Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Having spent many hours in hospital waiting rooms for the last couple of years I can state that golf magazines have been pretty useful to me.
Are golf magazines still relevant ?
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Crow
Crow Person
From my skewed perspective again, one good thing about hard copies is that some of them stay around as historical documents.
How much of today's on-line content will be available in 30 or 40 years time?
If some of it was around, would you trust that it still says exactly what it said when first written, or has some of it been cut/edited/airbrushed?
As we become more and more reliant on on-line pages I worry about the future availability of accurate historical documents, electronic stuff is too easily deleted once it's lost it's immediacy and too easy to "amend".
How much of today's on-line content will be available in 30 or 40 years time?
If some of it was around, would you trust that it still says exactly what it said when first written, or has some of it been cut/edited/airbrushed?
As we become more and more reliant on on-line pages I worry about the future availability of accurate historical documents, electronic stuff is too easily deleted once it's lost it's immediacy and too easy to "amend".
Scozzy
Medal Winner
The mother in law buys me a GM subscription every year which is perfect,I mean...what else am I going to read on the loo?
Grant85
Head Pro
Interesting to see some of the old subjects have not changed much at all over the years.
I think a great subject that is not often covered, and that people don't have a great knowledge about, is golf course design / architecture.
Big issue with this is that there is not much demand for any new courses to be built and the courses that are there don't have the money for a refurb or re-design.
I think a great subject that is not often covered, and that people don't have a great knowledge about, is golf course design / architecture.
Big issue with this is that there is not much demand for any new courses to be built and the courses that are there don't have the money for a refurb or re-design.
dronfield
Newbie
Hi
I have over the years subscribed to GM on and off , but i think due to the instruction repetition and in some instances condradictions ( i remember seeing in one GM mag two coaches advocating different methods for playing the same greenside chip) i no longer bother.
Whilst subs is obviously cheaper, i was finding that some months there was not much in the mag that i was wanting to read - same with my sub to Classic Rock mag.
What i tend to do now is buy the odd mag off Ebay for circa £2 if it appears to have a few articles that interest me - am not bothered that the content is a couple of months out of date.
Rich
I have over the years subscribed to GM on and off , but i think due to the instruction repetition and in some instances condradictions ( i remember seeing in one GM mag two coaches advocating different methods for playing the same greenside chip) i no longer bother.
Whilst subs is obviously cheaper, i was finding that some months there was not much in the mag that i was wanting to read - same with my sub to Classic Rock mag.
What i tend to do now is buy the odd mag off Ebay for circa £2 if it appears to have a few articles that interest me - am not bothered that the content is a couple of months out of date.
Rich
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Umm is that not because there are different ways to chip and there isn’t a “one way only†method - so you will have two coaches teaching a different way so it’s then trial and error to see which one suits you
dronfield
Newbie
Agree, though would question the merit of having both in the same mag? At the British Masters Sky had Luke Donald giving a short game clininc - they didnt then bring on another pro teaching a method that was the opposite of Donald's.
Rich
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Do I enjoy reading the occasional magazine or newspaper? Yes I do.
Would I invest in the long term future of traditional publishing houses? Definitely not!
Sales of print have been falling for years and competition for advertising budgets continues to grow; not a recipe for success.
Would I invest in the long term future of traditional publishing houses? Definitely not!
Sales of print have been falling for years and competition for advertising budgets continues to grow; not a recipe for success.
robinthehood
Hacker
Tashyboy
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I have no allegiance to any mag and dont get paid for my comments. But am on holiday in the far east and bought two golf mags. Golf monthly is excellent compared to the other mag i bought. I could of spent that money better in the back streets of Bangkok.
Mind am still waiting for me dozen premium balls off mike for the photo i sent him of me at sheringham when he wanted photos on the Algarve. So picky these GM guys.
Mind am still waiting for me dozen premium balls off mike for the photo i sent him of me at sheringham when he wanted photos on the Algarve. So picky these GM guys.
robinthehood
Hacker
My wife will buy the radio times again this Xmas, but thats it on the printed media front. We should all be doing all we can to reduce our carbon footprint and moving from print to online . Otherwise our grandchildren wont have any golf courses left to play on.
