An Interesting Contrast

[Ye Olde Boomer]

Do many of you scan the American internet golf forums?
One interesting thing is that on the American forums, there are many, many more threads talking about specific equipment.
Golf Forum doesn't even have a specific sub-forum for equipment threads.
They just go into The Lounge with general golf discussions.

I am in no way criticizing Golf Monthly for this, I hope you understand.
I really enjoy this forum, believe it's a very good forum, and as a foreigner, I've been treated well here.

I'm just wondering if anybody else has noticed this difference, and also if anybody has any ideas as to why it's so.

 

[chrisd]

No, I have never looked at an American golf forum

 

[Robin Hood]

No, I have never looked at an American golf forum

Me neither.
I'm not really into detailed equipment discussions.

 

[Robster59]

I guess that we see it as a golf forum and not a golf equipment forum. Golf is so much more than the sticks in your hands. Yes, they are discussed here but they are not the major topic of discussion. And, as you see, we discuss quite a bit of non-golf stuff too.

 

[Dando]

I check out golfwrx and am amazed at how frequently some people change their clubs.
They put our very own @chrisd to shame!

 

[jim8flog]

I used to but no longer do so except when doing product research.

I found them a bit too distance and equipment obsessed.

 

[chrisd]

I check out golfwrx and am amazed at how frequently some people change their clubs.
They put our very own @chrisd to shame!

??? I haven't changed my irons for over 15 months

(Note to self - check that the metal isn't worn out)

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Do many of you scan the American internet golf forums?
One interesting thing is that on the American forums, there are many, many more threads talking about specific equipment.
Golf Forum doesn't even have a specific sub-forum for equipment threads.
They just go into The Lounge with general golf discussions.

I am in no way criticizing Golf Monthly for this, I hope you understand.
I really enjoy this forum, believe it's a very good forum, and as a foreigner, I've been treated well here.

I'm just wondering if anybody else has noticed this difference, and also if anybody has any ideas as to why it's so.

What would you discuss on an equipment thread?

Apparently irons have less loft than they used to, would that be an interesting topic for you?

 

[MartynB]

Been a member on golf wrx longer than I have here, some great instructors frequent the academy & instruction forum.

 

[pendodave]

I quite enjoy wrx, and it's quite different to here.
I think of GM as more like the atmosphere in a club bar, with some interest in golf, but also a variety of other things.
Interestingly, wrx absolutely bans any discussion of politics or religion. There is not even a separate area for it. I wonder what they make of GM.
There's also quite a strong anti USGA vibe, whereas we just let the R&A get on with it and grumble a bit.

 

[Crow]

The only American forum I visit is GolfWRX and even then the only section I go on is the Classic Golf & Golfers section.
As you'd expect, most of the talk there is about golf the way it was (and in the view of most posters, the way it should be!) and about the finding of classic clubs, their play, restoration, etc.

As I understand it, the main body of WRX contains even bigger willy wavers than here. Posting to the 'nth degree about how they customize their clubs to suit their swings, shaft details, grinds, etc, etc. Oh yeah, and how far they hit the ball, there are similarities .






But what I find most annoying is that rather than playing with their clubs they game them.

 

[Dando]

The only American forum I visit is GolfWRX and even then the only section I go on is the Classic Golf & Golfers section.
As you'd expect, most of the talk there is about golf the way it was (and in the view of most posters, the way it should be!) and about the finding of classic clubs, their play, restoration, etc.

As I understand it, the main body of WRX contains even bigger willy wavers than here. Posting to the 'nth degree about how they customize their clubs to suit their swings, shaft details, grinds, etc, etc. Oh yeah, and how far they hit the ball, there are similarities .






But what I find most annoying is that rather than playing with their clubs they game them.

They only game them once they’ve been “dialled in”

 

[Leftie]

??? I haven't changed my irons for over 15 months

(Note to self - check that the metal isn't worn out)

Don't worry Chris. The sweet spots are still as they were when you bought them - unused

 

[Leftie]

I really enjoy this forum, believe it's a very good forum, and as a foreigner, I've been treated well here.

I'm just wondering if anybody else has noticed this difference, and also if anybody has any ideas as to why it's so.

I can't answer your question YOB as I don't have the time or inclination to waste any more of my life on other golf forums but I have to say that despite what some might say, as a "foreigner" from across the pond, you're actually not too bad . You almost have and understand the "British sense of humour" and give as good as you take. As they say over there "You're welcome"

 

[Bunkermagnet]

If Putter Talk is American, then that’s the only one. I am not interested in how many miles they hit their ball, how they are all scratch golfers or how many grooves their 52 3/4 degree wedge has.

 

[Jacko_G]

Do many of you scan the American internet golf forums?
One interesting thing is that on the American forums, there are many, many more threads talking about specific equipment.
Golf Forum doesn't even have a specific sub-forum for equipment threads.
They just go into The Lounge with general golf discussions.

I am in no way criticizing Golf Monthly for this, I hope you understand.
I really enjoy this forum, believe it's a very good forum, and as a foreigner, I've been treated well here.

I'm just wondering if anybody else has noticed this difference, and also if anybody has any ideas as to why it's so.

WRX blows this place out of the water, so many helpful and very knowledgeable people. The amount of knowledge available and made readily available is very impressive. I enjoy a browse on there.

THP is also decent as is My Golf Spy.

 

[Deleted member 23344]

I’m on THP too. There are a few “I crush it miles” type threads, but there are always interesting ones too.

 

[Sats]

Do many of you scan the American internet golf forums?
One interesting thing is that on the American forums, there are many, many more threads talking about specific equipment.
Golf Forum doesn't even have a specific sub-forum for equipment threads.
They just go into The Lounge with general golf discussions.

I am in no way criticizing Golf Monthly for this, I hope you understand.
I really enjoy this forum, believe it's a very good forum, and as a foreigner, I've been treated well here.

I'm just wondering if anybody else has noticed this difference, and also if anybody has any ideas as to why it's so.

I was on Golf WRX for a bit but found I barely looked at it. I'd agree there's a lot of equipment threads and a lot of brand loyalty.

 

[huds1475]

I enjoy browsing.

A good chuckle is to be had at the chaps changing their 'gamers' every couple of months, 'crushing' them miles further than their last set....

Until a new advert for shiny clubs comes up.

Also some decent stuff on there too for sure

 

[Jigger]

Do many of you scan the American internet golf forums?
One interesting thing is that on the American forums, there are many, many more threads talking about specific equipment.
Golf Forum doesn't even have a specific sub-forum for equipment threads.
They just go into The Lounge with general golf discussions.

I am in no way criticizing Golf Monthly for this, I hope you understand.
I really enjoy this forum, believe it's a very good forum, and as a foreigner, I've been treated well here.

I'm just wondering if anybody else has noticed this difference, and also if anybody has any ideas as to why it's so.

I’m not a fan of multiple forums and like some others I’d imagine I would just head for the main board without looking at the rest. I’m a member of a football forum that is obsessed with badging together similar threads into one and they end up being 100s of pages long and mainly full of junk.