Crossfield again

therod said:
you can play off 7 for 3 years with the bare min of qualifiers. You lot are so defensive🤣🤣🤣 the banter is poor, the golf is terrible 2 of the 4 regular players can’t get the ball in play...those are facts. Keep watching if you want to brah 🤣🤣🤣
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I don’t particularly watch it often. I’d say you’ve more an issue with them than I.
I don’t believe he plays often Tbf, although he did play a comp end of year which I believe he did well in to stay at 7. Maybe we should tweet him and see if he’ll play a doubter of the yellows.....

But as has been said, the product they offer isn’t meant to be quality golf.
 
I can see both sides to Rory one moment he’s ok the next he is rubbish.
I can appreciate they play off the back tees and he might not have warmed up etc but some of his golf wouldn’t be seen by an 18 handicap.
He duffs more chips in a round than I do in 10.
His putting from short range is woeful that’s why they make him putt out.
However on his home course from the days tees he’s probably quite a steady golfer.
I would say a lot of all there bad golf is down to tiredness.
 
therod said:
you can play off 7 for 3 years with the bare min of qualifiers. You lot are so defensive🤣🤣🤣 the banter is poor, the golf is terrible 2 of the 4 regular players can’t get the ball in play...those are facts. Keep watching if you want to brah 🤣🤣🤣
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Post of the year! 👍
 
Wolf said:
I never said he can't self diagnose, I just said it's not that simple. You've also ignored the point if it is that simple why do Pros have swing coaches.

Maybe he can self diagnose or maybe he can't some people have mental blocks when it comes to self analysis, maybe he knows what it is but doesn't care, maybe he simply can't diagnose it.

Wasn't it Hank Haney himself who could train and teach Tiger and thousand of amateurs but said of himself he had driver Yips and couldn't get the ball off the tee for a good decade or more until he instilled a swing process he would hate to teach to someone just so he could play golf himself again.

Just because someone is a pro and diagnose themselves doesn't always mean they can fix themselves and that can be a mental flaw.

I don't particularly like the videos of them all but the courses they're playing but does the quality of golf particularly important as they're not on their for that reason more for the course the review and entertainment whether any of that is any good that's a whole other story
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I can kind of understand where you're coming from, but the big difference is, he's not a tour pro, he's a teaching pro, so I would expect him to be able to self diagnose and sort himself out.
 
Twire said:
I can kind of understand where you're coming from, but the big difference is, he's not a tour pro, he's a teaching pro, so I would expect him to be able to self diagnose and sort himself out.
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As I said I'm not saying he can't self diagnose but sometimes people struggle to self evaluate in life, golf and all areas, perhaps this is his problem, perhaps its mental, only he knows.
 
Judging from the tweets recently, it will be worth keeping an eye on Lockey. He came back from one trip and realised he couldn’t keep hitting it as bad as he was so put a lot of time in practicing.
Bearing in mind Lockey edits a lot of the videos and teaches, I expect there isn’t a great deal of time to practice in between and it comes down to time.
As has been seen, when he gets it going, he can really get it going. There is just a lot of travel, editing and not the time to practice.

If you watch the vids enough, you can see that they are always playing really early. Dew still on the ground etc...that’ll take its toll too
 
I think a lot of teaching pros probably don’t have the time or even the inclination to practice all that much. Most would have been competitive in their younger days and probably legitimate + handicappers in their teens or early 20s.

Crossfield pretty much releases a video every day, so that is a ridiculous amount of filming, editing and planning. Not to mention the business side of things, family, lessons etc.

And they are generally playing championship courses off the tips, so there’s plenty of decent golfers would struggle to play to their handicap or to scratch around there.

Plus, you don’t need to be great at golf to be a great teacher. They are two different skills & skillsets.
I’d rather have a lesson off of Hank Haney than Dustin Johnson.
 
To be honest Crossfield and NLU are the main way I digest golf nowadays. If you are watching them for golfing prowess then you are missing the point, watch the PGA tour instead if you want to see exceptional golf. They are a bunch of mates playing some of the best courses in the world, everyone on here would kill for the opportunity to do the same.

