This Eight Sleep Review was updated in April 2024 to add a long-term update and video review. Three years ago I decided to get more serious about my sleep health. I ended up investing in the Ooler Sleep System by Sleep.Me, and I’ve used it every night I’ve been at home since. Overall, it’s been a good experience. Sure it never quite got as cold as I wanted it to, there’s been some reliability issues, and it’s a little louder than I’d prefer – but it did a pretty good job of helping aid my sleep. Over the last few…
Author: Sean Ogle
Sean Ogle
As the Founder of Breaking Eighty Sean has spent the last 10+ years reviewing the best golf products and golf courses in the world. He prides himself on only writing about products and courses he's experienced first hand, and helping others find exactly what they need to enhance their enjoyment of the game we all love so much.
Over the last 5 years we’ve seen a ton of higher-end golf bags hit the market. Offerings from newer companies like Vessel and Stitch, and even Titleist with their Linksmaster series have tried to capitalize on a desire for beautiful golf bags with high-end finishes. One of the newest entries to the fray? Ghost Golf. However, their take is a little bit different. Everything about Ghost Golf bags feels targeted to a younger demographic. It kind of seems like they’re the high-end version of Suinday Golf – a brand that emphasizes fun and casual rounds with their marketing. But the…
Kohanaiki Club in Kona, Hawai’i is a special place. In fact, if you’ve got the money it’s one of the best destination family clubs in the world. What makes it so good? This video will give you the low down. Check out Our Other Kohanaiki Posts Kohanaiki Golf Course: Is it Rees Jones’ Best? – The centerpiece of the club is the golf course. Here’s what makes it so great. Why Kohanaiki is the Most Insane Golf Club You’ve Never Heard of – A full tour of what makes Kohanaiki so unique.
OK, I’ll admit it, I was slightly skeptical about the potential for the Sunday Golf Ryder S-class bag to be something I really liked. Sunday Golf’s regular Ryder model is certainly nice and functional, and small enough that it works well as a minimalist carry bag. But quality-wise, it’s… fine. Good but not great. Well, it turns out if you just tweak the material of the bag, it can feel like an entirely new product. Specifically, if you keep the understated look of the Ryder but turn the underwhelming, basic nylon into super soft, supple vegan leather, you’ve got something…
Valhalla Golf Club will be hosting the 2024 PGA Championship. It’s one of the best championship courses you’ll see, and should be a fantastic test of golf for the pros. Read on to learn a little bit more about the course and what you can expect from Valhalla. — Our Ohio golf trip was already a mix of high highs, and low lows. The golf so far, having played Scioto, Muirfield, Village and The Golf Club was excellent. But I’d suffered a severe bout of food poisoning on day 1, and broke my camera lens on day two. So, just…
This Stix Play review was updated in April 2024 to add a video comparing the Play and Perform Series. Over the last year, I’ve raved about Stix Clubs. In fact, I think they represent such a good value for the high to mid-handicap golfer that this is the set I recommend any friends buy when getting into golf. I’ve know about half a dozen people in Portland personally who have bought them this year, and all have had a great experience. But in November 2023, Stix took things a step further with the release of their Play Series clubs. They…
For the last 4 years, Vessel bags have continued to get my pick as the best overall golf bag on the market. Whether it was the old Player III or the new Player IV Pro – these bags continue to be best in class when it comes to quality and features. There’s just one problem: weight. Even the lighter Player IV DXR comes in over 6 pounds – which isn’t that much of a weight savings over the regular models. So what do you do if you want to carry a Vessel bag, but don’t want it to weigh you down?…
Over the years I’ve been sent countless golf training aids – but most of them never make the cut to actually publish a review on. Either they’re too gimmicky, too confusing, or too poorly built to spend the time talking about them. For the last few months I’ve had a few products from Performance Golf sitting in my office, just waiting to be tested. But because I’ve had questionable experiences with other training aids out there, I kept putting it off. This week, I finally took their “One Wedge” out to the course to give it a shot. Technically, the One Wedge…
You know you’re killing it as a brand when your flagship product is basically synonymous with the product category itself. The classic example is Kleenex. Or Q-Tip. And the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball is another product that’s at least getting close to that same level. Let’s face it: Literally every single golfer you know first thinks of the Pro V1 when they think of a premium golf ball. This one golf ball, and its Pro V1x sibling, have that big of a stranglehold on the top end of the golf ball market. But there’s also this: Whenever someone thinks…
Updated March 2024 to add new video comparing Arccos, Garmin, and Shot Scope. Also added HackMotion. One of the most interesting tech developments in golf over the last few years is undoubtedly the golf swing analyzer. The amount of data you can get about your swing, your clubs, your distances and more is pretty unbelievable. There are now products that provide data that used to only be available to tour pros who had access to equipment that costs thousands of dollars. But these days? For a few hundred bucks you’re able to get world-class data on just about every aspect…