1
00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,880
Speaker 1: Welcome to the new Ping Proving Grounds podcast, where we're

2
00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,760
Speaker 1: here to help simplify this incredibly complicated sport. I'm Shane Bacon,

3
00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,960
Speaker 1: someone that still remembers his first Ping ISI driver back

4
00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,080
Speaker 1: from those high school days, and I'm joined by the

5
00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,560
Speaker 1: vice president of Fitting in Performance here at Ping, Marty Jertsen.

6
00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,400
Speaker 1: He builds clubs, he dives into the tech, and he's

7
00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,919
Speaker 1: also played in six major championships. Marty, golf can be complicated.

8
00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,760
Speaker 1: The goal here is to make it easier for all

9
00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,040
Speaker 1: those out there to understand.

10
00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,560
Speaker 2: Yeah, our goal, Shane, is to help golfers play their best,

11
00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,280
Speaker 2: and we're going to tell some fun stories of what

12
00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:34,080
Speaker 2: happens here at the Ping Proving Grounds where we develop product,

13
00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,240
Speaker 2: we research product, we develop fitting tools to help golfers

14
00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,000
Speaker 2: play their best golf. So there's a lot of fun

15
00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:40,959
Speaker 2: here and I'm really looking forward to it.

16
00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,040
Speaker 1: Marty is a very smart man and a very good player,

17
00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:44,160
Speaker 1: and this is going to be a lot of fun.

18
00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,720
Speaker 1: You could check back weekly on this channel for new episodes,

19
00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,480
Speaker 1: fun interviews, random chats, and plenty more.