Forum Testing Review Recaps!

[edingc]

This is wonderful. It's good to see the work done by all of our testers being featured on the main site. Feel like it is a win-win for everyone. The main site gets more views, the forum gets publicity and the manufacturers get more exposure as well.

Looking forward to reading them all!

[Q22Golf]

1 hour ago, IndyBonzo said:

I was a tester, and I have subscribed for the Sussex.  I signed up for every two months.  I had to accelerate one order because I was playing a lot of golf, which was wonderful.   It's nice to have a new one on-hand, and I also tend to rotate gloves in the heat, so reloading for that need made sense to me.  I suspect I will shift to 1/month until winter comes, at least until I build up a larger rotation.

Good to know - thank you for sharing! I could see the rotation in a round, especially this week with high 90s forecasted!

[StrokerAce]

1 hour ago, IndyBonzo said:

I was a tester, and I have subscribed for the Sussex.  I signed up for every two months.  I had to accelerate one order because I was playing a lot of golf, which was wonderful.   It's nice to have a new one on-hand, and I also tend to rotate gloves in the heat, so reloading for that need made sense to me.  I suspect I will shift to 1/month until winter comes, at least until I build up a larger rotation.

Is there a trick to softening the glove up when it starts to get hard and crusty?
Last few rounds have been really hot and the salty sweat is in the material. Can I wash it?

[sirchunksalot]

It's really great to see this coming to fruition and hopefully it'll lead to more eyes coming to the forum and new, engaged members. I enjoyed the format of the article and settingr the quotes from the testers on the main blog was awesome! I'm looking forward to reading more of these in the future. 

[IndyBonzo]

42 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:

Is there a trick to softening the glove up when it starts to get hard and crusty?
Last few rounds have been really hot and the salty sweat is in the material. Can I wash it?

Those are excellent questions.  I have not really encountered that yet.  The people at Red Rooster are extremely helpful.  If you email customer service and ask, you will almost certainly get a response.  If it's a solution, please share, as I too would like to know!

Sorry to hijack the thread, btw, but answering these good questions best I can seemed appropriate.  Mods - feel free to move them (of course!) if you disagree.

[TylorJudd]

10 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

First one is up!

https://mygolfspy.com/buyers-guide/forum-member-reviews-red-rooster-sussex-golf-glove/

Again we hope to do these for all the tests we have throughout the testing season!

That got me more engaged than the review itself.... That was really well done

[DoubleBogeyDad]

@GolfSpy_APH Awesome job on the writeup!

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

@GolfSpy_APH where on the main site can we find these? The red rooster glove is pinned to the main page right now but is there a drop down? I pulled up the review drop down but didnt see a specific one for forum reviews. Are they hidden under the specific equipment sections?

[GolfSpy_APH]

3 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

@GolfSpy_APH where on the main site can we find these? The red rooster glove is pinned to the main page right now but is there a drop down? I pulled up the review drop down but didnt see a specific one for forum reviews. Are they hidden under the specific equipment sections?

I'll hsve up look into that. 

[StrokerAce]

URL makes it seem like it is in the buyers guides section:

Not under that though...

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

21 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:

URL makes it seem like it is in the buyers guides section:

Not under that though...

Yea I just wen into buyers guides and reviews sections and filtered down to "red rooster" only and nothing showed up.

[GolfSpy_APH]

2 hours ago, Lacassem said:

Yea I just wen into buyers guides and reviews sections and filtered down to "red rooster" only and nothing showed up.

Buyers Guides and then Golf Gloves is where it will be. 

I guess it just takes some time to transfer over as I have been told. 

[DoubleBogeyDad]

@GolfSpy_APH Is there anything specific we should be doing in our reviews to make your job with the recaps easier?

[GolfSpy_APH]

2 minutes ago, DoubleBogeyDad said:

@GolfSpy_APH Is there anything specific we should be doing in our reviews to make your job with the recaps easier?

Nope! We may ask for some photos that arent resized, but other than that we take from the raw reviews and get what we need.

A big part of this is us linking your reviews so they gather more attention and views as you are the ones that really are doing the hard work.

 

[KC Golf]

It’s great to see the main MGS site recognizing the hard work that the Forum Mods are doing to make the MGS a great site for technical HQ and the forum less technical reviews more personalized reviews on the Forum. 

Great job Jamie, Rob, etc. !

[GolfSpy_APH]

I had a meeting with the new editing director for HQ and she is hoping to publish one of these each week. 

We also have some other ideas and things to cross forum content into the main site so stay tuned! But bottom line it's never been a better time to be part of the forum then now. So much going on and a lot more to come!

[GolfSpy_KFT]

3 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I had a meeting with the new editing director for HQ and she is hoping to publish one of these each week. 

We also have some other ideas and things to cross forum content into the main site so stay tuned! But bottom line it's never been a better time to be part of the forum then now. So much going on and a lot more to come!

SUPER pumped about this! Can't wait to see what else is in store!

[KC Golf]

53 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I had a meeting with the new editing director for HQ and she is hoping to publish one of these each week. 

We also have some other ideas and things to cross forum content into the main site so stay tuned! But bottom line it's never been a better time to be part of the forum then now. So much going on and a lot more to come!

The power and strength of the two platforms can only be improvised if they are cross promoted and the member interactions are stronger particularly through the shoulder seasons…

an idea!  
Looking forward to the ball test results in August. Would be great to see the top 3 at each speed range tested by Forum users.  Would be interested to see the results for real world users. 
 

