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…
Author: Sean Ogle
For the past 10 years I’ve used a Club Glove Last Bag for all of my golf trips. It’s been on dozens of flights, to 14 countries, and is still in fantastic shape given the beating I’ve put it through. But it’s not perfect. It’s a little small, and it can be a bit cumbersome to haul through airports and into hotels. For awhile now I’ve had my eyes on a Sun Mountain Club Glider Meridian. It’s a similar size to my Club Glove, but it has a unique set of wheels that pop out to make transporting the bag…
Trying to find the best golf bag for you can often be just as difficult as buying a new set of clubs. It’s not just about picking the “pretty one.” There’s more competition than ever in the world of golf bags, with most brands having dozens of different products and styles to choose from. The good news is that we’ve got you covered. Over the last year, we’ve reviewed a bunch of different golf bags, and have a really good sense of the pros and cons of the most popular bags on the market. In this review of the best golf bags…
For the past year, I’ve heard countless stories about how a L.A.B. (Lie Angle Balanced) Putter is a cheat code for golf. Every single person I know who plays with one swears by it, and has said it’s made a night and day difference in their golf game. But it wasn’t until recently that I was actually able to pick one up and put it through its paces. The result? The hype for this new type of putter may just be real. In this review I’m going to give a full review of the new LAB Golf DF3 putter, tell…
Sunday golf bags have been around forever. No not the company, but the idea of a smaller golf bag, for a smaller set of clubs. Aka, a “Sunday bag.” It was only a matter of time before someone smart came along and built a whole brand around the idea of the Sunday bag – insert, the aptly named Sunday Golf! The team over there has been cool enough to hook up Breaking Eighty readers with a coupon code to make picking up your Sunday bag even more of a no-brainer. Use the code “EIGHTY15” to save 15% off anything in…
This is going to be tough to admit, but here it goes: I’m getting old. For the last five years or so I’ve made comments about how “I really need to start stretching more.” Or “I should work on my posture to avoid back problems later on.” And for the duration of those five years, I’ve promptly ignored all of the advice I’ve continued to give myself on the topic. This year, however, things are different. Since having my first kid a couple years ago, I’ve noticed some fairly significant back pain. I don’t know if it’s due to carrying…
Over the past year or so I’ve started doing a lot more traveling with golf clubs. And we’re not talking throw them in the back of the car and head out for a long weekend a few hours away. Since I started this top 100 quest I’ve been flying all over the world playing top 100 golf clubs – and I needed a golf travel bag that would live up to the constant abuse I’ve been throwing at it. Up until recently, I’d been using the Tour Trek GTS 3 bag, which I bought before my first trip last year.…
About 5 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 used it every night for 3 years. Overall, I had a good experience with it. 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. About two years ago, I started hearing more and more about the Eight Sleep System. I’d been considering upgrading my…
Is the FlightScope Mevo Plus truly a champagne launch monitor on a beer budget? The answer might surprise you.