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If you could subscribe to one and only one of the above, which would it be and why?

What do you like or dislike about either one?

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Driver: HiBore 10.5° Fuji Stiff
3W: V-Steel 15° Graphite Designs YS-6 Stiff
3h-4h: Bobby Jones Stiff
5i-PW: CG4 Steel StiffWedges: 588 DSG RTG 52°, 900 RTG 56° Low bounce, Reg. 588 RTG 60°Putter: Dead CenterBalls: Pro V1 Speed Cart V1Home Courses: Riverdale Dunes / Knolls,...


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Golf. I like the 50 or so pages the magazine dedicates to stopping specific problems with people's games. At least once a month, I'll have a problem that's listed in the book, and try to fix it like so.

Not particularly a fan of Golf Digest - not many of the articles caught my eye. Although by now I really wish I hadn't tossed the issue with Stack and Tilt in it, because I really want to give it a shot.
"Shouldn't you be going faster? I mean, you're doing 40 in a 65..."

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3 Wood: 906F2 15*
2I: Eye 23I-PW: 3100 I/HWedges: Vokey Spin-Milled 56*06, MP-R 52*07/60*05Putter: Victoria IIBall: Pro V1xCheck out my new blog: Thousand Yard DriveHome Course: Kenton County...

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I subscribe to Golf only because when I decieded to order a golf magazine, they had the best deal. My dad get Digest and they seem to have bigger name's for their articles like Tiger, Butch and Leadbetter. That hasn't swade me to switch magazines though.
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Golf. I like the 50 or so pages the magazine dedicates to stopping specific problems with people's games. At least once a month, I'll have a problem that's listed in the book, and try to fix it like so.

http://www.golfdigest.com/instructio...ndtilt3_gd0706 http://www.golfdigest.com/instructio...ndtilt1_gd0706 http://www.golfdigest.com/instructio...7/stackandtilt http://www.golfdigest.com/instructio...ndtilt2_gd0706 that should help a bit.

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I subscribe to both. I can never read too much golf.

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Never realy buy the mags but might get 'Golf' 2moro.

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Driver:........Ping........G5 Reg shaft
3 Wood:......Mitsushiba.........M575-15°

Irons:.........Taylormade RocketBallz......3 Hybrid - PW..Stiff Shafts

Wedges:....Cleveland CG16 56 & 60


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I get GOLF Magazine in the mail, and I love it.

Driver Ping G10 10.5*
Hybrids Ping G5 (3) 19* Bridgestone J36 (4) 22*
Irons Mizuno MP-57 5-PW
Wedges Srixon WG-504 52.08 Bridgestone WC Copper 56.13
Putter 33" Scotty Cameron Studio Select #2


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My pick is Golf Digest. While Golf may have more lessons in each issue, Golf Digest's articles tend to be more interesting (and better written) and their coverage of the game and the players is much better. Also, Golf Digest's equipment reviews are much better.

Driver: Launcher, 10.5°
Fairway: Big Bertha 2007, 15° & 18°
Hybrid: Rapture, 21° & 24°
Irons: Big Bertha 2006, 5 - PW
Wedges: Vokey, 52° & 56°Putter: White Hot XG, Rossie Ball: HX HotI'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they'd come up sliced. ~ Lee Trevino


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I get Golf Digest and I like it. Sure there are pages of useless garbage but what magazine doesn't have that? I find it more interesting than most of the other Golf Mags I've read.

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4 Wood: 09 Launcher Steel 17
Hybrid: Baffler DWS 20 Aldila Reg
Irons: AP1 4-GW Steel
Wedges: 588 Gunmetal 56 & 60Putter: Studio Style Newport 2Ball: NXT Tour


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I get them both but I personally find that GolfWeek and GolfWorld have the best information, at least for my tastes. I probably would give the edge to Golf Digest too.
In my bag:
Driver : 905R 9.5*
3 Wood: Big Bertha Titanium 15*
5 Wood: Big Bertha Titanium 19*
Irons : 755Wedges: Vokey 50* Wedges: 588 DSG 56* Putter: 2 Ball Lined Blade 35Ball : ProV1

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If you could subscribe to one and only one of the above, which would it be and why?

Neither, which wasn't one of the options in the poll.

Right now I am getting GOLF magazine, but it's a free scubsciption. For some reason Time-Warner offered a free subscription to their customers in my area.

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Neither, which wasn't one of the options in the poll.

I gave you the option of "other", which is similar to "neither".

Bag: Grom
Driver: HiBore 10.5° Fuji Stiff
3W: V-Steel 15° Graphite Designs YS-6 Stiff
3h-4h: Bobby Jones Stiff
5i-PW: CG4 Steel StiffWedges: 588 DSG RTG 52°, 900 RTG 56° Low bounce, Reg. 588 RTG 60°Putter: Dead CenterBalls: Pro V1 Speed Cart V1Home Courses: Riverdale Dunes / Knolls,...


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Man, that would be a very difficult choice. I think that every month, one is better than the other but over time that seems to even out. I looked at the last few months though and picked digest, because it seemed as though I read them more intently and retained info better.

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Its funny that this question comes up now. I haven't really been heavy on either magazines as of late, but as a kid I'd always had a subscription to Golf Magazine. But, I got my hands on the latest issue of Golf Digest. It had a really nice interview with Arnold Palmer, and I guess Tiger Woods writes articles for Gold Digest too. (along with other top touring pros). I've been waiting on pulling the trigger on getting myself a GD subscription.

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Golf Digest, they have some fantastic articles.
In The Bag

Sumo 13* w/aldila NVS stiff
BB 2004 3wood
Boxer 3,4&5 Hybrids A3 6-Pw CG11 52* & 56* 2 Ball Srt 33"Ball Nxt Extreme

Posted
and I guess Tiger Woods writes articles for Gold Digest too. (along with other top touring pros).

I don't know if I would categorize what tiger does for GD as "articles". There are some nice tips, but 2 paragraphs doesn't count for me as an article.

I personally subscribe to GD, Golf, and Links magazine. I like how Links focuses on courses around the world. I like things in GD like "What's in my bag". I like breaking 100, 90, 80, 70. That stuff helps.

In my bag:
Driver: 905T 10.5 YS-6 Regular Flex
3 wood: r7 steel 15 degree stiff
Hybrid: Rescue Mid 19 degree stiff
Irons: 735.CM 4-PWedges: 52, 56, 60 vokey oil canPutter: 2ball white steelBall: Pro V1Home Course: http://www.millcreekgolf.com


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Golf Digest here..I like the little booklets in each issue. I tear them out and put them in my bag. They just have little quick fixes and tips that are pretty interesting. It's also the only magazine that Tiger, Ernie, Anika, Butch Harmon, Leadbetter, and many other of the game's top players and teachers write for. Articles are interesting and fun to read. Might end up with both though since Golf is running a special right now.

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cleveland.gif Launcher DST 10.5*  taylormade.gif R9 16.5* 4W
taylormade.gif Rescue Dual 19*  taylormade.gif Burner 2.0 4-PW
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I get Golf in the mail and it is ok.
HOWEVER : It takes half an hour to rip out all the stiff card "offers" they insert between pages. Can't read the damn thing til I do that

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Driver: Speedline 10 10.5deg
Fairway woods: speedline 3w
Putter:Master grig

Irons: A2 OS

SandWedge 1200GE

Balls: Soft Feel

Bag: Great Divider

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