Best New Golf Tech at PGA Show 2025!

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[@PJGGolfer]

I have been lucky enough to have gone to this show twice. Both times were early 2000's. Hope to get there in 2026. Such a great show. The local SIM golf shop has the Golfzon SIM. Very cool. Top of the line. It does everything you showed. Thanks for giving us a glimpse into the show.

[@scottmcdonald9924]

Glad to see you bringing us some of the tech, I've been 6 times to the show when I worked in the golf industry. Always cool stuff to check out, expensive for young companies to come there, but the potential to get their stuff out is so massive.

[@nickcharli1025]

Always wanted to go to this. Looks awesome

[@tcofield1967]

So much cool stuff that my wife won't let me buy. Thanks. I hate to say it but the only 'impulse purchase' I have made based on a PGA show booth was this shark looking club cleaner thingie that MrShortGame had in his video. I saw that and had to buy it. It was cheap enough to keep me out of serious trouble. Which is good since I spent some money on a new TM 4 Hybrid. I remember going to E3 when I was a writer for a simulation magazine and got to play with all of the new stuff and new games that, again, my wife wouldn't let me buy at home. I haven't done this with the golf world but I do remember going to E3 in the late 90s and early 2000s and seeing some of the games that were coming out and some of the tech that blew my mind away. It is a fun thing to attend. I'm glad you get to experience it as a golf journalist. You get a perspective that a lot of regular people don't get. As a former video game journalist I got the chance to do that so I can relate. You should have had Mere Mortal putter there. I have been very impressed by it. I have played two rounds with it; in 40 degree weather here in the PNW and have actually dropped about three shots just with improved putting. It is a really good rolling putter. I bought it to support you but it will stay in the bag for sure. I put a reverse taper grip on the putter since I am used to it and my speed control and overall line has been better than with any other putter I have tried. It is heavy and some won't like that but it seems to work for me.

[@LetsPlayThru]

@@tcofield1967 no more putters to sell, thankfully. But maybe next year you will see irons and wedges there 😀 glad you’re enjoying it!!

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

Good work Gabe, great to meet you mate 👍

[@LetsPlayThru]

@@DanHendriksenGolf great meeting you as well! Let’s def connect next time you’re in Florida.

[@Rapsodo]

Thanks for coming by the booth!

[@revenous167]

Just watched the video. Looked for the range finder from shot scope and it is not on their website yet. But with having a free app to track your stuff as well is something I am thinking of getting one for

[@DAYOUJRP]

Definitely don’t need that full AI monitor to see that your spine angle is WAYYY off Maybe just a tripod and a camera or pay your camera man an extra few bucks 😂😂 Great video 👏🏼

[@davidbranch9584]

so cool! I wish they had one of these up here in MI. I would love the golf simulator that changes based on the shot you would have on course. So cool. I wish there was something I could swing in my apartment for fun in the winter up here.

[@wn9012]

The Uneekor looks incredible

[@johnjohn1cooer]

Hi Gabe, the things available now are so different to when I started playing. Old beat up bag, half set of clubs, any golf balls you could find and yardage markers on the course if you could find them and not necessarily accurate. If at a high end club you could maybe buy a course planner book, good as long as you can identify different trees. 150 yards from the last Ash tree didn't always help . Now with everything available it's a totally different game.

[@LetsPlayThru]

You're right. It's a sea change. My father still likes to eyeball it, but I think tech could make us all better decision makers.

[@Aerius_21]

is that Landon at 10:18? lol

[@wilf.bartlett]

I saw that too haha

[@balla44games83]

nearly broke my ankle running to the comments to thumbs up this.

[@jacksonguptill8670]

The cameo caught me so far off guard

[@richardjacobs7632]

Nice piece Gabe! Thanks

[@LetsPlayThru]

@@richardjacobs7632 thanks Richard!

[@chriskrimitsos5628]

Spoiled for choice is an understatement! Good Times Gabe!

[@LetsPlayThru]

@chriskrimitsos5628 I could spend weeks in there, so fun

[@chadanfinson5170]

shot scope... legit offering the app along with it

[@LetsPlayThru]

@@chadanfinson5170 they are top folks for sure

[@PlayBetterGO]

Love it!

[@chalkless]

Did you have a chance to use our torque tester?

[@DavidSmith-kr2ri]

Would loved to see the manufacturers do a cost effective launch monitor… and I mean cost effective 😜

[@matthewhodge1137]

I like how you showed Landon Ashford reaction to the guy that hit bombs on the golfzon demo.

[@LetsPlayThru]

had no idea who that guy was, just loved the expression on his face 🤣

[@matthewhodge1137]

@ yeah he is quite a character. You have to check out his content. He is quite the golfer as well and also he is brilliant and has an astrophysics degree and you may have seen him on tv. For example, Space Force I forget which episode but he does filmmaking. Quite a guy, also he is autistic and is very verbal about it which is great to see someone with autism be so skilled and successful. I hope that came out right.

[@marksimmons7972]

14 decent clubs , a bag of tees , some balls and golf bag to put them in is all you need. Everything else is a waste of money.

[@AsadKhan-lm6yr]

As soon as you can hit a ball…The range finder is the most crucial next purchase to improve your game and reduce your scores In my humble opinion given the size of greens!!!

[@Ibizassini]

Add some force plates to the uneekor? :)

[@petegalindez9961]

Some cool stuff…Rapsodo needs to get away from the proprietary balls…tech is there to use any ball…makes the LM useless on a range….The Unikoor is awesome…add forceplates to that thing and it’s the ultimate training/coaching aid…

[@LetsPlayThru]

I tried a Uneekor with force plates last year, so I’m guessing it’s an option to add if you want it.

