Over the past few months, I’ve been testing two of the most interesting rangefinders to hit the market: the Bushnell Tour Hybrid and the Precision Pro Titan Elite. Both promise the same thing: combine the precision of a laser rangefinder with the convenience of GPS data, all displayed right in your viewfinder. It’s a killer concept. And honestly, I’m surprised more companies aren’t doing this. But here’s the thing: while these two rangefinders share the same basic idea, they go about it in completely different ways. And that difference matters more than you might think. So which one should you…
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.
Walk into any top 100 private club in the Northeast on a cool fall morning, and I’d bet money you’ll see at least three of these. The Holderness & Bourne Wallace Hoodie has become something of a phenomenon in certain golf circles. At this year’s PGA Show, I’m not sure there’s a single item I saw more of than this hoodie. And for good reason. This is the evolution of Holderness & Bourne’s iconic Ward sweater, the piece that popularized the quilted diamond jacquard look in golf apparel years ago. The Wallace takes that same signature pattern and puts it…
I’ve been using LAB putters for more than a year now. And while I’ve loved certain aspects of each one I’ve tested, there’s always been something that kept me from calling any of them perfect. The DF3 was rock solid inside 10 feet, but I struggled with lag putting. The Mezz.1 was better for the long putts, but the feel was still not quite there. Plus, there’s the look of both of those putters. Let’s be honest, center-shafted putters look and feel a bit weird for a lot of golfers, me included. Don’t get me wrong: The DF3 and Mezz.1…
The putter is golf’s great equalizer. For all of the intimidation of a brutally long hole, a forced carry over water into the wind, or a short-sided chip shot, more often than not it’s the final few feet on the putting green that have the biggest impact on a golfer’s scorecard. An otherwise skilled player can be rendered entirely noncompetitive if they can’t putt. And conversely, a golfer who plods around the course hitting nothing but duffs and wormburners but who regularly catches fire with the flatstick can score far better than the eye test would ever predict. There’s a…
When SkyTrak announced the ST MAX, I was expecting something big. A thousand-dollar price jump usually means substantial upgrades. New tracking technology. Expanded data sets. Something that makes you see very clearly why the new version is so much more expensive. Instead, with the new ST MAX, we get speed training, dual USB-C ports, a faster processor, and a new color scheme. Don’t get me wrong. Those are nice additions. But are they worth an extra grand? That’s the question we’re here to answer. I’ve spent considerable time with the ST MAX trying to figure out who this launch monitor…
Let’s get one thing clear right out of the gate: I love Arccos. I’ve played nearly 400 rounds with it over the last decade. It’s captured many of my most memorable golf shots and golf rounds. It’s given me insights into my game, that honestly, I would have probably missed without it. And it’s also very much not perfect, as many of it’s detractors have routinely pointed out to me. But to get so much granular data about my game, in a way that rarely interferes with my round of golf? That’s absolutely worth it to me. So when they…
Well, it’s official, the holidays are upon us. And you know what that means: we’re going to see the best sales and lowest prices of the year on all of the products you’ve been holding off on buying! And for Black Friday and Cyber Monday of 2025, I’m seeing some of the lowest prices I’ve ever seen for some of the best products in the golf world. So let’s not waste any time. Here are the best Cyber Monday golf deals I’ve seen around the internet. In most cases you have a grace period on Black Friday, since most of…
Updated November 2025: Everything’s changed. The Mevo Plus, long my most recommended favorite launch monitor for most golfers, is now gone. Long may she run. But we’re all left in a better place. The new Gen 2 does all of the same things. It just does them better and for cheaper. For those who may still find a Mevo+ at a killer price, we’re continuing the comparison between it, the new Gen 2, and the Rapsodo MLM2PRO. We’ve updated our comparisons, criteria, and scores to reflect the latest news. In a lot of ways, the arrival of the new FlightScope…
Look, I’m going to be honest with you right up front: when Zero Restriction sent me their Z2000 rain gear to test, I was skeptical. Not because I doubted the quality. Everyone in golf knows Zero Restriction makes legitimate stuff, but because $610 for a rain jacket feels absolutely bonkers when you think about how infrequently most of us actually need rain gear. But here’s the thing about expensive golf gear: sometimes the price tag actually makes sense. Sometimes you’re not just paying for marketing hype or a cool logo. Sometimes you’re paying for legitimately superior engineering, materials that actually…
The Bushnell Launch Pro has had a weird couple of years. If you were paying attention to the launch monitor market, you probably noticed some confusing signals coming from Bushnell and Foresight Sports. The two companies ended up under the same corporate umbrella, and suddenly the future of the Launch Pro, one of the most popular prosumer launch monitors on the market, felt a bit uncertain. First it was being discontinued. Then it wasn’t. Then maybe it was again. The messaging kept shifting. A lot of people, me included, were left wondering what was actually happening. Finally, the confusion is…