I'd have a lesson from him in front of anyone else and he has been a major advocate for calling BS on the manufacturers claims, instead of just rewriting press releases which passes as the majority of golf journalism nowadays when it comes to reviewing new equipment. Yes he can come across as a bit of a sore loser at times, but to me he's raining that in a bit recently.

Plus I do find it a bit strange/sad that people can get so upset about someone who is spending a lot of time and effort to create free content for you, content that you have to make a conscious decision to watch. Top tip, if you don't like him then don't watch him. Simples.
 
Hacker Khan said:
To be honest Crossfield and NLU are the main way I digest golf nowadays. If you are watching them for golfing prowess then you are missing the point, watch the PGA tour instead if you want to see exceptional golf. They are a bunch of mates playing some of the best courses in the world, everyone on here would kill for the opportunity to do the same.

I'd have a lesson from him in front of anyone else and he has been a major advocate for calling BS on the manufacturers claims, instead of just rewriting press releases which passes as the majority of golf journalism nowadays when it comes to reviewing new equipment. Yes he can come across as a bit of a sore loser at times, but to me he's raining that in a bit recently.

Plus I do find it a bit strange/sad that people can get so upset about someone who is spending a lot of time and effort to create free content for you, content that you have to make a conscious decision to watch. Top tip, if you don't like him then don't watch him. Simples.
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No one is getting upset, as Mark says ‘it’s all about opinions’ !!!🤣 if I’m gonna watch a vlog I’d like the ball to be in play and the bants not to be painful & repetitive. It’s like watching a version of homers channel on better courses👍.
I don’t watch because of the above but thanks for demanding the thread be free of contrary opinion.
It’s great that he makes his content for ‘free’ if only he could find away to monetise his altruism 🤣🤣🤣
 
Imurg said:
But you have to watch him to work out whether you like him or not..
I've taken your tip on board(y)
But I had to watch him first...
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Dissension isn’t allowed. If you don’t agree, don’t post .....simples 🤣🤣🤣🤣
 
In all honesty I couldn't stand crossfield to start off with, watched the occasional video once in a while but started to get more interested once the others i watch slowed down their content.

I quite like that they're not always on the fairway, and part of that surely comes from being off the back. The "bants" etc doesn't work for me, but i vastly enjoy seeing mark et al like that, than how he appeared to reign it in back in the earlier videos.

Most of what keeps me clicking the videos is that I like how the course vlogs are put together, the "instructional" / "technical" videos grind me a bit though as they feel a bit too ranty.
 
Grant85 said:
I personally have never been impressed with Rick Shiels.

I do think Crossfield produces far too much content, but it is still well produced and he does try and make interesting videos. I also think his technical knowledge is better than other YouTubers I have seen.

The course Vlog stuff has been done to death a bit now. The videos are far too long, playing 18 holes. I can get into the odd one now and again, but in the main I am not going to spend 2.5 hours on them, unless I was definitely going to one of the venues.

In terms of course vlog he has been massively overtaken by other guys who give far better pictures of the venue and feel for the place. Both No Laying Up and Erik Anders Lang have excellent content out, currently it is all Scottish courses that they filmed during the summer.
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Cheers for the heads up on they 2
Being up in scotland its good to see these
 
therod said:
I do think honestly they’re all a bit rubbish. I only watch NLU & Eric Anderson Lang now, used to like Carter, but he has less content now.
Rick shields & Pete finch seem like nice fellas but are really a little bit wet, crossfield is a major knob.
He can be ok on his solo course vlogs but with his mates it’s painful to watch. The golf is rubbish & the bants is terrible, repetitive nonsense. He surrounds himself with sycophantic simpletons! Can’t believe people lap it up.

Me & a couple of fellas at my place would be loads funnier 🤣🤣 and there’s definitely some fellas on here who would make better viewing for differing reasons.

What they all do seems a bit old now imo
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Give steve johnston a watch (y)
 
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