New Look GM

[Hacker Khan]

Just got the latest GM and it has a brand new look. Now I'm not against progress, but as golfer I generally fear change. I'm all for trying to open up the magazine to new readers, but do we really need to drop our standards so much? There is a reason I read the magazine as I felt it was a gentlemans magazine. No not in that way, I meant read by gentlemen. And the odd women. But not kids. No way kids, young people have no place in golf magazines.

But we now have a vibrant new layout and new features such as testing of manufacturers claims. I mean testing of manufacturers claims, where will it all end? A manufacturers word is his bond, why distrust what they say, where's the etiquette in that? And why no forum page? I imagine the vast majority of the readers who were not actually on the forum were on the edge of their seats every month to find out what BallPinstriker2234 thought about where to stand when someone is teeing off.

I still do not know why the magazine has to appeal to anyone apart from the traditional middle aged to old bloke that is stuck in the 1970s pining for the return of Mrs Thatch. What next, are you going to get Zoella Benjimin and Joe Suggs from Madness to start tweeting blogs on the GM MyTwitSpaceFaceTube page, or whatever the kids use?? If this is what the magazine has to do to make itself relevant in an increasingly pressured marketplace then I am not for it. Absolutely no etiquette and I'm going back to reading Debretts.

 

[GB72]

Top post, having given up my subscription, I will actually have to go out and buy a copy this month just so as I can complain about lowering standards and pandering to the youth of today

 

[Craggles89]

If this post is tongue in cheek, or meant to be funny, well played; if it isn’t, then you are part of the problem my friend.

No way kids, young people have no place in golf magazines.


I still do not know why the magazine has to appeal to anyone apart from the traditional middle aged to old bloke. .

So in your opinion anyone under which age shouldn't be reading a golf magazine, or playing golf for that matter?

And people wonder why the game is going down the swanny with attitudes like this

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Can I still wear my diamond pattern Pringle jumper whilst I read it?

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

If this post is tongue in cheek, or meant to be funny, well played; if it isn’t, then you are part of the problem my friend.



So in your opinion anyone under which age shouldn't be reading a golf magazine, or playing golf for that matter?

And people wonder why the game is going down the swanny with attitudes like this

You clearly didn't get the joke then? :mmm:

 

[PhilTheFragger]

If this post is tongue in cheek, or meant to be funny, well played; if it isn’t, then you are part of the problem my friend.



So in your opinion anyone under which age shouldn't be reading a golf magazine, or playing golf for that matter?

And people wonder why the game is going down the swanny with attitudes like this

If you have been around the forum for a bit, you will know that Hacker IS Mr Tongue In Cheek, satirist and wizz taker of the highest order and all round good egg

Thats just how he is, dont get upset, just smirk and move on

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Can I still wear my diamond pattern Pringle jumper whilst I read it?

Im wearing one of my Geometric George jumpers to The Berkshire on Wednesday, Do you think they will still let me in

Not sure to wear the red or the blue one

 

[Duckster]

Can I still wear my diamond pattern Pringle jumper whilst I read it?

Absolutely no problem. Unless you are reading it in the dining area where jacket and tie are required.

 

[Imurg]

Im wearing one of my Geometric George jumpers to The Berkshire on Wednesday, Do you think they will still let me in

Not sure to wear the red or the blue one

Simple..if you're playing the Blue, wear Red and vice versa....

Glad I'm not going to be there😙😕

 

[Jake O'Reilly]

Poor Suggs, he puts a lot of effort into those blogs for us

As with any change, we're keen to hear everyone's thoughts on the new-look, and not just whether you like it or not, but why you do or don't, including the style, colours and new features.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Im wearing one of my Geometric George jumpers to The Berkshire on Wednesday, Do you think they will still let me in

Not sure to wear the red or the blue one

Has to be the blue one Phil to match the course you are playing :thup:

Absolutely no problem. Unless you are reading it in the dining area where jacket and tie are required.

Or cravat.....don't forget the cravat!!!

 

[Craggles89]

Apologies all, I'm the first to hold my hands up if I missed the joke, and I clearly did.
As a "young" golfer I'm getting a bit tired of being scrutinised against at any golf club I go to, so I was just ready to defend us

 

[Hacker Khan]

Apologies all, I'm the first to hold my hands up if I missed the joke, and I clearly did.
As a "young" golfer I'm getting a bit tired of being scrutinised against at any golf club I go to, so I was just ready to defend us

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[drdel]

I subscribe - well its been an ongoing birthday present for so many years I've forgotten.

