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Yes, this job affords me the ability to try almost everything. My basement is a gearhead’s dream. However, no matter how many times I get gear, get fit by the best in the world and see how all the soup is cooked, etc., I’m still a 48-year-old, wanna-be-good golfer in decline. So what do I really want for the holidays? To build speed.

I’ve played a few times this year and it pains me to get out-driven by some people, especially when I spent a large portion of my life being the longest hitter in the group.

So what is my big request for Christmas? Something I want and can’t get my hands on? Easy: TheStack speed trainer.

TheStack + Stack Radar Bundle

Stack seamlessly and save over 15%.  This is by far our most popular bundle and includes everything you need to start your Stack journey. 
Enjoy personalized speed training with TheStack– including full access to Stack Wedges, Stack Putting and the Learning Library – along with our Bluetooth enabled Stack Radar which sends your data directly to TheStack App while training. 
Stack Radar is small, packs into your golf bag easily, and gives the added benefit of powering Stack Wedges and monitoring your ball speed and club distances.
TheStack Hardware

5 milled Stack weights enable 30 weight combinations between 0g and 300g
Dual-purpose weight case / phone stand
Highly engineered training club – Adult (41.5″).  For Junior sizing, see Fitting Juniors

Stack training requires a speed device that can measure swings without ball impact.  We recommend bundling with Stack Radar (Bluetooth connectivity).  View all compatible devices here.

TheStack App – Speed Training, Wedges, and Putting

Rated 4.9 with over 4,400 Reviews on App Store

Includes 1-Year Membership to TheStack App, accessible on iOS

Fully customized and adaptive speed training formulated by Dr. Sasho MacKenzie
Guided workout timer for reps, sets, and rest intervals
Custom speed metrics to track your gains
Bluetooth Connectivity to integration devices.  Hands-free data entry using voice entry technology for non-integrated devices
Membership includes bundled access to both Stack Wedges, Stack Putting ($59 value), and the Learning Library

Train and track up to twenty local (i.e. family) users under one login.  App works with Family Sharing so the entire family can train easily on separate devices

Connect to any other Stacker using Share Codes

Stack Radar

Capture swing speed without hitting a ball – perfect for Stack speed training!
Instant and easy Bluetooth connection exclusively to TheStack App
Place Stack Radar behind you on the range or course to measure Ball Speeds

Measures: Swing Speed and Ball Speed.  Calculates an estimated Carry Distance and Smash Factor.  Incredibly accurate for ball speed.
Powers Stack Wedges.  Enjoy Seriously Fun Wedge Practice that you can use indoors, outdoors, with premium range balls or not – get great data regardless of your practice environment.
Superb performance indoors or outdoors.
Set speed trigger threshold at 25, 35, 45, or 55 mph! Avoid false triggers due to a fast backswing.
Includes radar pouch to protect the screen while stored (available exclusively for purchases from our website).

Access TheStack App from the App Store when your order arrives. Requires iOS 15.0 or newer. 
See our FAQ pages for questions about membership access.

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I have had so many friends dig into this and 100 percent of them got faster.

With the sticks and training protocols (and, if you really want to go deep, a radar device to chart speed) TheStack will help you build speed, sequence and flexibility incrementally over the winter. As we all know, players on Tour are getting faster and faster, and this product is of the main things I see trainers use with players. Keep in mind that just getting fast is good, but it’s not the whole story. It’s how you get fast and how you maintain the speed that’s the secret sauce.

TheStack system gives us a plan and a digestible way to build speed across the bag and keep it with simple maintenance. At my age, with two kids and 100-plus travel days a year, I’m not in a position to be in the gym or on the range for hours on end to dial it all in. This system gives me a foundation that’s easy to follow.

So to all of Santa’s helper out there, all I want for the holidays is TheStack. Let’s hit 170 mph in 2026!

Johnny Wunder

Golf.com Editor

Johnny currently serves as the Director of Equipment at Golf.com, contributing to platforms like Fully Equipped Golf. Prior to this role, he was the Content Marketing Manager at Callaway Golf, where he led “Callaway Golf’s World of Wunder,†a platform dedicated to in-depth golf equipment content. Before joining Callaway, he was the Director of Original Content and host of “The Gear Dive†podcast at GolfWRX.com. Beyond his professional endeavors, Johnny is an avid golfer with a deep passion for the game, having played since his youth in Seattle, Washington.

PHOENIX — The Diamondbacks were oh so close to holding their playoff fate in their hands Wednesday night, but they could not seal the deal as they fell, 5-4, to the Dodgers in 11 innings at Chase Field.

With the Mets falling to the Cubs and the Reds losing to the Pirates, the Diamondbacks did not lose any ground in the race for the final NL Wild Card spot. Arizona remains tied with the Reds, one game behind the Mets, with four games left to play.

Had the Diamondbacks found a way to beat the Dodgers for the second straight night, they would have been tied with the Mets, and since they own the tiebreaker, they would have essentially held the lead for the final postseason spot.

