When its comes to luxury resort destinations Orlando, Florida isn’t necessarily the top of the list. When you think about Orlando, your first thought is more likely visions of theme parks, themed hotels, and general all-around chaos. While much of Orlando is that way, conveniently located to everything near the South end of the city is a bit of an oasis: Grande Lakes. During this year’s PGA Show, I was looking for a place to stay that was a little bit “comfier” than the typical hotels on International Drive near the Orange County Convention Center. I stumbled across Grande Lakes…
Author: Sean Ogle
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.
There are countless golf training products out there that promise to fix your golf swing. Whether it’s old-school devices like the Orange Whip, or new tech products like the deWiz or Blast Motion – as long as there are bad golfers in the world, there will be a (big) market for game improvement products. One of the latest (and possibly greatest)? HackMotion golf. HackMotion is a high-end device that tracks wrist movement during your golf swing. Their take is that “your wrists are the only link between your body and the golf club. Wrists dictate the clubface, shaping the ball flight.” Aka,…
The Bushnell Launch Pro is the most accurate launch monitor under $5k. But should you buy it?
Updated February 2024 to add video review. It’s no secret that I believe the FlightScope Mevo Plus is the best overall launch monitor for most people. It’s accurate, feature-heavy, portable, and doesn’t have any subscriptions. But the original Mevo Plus came out in 2020, and since then? There’s been a lot of new competition coming to market. Really good competition at that. As such, I’ve been curious to see how FlightScope would respond. Would they come out with a more robust camera-based system for space-constrained golfers? Would they update their entry-level FlightScope Mevo? The answer for 2024 is something else entirely -…
Pound for pound it’s not hard to make the argument that New York is the best state in the country for golf. More than that, you could make the argument that the region within two hours of New York City is the best spot on the planet for world-class golf. There are simply so many phenomenal courses to choose from. There’s just one problem, while it’s a Mecca for golf, it’s more accurately a mecca for private golf. Of our combined list of the top 30 golf courses in New York? Just 1 is public (but it’s a really good one).…
When it comes to buying golf products, having one place you can trust for everything is the ultimate shortcut. For the past decade, I’ve considered Golf Galaxy that place for me. When it opened its first store in 1997 it was creating something that simply didn’t exist before. It was right at the peak of Tiger-mania, and there was a greater interest in golf than ever before. So rather than having to rely on green-grass pro shops or small golf departments of larger sporting good stores – all of a sudden Golf Galaxy introduced something better for golfers: a golf superstore with…
By this point, if you’re into golf, you probably know someone or at least know of someone who has a golf simulator in their home. The idea of a home golf simulator used to be the stuff of science fiction. Now, it’s becoming an increasingly common reality for more and more golfers. Why? First, it’s because today’s golf launch monitors are incredibly accurate and capable of producing shot data so good that it can be used to play very realistic simulator golf. And second, it’s because the affordability of these products has gotten to the point where you now have…
Let’s face it, practicing putting is kind of boring. Even if we know logically that grinding away on 6 foot putts is the most likely thing to lower our scores – that doesn’t make it any more enjoyable. It’s too bad, considering it’s a lot easier to practice putts than any other aspect of your golf game. Living room, bedroom, backyard – you can kind of do it anywhere. Especially if you had a good golf putting mat. But even still – boring. What if there were a product that could not only make practice more fun, but make it…
I’ve said it many times before, but in my opinion, the G/FORE Gallivanters are the best looking shoe in golf. The blend of traditional styling and modern flair is second to none. But one of the only major complaints that I’ve heard about this shoe is that they don’t have removable spikes. Well, if you’re one of the people concerned about this, worry no more: the Gallivanter G/LOCK is here. But how do the new G/LOCK models compare to the original? Or what about the also brand new G/FORE Gallivan2r? Which ones should you buy? In this G/FORE Gallivanter G/LOCK…
This review of the best golf shoes in 2024 was updated in February 2024 to add the G/FORE Gallivan2r and remove the Footjoy Flex. Golf shoes are a lot like golf grips: Until you’ve gotten new ones, you never realize how badly you needed them. Too often, shoes become an afterthought. Aching feet at the end of a round doesn’t have to be the price you pay to play golf. Water seeping in and soaking your socks shouldn’t be the cost of being a dew sweeper. Nailing your golf shoe selection might just be the single biggest thing you can…