User 105
Journeyman Pro
I stopped subscribing to golf magazines about 3 years ago. Got fed up of the repetitive content.
I used to subscribe to and read a lot of magazines but now I subscribe to an app called Readly. It's £7.99 a month and I can pretty much read any magazine I want. Including GM, TG and most other golf mags. I can read them from my PC, phone or tablet and can download them and read them anywhere.
Saves me an absolute fortune.
I still read the golf mags on Readly but just quickly flick through and read what jumps out at me as interesting.
I used to subscribe to and read a lot of magazines but now I subscribe to an app called Readly. It's £7.99 a month and I can pretty much read any magazine I want. Including GM, TG and most other golf mags. I can read them from my PC, phone or tablet and can download them and read them anywhere.
Saves me an absolute fortune.
I still read the golf mags on Readly but just quickly flick through and read what jumps out at me as interesting.
There's enough online content out there to read plenty of interest. Both the European Tour and USPGA websites are excellent, and pretty much all the mags put enough content online. As for the tuition pieces, again, through the likes of YouTube there's plenty to top quality content.
However, there's a the pieces in the run up to the Open, Masters and the top 100 courses that I like a hard copy of.
Are they still relevant? There's a place for them, which diminishes as the demographic changes, but will they be there in 10 years time?
However, there's a the pieces in the run up to the Open, Masters and the top 100 courses that I like a hard copy of.
Are they still relevant? There's a place for them, which diminishes as the demographic changes, but will they be there in 10 years time?
Pin-seeker
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Jensen
Tour Rookie
Don't buy any golf mags now, got fed up with repeats, repeats and more repeats.
However to be fair there is only so much that can be talked about.
However to be fair there is only so much that can be talked about.
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
Used to used my Tesco Clubcard vouchers for Golf Monthly which was OK.
I now have a Looyds Bank Account from which I receive Today’s Golfer for free so I have stopped my subs to GM.
Hope Mike H or somebody from GM Towers will manage a response although the last time I saw something on twiier poor old Jez E had to be up at 4a.m. as he had a golf trip to Portugal. What a hard life!!
I now have a Looyds Bank Account from which I receive Today’s Golfer for free so I have stopped my subs to GM.
Hope Mike H or somebody from GM Towers will manage a response although the last time I saw something on twiier poor old Jez E had to be up at 4a.m. as he had a golf trip to Portugal. What a hard life!!
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
But I bet even Donald would advocate trying different methods and admit there is more than one way to get the job done. There will always be repetition in instruction whether that's online or in print. For me as long as the articles are interesting and relevant I'm happy
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Which they usually are not.
You get far better content and far better discussion on line plus the reviews are more honest.
jusme
Challenge Tour Pro
The reality is that print press is limited and online is the opposite. Often not only can consumers discuss the points written online but the writer can respond to questions and critique. For me the value of this extension to discourse outweighs printed press by the hundreds.
Printed press may well have a place at the moment, but its like many other things in life......its days are numbered. I doubt anyone questions this. Only the number is in question. Advertisers are the bloodline of press, be it cyber or printed. Have a look at some of the big advertising companies and see where they are leading their business. It's as obvious as the nose on your face
Printed press may well have a place at the moment, but its like many other things in life......its days are numbered. I doubt anyone questions this. Only the number is in question. Advertisers are the bloodline of press, be it cyber or printed. Have a look at some of the big advertising companies and see where they are leading their business. It's as obvious as the nose on your face
Beedee
Assistant Pro
The repetition is pretty much the same with every hobbiest magazine tho. There's only so much news and so many new products in a year. All of the rest doesn't really change that much. Doesn't matter whether it's golf, cars, photography, tropical fish or knitting. All of the technique and advice stuff will end up being repeated on a pretty much annual basis.
There's a few magazines that I've subscribed to in the past, including GM. I tend to subscribe for a year or two, then give it a miss for two or three years, then start again.
There's a few magazines that I've subscribed to in the past, including GM. I tend to subscribe for a year or two, then give it a miss for two or three years, then start again.
