Author: Sean Ogle

OK, I’ll admit it, I was slightly skeptical about the potential for the Sunday Golf Ryder S-class bag to be something I really liked. Sunday Golf’s regular Ryder model is certainly nice and functional, and small enough that it works well as a minimalist carry bag. But quality-wise, it’s… fine. Good but not great. Well, it turns out if you just tweak the material of the bag, it can feel like an entirely new product. Specifically, if you keep the understated look of the Ryder but turn the underwhelming, basic nylon into super soft, supple vegan leather, you’ve got something…

Valhalla Golf Club will be hosting the 2024 PGA Championship. It’s one of the best championship courses you’ll see, and should be a fantastic test of golf for the pros. Read on to learn a little bit more about the course and what you can expect from Valhalla. — Our Ohio golf trip was already a mix of high highs, and low lows. The golf so far, having played Scioto, Muirfield, Village and The Golf Club was excellent. But I’d suffered a severe bout of food poisoning on day 1, and broke my camera lens on day two. So, just…

This Stix Play review was updated in April 2024 to add a video comparing the Play and Perform Series. Over the last year, I’ve raved about Stix Clubs. In fact, I think they represent such a good value for the high to mid-handicap golfer that this is the set I recommend any friends buy when getting into golf. I’ve know about half a dozen people in Portland personally who have bought them this year, and all have had a great experience. But in November 2023, Stix took things a step further with the release of their Play Series clubs. They…

For the last 4 years, Vessel bags have continued to get my pick as the best overall golf bag on the market. Whether it was the old Player III or the new Player IV Pro – these bags continue to be best in class when it comes to quality and features. There’s just one problem: weight. Even the lighter Player IV DXR comes in over 6 pounds – which isn’t that much of a weight savings over the regular models. So what do you do if you want to carry a Vessel bag, but don’t want it to weigh you down?…

Over the years I’ve been sent countless golf training aids – but most of them never make the cut to actually publish a review on. Either they’re too gimmicky, too confusing, or too poorly built to spend the time talking about them. For the last few months I’ve had a few products from Performance Golf sitting in my office, just waiting to be tested. But because I’ve had questionable experiences with other training aids out there, I kept putting it off. This week, I finally took their “One Wedge” out to the course to give it a shot. Technically, the One Wedge…

You know you’re killing it as a brand when your flagship product is basically synonymous with the product category itself. The classic example is Kleenex. Or Q-Tip. And the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball is another product that’s at least getting close to that same level. Let’s face it: Literally every single golfer you know first thinks of the Pro V1 when they think of a premium golf ball. This one golf ball, and its Pro V1x sibling, have that big of a stranglehold on the top end of the golf ball market. But there’s also this: Whenever someone thinks…

Updated March 2024 to add new video comparing Arccos, Garmin, and Shot Scope. Also added HackMotion. One of the most interesting tech developments in golf over the last few years is undoubtedly the golf swing analyzer. The amount of data you can get about your swing, your clubs, your distances and more is pretty unbelievable. There are now products that provide data that used to only be available to tour pros who had access to equipment that costs thousands of dollars. But these days? For a few hundred bucks you’re able to get world-class data on just about every aspect…

I remember the first time I saw the Arccos Link Pro, I was on the 11th hole at Oakmont. Late last Spring I had the good fortune of playing Oakmont with a few of the guys from the Arccos team. It was a shotgun event, so we’d started on 9. It only took 3 holes before Dave turned to me and said, ‘Wanna see something cool?” It was a prototype of the Link Pro. I’ve been eagerly awaiting the official announcement of its release ever since. If you’ve read my Arccos Golf review, then you know how much of a…

This Bridgestone e6 review was updated in April 2024 to reflect the performance of the current generation of e6 ball. When I first wrote this review of the Bridgestone e6 ten years ago, I was really impressed with the performance, especially relative to its price. It helped minimize my slices, and while it’s certainly no magic bullet (no ball is), it performs really well relative to its peers. Now in 2024, having played with every iteration of the ball since it first came out, they continue to consistently make a good ball. It’s evolved a lot since the early days (remember…

If you’re looking to practice you’re putting at home, you really don’t have to spend much money. For about 50 bucks you can pick up a SKLZ putting mat, which even has a ball return! Heck, you could pull out a water glass and place it down on your carpet – instant putting mat! Total cost: $0. But neither of those options are really going to provide the best experience possible, since neither feel like you’re putting on a real green. So what does provide the most realistic putting green experience at home? Well, according to Prime Putt – they do. The Prime…