DCB
old hand
Reged: 06/04/2007
Posts: 763
Loc: Midlothian
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In a moment of weekness yesterday, if full daylight, in full view of the Sunday afternoon shoppers at out local supermarket, I bought a rival magazine. I was intrigued by the "Awesome Free Training Aid" which lurked inside the plastic bag as this months free gift. ( well okay, I was bored, didn't want to do the shopping and needed something to read whilst sitting in the car!)
Having quickly written off the "Awsome Free Training Aid" I read through the initial stages of the magazine. At this stage it's only fair to warn you that I've been a subscriber to GM for a good few years never having been tempted to look elsewhere for my fix! I'm glad to say nothing I saw in this other mag has done enough to tempt me away from my normal fix. This got me thinking, is there a form of magazine snobbery? I will admit to reading another magazine, if on holiday or working away from home, similar style and reputation to GM, but some of the other newer offerings are just not quite up to the mark as far as I'm concerned.
Leave the pages of adverts and "advertorials" out and what do you get? The newer mags seem to be full of these things and low on good editorial and good features.
Am I alone in thinking this way ? or am I just an old fuddy duddy ?
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“Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill –designed for the purpose.” - Winston Churchill
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farneyman
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Reged: 03/05/2008
Posts: 120
Loc: Scotland via Ireland
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I have to admit I was sucked in by the free gift......havent even looked at the mag yet..I was too busy reading the Sun
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Parmo
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/10/2007
Posts: 1858
Loc: Leeds, UK
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I nearly subscribed to golf punk today because of the free dozen Srixon Zurs.
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Yonex Nanospeed I 12*
Ben Ross V6 Trimass 15* & 18*
King Cobra DWS Baffler 20*
King Cobra FP 2008 4-SW
Srixon WG-706 50*
MD Golf Cobalt 60*
Yes! Callie
Srixon AD333 or NTX Tour
"I look into their eyes, shake their hand, pat their back, and wish them luck, but I am thinking, 'I am going to bury you."
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HomerJSimpson
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 06/08/2007
Posts: 2951
Loc: Bracknell - Berkshire
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Have to admit I do buy Todays Golfer merely to read on the train to and from work. Mind you its normally done and dusted within two days (and its only 5 stops). I have also started buying Golf World because at least they have some decent articles but it seems quite old fashioned in editorial style.
I think as they are under the same umbrella if they could incorporate the livier style of TG with the content of GW then it would be a magazine to really challenge GM. Until that day happens I'm afraid there is still only one winner - GM every time
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Happy Golfing
Homer
Handicap 13.7
Callaway Big Bertha 460 11 degree
Cleveland Hi Bore XLS 3 wood
Callaway HI bore XLS 5 wood
Cobra DWS Baffler 3 hybrid
Taylor Made Tour Preferred Burner graphite 4-PW
Taylor Made Z TP 52 degree wedge (zip grooves)
Taylor Made Z TP 56 degree wedge (zip grooves)
Taylormade Rossa Itsy Bitsy Spider Putter
Taylormade TMX golf bag (red/white)
Titleist Pro V
www.royalascotgolfclub.co.uk
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madandra
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/03/2007
Posts: 2482
Loc: The land of the Jock Frock
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I learned early on in my golf mag purchasing 'never judge a mag buy its cover' Iust have spent fortunes on 'SHAVE STROKES OFF YOUR SCORE' booklets and gimmicks. Now I just stick to GM and I don't even look at the colour of grass on the other side of the news stand.
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Born FREE and taxed to DEATH !!!!!!!!
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htl
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 18/04/2007
Posts: 1903
Loc: Surrey
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This is my order of preferred mags
1) GM
2) Extremely close second Golf World
3) Golf International
4) Today's Golfer
5) Golf Punk
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In the super sexy Mizuno Aero Frame bag
Wilson Staff Dd6 10 degree
Wilson Staff FwS 3 + 5 wood 15* + 19*
Mizuno CLK Fli Hi 20*
Mizuno MX-200 Irons 5-pw
Mizuno mp T series 53*
Nicklaus Dual Slot 60*
TaylorMade Rossa Monza Spider Putter
Balls = NXT, Px3, Dx2, anything I find.
Playing at http://www.pacheshamgolf.co.uk/
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theeaglehunter
veteran
Reged: 07/01/2008
Posts: 1526
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GM is in a league of its own I feel. You can really feel in most of the GM articles that the particular author has a passion for the game through the way they write however in the other magazines whilst technically their work may also be of a similar calibre it lacks a sense of passion and realism in my book. Plus the variety on offer in GM is also much better. Todays golfer is good for a quick flick through at the pictures as such but for my real fix and in order to keep myself up to date wit all that is happening in the game I will continue to subscribe to GM.