[@neilcaulfield7840]

Just ordered the new Garmin S44 last night. As a Scotsman, l feel l have to apologise to Shot Scope. If you had made this a two hour video l would have watched it.

[@LetsPlayThru]

@@neilcaulfield7840 enjoy!!

[@davidvesseur]

Would love to see club data from Rapsodo

[@hein_mcleod]

Will you still need the Rapsodo subscription to use GSpro?

[@LetsPlayThru]

@@hein_mcleod I’m fairly sure you would, yes

[@starks1974]

Gabe - regarding the AI launcher, did the suggestion work based on swing and performance of that swing? Meaning, let’s say the shot was what you wanted optimally, or was it saying you can do better?

[@LetsPlayThru]

From what I understood, this looks at your swing mechanics primarily. That said, I'm sure they could add shot performance data to the mix if they haven't already.

[@markzinda8863]

Data & Information overload. But I’m all in for swing improvement tech.

[@CubenLinksGolf]

The man, the myth, the legend, Landon Ashworth

[@nevvanclarke9225]

So a lot of that tech is AI driven stuff. I just think that's the wrong direction. I'm just gonna give my thoughts on this. What golf is about. It's not about the ball going into the hole. It's not about how many good shots you hit. It's the mates that you make along with it. It's the friendship that's the laughs ..... And honestly, all of this tech just drives us further away from what's really good about the game which is catching up with your mates and having a laugh. We need to look at the human side of golf better and I would urge the companies out there that are looking at this kind of thing as designing apps that maybe encourage people to meet up for golf and there's a challenge. I don't mind technology. I'm a professional photographer and seriously what's going on in photography has just blown my mind but too much tech drives us away from what we actually love about the game or the hobby.

[@scottstorm7765]

I don’t see improving your game as counter to having fun with friends. Golf is definitely better when either you your mates hit amazing shots, so tech that might make that happen more often is cool.

[@gregorybolin4672]

Im 160 out i cant remember what club to use😅

[@LetsPlayThru]

So last week I'm 93 yards out. I would normally pull my 54º wedge. But I decided to try Bushnell's version of this tech which took wind, elements and my shot data into account. It suggested a 58º in the rangefinder, so I used it....I dunked it.

[@AsadKhan-lm6yr]

Do you know how much of a difference having a remote controlled trolley has made to my longevity in golf? Also the customer service by Mel at Stewart Golf is the best I’ve experienced in my humble opinion.

[@LetsPlayThru]

@@AsadKhan-lm6yr yeah electric carts are absolutely game changers

[@jcjbike]

I could have to,d you the lack of shoulder rotation.. I’ve watched enough of your videos. :)

[@LetsPlayThru]

I would have totally said that a year ago as well, but I've worked on it quite a bit the last 12 months. That said, I wasn't warmed up, that was literally my first swing, so totally makes sense.

[@jcjbike]

@@LetsPlayThru Yeah Yeah Yeah... :)

[@PJo336]

Tell garmin to make their golf app better!!!! 🙏

[@AP0730]

Are you in ozempic?

[@randymahony8157]

All you need is a lot of money!

[@peterpetersen2210]

1:44 vs 2:00 (improvement! ....improvement?) let's face the data 1:44 153,8 yds side carry 4,5R equals 2,9% 2:00 take a glimpse (not to identify; why not - by the way?) side carry 21, or 31,6? who knows? 2:00 still improvement? I'm not gonna take it.

[@LetsPlayThru]

I was specifically referencing my hip turn.

[@jdog8701]

most companies have nice new toys garmin ... we added low level watches. Real dissapointment for Garmin not to show new r50 features/updates or an r30. Uneekor really trying to make a big splash with that ai swing analyzer.

[@paulk.4261]

Uneekor....I'm a get it.

[@nomorenonsense]

The wind functions being put into some of these range finders is pretty ridiculous. There are too many factors that come into play to ever make this accurate. Also wind affect varies greatly depending on the trajectory you play. I saw on Mr short game that one had a pop out sensor to read the wind lol. Nothing beats a $80 dollar rangefinder with slope off Amazon. Works just as accurate as the ones 5 times as much.

[@naderzein2435]

7:56 sounds like they just slap "AI" onto anything to help it sell. She wasnt convincing at all on how AI is integrated lol.

[@Tubezilla]

Liked everything but the cap

[@vincekeeling5682]

The flightscope AI caddie is useless to me, as I consistently hit my clubs 50-100yds longer on the course vs sim. Nice try though

[@LetsPlayThru]

@@vincekeeling5682 you can import your stats from on course as well. You can even guess and input it, but I wouldn’t recommend that.

[@hoppman6649]

Too bad that Rapsodo's original product doesn't support Android.

[@DaveFogel]

Im 99% you say uneekkor wrong.

[@saltwaterjunkie8582]

All the “AI” crap is insane. At this rate we are going to have AI tees, AI bags, AI balls, AI grips, AI shoes, AI everything. I don’t think half of these companies even know what AI is. How in the world does a battery powered push cart with GPS have anything to do with AI? It doesn’t.

[@bigdogpete43]

Oh look, even more crap to spend your money on in order to shoot 94. Or you could buy new grips and probably break 90. More fun than actually working on your short game I guess.

[@PrtPrtPrtGood]

Haha so you thought you had one or two swing flaws?

[@tcofield1967]

I don't film my swing for that reason. All I will hear is, 'How can you hit it at all with that kind of swing?'

[@AsadKhan-lm6yr]

As soon as you can hit a ball…The range finder is the most crucial next purchase to improve your game and reduce your scores In my humble opinion given the size of greens!!!