tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895147021396916151.post832495238278903515..comments2024-03-22T14:40:23.496-04:00Comments on Me and Old Man Par: Hammer, Nail, Head: "Golf Magazines Are Essentially Equipment Catalogs"Charles Boyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00672533578474522766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895147021396916151.post-62852363852559998542009-11-04T11:44:04.902-05:002009-11-04T11:44:04.902-05:00no I'm not - that goes in with the newspapers&...no I'm not - that goes in with the newspapers' biased articles - and yes - it's very disingenuous. reviews that consistently put Scotty Cameron putters or Taylormade drivers (just as examples) at the top of the lists are bogus and paid for by advertisers.<br /><br />In all honesty, I don't read many golf magazines anymore outside of the occassional weekly - and I stopped subscribing to them because they couldn't deliver them before the middle of the week following the tournament they were previewing. I already know what they are going to say.<br /><br />I'm not even saying that this guy from The Herald is wrong - but his article is the pot calling the kettle black.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895147021396916151.post-12641961842339890332009-11-04T11:18:15.180-05:002009-11-04T11:18:15.180-05:00You are overlooking advertising disguised as edito...You are overlooking advertising disguised as editorial content, Court. Disingenuous, yes or no?Charles Boyerhttp://oldmanpar.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895147021396916151.post-33912264923659453622009-11-04T10:57:38.941-05:002009-11-04T10:57:38.941-05:00Do something for me - check the reactions the next...Do something for me - check the reactions the next few days and see if they have the guts to print a reply that points out that newspapers are basically coupon books with a few stories, mostly politically biased, thrown in for good measure.<br /><br />Then ask this guy how the heck we're supposed to fix our slices without the multiple anti-slice lessons in every golf magazine ! :-)<br /><br />Of course magazines - ALL magazines - are advertisements with a few articles tossed in for good measure. That's how they get people to subscribe. If they were monthly books of articles, it would cost people $20 or more a month to buy them instead of $10 a year.<br /><br />Advertisers pay the freight. (psst - advertisers pay that guys's salary, too - but he doesn't seem to understand that)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com