Save 15% off anything at Forrester’s Outerwear with the code “BREAKINGEIGHTY15” If you’ve been paying attention to what’s happening in golf apparel over the last year, you’ve probably already heard of Forrester’s. And if you haven’t — you’re about to. Here’s the short version: Forrester’s is a Portland-based outerwear brand that’s been around since 1951, built its name on rugged, weather-ready gear for Pacific Northwest golfers, and then basically disappeared for a few decades. Sound familiar? It should — it’s the same story as Jones Sports Co. And not coincidentally, it’s the same team behind the revival. Matt Lemman, who…
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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.
Save 15% off anything at Jones Sports Co. with the code “BREAKINGEIGHTY15” If you’ve been around Breaking Eighty for any length of time, you already know how I feel about Jones Sports Co. They’re a Portland-area brand that’s been making golf bags since the 1970s — and after going quiet for a couple decades, the Lemman family bought them back in 2012 and turned them into one of the coolest brands in golf. I’m not exaggerating when I say that every single time I show up to a course with one of my Jones bags, someone stops me to ask…
A year ago, I thought Mileseey was just another budget Amazon brand selling cheap rangefinders. Then they sent me the GenePro G1 rangefinder, and it completely changed my opinion. I called it the “kitchen sink rangefinder” because they packed every feature imaginable into one device. And it was genuinely good. Now they’re doing the exact same thing with golf speakers. The Mileseey GeneSonic Pro is unlike any GPS speaker I’ve tested. And I’ve tested pretty much all of them. This speaker has a removable GPS handheld with a built-in GPS chip. That means you don’t need to pair your phone…
At some point in the last few years, I started building my golf wardrobe differently. Instead of buying golf stuff for golf and regular stuff for everything else, I started asking myself, “Am I actually going to wear this enough to make it a worthwhile purchase?” Because the reality of golf clothes are two things: One, they’re expensive. And two, a lot of us only wear golf clothes once or twice a week if we’re lucky and more realistically about once a month for many of us. Shoes especially. And that right there is honestly why TRUE Linkswear started dominating…
I’ve been to a lot of places where someone tells me “It’s the Bandon Dunes of [insert region here].” And I’ll be honest, almost none of them actually earn that comparison. They usually get partway there on scenery, fall short on course quality, and miss completely on the overall resort experience. Cabot Cape Breton earns it. I don’t say that lightly. After spending two days playing all three courses, staying in one of the hillside homes, eating my way through the dining options, and wandering into town after rounds, I can tell you with full confidence that Cabot belongs in…
I’ve tested a lot of launch monitors. And one thing I’ve learned very clearly is that there’s a massive difference between a launch monitor that works great indoors and one that’s actually built to work well on the range. They’re not the same list. This post is specifically about the latter. We’re not talking much about simulator golf here. Not GSPro compatibility. No gaming PC system requirements. Just which units give you the most accurate, most convenient, most enjoyable experience when you’re practicing or playing outdoors. A few ground rules before we dive in: We’re keeping this list to units…
I wasn’t familiar with Heathlander until a couple of months ago. That’s not entirely surprising — the brand is only a couple of years old, and they’ve been flying under the radar in the best possible way. But then January rolled around, and within just a few days around the PGA Show, four different people either brought them up or asked me about them. That kind of word-of-mouth doesn’t happen by accident. Ok, you’ve got my attention. Heathlander’s flagship offering is called, simply, The Golf Shoe. It’s a traditional-looking shoe in the same vein as the FootJoy Premiere, but with…
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I’ve known Steve Kamb, the founder of Nerd Fitness, for about 15 years. We’ve shared countless meals in Portland and NYC. We celebrated New Year’s Eve in Dublin. And we’ve taken half a dozen trips to Vegas together – one of which may have even resulted in a pair of stolen pants. But I’ll save that story for another time. And during all of those adventures together, there was one thing that always impressed me most about Steve: his ability to keep balance. Sure, he can eat and drink with the best of them, but his ability to maintain some…
Of all the recently announced launch monitors, the new Rainmaker from Blue Tees Golf might be the most intriguing to me. At $599, it’s aimed directly at some of the biggest names in the ~$500 radar space: the Voice Caddie SC4 Pro, and the Garmin Approach R10. And this is one of those products that could go either way. It could be a total category killer. Or it could be DOA. I don’t think there’s going to be much middle ground here. So what will make it go one way or another? Here are my thoughts. The Screen Might Be…