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For those of you who still get the print editions of GOLF and Golf Digest, what do you think of the new format for GOLF?

 

At first, I thought that it was purely a superficial change, but over the last couple of months, I've come to realize that they really are serious about improving the magazine from top to bottom. It is a slick package overflowing with content. I don't know if print editions will ever return in popularity, but +1 to GOLF for trying.

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I get multiple copies a month because of stuff I've ordered from places and I never read any of them ever :cheesy:

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I like it. Big upgrade from the old format.

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I like it too, feels like a quality upgrade.

 

I agree. Everything about it feels like an improvement...and is nothing like the old format.

 

The graphics are clever, the photos are crystal clear, and even the paper they use is a glossier, heavier stock. It feels like they increased the production budget 3-fold and actually attempted a total re-fresh. For example, the Masters edition has these quotes in a tiny font at the bottom of the page that are actually worth reading. Clever stuff. Who is the mastermind behind this? I can't remember the last time I said "Wow", but this a Wow moment.

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I set them in the bathroom with plans to read. But end up getting all my golf information from here.

 

I know of people who take their laptops in the bathroom - avoid the magazine clutter and not miss any wrx. Not that they want to be identified . . . .

 

Although I hate typing on it, i find the IPad easier to handle while doing “business”

 

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I get multiple copies a month because of stuff I've ordered from places and I never read any of them ever :cheesy:

 

I stopped paying for subscriptions decades ago and the damn things keep showing up every month. I go through them once mostly for the equipment pics and editorials. I do NOT like the new format.

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I set them in the bathroom with plans to read. But end up getting all my golf information from here.

 

I know of people who take their laptops in the bathroom - avoid the magazine clutter and not miss any wrx. Not that they want to be identified . . . .

 

Although I hate typing on it, i find the IPad easier to handle while doing “business”

 

Posting and pooping!

 

Three door plastic utility cart on wheels in the kids' now mostly unoccupied bathroom is the ticket - or so I've heard.

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I guess I'm in shock that people still get magazines. Waste of natural resources.

 

Not everything is as good or better on devices. I hate trying to read crap on my phone. Takes about two minutes to p!ss me off.

 

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I think its great. They looked at the Golfers Journal and basically said hey, we will copy exactly what they've done.

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> @Swisstrader98 said:

> I guess I’m in shock that people still get magazines. _Waste of natural resources_.

Trees are really good for making paper. B)

 

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I stopped the subscription when the advertising became the obvious reason for the magazine. Yes,the ADs

pay the bills for them,but it just became mostly an AD book. And the new format is nicely improved in the

pages,but really just more dressed up advertising. So, guess i am a no thanks.

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