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The 36-hole day: how to play (and survive) a marathon golf trip
Golf trips tempt you into dawn-till-dusk doubles. Done wrong, the second round falls apart and you're wrecked for the week. Here's how to last the distance.
By Ross Hamilton
Shoulder-season golf trips: better courses, smaller crowds, lower prices
The same course costs a fraction in May or October as it does in peak summer — and plays better, with fewer people on it. Here's how to time a trip right.
By Tom Whitaker
AI swing apps and smart wearables in 2026: worth it?
App coaching and swing sensors can genuinely help — but only if you'll do the reps. The honest take on what moves your scores and what's just expensive data.
By Tom Whitaker
Are lake balls worth it? The honest answer
Grade-A lake balls give you most of a premium ball for a fraction of the cost — if you buy the right grade. Here's how to tell recovered from refinished, and who should bother.
By Dan Mercer
L.A.B. DF3 review: the putter the tour keeps switching to
The zero-torque putter that won a US Open and rewrote the category. We score the most talked-about flat stick in golf — and tell you who should skip it.
By Ross Hamilton
Why golf is quietly happening indoors now
Simulators, bays and bright-lit ranges have pulled millions into the game without a tee time in sight. Here's what the off-course boom means for the gear you buy.
By Jordan Hale
The most overrated gear in golf (and what to buy instead)
Golf is spectacularly good at selling you the wrong thing. Here's where the money quietly leaks out of your bag — and the unglamorous stuff that actually drops shots.
By Dan Mercer
Garmin Approach Z30 review: the connected laser, if you're already a Garmin golfer
Garmin's first new rangefinder in years beams the pin number to your watch. Whether that's worth the money depends entirely on what's on your wrist.
By Tom Whitaker
A slower swing isn't a problem — it's a spec sheet most golfers get wrong
If your driver speed is under 90 mph, almost everything golf marketing sells you is built for someone else. Four cheap, counterintuitive changes hand back the yards you thought you'd lost for good.
By Ross Hamilton
How long do golf clubs actually last? Longer than the marketing wants you to think
Drivers and irons stay competitive for years. Wedge grooves are the real wear item, and grips are the cheap refresh almost everyone neglects. Here's the honest timeline.
By Jordan Hale
Garmin R50 vs SkyTrak+: which premium home-sim brain should you buy?
The big home-simulator decision. One does everything in a single box; the other gives you sharper numbers for far less. Here's how to choose.
By Tom Whitaker
Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond review: distance for the faster swing
A low-spin head built for golfers with the speed to use it — not the forgiving all-rounder, and it's not pretending to be.
By Ross Hamilton
