Range Finders

Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested
Golf Equipment

Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested

Four months of weekend rounds with the Callaway 300 Pro. Slope switch, vibration lock, battery life, and the honest tradeoffs, from a 58-year-old 14-handicap walker.

Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder vs Bushnell Phantom 3: Which Is Worth It?
Golf Rangefinders

Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder vs Bushnell Phantom 3: Which Is Worth It?

A straightforward comparison between a laser rangefinder and a GPS speaker, written after testing both through a full season of nine-hole walks.

10 Reasons Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder Earns a Spot in Your Bag
Golf Equipment

10 Reasons Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder Earns a Spot in Your Bag

Real-world notes for weekend and league golfers 40 and over.

How Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder Changed My Saturday Round
Golf Equipment

How Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder Changed My Saturday Round

Real-world notes for weekend and league golfers 40 and over.

How to Play Better Golf With the Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder
Golf

How to Play Better Golf With the Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder

Real-world notes for weekend and league golfers 40 and over.

Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers
Golf Equipment

Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers

What nobody tells you about the Callaway 300 Pro before you buy it, from a 14-handicap golfer who used it for a full season.

Golf Balls

TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested
Golf Equipment

TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested

A 14-handicap weekend golfer's long-term notes on the TaylorMade Distance+ after months of nine-hole walks, range sessions, and Saturday rounds with the same three buddies.

TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls vs Callaway Supersoft: Which Is Worth It?
Golf Equipment

TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls vs Callaway Supersoft: Which Is Worth It?

Gene Kowalski put a full season of rounds into both balls so you do not have to. Here is where each one wins.

10 Reasons TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls Earns a Spot in Your Bag
Golf Equipment

10 Reasons TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls Earns a Spot in Your Bag

Ten honest reasons a 58-year-old 14-handicap weekend golfer keeps the TaylorMade Distance+ in his bag, from a guy who buys his own balls.

How TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls Changed My Saturday Round
Golf Equipment

How TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls Changed My Saturday Round

One Saturday with the same three buddies, the same course, and a sleeve of TaylorMade Distance+ balls. Notes from a 58-year-old 14 handicap.

How to Play Better Golf With the TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls
Golf

How to Play Better Golf With the TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls

A five-step routine for weekend golfers with moderate swing speeds, tested over real rounds and range sessions. No score promises, just honest notes from a 58-year-old, 14-handicap player.

TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers
Golf Balls

TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers

Real-world notes for weekend and league golfers 40 and over, from someone who loses plenty of balls and keeps buying these anyway.

Putting Practice

PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9') Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested
Golf

PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9') Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested

Five months of garage practice, thousands of putts, and one honest verdict on the classic 3' x 9' Par Three.

PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9') vs SKLZ Putting Green: Which Is Worth It?
Golf Equipment

PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9') vs SKLZ Putting Green: Which Is Worth It?

Two popular home putting greens, one honest verdict from a 14-handicap golfer who used both for a season.

10 Reasons PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9') Earns a Spot in Your Bag
Golf

10 Reasons PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9') Earns a Spot in Your Bag

A 14-handicap amateur's five-month take on the PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three (3' x 9'), the garage putting mat that finally got him practicing.

How PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9') Changed My Saturday Round
Golf

How PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9') Changed My Saturday Round

I am a 14-handicap weekend golfer, not a coach. This is what six months of practicing on a 3 by 9 foot PUTT-A-BOUT did to my scores, and what it did not do.

How to Play Better Golf With the PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9')
Golf

How to Play Better Golf With the PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9')

Five steps that cut my three-putts from four a round to about one every two rounds, using a 3-foot by 9-foot PUTT-A-BOUT green in the garage.

PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9'): An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers
Golf Practice Equipment

PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9'): An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers

I've had the PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three in my garage for six months. Here's what it actually does for a 14-handicap golfer, and what nobody tells you before you buy one.

Push Carts

Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested
Golf Push Carts

Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested

Months of weekend rounds with the Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3, from a 58-year-old walker who plays to a 14 handicap.

Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart vs KVV 3 Wheel Push Cart: Which Is Worth It?
Golf Equipment

Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart vs KVV 3 Wheel Push Cart: Which Is Worth It?

Two three-wheel push carts, one budget pick and one built to last. I tested both over a month of walking rounds to find out which one is worth it.

