Liam Mucklow of The Golf Lab takes the stage at Open Forum to tell a refreshingly honest story about what happens when you try to turn golf science research into an actual product people can use.
Following up on his grip pressure research from the previous year's Open Forum, Liam shares the messy, iterative journey of developing a high-friction golf glove using Lizard Skins DSP Ultra material (the official bat grip of MLB and stick grip of the NHL) — from the first terrible prototype that made his wife shank the ball, through multiple failed iterations, to early testing showing a 1.5 mph average gain in clubhead speed across 16 amateur golfers.
This short, entertaining talk is a blueprint for anyone in the golf science community wondering how to bridge the gap between research findings and products that actually help players.