Youtube Golf

[i*windows]

Alex Evans has the best channel.
Dan Hendricksen and sometimes Crossfield for vlogs.
Zen Golf Academy, Mike Malaska and Danny Maude for tips.
Hasfit and Stick Mobility for fitness

 

[Smiffy]

Crossfield does my bloody head in. Does he ever shut up????

 

[Rangers76]

 

[OneEyeRon]

Even more worrying is that Lee fella appears to be a clubfitter....

I've had bad fittings from professionals before, I wouldn't go near a mid-handicapper.

It will be interesting to see how the fittings go down at the Ashbury for him. Hopefully a success as he seems a really nice guy.

 

[thebigreason]

“Golf life, is the only life I know, golf life, when you get it in the hole” ?

 

[richbeech]

Was quite entertaining, but too many ad breaks

I totally get why people wouldn't pay for the premium version but for me it's the best £11 I spend each month. I probably watch as much YouTube as I do Sky / TV so for me it's worth it to get rid of all the ads.

 

[eddie_1878]

Golf sidekick is my goto channel. He’s nailed the balance of talking, entertaining, informing and humour.

Love Mike Malaska although you ultimately run into the issue of info overload, as is the case with all technical instruction channels.

Zen golf I like, to the point I’d consider going to see him...but I often wonder about the clients who didn’t end up adding 50 yards to their 7 iron with a draw!

Rick Shields is a ‘look at me and what I can do’ and ‘look what I’ve got’ channel...which I’m not a fan of.

Peter Finch is unbearable. He’s not funny, but is trying to be- constantly. I’ve seen a few of his vids with female guests and it’s basically just him drooling all over them for 30 mins. They’re not going to shag you Peter!

Golf mates does nothing but talk over and interrupt the ‘mates’, of whom i’d rather listen to.

 

[eddie_1878]

I totally get why people wouldn't pay for the premium version but for me it's the best £11 I spend each month. I probably watch as much YouTube as I do Sky / TV so for me it's worth it to get rid of all the ads.

I’ve been finding myself doing the same, so will also take the plunge on the £11.

 

[Deleted member 25172]

Have watched the first two episodes now of Chasing Scratchs "Off season". The youtube channel is just as good as I hoped for it to be, so now there's 2 days of the week to look forward to in terms of youtube uploads.

Tuesday's - Alex Evans
Thursday's - Chasing Scratch

All the rest you just watch as and when you're bored.

 

[richbeech]

I’ve been finding myself doing the same, so will also take the plunge on the £11.

Honestly pal it's the best thing I ever did upgrading to the premium version. If you're a very casual user and only watch it say an hour a week or something then it's probably not worth it but if you watch it most nights for a few hours at a time then for me it's well worth it.

 

[Rangers76]

Peter Finch is morphing into the Alan Partridge of YouTube golf.

 

[richart]

Peter Finch is morphing into the Alan Partridge of YouTube golf.

Took me a few minutes to work out your avatar is Stan Bowles.

 

[Orikoru]

I totally get why people wouldn't pay for the premium version but for me it's the best £11 I spend each month. I probably watch as much YouTube as I do Sky / TV so for me it's worth it to get rid of all the ads.

£11 a month is almost double what Netflix costs, and all it gets you is content you can watch for free anyway. I didn't even know it was as much as that, that's absurd.

 

[garyinderry]

I totally get why people wouldn't pay for the premium version but for me it's the best £11 I spend each month. I probably watch as much YouTube as I do Sky / TV so for me it's worth it to get rid of all the ads.

I have a thing called YouTube vanced installed on my phone which by passes the ads. Really nifty and free.

 

[eddie_1878]

£11 a month is almost double what Netflix costs, and all it gets you is content you can watch for free anyway. I didn't even know it was as much as that, that's absurd.

Fair point, as I always think the same with porn sites but the double, unskippable adverts on YT are starting to piss me off...I’m watching atleast 2 hours a day so it’s worth it to me.

 

[richbeech]

£11 a month is almost double what Netflix costs, and all it gets you is content you can watch for free anyway. I didn't even know it was as much as that, that's absurd.

Depends which Netflix package you go for but even so I don't have Netflix. I wouldn't say it was absurd but that's what I meant when I said I get why some people won't pay it; why pay for a service that can be free up to a point. But the simple response to that is when you're watching 3,4 hours plus most nights the adverts start to drive you crazy and as we all know they're only getting worse as more and more channels try to generate as much income as possible. For me it's money well spent. There is a music streaming service included in that price as well which isn't the best granted but it's there nonetheless.

 

[Orikoru]

Depends which Netflix package you go for but even so I don't have Netflix. I wouldn't say it was absurd but that's what I meant when I said I get why some people won't pay it; why pay for a service that can be free up to a point. But the simple response to that is when you're watching 3,4 hours plus most nights the adverts start to drive you crazy and as we all know they're only getting worse as more and more channels try to generate as much income as possible. For me it's money well spent. There is a music streaming service included in that price as well which isn't the best granted but it's there nonetheless.

It depends what you watch I guess. Most of the channels I'm subscribed to will have one advert at the beginning that you can skip, and then the rest of the video is all fine.

 

[Raziren]

Fair point, as I always think the same with porn sites but the double, unskippable adverts on YT are starting to piss me off...I’m watching atleast 2 hours a day so it’s worth it to me.

I pay about £1.30 per month for youtube but wouldnt pay £11 just to avoid adverts.
Not entirely 'legit' but it works fine - you can use e.g. a revolut prepaid/currency card (I just have £ on it) and sign up to youtube india, argentina etc where the price is much lower.
they take about £1.30 each month from the card (converted from the home country currency).

You will need a vpn for the sign up (can use a free trial) - this makes it look like you're in india etc and allows you to sign up, and use a random address generator etc for that country.
The youtube you get is the standard British site.
There are plenty of instructions on how to do this on google / hukd etc.
I think you also get youtube music included.
I vaguely remember reading dont buy the family pack, just the single subscription to avoid problems - but cant remember for sure

 

[road2ruin]

This bloke is just a troll, he's a complete waste of space and when Rich Shiels called him out the other week and used his real name he lost the plot. He's happy to give the abuse but cannot take it. Having watched a few minutes of one of his earlier videos it was quickly stopped and haven't bothered since.

 

[evemccc]

The best thing about this forum, far and away, is the lack of a general nastiness / trolling / abuse / bullying — call it what you will — that sadly seems to me to be so prevalent on the internet.
I’ve genuinely learnt a fair bit about golf and equipment and the golf world from this forum.

I have also learnt a lot from some golf youtubers - whether it be on course management or technique advice, or reviews etc. There’s a variety of golf youtubers and they seem to offer something different. I have my go-to golf youtubers and I hope they do well out of it. Personally I like it when it is a complement to their business of lessons or whatever, rather than it becoming their sole enterprise. But each to their own

That said, I do like a bit of satire - but I gather this Top Bloke is just abusive? Haven’t watched, won’t watch. No interest