GolfSpy MPR 9,504 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. 2 Quote Epic Flash Sub Zero, 9°, Aldila Rogue White 70 X M4 3HL 16.5°, Atmos Red 60 F6 5-6W, 19.5°, Fujikura Motore 6.3 CBX 20°, Project X HZRDUS 85 5.5 699 Pro, Modus3 105, 5–PW Forged Black 50°, 54°, and 58° Stroke Lab EXO Seven Mini, 34" Z-Star XV Link to post Share on other sites
Shankster 25,554 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. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shankster 25,554 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Not to mention the shoddy camera work.. geesh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR1PTIK 2,602 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. Quote Driver: Mizuno ST190 9.5* Aldila RIP Alpha 60 S Fairway Wood: Mizuno ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hyrbrid: Mizuno CLK 19* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: Bridgestone J40 CB (4-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Bridgestone Tour B XW-1 50*, 54*, & 58* Nippon Modus 3 105 Putter: Scotty Cameron Futura Phantom Mallet 2 35" Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS Bag: 2017 Titleist Players 5 Stand Bag Link to post Share on other sites
toehold57 649 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shankster 25,554 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. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shankster 25,554 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 And now they cut coverage 45 minutes early. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shankster 25,554 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” 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GolfSpy MPR 9,504 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 1 Quote Epic Flash Sub Zero, 9°, Aldila Rogue White 70 X M4 3HL 16.5°, Atmos Red 60 F6 5-6W, 19.5°, Fujikura Motore 6.3 CBX 20°, Project X HZRDUS 85 5.5 699 Pro, Modus3 105, 5–PW Forged Black 50°, 54°, and 58° Stroke Lab EXO Seven Mini, 34" Z-Star XV Link to post Share on other sites
MaxEntropy 6,515 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. 3 Quote Driver: Tour B JGR 9.5* Recoil 460ES cut to 45" 3W: Tour B JGR 15* Recoil 460ES 3H, 4H: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES 4-PW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 AW: S5 52* SW: 588 LW: MD3 Putter: Stroke Lab Marxman Bag: Tour B Stand Bag Ball: Z-Star Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Tester Starting Driver Speed on PRGR Monitor: 102 mph Final Driver Speed (end of Level 2): 120 mph Link to post Share on other sites
Shankster 25,554 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. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bardle 2,187 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. Quote 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 post Share on other sites
Shankster 25,554 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnSmalls 5,916 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. 1 Quote 2020 MGS Hard Rock Challenge SkyCaddie SX400 OGIO Silencer: Followed by Arccos G410+, Tensei Orange Vapor Fly 3, Diamana Blue, Covert 2.0 3H, Kuro Kage Black Wilson D7 Irons 4-GW, Dynamic Gold AMT Glide 52, 56 ES ER2 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Link to post Share on other sites
gchester33 114 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. 1 Quote 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 post Share on other sites
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