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Is Mark Crossfield's ego out of control?

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It's fair to say Crossfield has become a bona fide (mini) celebrity in the golf world. I think it's also fair to say he knows so too.

In general I find his SOLO video's entertaining, but with other people he comes across as a bit of an arse to me.

He also seems to take great delight in being a contrarian and debunker. That wouldnt be a bad thing if he wasnt so blunt and abrasive and cocky about it.

What bugs me most is how arrogant and insulting he is on social media. Anyone who dares offer a different opinion to his usually gets shot down and mocked. He is unprofessional and without class which is a real shame.

Also this whole 'original content', 'I was first to say this/that' etc. stuff is not only b.s. but it smacks of jealousy and childishness.

oh, and not forgetting #STOPTRYINGTOMAKEEVERYTHINGINTOAHASHTAG

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I only watch his reviews and course vlogs. I like those. I don't bother with social media much at all so I wouldn't know about his attitude on those. I will say, it's not unheard of for people to develop some attitude and cockiness when they get popular so I wouldn't be surprised if he has.

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It's fair to say Crossfield has become a bona fide (mini) celebrity in the golf world. I think it's also fair to say he knows so too.

In general I find his SOLO video's entertaining, but with other people he comes across as a bit of an arse to me.

He also seems to take great delight in being a contrarian and debunker. That wouldnt be a bad thing if he wasnt so blunt and abrasive and cocky about it.

What bugs me most is how arrogant and insulting he is on social media. Anyone who dares offer a different opinion to his usually gets shot down and mocked. He is unprofessional and without class which is a real shame.

Also this whole 'original content', 'I was first to say this/that' etc. stuff is not only b.s. but it smacks of jealousy and childishness.

oh, and not forgetting #STOPTRYINGTOMAKEEVERYTHINGINTOAHASHTAG

#thoughts?

Yeah, he is 'interesting'. But he is Ari Gold kind of arrogant - just doesn't mask it. And the hash tag stuff is actually ok with me. It's sort of a fun secret language of 'insiders'. Not tired of it yet. But I never want to throw the baby out with the bath water. He has good/legit info that is useful. Don't care if his claims of originality are genuine or not.

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I understand that Nike has cut Mark off...

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I'm the biggest Mark Crossfield booster in the world, and even I think he's taken a bit of an unfortunate turn towards the obnoxious that's coincided with his getting a recurring feature on GolfDigest.com, sponsored by Puma, and co-host duties on some British show with Cara Robinson et al. I still like him, but there's been a shift in how his channels have run since around The Masters, with less instruction and reviews, and more screwing around. Which was always fun as a result of what he was doing, not being the whole thing. Maybe it's a permanent shift, maybe he'll rebalance. I still like and trust him, I just know I don't check his channel for new updates every single morning with breakfast like I used to.

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Well just go and look at his twitter feed now and look how he responds to those who question or disagree with him. Its appauling frankly and he's basically trolling. Has he got mild autism or something. He gleefully criticizes pundits whilst offering no evidence to support his reasoning.

I honestly think he's on a slippery slope. If his offensiveness and ego keeps escalating the way it has been over past year or so he'll soon find he's shot himself in the foot. He's already lost Nike. A few more big names boycott him and suddenly his #originalcontent wont be worth watching, even with his 'hilarious' #personality.


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Well just go and look at his twitter feed now and look how he responds to those who question or disagree with him. Its appauling frankly and he's basically trolling. Has he got mild autism or something. He gleefully criticizes pundits whilst offering no evidence to support his reasoning.

Examples?

"The expert golfer has maximum time to make minimal compensations. The poorer player has minimal time to make maximum compensations." - And no, I'm not Mac. Please do not PM me about it. I just think he is a crazy MFer and we could all use a little more crazy sometimes.

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just look at the conversation he's having right now with @stevenjguitar . Steven merely asks him to justify why he thinks people are wrong about Tiger's dipping causing/or not causing him issues and he basically insults him for daring to question him. So defensive and self righteous.


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just look at the conversation he's having right now with @stevenjguitar . Steven merely asks him to justify why he thinks people are wrong about Tiger's dipping causing/or not causing him issues and he basically insults him for daring to question him. So defensive and self righteous.

I do not see anything. https://twitter.com/stevenjguitar He is talking about music and getting to see Rory.

"The expert golfer has maximum time to make minimal compensations. The poorer player has minimal time to make maximum compensations." - And no, I'm not Mac. Please do not PM me about it. I just think he is a crazy MFer and we could all use a little more crazy sometimes.

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[URL=https://twitter.com/stevenjguitar/with_replies]https://twitter.com/stevenjguitar/with_replies[/URL]

Thanks. Not terrible stuff there though IMO. Mildly rude. Being an ass worked for Brian Manzella.-Maybe Mark is trying the Manzella approach to fame and fortune. He can be the self-proclaimed BEST just like good ol BM too. Then they can have a teach-off followed by a douche-off to see who is the lousiest instructor and the biggest twat.

"The expert golfer has maximum time to make minimal compensations. The poorer player has minimal time to make maximum compensations." - And no, I'm not Mac. Please do not PM me about it. I just think he is a crazy MFer and we could all use a little more crazy sometimes.

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well i think the "hahaha" and "#commentgold" comments are very condescending, especially to someone who appears to be (or was!) a follower and a fan. What he's trying to achieve by insulting and alienating someone simply asking for justification I dont know.


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I understand that Nike has cut Mark off...

I hear Mizuno just signed a 100 year contract with him. :-D

well i think the "hahaha" and "#commentgold" comments are very condescending, especially to someone who appears to be (or was!) a follower and a fan. What he's trying to achieve by insulting and alienating someone simply asking for justification I dont know.

He's a golf nerd, and takes on the whole nerd persona. . .

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