The Jones Player Series bag is one of my favorite bags on the market. It’s beautiful, has high-end leather and metal touches. It’s lightweight. And it just oozes cool factor in that vintage, throwback kind of way. But it’s not for everyone. In fact, it’s probably not for most people. In this video I go into all the details of why this is, what I like, what I don’t, and if it’s a bag you should consider buying.
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.
When the Rapsodo MLM2PRO was first released in 2023, it seemed like it was going to be a category killer. Doppler radar, 2 cameras, simulator features and more – for under $1,000? It felt like a shoe-in for best launch monitor under $1,000. But once I (and others) got our hands on it, there were some problems. The MLM2PRO was buggy. Wifi issues abound. Missed shots. When it worked it was great, but when it didn’t? It was borderline unusable. Well, that was April 2023. Now I’m updating this in July 2024, and the giant question is: Did Rapsodo fix…
I’ll be honest, once COVID hit and 6 weeks later my wife got pregnant, I figured my dreams of seeing Barnbougle Dunes were shot. At least for the next decade or so. As you might expect, getting to Tasmania from Portland, OR isn’t exactly the easiest thing to do. Convincing my wife I needed to leave her with our 2-year-old so I could go see Australia’s best golf courses? That’s recipe for divorce. So when the opportunity came up for her to take a few weeks off from work? I decided to bring them along. And boy am I glad…
If you know anything about the world of golf rangefinders, you have undoubtedly heard of Bushnell. They’re the king of rangefinders for a reason. Historically, they’ve made the best, most reliable, most consistent products on the market and I still think, for the most part, that’s true. Their newest top-of-the-line rangefinder for 2024 is the Pro X3+, and it looks remarkably similar to last year’s Bushnell Pro X3 (without the plus). Aside from the fact the Plus is a little bit darker gray than the original X3, they’re essentially the exact same device, save for one big feature: there is…
In April 2022 I was playing golf with one of the head pros at Bandon Dunes. We were on the 11th green of the original course, and he said “Have you ever heard of Golf+?” I wasn’t expecting the question, but I was very familiar with the virtual reality game he was asking about. In fact, during COVID, I spent a significant amount of time with their Pro Putt mode playing mini golf with friends that I couldn’t see in person. He went on to say “It’s awesome. My dad lives across the country and I rarely get to see…
Updated in July 2024 to remove the Garmin G80, and add updated notes to various products after additional testing. When it comes to the world of golf technology, I’m not sure there’s a single product segment that has evolved further in the last five years than launch monitors. It wasn’t long ago that the only options for a launch monitor were Trackman and competing products that held price tags well into the five figures. But now in 2024? There are golf launch monitors available at just about every price point, all the way down to a couple hundred dollars. And you know…
This Garmin Approach S42 review was updated in July 2024 to add commentary about other Garmin watches and competing products. Over the course of the last few years I’ve worn my Apple Watch for nearly every round of golf I’ve played. More often than not, I’m also using Arccos Caddie in conjunction with my watch. I’m a huge fan of Arccos in general, but I’ve often wondered: am I missing out by not having a dedicated golf watch? Is there functionality I’m missing? How does it compare to the Apple Watch? How does it compare to just using a rangefinder?…
Updated February 2024 to add video review. It’s no secret that I believe the FlightScope Mevo Plus is the best overall launch monitor for most people. It’s accurate, feature-heavy, portable, and doesn’t have any subscriptions. But the original Mevo Plus came out in 2020, and since then? There’s been a lot of new competition coming to market. Really good competition at that. As such, I’ve been curious to see how FlightScope would respond. Would they come out with a more robust camera-based system for space-constrained golfers? Would they update their entry-level FlightScope Mevo? The answer for 2024 is something else entirely -…
Traditionally, if you wanted to get a distance on the golf course, your best bet is to have a laser rangefinder. But there is, of course, another option for getting your distances – and we’re not talking sprinkler heads. Golf watches are the stealthy, practical alternative to rangefinders, and many golfers find them to be preferable. Why? The best golf watches include comfort, performance, simplicity, and even style – and some of them can even cost less than your typical rangefinder. For some golfers, GPS golf watches beat the cumbersome and time-consuming routine of pulling out a rangefinder each time you want…
The Bushnell Wingman 2 is the official follow-up to the Wingman which came out in 2020. That product started a whole new product category: the golf Bluetooth speaker. Is it something we need? Maybe some of us more than others. But with the Wingman 2, they made some nice quality of life updates over the original, but didn’t necessarily do anything totally earth shattering. In this Bushnell Wingman 2 review video, we look at performance, updates, and most importantly how it fares against other popular Bluetooth golf speakers. Related Content Bushnell Wingman Review – This is the speaker that started…