Seen a few re-vamps over the years which are generally for the good. However I can't say I'm a huge fan of the increasing celebritisation where an increasing number of articles about the Pros. I personally would prefer more detail on the 'test' results in the gear reviews rather than what Fowler et al had for lunch.


Don't understand if the copy I get through the post labelled "limited edition" is any different in content to an 'off-the-shelf' bought version - anyone know?


The current version dropped on my mat today but the Taylormade advert beat me. The double fold hi-grade black insert was so well glued to the spine that the fold-out doesn't fold-out !

But keep up the good work.

 

[Hacker Khan]

I subscribe - well its been an ongoing birthday present for so many years I've forgotten.

Seen a few re-vamps over the years which are generally for the good. However I can't say I'm a huge fan of the increasing celebritisation where an increasing number of articles about the Pros. I personally would prefer more detail on the 'test' results in the gear reviews rather than what Fowler et al had for lunch.


Don't understand if the copy I get through the post labelled "limited edition" is any different in content to an 'off-the-shelf' bought version - anyone know?


The current version dropped on my mat today but the Taylormade advert beat me. The double fold hi-grade black insert was so well glued to the spine that the fold-out doesn't fold-out !

But keep up the good work.

Different layout on the cover I think. The subscribers is more 'classy' I'd say, different photo and also possibly less text (seems it to me) as may be you don't need to advertise the content so much on the cover as the person has already subscribed. But that could be me talking crap. Again.

As for 'celebritisation' then I think a good interview with a pro with something to say is great. Yes some of them can be a little dull if they have been media trained to within an inch of their lives, but that's where the skill of a good journalist comes in, making it interesting. I like the ones they do on the GM podcast as a lot of them are great.

As for the TM add then do what I do with any of those ones that are much thicker than the rest of the pages so therefore make it a bit more difficult to turn the pages. Rip it out.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Will always be about the content for me and enjoy reading it. The interactive digital version is one IMO that will always appeal to a younger generation. Lots of magazines have closed recently because people aren't buying them it's seems - Zoo , Nuts , FhM - three classic examples of used to be very popular mags.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Will always be about the content for me and enjoy reading it. The interactive digital version is one IMO that will always appeal to a younger generation. Lots of magazines have closed recently because people aren't buying them it's seems - Zoo , Nuts , FhM - three classic examples of used to be very popular mags.

Were you a subscriber to these then?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Were you a subscriber to these then?

I was to FHM a long time ago

 

[JohnnyDee]

As a Forum member of over a year now it strikes me that there's too much frivolity going on around here.

Golf is a serious game for serious folk, and indeed the better the player then the more serious they need to be in my view.

I am thinking of deleting my account in the light of comments about Pringle Jumpers.

Everyone knows Pringles are bendy potato crisps and that when one opens a tube (or 'pipe' as Alan Partridge would have it) then one simply must scoff the lot.

The idea that golf jumpers can be fashioned from them is pure idiocy - I mean to say, what would happen if you were wearing one and there was a downpour? Eh!? Eh?! Exactly!!!!

I'm off now to read my copy of Vardon on Chipping and expect things on this thread to be a lot more serious and highbrow when I return.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

As a Forum member of over a year now it strikes me that there's too much frivolity going on around here.

Golf is a serious game for serious folk, and indeed the better the player then the more serious they need to be in my view.

I am thinking of deleting my account in the light of comments about Pringle Jumpers.

Everyone knows Pringles are bendy potato crisps and that when one opens a tube (or 'pipe' as Alan Partridge would have it) then one simply must scoff the lot.

The idea that golf jumpers can be fashioned from them is pure idiocy - I mean to say, what would happen if you were wearing one and there was a downpour? Eh!? Eh?! Exactly!!!!

I'm off now to read my copy of Vardon on Chipping and expect things on this thread to be a lot more serious and highbrow when I return.

Thinking a JohnnyDee V Hacker KhanOlympic satire showdown might make an interesting event

Watch out Hacker, young Johnny is after your crown