The Tournament Code
The Tournament Code
Cooper Collins, Jack Bergstrom, & Daniel Hamrin
054: Michael Vrska – Insights on Golf Technology Advancements from 20-Year Industry Veteran
1 hour 8 minutes Posted Jul 7, 2023 at 8:00 am.
In this episode, we are joined by Michael Vrska (@vgolfman). Michael is the Director of Custom Fitting and Player Performance at Callaway. Michael played college baseball and used his degree to get a job at Wilson Golf. From there, he developed his skills and then worked at Adams Golf for 9 years, before returning back to Wilson. He has been with Callaway for the past 4 years.---Follow us:Twitter - @TournamentCodeInstagram - @thetournamentcodeYouTube - The Tournament CodeHosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin)---
- getting into the game
- golf becoming a passion
– Michael’s background in baseball
- competitive outlet in golf
- how he broke into the golf club industry
- golf club industry evolution
- turnaround of Adams
- golf club technology
- golf club fitting tips
- applying driver technology to fairway woods
- golf club engineering advancements
- golf club selection strategy
– insights as Callaway's Director of Custom Fitting
- tour players and equipment
- Paradym driver technology
- sound in golf equipment
- shafts matter in golf
- advanced technology in putter design
- junior golfers and specialization
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In this episode, we are joined by Michael Vrska (@vgolfman). Michael is the Director of Custom Fitting and Player Performance at Callaway. Michael played college baseball and used his degree to get a job at Wilson Golf. From there, he developed his skills and then worked at Adams Golf for 9 years, before returning back to Wilson. He has been with Callaway for the past 4 years.---Follow us:Twitter - @TournamentCodeInstagram - @thetournamentcodeYouTube - The Tournament CodeHosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin)---(00:46) - getting into the game(03:30) - golf becoming a passion(09:06) – Michael’s background in baseball(10:48) - competitive outlet in golf(13:53) - how he broke into the golf club industry(17:18) - golf club industry evolution(21:09) - turnaround of Adams(23:40) - golf club technology(27:22) - golf club fitting tips(33:21) - applying driver technology to fairway woods(36:35) - golf club engineering advancements(39:51) - golf club selection strategy(43:49) – insights as Callaway's Director of Custom Fitting(47:53) - tour players and equipment(49:16) - Paradym driver technology(52:18) - sound in golf equipment(55:24) - shafts matter in golf(58:35) - advanced technology in putter design(01:03:33) - junior golfers and specialization(01:05:35) - making friends through golf