Author: Sean Ogle

You’ve been comparing these two for a while now, haven’t you? I’ve used Eight Sleep for four years. I’ve now tested the Chilipad 2.0 for the past month, and I have some thoughts that surprised even me. Both are water-based. Both use a mattress cover or pad with tiny tubes circulating temperature-controlled water. Both will make your bed legitimately cold (or warm). And both cost more money than almost any reasonable person wants to spend on a mattress accessory. But, honestly? They’re both totally worth it. The question is figuring out which one is right for you: Eight Sleep or…

I’ve spent plenty of time using Garmin golf watches over the years, and after testing the new Garmin Approach S72, I can confidently say it’s a fantastic golf watch. But whether it’s the right one for you, and whether it’s worth upgrading from your current watch, is a different question. In this video review, I share my hands-on experience with the Garmin Approach S72, including what stood out during testing and my overall impressions. I’ll be updating this post with a full written review soon, but in the meantime, grab a coffee and check out the video.

When I first purchased an Ooler sleep system about six years ago, I was blown away. It was far from perfect, but being able to heat—and more importantly, cool—my bed was one of the biggest quality of life upgrades of any product I’d ever bought. I just wished it got colder. And that it wasn’t so loud. And that I didn’t have to be within Bluetooth range to turn it on. A few years later, I got an Eight Sleep Pod 3, which addressed pretty much every complaint I had. It also added a better app, sleep tracking, and automatic…

Most of the golf balls you see on TV were built for guys who swing it 115 mph. And most of us… well, we can’t do anything close to that. (Although, you should check out the Stack System if you want to try). That’s actually a big problem in golf. The equipment we see all the time when we follow the game we love, including the golf balls we see, just aren’t appropriate for our own games. But too many people continue to use the wrong equipment anyway. And it’s costing them. Especially if the issue, like it is for…

There are two things I know about almost every single golfer who is relatively new to the game: 1) They lose a lot of golf balls. 2) Even when they don’t lose them, they don’t really notice or care about the so-called performance enhancements a premium golf ball is advertised to provide. What a new golfer most likely cares about is some economy. Golf is an expensive sport, and it’s only getting worse. Not to mention, it’s hard as hell. Put those things together and new golfers are oftentimes paying a lot simply to also suffer a lot. If that’s you, why…

There’s a difference between buying a golf simulator to play virtual rounds with your friends and buying one because you really want to work on your game. The Uneekor Swing Optix camera system is very clearly aimed at the second person. Pair it with an Eye Mini Lite, and you’re getting an accurate indoor launch monitor, club data, and synchronized views of your swing from two different angles. Add AI Trainer, and the idea is to help you connect what your body is doing to the shots you’re hitting. For less than $4,000 in launch monitor and camera hardware, that’s…

We’re now onto the fourth generation of Vessel’s Player series that I’ve reviewed. When I tested the Player III, it was the best golf bag I’d ever reviewed. And with each subsequent iteration, in many ways, the bag has continued to get better. But it’s also changed. As Vessel has expanded its lineup, I feel like the Player has evolved from its flagship carry bag into a true hybrid bag. It’s just as comfortable, if not more so, on a cart or push cart as it is on your back. Even with the Player III, my biggest knock was its…

Golf clothes have gotten expensive. And unfortunately for me, I like nice things. At retail pricing, so many brands that I love have legitimately expensive MSRPs. It’s now pretty common to see golf polos over $100, golf hoodies well over $150, and premium rain jackets that cost as much as a new wedge or two. Fortunately, you don’t always have to pay full price to get extremely high-quality golf apparel. Many of my favorite golf apparel brands maintain surprisingly good sale or clearance sections. Better yet, some of them allow Breaking Eighty coupon codes to stack on top of their…

Well, the new Foresight GC2 is here. And I have a feeling this is going to be one of the more controversial launch monitor releases we’ve seen in a long time. Before receiving my unit for testing, I was a little nervous to review it. The internet hasn’t exactly been kind to Foresight following the announcement of its new software platform and subscription structure. Calls to move to subscription-free products like the Square Omni and FlightScope Mevo Gen2 have been loud. On paper, the GC2 isn’t going to do much to quiet those people down. It’s a two-camera launch monitor…

blasblasOne thing I know for sure: most golfers don’t practice with much consistent purpose. And I think a lot of that is that they aren’t entirely sure of what to work on. I know that’s often the case for me. What I’ve found to be the best training aids are the ones that help me feel what’s going on so that I can thereby better understand how to fix what’s incorrect. The trouble with golf though is that there are so many various components to it. No one training aid addresses every potential flaw. That’s why this list isn’t so…