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In The Bag:
Driver: Taylormade r7 Draw
3 wood: Adams Insight XTD A3
5 wood: Callaway Big Bertha Fusion
Hybrid/utility: Nike Slingshot tour #4 24*
Irons (5-sw): Ping G10
Wedges:Cleveland CG11 BS 60*
Putter: Ping G5i CRAZ-E
Handicap: 18
"If only I could Putt..."
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GB72
veteran
Reged: 08/05/2007
Posts: 1425
Loc: Rutland
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I read TG ony beacause I read alot and GM does not last a month. That said, TG is getting worse and worse. The bias towards Taylormade is not even subtle now. The recent change in style has made it a low rent version of GM. Take, for example, the reader reviews of kit. Not only do they have to review their own kit (and who would go into a national magazine saying their kit was crap) but also they only ask people local to the magazine. Every reviewer in this months magazine plays at a course within 20 miles of the TG offices in Peterborough.
As you can see, not a big fan but will do for a 5 minute read when I cannot find something better (every supermarket stocks it but few stock Golf World, which I woud but in preference.
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The Current Bag
Callaway FT-5 10 degree Driver
Adams Insight XTD 3 Wood
Adams Boxer 19 Degree Hybrid
Taylormade Burner Plus Irons 4-SW
MD Norman Drew 60 Degree lob Wedge
Odyssey Sabretooth Putter
Wilson Staff PX 3 Balls
Ogio Atlas Bag
www.stokerochfordgolfclub.co.uk
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Basher
addict
Reged: 15/07/2007
Posts: 675
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Yes indeedee!
I've come across several tales of golf snobbery.
Notably people who turn their noses up at certain publications.
The magazine which crops up mostly is............Golf Punk. Never read the mag personally, but several have commented that it's somehow a lower class, chavvy type magazine. DO WHAT??? Snobbery if ever I heard it.
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In the Wilson bag;
Taylor Made r7 Draw
Mizuno MP50 3 wood.
Cheap 5 wood!
Mizuno MX 17 4-SW
Taylor Made Rossa Monte Carlo putter
Titleist PTS Carry and Cally Big Bertha balls
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timevans
enthusiast
Reged: 26/12/2007
Posts: 299
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i just look at the pictures.............a picture paints a thousand words.
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the tommy armour 845 appreciation society
(current membership 2 !)
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toyboy54
enthusiast
Reged: 02/07/2008
Posts: 240
Loc: outskirts...glasgow&paisley
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Hope not!Discovered Golf World and Golf Digest on hols in USA this year.But also buy Bunkered and Todays Golfer.LOve them all!O.K. they last about 5 mins. to read but hey I've got to read something!!!!!!
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Cernunnos
old hand
Reged: 15/07/2008
Posts: 855
Loc: Burton
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Actually I always associated Golf Punk with Upper class Hooray Henrys.
Never been sure about the point of Bunker babes. b
But Golf Punks actual clothing sections seem reasonably informed. Though the silly challenges seem something more akkin to something off Top Gear than a serious magazine. Good fun & very plush & flashy arty photography of clubs & new gizmo's.
The magazines that I don't see the point of on UK shelves are the Yankie mags where all prices are in dollars & they obviously can't afford a photographer for their techniques pages. Oh & talking of pages the american mags always seem to use substandad paper of the thinest rthey can find.
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 Lichfield G&CC... BranstonG&CC pm for game
DriverWilson Staff Dd6+ 10.5'Fairway wood Yonex Cyberstar mII 3wood 15'
Hybrid Ping 18' reg shaft IronsPing S57 3-W
wedges NV Drew 50' low bounce Titleiest vokey 56' 10'bounce & 60' 4'bounce
Putter Ping Kaiser B60, Yes Tracy & Daly Golf #7 dark Balls Srixon Trispeed & TaylorMade Tp-Burner
Bag Bennington & Daly Golf Tour. Trolley Mottocady S1 Mk1 shoes FJ-AQL
Edited by Cernunnos (18/08/2008 22:31)
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ColinR
member
Reged: 18/11/2007
Posts: 165
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I read GM and Golf World, like them both.
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madandra
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/03/2007
Posts: 2482
Loc: The land of the Jock Frock
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I have only ever bought G-Punk once and it was just a catalogue for clothing and gear that I couldn't afford and even if I could was too vulgar to wear/use.
Am a wee boy rared on a coonsil estate so like to get value for my £3.50 .... GM all the way.
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Born FREE and taxed to DEATH !!!!!!!!
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