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.

So you’re considering buying a golf launch monitor. Good idea. With all the advances in tech right now, it’s finally financially feasible for the average person to get legitimate data on their game. But if you pull the trigger on a purchase, do you really know how to use a golf launch monitor? Like, do you understand what all of the data points these things spit out mean? Will you be able to interpret the numbers in a way that will actually helps you improve your golf game? That’s what we’re getting into today. Because beyond the marketing and advertising…

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Golf Bags

After a couple years without any major updates to their signature SL2 golf bag, over the last few months we’ve seen two major releases from Stitch. The first is the modular SL2 MIY golf bag, which did a pretty major redesign of their iconic SL2 and introduced the ability to switch out components to provide different colors and functionality. A few months after that, Stitch released the SL2 Air Walker – the bag we’re talking about today. It uses the same design language of the new MIY bag, doesn’t have the modular component, but uses lighter materials than any other…

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Normally when I travel I forgo my typical non-fiction business books and find a trashy Clive Cussler adventure novel to read. However, on a recent trip out to New York City I came across the book Every Shot Counts by Mark Broadie – and figured it would be worth a read. Every Shot Counts is essentially a book about shaking up the way stats are kept in golf. Traditionally we’ve tracked stats that have very little relevance towards actually improving your game. Greens in regulation don’t necessarily mean a whole lot if we can’t tell how we got there in…

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Golf Bags

This Vessel Player IV Pro DXR review was updated in January of 2024 to add a video comparing Player IV DXR models vs non-DXR models. Over half of my rounds in the last 3 years have been played with a Vessel golf bag. In most cases, this might not be a very impressive statistic. But considering my job is to review golf bags (among many other things), the fact one brand has gotten so much use is notable. The Vessel Player III for years had been my pick for the Best “Overall” Golf Bag. The looks, materials, and functionality were…

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This post was updated in January 2024 to include comparisons to the new Arccos Link Pro. The evolution of Arccos has been pretty impressive to follow along with. I fully saw the promise of Arccos when I played my first round with it way back in 2014 – before it was even released to the public. The first product and app worked well, but there was clearly room to improve. Then the launched updated sensors with Arccos 360. After that they rebranded to Arccos Caddie and gave the app a huge overhaul by introducing an AI powered Caddie (that actually works). Note:…

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This was originally published in November 2013 after one of my most humiliating moments on a golf course. Don’t do be like me 🙂 I’ve never played competitive golf. Ever. Handicap? Nope never had one of those either. I mean why would I? Golf has always been a game against myself, and I haven’t really gotten into the sport until the last 8 months. To be honest, up until recently, just about everything related to the idea of a handicap was foreign to me. When people asked I usually told them I was an 18. The average of my last…

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Over the years I’ve struggled to find a pair of golf pants that I truly loved. Most often I’ve found myself leaning towards versatile pants that I can use both on the course and off. I’ve worn the Bluffworks Ascender for years, and more recently I’ve been a fan of the TRUE Linkswear All Day pants. And those are great. But I’ve got a new love: the G/FORE Tour 5 Pocket pants. I’ve written in other reviews about my reluctance to embrace G/FORE. The brand seemed a little too fashion-forward for me, and if I’m honest, a lot of their branding and…

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Updated January 2024 to add reviews for both the SL2 MIY and SL2 Air Walker, as well as a video review. Stitch Golf makes some of the most beautiful golf bags on the market. Whether you’re looking to buy a golf bag for yourself, or as a gift for another golfer in your life – few bags are as special as those from Stitch. Stitch has been kind enough to hook up Breaking Eighty readers with a Stitch Golf coupon code for 20% off any purchase on the site. Use the code “BE20” to save 20% on anything you want,…

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Golf GPS

Updated October 2023 to make direct comparisons to the Epix line of watches to help you better decide which Garmin golf watch is right for you. When I first reviewed the Garmin Approach S62, I declared it the best GPS golf watch on the market. And that’s been the case ever since. Any GPS golf watch will give you accurate distances to the green, but few provided the level of detail and functionality of Garmin’s flagship S62. But it wasn’t perfect. If you’re used to an Apple Watch the screen quality is a noticeable downgrade on the S62, and it’s…

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Five years ago, if you saw a guy walking around town in golf shoes you’d probably laugh at him. It’s just not something you do. But these days, that’s all changed. There’s a handful of companies that have embraced the idea of the “all day” golf shoe. These are shoes that perform well enough to wear on the course, but look and feel more like regular street shoes. https://youtu.be/Uq3ExgaYteI?si=l4UXSwWXfk5G2o1u They still represent a pretty small niche in the world of golf, but for the right person, having a pair of all day shoes in your golf (and street) wardrobe can…

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