Bushnell Wingman 2 Speaker Review

The Bushnell Wingman 2 is a cylindrical Bluetooth speaker that looks very similar to its predecessor, the Bushnell Wingman. It's primarily black with orange highlights, and the drivers are covered with thick, tweed-like material. A rubberized pad on the bottom helps keep the speaker in place when standing upright. There are five LEDs near the bottom of the speaker that indicate Bluetooth, app, and battery settings.

The Bushnell Wingman 2 is exceptionally portable. Its compact and lightweight design makes it a great choice for the golf course, and its heavy-duty built-in magnet means you can attach it right to your cart. It's easy to carry with one hand, but unfortunately, this model doesn't come with a hook to attach to your golf bag, like the Bushnell Wingman or Bushnell Wingman Mini.

The Bushnell Wingman 2 has a decent build quality. Overall, the speaker seems sturdy. The plastic body feels premium, and the tweed-like fabric covering the drivers has no give to it. With an IPX6 rating for water resistance and a waterproof port cover, it has some protection against the elements, which is important for a speaker meant to be used for long days outside. The detachable remote control is rated IP66 for dust and water resistance and features a magnet for storage on the main unit when not in use.

The Bushnell Wingman 2 has good controls that are easy and intuitive. The control buttons are large and easy to find, with a clear click offering feedback when pressed. Additionally, there are audible and visual cues accompanying various actions. There's a chime for max volume, an EQ announcement for Indoor and Outdoor settings, and the LEDs flash white when a button is pressed. Additionally, the first LED lights up blue or green to indicate whether Bluetooth (blue) or the companion app (green) is engaged, and the remaining four indicate the battery level, as follows:

• 4 = 100%
• 3 = 75%
• 2 = 50%
• 1 = 25%

The battery level is at 10% or less when only one light flashes.

Unfortunately, there's no chime when you hit the minimum volume level and no option to mute the microphone while taking calls.

• Bushnell Wingman 2 speaker
• USB-A to USB-C charging cable (30 cm/1 ft)
• Remote control
• Quick Start Guide

The Bushnell Wingman 2 has a middling frequency response accuracy. When placed horizontally in Indoor mode, it struggles to reproduce deep, boomy bass, so you won't get much thump or rumble in genres like EDM and hip-hop. That said, the mid-range is fairly even and stable, allowing dialogue, vocals, and lead instruments to come through clearly—handy when listening for GPS distances on the golf course. Some dips and unevenness in the treble frequencies make the audio sound a bit thin and lacking in brightness and detail. Unfortunately, there is no graphic EQ to adjust the sound. Still, you can choose between two presets in the app: Indoor (default mode) and Outdoor, which increases the volume a bit, specifically in the mid-bass and treble ranges, so you get clearer audio in larger, more open spaces, like the fairway. This mode still lacks bass, and while it's not really an issue if you're listening for audible distances, bass-heavy genres will lack warmth and sound a little hollow.

The Bushnell Wingman 2's soundstage is great. It can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono, which adds to the perceived immersiveness of the sound, so your music feels more spacious and engaging. The directivity is also pretty good. With a nearly 360-degree design, audio comes across consistently from almost any angle, which is especially useful when listening in a group.

This speaker has a decent dynamics performance. It gets loud enough to fill an average-sized room with sound but struggles with more open spaces like out on the green. That said, there's fairly little compression at its loudest, so your audio will remain consistent as you turn it up. The volume might not be an issue if you're worried about bothering other golfers on the course, but if you want to amplify tunes to your whole group, you can check out the Bushnell Wingman, which gets louder with even less compression.

The Bushnell Wingman 2 has an adequate battery performance. While the manufacturer advertises it to last more than 14 hours from a single charge, it only lasted seven hours and 18 minutes in our tests. We tested this speaker's run time at 80 dB, which is almost its maximum volume level, so you may find it lasts longer at a lower volume. Battery life also depends on other factors, like its connection distance, whether it's paired with another speaker, and the battery's overall health, which will degrade over time. The speaker also has a power-saving feature: when the speaker isn't actively paired to a device, it will turn off after 15 minutes of inactivity.

While this speaker has a mic for calls, it doesn't offer voice assistant support.

The Bushnell Golf app is passable. While it mainly offers golf-specific functionality, it also has some options for controlling audio. Inside the app, you'll find two preset EQ modes: Indoor, which functions as the default mode, and Outdoor, which slightly boosts the volume, particularly in the mid-bass and treble ranges, to improve clarity in more open spaces. You can connect any two Wingman series speakers to create a stereo pair. Beyond that, you'll find plenty of options to track stats and scores for your golf game, as well as GPS data for over 38,000 courses worldwide. You can also use the app to record custom audio soundbites and first-tee introductions, which is a fun addition. See these features and more in this video of the app.

The Bushnell Wingman 2 has a USB-C charging port and a USB-A port for charging other devices, like your phone, so it doubles as a power bank. You won't get quick charging from this speaker, but it's still a very useful addition.

The Bushnell Wingman 2's Bluetooth performance is impressive. It has a superb range, so your device remains connected while you're putting on the green or otherwise away from the speaker. With Android devices, it also has very low latency. Some apps and devices compensate differently for latency, so your results may vary. As we saw in our test for iOS devices, this can result in negative latency, which means you may hear the audio first when watching videos on a paired smartphone. We ran multiple passes to confirm negative latency and obtained similar results each time.