10 Reasons Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart Earns a Spot in Your Bag
Golf Equipment

10 Reasons Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart Earns a Spot in Your Bag

Real-world notes on the Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 from a 58-year-old who walks nine holes twice a week.

How Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart Changed My Saturday Round
Golf Equipment

How Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart Changed My Saturday Round

Real-world notes for weekend and league golfers 40 and over.

How to Play Better Golf With the Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart
Golf Equipment

How to Play Better Golf With the Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart

A step-by-step routine for walking 18 holes with the Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 push cart, from a 58-year-old 14-handicap who walks every round.

Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers
Golf Equipment

Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers

What nobody tells you about the Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 before you buy it, from a 58-year-old who walks 27 holes a week.

Golf Gloves

FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested
Golf Gloves

FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested

A plainspoken long-term look at the FootJoy WeatherSof 2-pack after months of weekend rounds, range sessions, and one very humid New Jersey summer.

FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove vs Callaway Weather Spann: Which Is Worth It?
Golf Gloves

FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove vs Callaway Weather Spann: Which Is Worth It?

Two all-weather gloves, two different ideas about what a glove should do. Here's which one I'd buy again after a season of testing both.

10 Reasons FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove Earns a Spot in Your Bag
Golf Equipment

10 Reasons FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove Earns a Spot in Your Bag

A plainspoken look at why the FootJoy WeatherSof 2-pack keeps earning a place in my bag, from a 14-handicap golfer who walks nine holes twice a week.

How FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove Changed My Saturday Round
Golf Gloves

How FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove Changed My Saturday Round

A 58-year-old weekend golfer on the small fix that changed his Saturday rounds, after a full season with the FootJoy WeatherSof 2-pack.

How to Play Better Golf With the FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove
Golf Gloves

How to Play Better Golf With the FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove

Gene Kowalski, a 58-year-old 14 handicap, shares the five-step routine he uses to keep a dry, reliable grip through hot, humid rounds with the FootJoy WeatherSof 2-Pack.

FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers
Golf Gloves

FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers

Six months of league rounds, range sessions, and one very humid July with the FootJoy WeatherSof 2-Pack. What I like, what I don't, and who should buy something else.

All Reviews

Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested
Golf Equipment

Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested

Four months of weekend rounds with the Callaway 300 Pro. Slope switch, vibration lock, battery life, and the honest tradeoffs, from a 58-year-old 14-handicap walker.

Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers
Golf Equipment

Callaway 300 Pro Rangefinder: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers

What nobody tells you about the Callaway 300 Pro before you buy it, from a 14-handicap golfer who used it for a full season.

TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested
Golf Equipment

TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested

A 14-handicap weekend golfer's long-term notes on the TaylorMade Distance+ after months of nine-hole walks, range sessions, and Saturday rounds with the same three buddies.

TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers
Golf Balls

TaylorMade Golf Distance+ Golf Balls: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers

Real-world notes for weekend and league golfers 40 and over, from someone who loses plenty of balls and keeps buying these anyway.

PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9') Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested
Golf

PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9') Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested

Five months of garage practice, thousands of putts, and one honest verdict on the classic 3' x 9' Par Three.

PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9'): An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers
Golf Practice Equipment

PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three Golf Putting Green (3' x 9'): An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers

I've had the PUTT-A-BOUT Par Three in my garage for six months. Here's what it actually does for a 14-handicap golfer, and what nobody tells you before you buy one.

Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested
Golf Push Carts

Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested

Months of weekend rounds with the Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3, from a 58-year-old walker who plays to a 14 handicap.

Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers
Golf Equipment

Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 Golf Push Cart: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers

What nobody tells you about the Caddytek CaddyLite 11.5 V3 before you buy it, from a 58-year-old who walks 27 holes a week.

FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested
Golf Gloves

FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove Review: Months of Weekend Rounds Tested

A plainspoken long-term look at the FootJoy WeatherSof 2-pack after months of weekend rounds, range sessions, and one very humid New Jersey summer.

FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers
Golf Gloves

FootJoy Men's WeatherSof 2-Pack Golf Glove: An Honest Review for Everyday Golfers

Six months of league rounds, range sessions, and one very humid July with the FootJoy WeatherSof 2-Pack. What I like, what I don't, and who should buy something else.

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