Author: Sean Ogle

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…

Right now, golfers are absolutely spoiled for choice when it comes to golf bags. There are so many good ones on the market. This represents a problem, a good one, but a problem nonetheless. How do you know which one is best to spend your hard-earned dollars on? The most obvious answer is to pick the one that looks the best to you. But that’s only half the battle. What about weight? Comfort? Features? All of this plays into the equation. And in my experience, the best golf bags are the ones that have been designed for a very specific golfer and need. The…

This review was updated in March 2024 to reflect changes to what is included with the Stix Perform series of clubs, to reference the new “Play” set of clubs, and to give long-term updates after playing over 25 rounds with Stix in the last 2 years. The first club I pulled on the practice green before my initial round with Stix was their 56-degree wedge. On my second shot with it? I holed out a 20-yard chip. First hole? Hit a driver dead center of the fairway. I hit one more to see if it was a fluke. It landed…

It’s not much of a stretch to say that Ecco makes some of the most comfortable golf shoes on the market. And in the case of the Ecco Biom C4, I think it’s the most comfortable shoe on the market. But as Ecco has continued to expand their golf product line, differentiating between some models can be a little tricky. When you look at the Biom C4, Biom H4, and S-Three – they all kinda look similar. So what’s the difference and which one should you buy? Are the newest entry to the Ecco golf lineup, the S-Three, worthy of consideration? Especially at…

On paper Old Macdonald sounds like the perfect course. I mean almost literally. Look at it on paper… It’s an homage to C.B. Macdonald complete with 18 template holes. All the greats are there: redan, biarritz, cape, short – and so on… It was created at what is arguably the greatest all around pure golf resort on the planet, Bandon Dunes. And it was designed by Tom Doak, one of the most celebrated modern architects in the game. But after 3 rounds at Old Macdonald over 5 years, why haven’t I enjoyed it? For me personally, something got lost in translation about…

I’m gonna be honest with you, it’s been a while since I’ve found a pair of running or training shoes that I’ve really loved. I’ve had a handful of pairs that have been fine when jogging or in the gym, but none of those recently have actually gotten me excited. To take it a step further, I haven’t had a pair that I’ve wanted to wear casually. So many of the latest running shoes have kind of felt like “dad shoes” or just haven’t fit my particular style. When I heard that Payntr golf was coming out with a pair…

I’ve been lucky enough to attend the Masters three times in my life. The first trip I attended a Friday round and had an incredible time. I likened it to being Disneyland for adults – however on my second trip, while still having amusement park-esque features, I realized it was probably more like Las Vegas than Disneyland. Let me explain. In Vegas people three steps away from broke are casually rubbing elbows with others wearing $50k watches. The Masters is no different. A lot of local Augusta residents have had tickets passed down in their family for generations, so it’s…

Over the years, I haven’t exactly been easy on Shot Scope products. My experience with them has been a mixed bag, but its been clear over the past year or so that they’re really putting a lot of effort into the brand and their products. For instance, while the Pro L2 rangefinder still has its issues, it is much better than the previous Pro L1. And the X5 watch and sensors are definitely a big leap ahead over the previous generation H4 sensors which still require you to tap between shots. But new for this year is the Shot Scope Pro…

Updated March 2024 to give long term review feedback. It’s always exciting when I pick up a new pair of Ecco golf shoes, because I know they’ll be with me for a long time. 6 years ago I got my first pair of Eccos – the Biom Hybrid 2s. They’ve seen well over 100 rounds, and I still wear them from time to time. 5 years ago it was the Ecco Cage Pro. 4 years ago, with the Biom Hybrid 3, I proclaimed it was the best golf shoe I’d ever owned. I still play 25% of my rounds in…

2023 was a good golf year, to put it mildly. For years, I’d done a pretty good job of playing at a bunch of new courses each year as I grew Breaking Eighty and my golf travel IQ. Then COVID hit. I didn’t get on an airplane for 21 months. During that time I also had my first kid, which as you might guess, doesn’t lend itself well to travel. Well, in 2023 I made up for lost time. It started with 4 days at Bandon Dunes in January. In February, I spent the month in Australia with my family…