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.

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?…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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