Golf Better #25: Ask Kenny



Thanks to you, our listeners, Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf, along with Golf Smarter and Golf Smarter Tips, rules the top of the charts on iTunes' Amateur Sports section. On this episode of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf, Kenny Nicholson, Technical Specialist at Edwin Watts Golf, answers questions from across the nation.


Director of Brand Management for Odyssey, Paul English



Unique and sometimes odd head designs on putters get most of the press these days. However, as Paul English, Director of Brand Management for Odyssey Golf explains, the right putter for you may just look like it came from a round of miniature golf. Look, feel, weight, center shafted, heal shafted, and many other distinctions are all elements Paul navigates through on episode #24 of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf.


Nike Global Research Director for Vision Science, Dr. Alan Reichow



We all have those moments of greatness, when we have read the green just right, taken a risk and sunk that golf ball for birdie, or eagle. The X-factor in reading greens, and putting in general has a lot to do with how well you can see. On episode #23 of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf, Dr. Alan Reichow, Nike's Global Research Director for Vision Science, and developer of Nike's IC Putter, discusses how he uses that science to make better golf clubs, and all of the variables that come into play from glare to lies, and a whole lot more.


Pt2: Hybrid and Fairway Wood Technology, with Tom Olsavsky



Like a great game of golf, it’s a subtle science and precise art fitting different people for the club that is right for them. And apart from the technical aspects of it, the sound a club makes as it strikes the ball is integral to the overall feel of the club. TaylorMade Golf’s Senior Director of Product Creation, Tom Olsavsky, continues his discussion with hosts Fred Greene and Kenny Nicholson, on hybrid and fairway wood technology, fitting, the feel of the club, and much more on episode #22 of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf.


TaylorMade Hybrid and Fairway Wood Technology, with Tom Olsavsky



In 1996, when Tom Olsavsky started out at TaylorMade, development of any given golf club — from idea to shipping — took two and a half years. Today, 12 years later, that time is down to one year, and if the marketplace demanded it, Tom and his team could develop a brand new golf club every three months. On episode #21 of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf, Tom talks with Fred and Kenny Nicholson, technical specialist at Edwin Watts Golf, about new fairway wood and hybrid technology, adapting USGA rules to that ever-evolving technology, and much more.


Golf Better #20: Kenny Answers More Questions



Shaft flex, GPS technology, and the practice it takes to improve the length ball flight are all questions Kenny Nicholson of Edwin Watts Golf answers on episode #20 of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf. Thanks to all of you who listen to the podcast, and exercise the interactivity of this cutting-edge communication by submitting questions.


Golf Better #19: Ask Kenny



Kenny Nicholson of Edwin Watts Golf is back center stage for another edition of Ask Kenny, on episode #19 of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf. Thanks to you, the Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf podcast is one of the most More…popular golf podcasts — and the fact that questions come from around the world only stands as a monument. Thank you very much for listening.


Titleist Irons with Dan Stone, VP of Club R&D



Selecting the right type of irons can be confusing, with different styles for different kinds of players and enough variations in the materials to drive anyone a little crazy. Dan Stone, Vice President in charge of Research and Development for Titleist, joins Kenny Nicholson of Edwin Watts Golf and Fred to discuss Titleist's new line of irons and ease the sometimes arduous task of selecting clubs on episode #18 of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf.


Callaway Golf Club Design with Dr. Alan Hocknell and Greg Sabella



With the new rulings by the USGA, manufacturers are now allowed to make clubs with interchangeable shafts and heads. Allowing the consumer to have a sense of spontaneity, Callaway Golf has brought professional-level customization to their consumer line of golf clubs with I-MIX . Vice President of Innovation and Advanced Design; Dr. Alan Hocknell and Director of Woods Production; Greg Sabella discuss I-MIX, the Hyper X Driver, and much more on episode #17 of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf.


Nike Golf Balls with Rock Ishii



In March, 2007, Sports Illustrated revealed the identity of one of the unsung heroes of Tiger Woods' victory in the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 shots. Rock Ishii, Director of Product Development for Nike Golf Balls convinced Tiger to go with his design. Rock speaks in depth about golf ball design, care, and maintenance on this episode of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf.