Author: Sean Ogle

So you’ve decided to get serious about a launch monitor, you’ve got somewhere in the $2,500 to $3,000 range to spend, and you’ve narrowed it down to two of the biggest names in the category: the Bushnell Launch Pro and the SkyTrak ST MAX. Good news: you’ve already done the hard part. Both of these are excellent. I’ve spent the last two years using the Launch Pro as my reference launch monitor for every launch monitor review I do (it’s the most accurate one I’ve got). And I’ve spent considerable time with the ST MAX figuring out exactly who SkyTrak’s…

I’ll just say it. The Sun Mountain Matchplay Ballistic might be the best-looking bag in golf right now. But what’s crazy is, you hardly ever see anyone actually using one. That’s the whole story of this bag. It’s stunning. It’s built like nothing else in the category. And for some reason, it flies under the radar. Which is pretty cool, actually, if you’re looking for a bag that not everyone else is already carrying. But is it worth $425? Or would you be better off with something different and maybe even something less expensive? We’re going to tackle all of…

I said something in a recent Payntr video that I’ll stand by here: a lot of their newer shoes are starting to look like each other. That’s kind of always been Payntr’s thing though. There’s the old era, all their original X-series shoes, and then the new era that kicked off with the Eighty Seven SC. Since then, every release out of this Classic Collection has leaned into the same clean, low-profile silhouette. More attractive shoes across the board, but harder to tell apart at a glance. The Jones x Payntr RS is very much part of that new era.…

So you’ve decided to get serious about a launch monitor. Not a little radar unit that sits behind you and makes its best guess. A real, professional-level, camera-based device that sits next to the ball and measures what actually happened. Which means you’ve almost certainly come across these two: the Bushnell Launch Pro and the Uneekor Eye Mini. I’ve spent years with both of them. The Launch Pro has been my reference launch monitor for every launch monitor review I do (not to spoil too much, but it’s the most accurate one I’ve got). And the Eye Mini gave me…

I’ve been putting with L.A.B. putters long enough now that I genuinely have a hard time keeping their lineup straight. The OZ, the DF3, the Mezz, the Link, and now the VZN.1i. There are now 5 primary shapes, each with enough customization options to make your head spin. So when L.A.B. sent over the new VZN.1i, my first thought wasn’t necessarily “what’s different here,” it was “okay, where does this actually fit in the family?” After three rounds and a good chunk of time on the practice green, I’ve got some answers. And like pretty much every L.A.B. putter I’ve…

I’ll be honest, I’ve never been a huge fan of TRUE’s OG line. That wide toe box, now in its third iteration as the OG3, has just never been my personal style. Give me the direction they’ve been heading with shoes like the Lux Hybrid or the newer All Terrain Ascent PNWProof, more sneaker, more all-day, less “golf shoe” in the traditional sense, and I’m in. That’s exactly the lane the Antigravity lives in, and it’s why I’ve liked it since it launched earlier this year. Now TRUE has taken that same platform and built a “Pro” version on top…

Use code “BE10” at PlayBetter.com to save on launch monitors, golf simulator studios, rangefinders, GPS devices, and more. If you’ve spent any time on Breaking Eighty researching launch monitors or golf simulators, you’ve seen PlayBetter come up over and over again. That’s not an accident. They’re the retailer I recommend more than any other for golf tech, and they’ve earned that spot through genuinely competitive pricing and some of the best customer service in the business. PlayBetter sells pretty much every major launch monitor on the market, all the accessories and hitting mats that go with them, Carl’s Place enclosures…

The Square Omni came in with more hype than almost anything I’ve ever reviewed. And, honestly, that scared me. In my experience, hyped products stand a very good chance of letting you down. Well, this one, mostly, didn’t. It just might be one of those rare examples of a hyped product that actually delivers on the expectations. The Omni is a $1,600, four-camera optical launch monitor with no subscription. And after testing it indoors against a Trackman and outdoors on the range, the headline is the accuracy. It’s shockingly good. The build is also a big step up from the…

Seven hundred and ninety-nine dollars. That price makes the Mileseey GenePro S1 the most expensive rangefinder I have ever tested. So from the moment I pulled it out of the case, the same questions kept hitting me: How could this thing possibly be worth this much money? And is it actually worth that much? If you’re interested in a truly high-end rangefinder and maybe curious about how far the extra spend can get you, I think you’ll like this review. Let me walk you through what I found in the GenePro S1. Where Mileseey Came From If you’d asked most…

If you’re thinking about your first golf launch monitor, odds are you don’t want to spend a fortune on it. You’re not yet sure it’s something you’ll use enough to justify it, so laying out serious money feels like a lot just to find out. That’s a reasonable place to be. Good news: You don’t have to. For right around $200, there are three real devices worth weighing, and any of them will get you started without much of a dent. Those three are the Shot Scope LM1, the PRGR, and the original Rapsodo MLM. I’ve put time in with…