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Your Golf Podcast by NCG

Your Golf Podcast by NCG

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Tom Irwin and Jack Backhouse are your host and regular special guest on the Your Golf Podcast by NCG, a weekly deep dive into the biggest gear and instruction topics.


Jack is a PGA professional and Tom is a life long obsessive, together they bring insight into big equipment and instruction trends and offer meaningful, actionable insight to help Your Golf.


Whether you’re a club golfer trying to break 80, a beginner who just wants to hit it straighter, or someone chasing a new personal best, Tom and Jack bring decades of coaching, playing, and club-fitting experience to every episode.


They’ll help you understand not just what to work on, but how to make real progress.

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Episodes
  • Do Training Aids Actually Help Your Game?

    Do Training Aids Actually Help Your Game?
    Mar 25 2026

    Training aids are everywhere in golf but do they actually help you improve, or just give the illusion of progress?


    In this episode of Your Golf Podcast by NCG, Tom Irwin is joined once again by PGA Professional Jack Backhouse to take a closer look at golf training aids and whether they really deliver on their promises.


    They dig into the world of alignment sticks, swing trainers, impact bags and more, exploring which aids genuinely help golfers build better habits and which might just end up forgotten in the garage.


    From the psychology of practice to the gap between feel and real improvement, they ask the big question: are training aids a shortcut to better golf, or just another part of the game’s ever-expanding industry?

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    47 mins
  • Mini Drivers, 7-Woods & Zero Torque: Why Do Golf Equipment Trends Come and Go?

    Mini Drivers, 7-Woods & Zero Torque: Why Do Golf Equipment Trends Come and Go?
    Mar 10 2026

    Mini drivers, 7-woods and zero-torque putters seem to be everywhere right now — but why does golf equipment go through these waves of popularity in the first place?

    In this episode of Your Golf Podcast by NCG, Tom Irwin is joined by PGA Professional Jack Backhouse to explore why certain clubs and technologies suddenly become the must-have items in golfers’ bags.

    They look at the factors behind modern equipment trends, from tour influence and social media buzz to genuine performance gains and clever marketing - and ask whether these trends actually help everyday golfers play better, or if they’re simply part of golf’s ever-evolving gear cycle.

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    56 mins
  • Is It Easier To Be A Scratch Golfer Under WHS?

    Is It Easier To Be A Scratch Golfer Under WHS?
    Feb 25 2026

    Becoming a scratch golfer has always been the ultimate milestone for many club players - but has the World Handicap System made it easier to get there?


    In this episode of Your Golf Podcast by NCG, Tom Irwin is joined by PGA Pro Jack Backhouse to unpack one of the most debated questions in amateur golf: is reaching scratch under WHS actually more achievable than it used to be under the CONGU system?


    They also explore the practical side of the journey - what it genuinely takes to get to scratch, the habits and skills that matter most, and whether reaching a handicap of zero is realistically possible for every golfer.

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    44 mins
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