BRENDEN DOBEL

I have missed more short putts than I care to admit, and almost all of them came down to one thing: I never practiced. Putting makes up roughly 42% of the shots in a typical round, yet most of us spend our practice time smashing drivers at the range. That is exactly why I started … Read more

I have flown with my golf clubs more than 40 times over the last six years, and I have watched cheap travel bags fall apart on the baggage carousel. After burning through three soft covers in two years, I started taking this seriously. Now our team has tested eight of the best golf travel bags … Read more

I lost count of how many three-putts came from guessing yardages wrong, so this year’s hunt for the best golf GPS watches started on a personal mission. After 90 days and 47 rounds on courses from Pebble Beach to my home muny, I am ready to share what actually works on your wrist. The best … Read more

I still remember the first time I heard a real surround sound system in action. A friend had just installed a 5.1 setup in his basement, and when the helicopter flew over our heads in a Blu-ray test scene, I literally ducked. That was 12 years ago, and I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since. … Read more

Few things ruin a ski trip faster than pulling a bent ski out of the baggage carousel. I learned that the hard way in Salt Lake City, when a pair of skis I’d owned for six seasons came off the plane with a compressed tip and a rental-shop bill I hadn’t budgeted for. That trip … Read more

I grew up chasing my dad down ungroomed forest trails on a borrowed pair of wooden cross-country skis, so testing the best cross country skis for this roundup felt a little like coming home. Over the past few winters our team has put more than two dozen nordic setups through their paces across groomed tracks, … Read more

Choosing the best beginner skis doesn’t have to be complicated. After spending dozens of days on the slopes and digging through hundreds of customer reviews, our team narrowed down the models that actually help new skiers progress without the frustration of broken edges or boots that don’t fit right. Beginner skis work differently than expert … Read more

Finding the best all mountain skis for shouldn’t feel like a research project. I spent three months testing eight different setups across groomers, trees, moguls, and a few surprise powder days in the Wasatch. Our team logged 47 days on snow to bring you this honest roundup. An all mountain ski is a versatile design … Read more

I’ve spent the last four winters chasing the best skis across New England ice, Rocky Mountain powder, and everything in between. My team logged more than 80 on-snow days last season testing gear from a dozen brands, and I can tell you this: the right ski depends less on the marketing hype and more on … Read more

A powered subwoofer is an all-in-one bass system that combines a sub driver, amplifier, and enclosure in one matched package. After spending 60 days testing 12 models in our listening rooms, our team found dramatic differences in how they handle movies versus music, how they fit small apartments versus open basements, and how easy they … Read more