About 5 years ago I decided to get more serious about my sleep health. I ended up investing in the Ooler Sleep System by Sleep.Me, and I used it every night for 3 years. Overall, I had a good experience with it. Sure it never quite got as cold as I wanted it to, there’s been some reliability issues, and it’s a little louder than I’d prefer – but it did a pretty good job of helping aid my sleep. About two years ago, I started hearing more and more about the Eight Sleep System. I’d been considering upgrading my…
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.
Is the FlightScope Mevo Plus truly a champagne launch monitor on a beer budget? The answer might surprise you.
One of the biggest questions I get when it comes to launch monitors is which is better between the FlightScope Mevo Plus and the Rapsodo MLM2PRO. Both are kind of the best in their respective price points, but often the question is “Is it worth spending more money to get the Mevo Plus?” The answer? It depends. In this comparison, we’ll go over the differences between the two, and help you decide which one is a better fit for your specific needs. How We’re Doing This Comparison When comparing the FlightScope Mevo Plus and the Rapsodo MLM2PRO, we broke down…
When it comes to value in golf clubs, Stix continues to be at the top of the heap. To get a (mostly) full set of clubs and a bag for under $1,000? That’s not hard to find. But to get ones that perform at a level far beyond their price? That’s a rarity. And that’s exactly what Stix has done with their Perform series of clubs. But for as good as those sets are, there’s always room for improvement. Earlier this year I got a chance to review their Compete Driver, and something crazy happened. It’s so good, I’ve left…
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As golfers, we’re getting spoiled for choice as technology trickles down to make launch monitors and simulators more affordable than they’ve ever been. In the last couple of years we’ve seen some wonderful products under $1,000. The Rapsodo MLM2PRo, the Garmin Approach R10, and the FlightScope Mevo. All of them are accurate enough to be useful tools and make your practice sessions more fun. Recently, Swing Caddie released their new entry to the market: the SC4 launch monitor and simulator. On paper? It might represent the best bang for the buck out of anything under $1,000. It has a built-in…
I remember how excited I was when I got my first Galvin Green golf jacket. It was extremely waterproof, cost hundreds of dollars and…looked like a golf jacket. Meaning, if you were to wear it anywhere other than a golf course – you’d probably get laughed at. I did this exactly one time, and just as expected, my wife laughed at me and said “never wear that out to dinner again.” And I haven’t. Why do I tell you this? Because you’d think it wouldn’t be that hard to design a jacket that not only keeps you dry and gives…
For years I’ve used a Gore-Tex Galvin Green rain jacket for my wet rounds on the course, and overall it’s been great. The problem with Galvin Green however is that not only is it very expensive, but the European fit, may not be the best fit for your body. This is especially true if you don’t consider yourself a very athletic person. My rain jacket had been going on 6 years now, so the time has come to try something else. The more research I did, the more intrigued I became with Sun Mountain rain gear. I’ve been familiar with Sun…
The Garmin Fenix 8 is the latest flagship smart watch from Garmin. But it’s not just a smart watch with industry leading fitness and activity tracking: it’s also one of the best golf watches ever made. In fact, it’s just as good as the Garmin Approach S70 in nearly every way. But what are the differences? And can you justify the big price difference? I go through everything in this video. I’ll have a full review of the Fenix 8 for golfers soon. Here’s are my reviews of the Approach S70 and the Epix Gen 2.