Author: 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.

As someone who makes their living around golf, it’d be impossible not to have the golf polo as a staple of my wardrobe – both on the course and off. I’ve got dozens of polos. Yet, honestly? There are only a handful that I go back to week in and week out. A golf polo can be a pretty personal thing. We all have different body types, material preferences, budgets, and styles that we gravitate towards. So, creating a definitive “best golf polos” list is kind of tricky. So with this list, I did my best to provide a little…

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Considering buying a pair of Payntr golf shoes? No surprise, they are one of the most hyped brands in golf right now – and for good reason. Not only do their latest shoes have excellent performance, they’re also some of the best-looking shoes on the market. In this video, I break down the benefits of Payntr golf shoes, I compare the “original era” vs the “new era” of the shoes – and I also share my favorite pair at the moment. Other Related Payntr Golf Content Payntr Eighty Seven SC Review – Their flagship shoe, and the one that set the entire…

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When I reviewed the Tour V6 Shift, I called it the most well-rounded rangefinder Bushnell had ever released. The right marriage of performance, build quality, features, and price. For most people, I recommended it over the $600 Pro X3. Then the Tour V7 Shift showed up. Same $399 price. Same “Tour” positioning, one notch below the flagship. And after testing it, I called it my favorite Bushnell rangefinder to date. So now there’s an obvious question, and it comes in two flavors. If you’re shopping for a rangefinder today, is there any reason to consider the older V6 Shift? And…

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Looking for a Golf Galaxy coupon code? Here’s the real way to get one. Golf Galaxy doesn’t run a blanket, always-on discount code the way some of the brands I work with do. But there is a legit way to save 15% on your next order, and it only takes a minute to set up. Sign up for their email list or text alerts, and they’ll send you a one-time use code worth 15% off. You’ve got one week to use it before it expires, so don’t sign up and forget about it. There are a handful of restrictions on…

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For a couple of years there, rangefinders were starting to feel like a commodity. Lasers got fast, optics got good, and it didn’t seem like anyone was doing anything new. Then GPS rangefinders showed up and made the category interesting again. Two of the best examples are the Garmin Approach Z30 and the Bushnell Tour Hybrid. Both promise the same thing: laser accuracy to the pin, plus the front and back of the green data you’d normally need a GPS device for. But they go about it in completely opposite ways. The Tour Hybrid builds the GPS directly into the…

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I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on this bag since the PGA Show back in January. Out of everything I saw on the show floor that week, the Vessel Player Air Carbon was the one golf bag that had me most excited. Honestly, it’s been my most anticipated bag of the year. And now I’ve got it. I’m three rounds in, and I’ve got some real thoughts to share on what works and what maybe isn’t quite as ideal as on other Vessel models. So, is this the right bag for you? Or would you be better off…

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I was on the 16th hole of the Witch Hollow course at Pumpkin Ridge, over a decade ago. I’d recently joined the club, and it was a beautiful early summer day. As we stood in the fairway, another member came up in a cart and said, “Mind if we play through real quick? Mr. Davis is playing 144 holes today to raise money for the Children’s Cancer Association.” I had so many questions. But the answer was obviously yes, of course. He waved him up from the tee box, where this golfer piped one down the center of the fairway.…

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So you’ve decided you want a smart rangefinder. You want laser distances when you need the exact number, and GPS yardages right there in the viewfinder. You’ve narrowed it down to two: the Bushnell Tour Hybrid and the Blue Tees Captain Pro. Good news. They’re both excellent. I’ve put real rounds in with each of them, and either one would make most golfers very happy. But here’s the thing: they do the same job in completely different ways. And one of them costs $200 less at retail. So which one should you buy? Let’s break it down. My Quick Verdict:…

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For the past two years, when someone asked me “what rangefinder should I get?” the answer was easy: the Voice Caddie TL1. Premium laser, beautiful display, and at the special $279 reader price, nothing else came close. Done. Next question. Then the Blue Tees Captain Pro showed up at the 2026 PGA Show, and for the first time in a while, I had to actually think about it. Because on paper, the Captain Pro is the TL1’s worst nightmare: similar optics, a nearly identical price after the Blue Tees discount code, and then a whole pile of GPS and smart…

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Two rangefinders. Same $499 price tag. Both are chasing the exact same idea: put a laser and GPS into a single device so you’re not juggling a watch, a phone app, and a rangefinder all at once. And both of them are genuinely good at it. But that’s about where the similarities stop. Because the Bushnell Tour Hybrid and the Mileseey GenePro G1 have basically opposite ideas about what a do-it-all rangefinder should be. One strips the concept down to the simplest possible version of itself. The other packs in everything including, almost literally, the kitchen sink. So which approach…

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