the course where the virtual caddie factors in wind, slope, elevation, and how far you actually hit your clubs.

​$600 price point that might be pretty practical for some folks​

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​Square Golf Omni​
Square’s new Omni unit sits in an interesting middle ground. Four cameras. Indoor and outdoor use. Measured data. And a built-in screen.

We'll see how this thing works in testing but seems like a ton of value for the spec sheet.

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​TrackMan​
They added new 3d and AI features. Their unique advantage TrackMan now knows where you’re aimed. That lets it measure setup, not just motion. Stance width. Alignment. Pelvis and torso orientation relative to target line.

Golfers talk about consistency, but most can’t even set up the same way twice. Being able to measure setup variability opens the door to better diagnostics, not just better swings.

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Grip is having a moment in golf.

Part of it is new pressure-sensor tech. We can finally see how golfers apply force to the club instead of guessing. Once you can measure it, people start asking better questions.

​Liam Mucklow was one of the first digging into grip pressure. Lately, his work has shifted toward friction. Not how hard you squeeze, but how much the club actually slips in your hands.

Less slipping means a more stable face. More centered contact. Often more ball speed without swinging harder. They actually did a study on it and the results are compelling (I talked about it in the full video)

That research turned into a glove with Marucci. They used Lizard Skin material, which is about twice as tacky as normal glove leather, but only in the spots that matter. Thumb and palm. The high-wear areas where gloves usually fail. More friction. More durability.

I hear the glove is COMING SOON. I'll send a link out when it's live on their site.

I’m also really curious about Chalkless. It removes oils from your hand and increases friction. I did their torque test at the show and the difference was obvious.

I'm going to go nuts for speed training, trying out the new Marucci glove with Chalkless on the right hand 😂

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​TPT Pulse Putter Shaft​

I spent time with Jake with G​olf.com looking at the new TPT Pulse putter shaft.

TPT already makes some of the lowest torque shafts out there for drivers, hybrids, fairway woods (Best driver shaft I've hit!)

Low torque matters in putting because the shaft isn’t twisting during the stroke. Jon Sinclair’s data shows it can make a difference even on ten-foot putts.

What TPT added here is frequency tuning.

Pulse 50 is more muted. Pulse 70 has more click and higher pitch.

Most feel is sound. This lets you change sound and feel without changing your putter head.

Golf balls are going to be Chipd​

This might be the most exciting long-term idea I saw.

​Chipd is putting a chip inside a golf ball. It tracks distance, speed, launch, spin. Soon it’ll track putting practice sessions. Makes. Misses. Tendencies.

The key thing is it feels normal. Sounds normal. No harsh click. They’ve hit drivers with it. It didn’t blow up.

I really believe this is where things go... Not next year maybe. But eventually every ball has a chip. The tech gets smaller. Prices come down. GPS and speed live inside the ball itself.

Every shot gets tracked automatically. No setup. No extra devices.

Green Reading and Putting Practice

I still think green reading is one of the most under-practiced skills in golf. I’m a big fan of Tour Read and Ralph Bauer’s system and we've done some great content with him.
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​PuttView’s new app fits right into that world.

You’ve probably seen their AR goggles before. Super cool. Also expensive and clunky. The app changes that.

You scan the green with your phone. It maps the topography live and gives you an aim point. Then you can set up gates and actually practice reading greens instead of guessing.

WhyGolf Wrist X + Getting Roasted

WhyGolf released a new wrist training aid called the Wrist X. ​

Super solid new training aid (we have more content on this soon)

They also had Brian Baumgartner (he was Kevin from the office) running a putting competition at the booth.

I did not win. I got roasted.

LAB Golf DF3 Update

LAB added a stainless steel insert to the DF3 (their most popular putter).

Some of you are going to love that!

Open Forum. The late night golf instruction event of the year

I got there late but stayed till after 12:30 and there was some awesome info 😂

​Dr. Sasho gave one of the more interesting talks I’ve heard in a while.

Here's the question...

You tee off with someone on a par three, hit similar irons, then on the next hole you hit driver and they’re 30-40 yards past you. Why does that happen? Might have to ask him to share this with us another time!

​Stephen Sweeney also shared something that felt obvious once he said it, but I’d never heard the numbers.

The top 50 putters in the world have an arc between about 11 and 15 degrees. More important, their face stays within one degree of that arc about 78 percent of the time. As putting gets worse, that percentage drops fast.

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That feels like just a portion of what happened!

You must, must, must watch the new video we just dropped and go browse Instagram to see all the reels

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So proud of the team for absolutely crushing it this week.

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The show was just part of the week in Orlando 😳

• Monday with Scott Fawcett
• Tuesday with Coach Will Robbins,
• Friday with "Fast" Eddie Fernandez.

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We have so much good content coming out soon 😁

Thanks for following along.

-Cordie

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✍️ Written by Cordie Walker​​
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