David

I spent the last 90 days walking 27 rounds with a borrowed fleet of electric golf push carts, and I learned more about my home course in that stretch than I had in the previous decade of riding. The hills I used to dread became manageable. My energy stayed steady through the back nine. And … Read more

I spent the last three months putting eight of the best golf simulators through real practice sessions in my garage, basement, and a converted spare room. I tracked carry distance against a Garmin Approach R50 reference unit, hit roughly 2,400 shots total, and ran every simulator with both stock and after-market hitting mats. The results … Read more

I’ve spent the last two months testing golf launch monitors on my range, in my garage, and at a friend’s indoor simulator bay. I wanted to know which models actually deliver on the data they promise, and which ones make you fight with apps and subscriptions just to see your swing speed. The best golf … Read more

I remember my first rangefinder purchase like it was yesterday. I walked into a pro shop, saw a $300 device next to a $100 device, and figured they were basically the same. Two missed greens and a chunked wedge later, I understood why the right rangefinder matters. After our team spent the last three months … Read more

I have spent the better part of two years testing golf nets in my backyard, garage, and living room. What started as a simple search for the best golf nets turned into a deep obsession with ball return systems, netting durability, and frame stability in wind. My handicap dropped from 18 to 11 in that … Read more

I tested these baitcasting reels side by side for three months on local lakes before writing this guide. After spooling up over 8,000 yards of line, throwing hundreds of casts, and pulling in bass, pike, and a few surprise catfish, I narrowed down the 12 best baitcasting reels available right now. A baitcasting reel sits … Read more

I spent 90 days casting 10 different fly fishing reels on creeks, rivers, and the Pacific surf to find the best fly fishing reels for every type of angler. Our team rigged each reel on matched 5-weight and 8-weight rods, fished them through 40+ hours of casting, and stripped everything from panfish to 12-pound steelhead. … Read more

I have spent more mornings than I can count sitting on a kayak at 5 AM, squinting at a small screen trying to figure out whether those blobs below me are fish or just weeds. After testing portable fish finders across lakes, rivers, shorelines, and frozen ponds over the past two seasons, I learned what … Read more

I have been playing golf for 22 years, and I have bought more complete sets than I care to admit. Over the past six weeks, our team tested six of the best golf club sets on the market at two different driving ranges, hitting 50-plus shots per set with both scratch golfers and 18-handicappers in … Read more

I lost about 20 yards off the tee the year I tried to play through a back injury. My old driver just stopped cooperating with a swing that had lost clubhead speed. That season sent me down a rabbit hole of testing, and our team ended up putting 14 drivers through a four-month evaluation at … Read more