I was thinking he may be moving to America, not Dubai. But then he has a couple of young kids so not sure the move would be great for them. Unless his wife has kicked him out.is anyone following Rick Shiels “teasers”? Any guesses on what the announcement is going to be?
Judging by shots and mentions of night, he’s moving to Dubai
Yes, the merchandise was another one. Thinking he is a brand, not 'just' a youtuber. Not that there is anything wrong with that fundamentally. The demand is clearly there. But there is nothing inherently special about any of his content now.
Has it ever been special? It was entertaining, sure, but not more special than Crossfield (especially when he was with Lockey/Bazza/Rory) and Finch.
Has it ever been special? It was entertaining, sure, but not more special than Crossfield (especially when he was with Lockey/Bazza/Rory) and Finch.
YT golf now is a totally different beast though... Good Good came in just few years ago and now are sponsoring tour players(!), Grant appeared on Good Good when they were already doing well, but now he's arguably bigger than them as partnering with Phil... Let's see what he's announcement is and if it can match any of the hype
Not special really, but in a much less crowded marketplace, he had a role. But it was more a case of being in early, and offering a bit of everything, than being better. He offered a bit of reviews, instruction, matches, tech, travel. Crossfield similar, but a bit more edgy. They were both building the genre and deserve credit for that. Now there are plenty of options in each area, and some in niche specialisms, like Stacked Golf or Bebetter golf. And on the mainstream content, I dont think there is any area where there arent now several options that are superior to Shiels. Crossfield has a bit more characted to him but Marmite component as well. Shiels various one off or repeated link ups with other tubers only has so much mileage in it too, and starts to make them all a little incestuous and out of real ideas rather than still innovating.
He's doing videos / pods with Liv players!is anyone following Rick Shiels “teasers”? Any guesses on what the announcement is going to be?
Judging by shots and mentions of night, he’s moving to Dubai
Looks like it, though he’s not made it official yet
Looking how the golfers that go to LIV seem confined to oblivion, such a move could be the end of Shiels completely. Lucrative no doubt. But his profile would tank.
He's probably not much worse than Anthony Kim either.Like the golfers, I think he's probably been offered silly money if this is the case.
His YT page will always make money, even if his viewership dips.
Easy decision for me
I don’t think he will be selling his full content to be just LIV only
I miss Crossfield's course vlogs with Lockey and Rory et al. I get it that Mark C is a bit Marmite but I liked his videos. He seems to only do club reviews and coaching vids now - neither of which I'm interested in.Has it ever been special? It was entertaining, sure, but not more special than Crossfield (especially when he was with Lockey/Bazza/Rory) and Finch.
YT golf now is a totally different beast though... Good Good came in just few years ago and now are sponsoring tour players(!), Grant appeared on Good Good when they were already doing well, but now he's arguably bigger than them as partnering with Phil... Let's see what he's announcement is and if it can match any of the hype
I enjoy his podcast with Greg Chalmers and Lou Stagner, they have a good bit of banter and they average around 20-30 minutes so not too long. Plus they were one of the few that seemed to carry on through Christmas and new year while others all took a break. You're right about his YouTube content though, it seems to have dried up a bit.
Totally agree, used to enjoy them, nice seeing different courses, more mickey taking (although can understand why some don’t like it) and not overly produced/slick production.
