If you’re a golf fan, chances are you’ve seen at least an episode of Netflix’s golf docuseries, “Full Swing,” which premiered a couple weeks ago. (Editor’s Note: Golf Digest recapped and analyzed every episode of the show in story and podcast form, available here.) The show documents a tumultuous year in professional golf, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how the best players in the world wrestled with the emergence of LIV Golf, while also providing powerful portraits of top players like you’ve rarely seen.

Whether you’ve started the series or not, check out Shane Ryan’s inside look at the making of the show. Ryan embedded with the crew and shares juicy details, including how producers signed Rory after much lobbying, the ingenious method for getting players to open up and the chance encounter that led to a full episode on Ian Poulter.