Author: Sean Ogle

Of all the rounds of golf I played on my first Wisconsin/Michigan road trip, the River Course at Blackwolf Run was arguably the one I was most excited for. I feel like I’ve said that about many of the courses, but when every course you’re playing is rated highly, it gets tough not to be excited. What I knew about the River Course was that it was scenic, difficult, and has some incredibly fun shots. I’m far from the world’s best golfer, so for me, scenery and fun are of paramount importance. After getting a sense of what the course…

While golf architect Rees Jones may be best known for his renovation work as the “Open Doctor” he’s had a number of high-profile designs of his own over the years. I’ve played a handful of them. There’s the extremely-private and challenging Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton. The over-the-top engineering marvel that is Cascata outside Las Vegas. Or one my personal favorites of recent memory, the Oconee Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee. But what happens when you give such an experienced architect some of the best oceanfront land possible, and say “build me something special.” You get Kohanaiki, which might just…

Updated July 2023 to get more accurate pricing and compare to the Voice Caddie SL3. When it comes to golf tech, I’m not sure there’s another company pushing things forward more than Garmin. Wait, what? Garmin? Not exactly the first company I personally think of when it comes to golf. But they’ve quietly (and now not so quietly) been making waves with their latest slate of golf products. You likely know them for their excellent GPS golf watches. The Approach S42 is very impressive, and the Garmin Approach S62 even more so. But I don’t think the average golfer realizes…

There quite simply isn’t a more well respected brand when it comes to spikeless golf shoes than Ecco. They basically invented the category. Over the last 5 years, they’ve continually pumped out my favorite golf shoes. First, it was the Hybrids 2s. Then the Hybrid 3s became my new favorite. Currently? I’ve continued to rave about how the Ecco Biom C4 is the best golf shoe I’ve ever owned. They’re incredible. But every pair of the half dozen or so Ecco shoes I’ve reviewed? They’ve all been spikeless models. Ecco’s G series of spiked shoes have been around for years, but I’ve never tried…

Updated July 2023 to reflect current pricing. Use Code BE20 to get 20% off anything at Stitch Golf A golf bag is a very personal thing. Over the last few years, there have been a number of boutique brands becoming popular for their minimalist boutique bags – Mackenzie and FlagBag come to mind. But there’s one brand I consistently hear more golfers get excited for than any other: Stitch. Stitch Golf creates a high-end luxury golf bag, that is the one I most often hear golfers lusting after when it comes time to select a new quiver. I’ve seen them…

I have over 30 golf rangefinders sitting in my office, and can you guess which one has gotten the most use over the past 12 months? Nope, it’s not from Bushnell, Precision Pro, or Blue Tees – although they all make fantastic devices. The rangefinder that I’ve used the most this past year is the Cobalt Q-6 Slope. Cobalt is a direct-to-consumer brand that makes some of the most accurate rangefinders in golf. It’s a tricky market to be in. The Q-6 retails for $449, and with the limited marketing budget of a small direct-to-consumer brand, it’s a difficult sell…

Updated July 2023 to include comparisons to the new Swing Caddie SC4 This year there’s been a ton of hype about a bunch of different launch monitors. The Garmin R10… The Bushnell Launch Pro… The FlightScope Mevo Plus… These are the devices that are in highest demand and that I get asked about repeatedly on this site. But you know what the most underrated golf launch monitor of the year may be? The Swing Caddie SC300i. For under (barely) $500, the SC300i provides one of the most streamlined and user-friendly experiences out there. It doesn’t have some of the features…

Update July 2023: The Ooler Sleep System is no longer offered for sale by Sleepme. I’d recommend reading our Eight Sleep Pod 3 review for the best alternative to the Ooler system. For years now I’ve been on the fringe of some of the biohacking communities out there. I’ve had some friends that have gone deep down the rabbit hole into things like red-light therapy, infared saunas, nootropics, and much more. I haven’t done that much with those things, but there’s one recommendation I’ve continually seen come up that has intrigued me: The ChiliPad Sleep System. (Now also known as the Cube Sleep System). You…

Updated in June 2023 to give a 1 year performance update mention the new Cobalt Q-4 Slope. There have been so many new rangefinders coming out these days, it’s hard to keep up with them all. And with Bushnell being a little bit slow to come out with any new devices, much of the hype has come from some of the eager upstarts in the budget to mid-tier price range like Precision Pro and Blue Tees. But there are a handful of companies on the higher end of the market that have been making rangefinders for years, that you probably aren’t hearing…

As I’ve become more familiar with the golf tech world over the years, there’s one product I never quite understood: the Garmin Approach G80. I’ve always thought it was just a hand-held GPS – an expensive one at that, considering it costs $500. With all of the smartphone apps out there that can essentially do the same thing, I just didn’t quite understand why this product was so expensive. And then I found out. It’s because the Approach G80 is far more than just a golf GPS. It’s a launch monitor. It’s a simulator (kind of). And it may just be the…