Ryan Whitaker

I learned the value of safety glasses the hard way. A chunk of masonry caught me above the brow on a Saturday framing job, and I spent the next six hours in urgent care instead of finishing the deck. That single moment is why I now keep a pair of ANSI Z87.1 certified glasses within … Read more

After a slow leak behind my bathroom wall left a soft, dark patch the size of a dinner plate, I learned the hard way that drywall hides moisture like a sponge. A good moisture meter is the only tool that tells you whether that stain is old paint, surface condensation, or a genuine leak feeding … Read more

I spent six weeks running planer chips, sander dust, and table saw fines through six different filter bags, and I learned one thing fast: a cheap 30 micron stock bag will let the worst dust right back into your lungs. If you care about clean woodworking, the right fine dust filter bag makes the difference … Read more

I have spent the last three months ripping sheet goods down to size in my home shop, swapping between eight aftermarket table saw fences to find out which ones actually deliver on the promise of clean, accurate rip cuts. An accurate rip fence is the most overlooked piece of equipment in any woodworking shop. Stock … Read more

Starting a podcast in feels exciting until you open your audio software and hear how thin, echoey, and noisy your built-in laptop microphone sounds. After testing 12 of the most popular podcast microphones for beginners side by side over six weeks, we found the ones that deliver clean voice capture without requiring an audio engineering … Read more

I spent the last six weeks testing the best golf launch monitors for club fitting at home so I could finally answer a question that bugged me for years: which one actually gives you reliable fitting data without a trip to the pro shop? I’ve been through three drivers, two iron sets, and enough shaft … Read more

I still remember the round that changed how I think about golf GPS rangefinders. I pulled my old laser out of the bag on a par 5, locked onto the pin, and hit what I thought was the perfect 7-iron. The ball flew the green by 30 yards because I never accounted for the hidden … Read more

Most golfers who try walking once never go back to riding. The problem is that a full set of clubs weighs 25 to 35 pounds, and lugging that across five miles of fairway is brutal on your back, shoulders, and knees. A solid three wheel push cart turns that pain into exercise, and the numbers … Read more

After six weeks of dragging 10 electric golf push carts up the back nine at a course with 90 feet of elevation change per loop, our team landed on a clear winner. The MGI Zip Navigator All Terrain handled every slope we threw at it without bogging, the battery still had juice after 36 holes, … Read more

If your car is a Honda Civic, Mazda 3, or any sedan with a trunk that barely swallows a grocery bag, you already know the pain: you want to walk the course, but the logistics of fitting a push cart, your bag, and your shoes in a tiny trunk feel impossible. After testing nine of … Read more