Win those final four games, and no matter what the Mets or Reds did, the Diamondbacks would be postseason-bound, as improbable as that seemed as recently as a couple of weeks ago.

Instead, they will need some help from other teams down the stretch.

“Tough one to swallow,” said starter Ryne Nelson. “I think the guys left it all out there today. I think, regardless of how it ended, it’s really fun to be a part of this team and to be a part of what we have going on here. I think that we never give up, never stop fighting. And I think that’s kind of been the story of the whole season. Tough one to swallow, but all we can do is just go home, get some rest and come back out here ready to win a game.”

It won’t get any easier Thursday afternoon as the Dodgers are throwing their ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, as they try and wrap up the NL West title.

The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, announced after the game that they will push their scheduled starter, ace Zac Gallen, back to Friday against the Padres. Lefty Jalen Beeks will start as an opener for Arizona as they try to gain an advantage against a Dodgers lineup that typically features two lefties — Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman — amongst their first three batters of the game.

Right-hander Nabil Crismatt figures to follow Beeks and get the bulk of the innings.

Arizona recently bumped Crismatt from the rotation to utilize their four best pitchers more frequently, a move they were able to make due to the scheduled off-days they had. However, this time through the rotation, the Diamondbacks would have to have a bullpen game or Crismatt start at some point. Instead of it being Saturday against the Padres, it will be Thursday.

Wednesday’s loss was by no means a season-ending defeat, but the mood in the clubhouse made it clear that they knew just how much letting this game slip through their fingers hurts their postseason hopes.

“We had some opportunities late in the game to win the game, and we’re all frustrated by it,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “We didn’t execute. We didn’t execute at the right time to win that baseball game. We know the stakes are high. We know what’s going on. We know the scores of the [Mets and Reds games]. We’re all scoreboard watching, and we’re allowed to, because we’ve earned that. But you know, at the end of the day, you’ve got to regroup, find a way to flush this and make sure you’re ready to play a baseball game tomorrow, because it’s going to be a quick, quick turnaround.”

Just like Tuesday night, the Diamondbacks fell behind the Dodgers 4-1 and, like Tuesday, they rallied to tie the game, this time with a three-run eighth inning.

Tuesday, they won the game in the ninth. Wednesday they had a golden opportunity in the bottom of the 10th after holding the Dodgers scoreless in the top half.

Ketel Marte opened the 10th at second as the automatic runner and was sacrificed to third by Geraldo Perdomo. The Dodgers then intentionally walked Corbin Carroll and Gabriel Moreno to load the bases with one out.

Jack Dreyer, though, got Jake McCarthy to pop out and Blake Treinen came in and retired James McCann to end the inning.

In the 11th, Tommy Edman delivered what proved to be the game-winning hit when his two-out line-drive single to left-center scored Freeman from third.

Arizona went down in order in the 11th.

“A tough game,” Carroll said. “Obviously, battled them the whole way and tied it up there late, but just got beat today. We have to win these games, and everyone’s on board with that, so I don’t think that there’s any feeling sorry for ourselves. It’s just got to win tomorrow.”

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WWE legend and Hollywood megastar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson provided some insight this week into the body transformation he underwent to play the role of Mark Kerr in the upcoming movie The Smashing Machine.

During an interview on CBS Sunday Morning (beginning at the 29-minute mark of the video), The Rock discussed the challenges he faced to make his physique look like that of Kerr, and explained why it was unlike anything he had done before:

While The Rock has long been among the fittest and most muscular actors in the world, he revealed that The Smashing Machine director Benny Safdie tasked him with becoming “bigger” and “puffier” in order to more accurately portray Kerr’s unique body type.

Safdie also expressed to The Rock that he would prefer to not have to use a stunt double, and since The Rock agreed with that assessment, he went to great lengths to evolve his look.

The Rock called Kerr a “unicorn athlete,” before adding: “I had to transform my body, which was a massive challenge for me. I’m a workout nut, I like working out and just being physical and sweating every morning. But this was different. … It’s different if you put on size and put on muscle. I’ve done that in the past for some roles. But this is the kind of muscle that you have to put on that has real fast-twitch fibers to it.”

Johnson noted that he put on 30 pounds overall, and further explained that it was “quality muscle,” since it was the type of muscle that had to allow for him to still be athletic in order to effectively act out the fight scenes in the movie.

In The Smashing Machine, The Rock plays the role of one of the most iconic MMA fighters of all time in Kerr.

After starring as a collegiate wrestling at Syracuse University, Kerr became one of the first major stars in MMA, winning the heavyweight tournaments at UFC 14 and UFC 15 in 1997, and later enjoying success in Pride Fighting Championships.

While The Rock went to great lengths to become the best version of Kerr possible, he has already transformed his body again in anticipation of his next role.

According to Parade and US Weekly (h/t Megan Cartwright of Newsweek), The Rock has shed 60 pounds in anticipation of his next movie.

Per Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter, the film is a crime thriller set in Hawai’i and directed by Martin Scorsese, and it also stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt.

Before that, The Smashing Machine will hit theaters in the United States on Oct. 3.

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