GolfSpy MPR Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I have to say I'm more than a little disappointed about the move to NBC for the Tour's streaming coverage this year. My subscription ran out this morning, so I'm especially cranky. Last year, an annual subscription was $40; with NBC, that cost has risen to $65, which is a substantial increase. In addition, the Sunday streaming (at least so far) has all been featured holes coverage, which is especially dumb on Sunday. It also means that after the final group comes through the last featured hole, they cut the coverage. For me, having the Tour up on my second monitor on Thursdays and Fridays has been customary for the past two years. Looks like this year, I'll watch the first hour that is free on Twitter, and that'll be it. TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I agree, I paid the $65... wish I wouldn’t have. The lack of the broadcast coverage makes it worth about $1 to me. Too bad the big cable companies have a stranglehold on these networks. I’d gladly pay for golf channel streaming service. Even the commentary is... meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Not to mention the shoddy camera work.. geesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR1PTIK Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 34 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said: I have to say I'm more than a little disappointed about the move to NBC for the Tour's streaming coverage this year. My subscription ran out this morning, so I'm especially cranky. Last year, an annual subscription was $40; with NBC, that cost has risen to $65, which is a substantial increase. In addition, the Sunday streaming (at least so far) has all been featured holes coverage, which is especially dumb on Sunday. It also means that after the final group comes through the last featured hole, they cut the coverage. For me, having the Tour up on my second monitor on Thursdays and Fridays has been customary for the past two years. Looks like this year, I'll watch the first hour that is free on Twitter, and that'll be it. I happened to get in on the switch before the price increased to the full amount but I'm not happy either. First of all, they made the switch without any notice to current subscribers (at least I never saw it). I still had a couple of months left on my $40 subscription for PGA Tour Live from last year! Thankfully, it was refunded automatically via Apple. Secondly, NBC's apps suck. Every last stinkin' one of them! I never had any trouble at all with the original product, but the first time I tried to sign in for a tournament under the new setup I kept getting errors. It took a couple hours of periodic attempts using multiple devices before I got signed in. Driver: ST190 9.5* Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S Fairway Wood: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hybrid: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200 Putter: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34" Bag: Players 5 Stand Bag Ball: Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toehold57 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I snuck at $50 before the season started, back in early January. Helps my Thursday and Friday’s go smoother Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 I am overly disappointed in this service. What crap. Cut the features groups for two par 3 holes. What a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 And now they cut coverage 45 minutes early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Glad I paid for this stupid service. 3.5 hours of par 3’s with 2 of that being “coverage will resume shortly” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Price drop back to $50. We probably weren't the only ones complaining: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/pga-tour-live?utm_tags=goldpga1114 TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxEntropy Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 38 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said: Price drop back to $50. We probably weren't the only ones complaining: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/pga-tour-live?utm_tags=goldpga1114 If they cut it to $10, I MIGHT think about it. Until then, forget it. Driver: Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X 3W: Tour B JGR Recoil 760ES 3H, 4H: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES 4-AW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 SW: RTX Zipcore Black Satin 54* LW: TAIII Black 58* Putter: Scottsdale TR Senita Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite Ball: TP5x or AVX (yellow) Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Testing Complete, Final Review Posted: Sub70 TAIII Forged Wedges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 If they cut it to $10, I MIGHT think about it. Until then, forget it.Good call. I think I’m going to jump on the SlingTV 40% off for the first 3 months thing or whatever it is, so I can watch proper coverage of golf tournaments, and that’s it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardle Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Shankster said: Good call. I think I’m going to jump on the SlingTV 40% off for the first 3 months thing or whatever it is, so I can watch proper coverage of golf tournaments, and that’s it. With all the streaming options available these days, you could probably get through a month of free trials without paying anything. RH: Driver: F9 9.0º - 14g Low - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Woods: F9 3W - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Hybrids: F9 3H - Aldila Green X Irons: F9 One Length 4-PW - Modus3 Tour 105 S Wedges: King Wedges 50º/54º/58º Versatile Putter: Sigma G Tyne 35" Ball: Srixon Z Star XV #cobraconnect19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Pardon my ignorance... but who is this “Coach” guy that is commentating? He should stick to coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSmalls Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I got sick of it last year before the "switch". It just wasn't worth the cash. These subscription services popped up because we got tired of getting jerked around by cable/satellite providers. Now they (subscription service providers) are starting to suck too. I think I'm going to go pretend I can hit the ball like a pro. Gameday Vessel Sunday 2.0/ Ogio Silencer Dynapwr Carbon | Hzrdus Smoke Black Mavrik 3w | Evenflow Riptide FG Tour F5 Hybrid(20,23) | MCA Fubuki Staff Model CB 5-PW | DG 120 Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58) | DG 120 Studio Stock 15 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Classic Bag Jones Collegiate Clemson Stand Bag Eye 2 Laminate 1973 Staff Dynapower 4-PW Anser DUO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchester33 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 On 3/22/2019 at 2:19 PM, Shankster said: Pardon my ignorance... but who is this “Coach” guy that is commentating? He should stick to coaching. Their commentary has been horrendous. A couple interesting tidbits on green slopes and targets but when they cut to the studio I have to mute and minimize. Driver: Callaway Rogue - Project X HZRDUS Yellow, 6.0, 63g Fairway: Callaway Epic 3 wood, Rogue MAX stiff, 75g 4-6 Iron: Mizuno JPX-850 - Project X 5.5 7-PW: Mizuno JPX-850 Forged - Project X 5.5 Wedges: Mizuno MP-T5 (50, 54), Ping Glide 2.0 Stealth 60 ES Putter: Odyssey Marxman, Currently tested and kept Golf Pride Tour SNSR Contour Pro 140cc grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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