[StrokerAce]

On 7/24/2023 at 4:20 PM, IndyBonzo said:

Those are excellent questions.  I have not really encountered that yet.  The people at Red Rooster are extremely helpful.  If you email customer service and ask, you will almost certainly get a response.  If it's a solution, please share, as I too would like to know!

Sorry to hijack the thread, btw, but answering these good questions best I can seemed appropriate.  Mods - feel free to move them (of course!) if you disagree.

My message to RR customer service:

Body:

Hello, I have a subscription for "The Cape" glove and have a question about the glove itself. My last few rounds have been very humid and the material has been saturated with a lot of sweat. This seems to have made the glove stiff and I've lost that softness. Is there a way to soften the glove? Can I wash it? How do I remove the salty sweat that has accumulated? Thanks

Their response:

Red Rooster Sales <sales@redroostergolf.com>

1:43 PM (14 minutes ago)

Hi Jason,

Generally we wouldn’t recommend washing leather gloves although we have heard from a few customers who have done this successfully. I would recommend rotating 2-3 gloves during really hot/humid days and hang them to dry before storing flat.

Glenn

Sounds like once the glove gets crusty there's not much you can do about it and it's tough luck...

Not blaming RR at all; every glove is like this. Just didn't know if they had any recommendations or tricks/tips/hints.

 

[GolfSpy_APH]

3 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:

My message to RR customer service:

Body:

Hello, I have a subscription for "The Cape" glove and have a question about the glove itself. My last few rounds have been very humid and the material has been saturated with a lot of sweat. This seems to have made the glove stiff and I've lost that softness. Is there a way to soften the glove? Can I wash it? How do I remove the salty sweat that has accumulated? Thanks

Their response:

Red Rooster Sales <sales@redroostergolf.com>

1:43 PM (14 minutes ago)

Hi Jason,

Generally we wouldn’t recommend washing leather gloves although we have heard from a few customers who have done this successfully. I would recommend rotating 2-3 gloves during really hot/humid days and hang them to dry before storing flat.

Glenn

Sounds like once the glove gets crusty there's not much you can do about it and it's tough luck...

Not blaming RR at all; every glove is like this. Just didn't know if they had any recommendations or tricks/tips/hints.

 

I will add the glove rotation Trick makes a world of a difference.

[GolfSpy SAM]

29 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:

My message to RR customer service:

Body:

Hello, I have a subscription for "The Cape" glove and have a question about the glove itself. My last few rounds have been very humid and the material has been saturated with a lot of sweat. This seems to have made the glove stiff and I've lost that softness. Is there a way to soften the glove? Can I wash it? How do I remove the salty sweat that has accumulated? Thanks

Their response:

Red Rooster Sales <sales@redroostergolf.com>

1:43 PM (14 minutes ago)

Hi Jason,

Generally we wouldn’t recommend washing leather gloves although we have heard from a few customers who have done this successfully. I would recommend rotating 2-3 gloves during really hot/humid days and hang them to dry before storing flat.

Glenn

Sounds like once the glove gets crusty there's not much you can do about it and it's tough luck...

Not blaming RR at all; every glove is like this. Just didn't know if they had any recommendations or tricks/tips/hints.

 

I've been playing with two of the Sussex gloves (previously had the Cape and after regular use of 6 months or so, it also got pretty crusty - pretty much par for the course in my experience of playing out here in SoCal heat, but it usually took less time, for what it's worth), and a Costco glove, and alternating every three holes - this has kept all three in pretty incredible shape, all things considered.  

I've washed their (RR's) Range Rooster and had pretty good success there, but I'd be at least a little nervous about throwing it in the wash.  That said, if you WERE to do it, I'd put it in a mesh bag (usually used for delicates), as that way the velcro doesn't stick to anything in the washer, and then lay flat to dry.  I mean, if it's crusty, it's not going to get worse, really, as I can't play my gloves when they get like that, so it might totally be worth a shot.

However, if you DO wash it, please come back and let us know if it worked for you - or not   Not making you be the guinea-pig, but...;) 

[StrokerAce]

14 minutes ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

I've been playing with two of the Sussex gloves (previously had the Cape and after regular use of 6 months or so, it also got pretty crusty - pretty much par for the course in my experience of playing out here in SoCal heat, but it usually took less time, for what it's worth), and a Costco glove, and alternating every three holes - this has kept all three in pretty incredible shape, all things considered.  

I've washed their (RR's) Range Rooster and had pretty good success there, but I'd be at least a little nervous about throwing it in the wash.  That said, if you WERE to do it, I'd put it in a mesh bag (usually used for delicates), as that way the velcro doesn't stick to anything in the washer, and then lay flat to dry.  I mean, if it's crusty, it's not going to get worse, really, as I can't play my gloves when they get like that, so it might totally be worth a shot.

However, if you DO wash it, please come back and let us know if it worked for you - or not   Not making you be the guinea-pig, but...;) 

Good call; I'll throw it in the wash with my gym stuff in a bag and air dry.

Will follow-up to let you know how it goes.

[Fred Mitchell]

9 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:

Good call; I'll throw it in the wash with my gym stuff in a bag and air dry.

Will follow-up to let you know how it goes.

I have never washed gloves before does it work?

 

[GolfSpy SAM]

1 hour ago, Fred Mitchell said:

I have never washed gloves before does it work?

 

 

[Fred Mitchell]

4 hours ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

 

Failed patience all 4 years of kindergarden. 

[frazzman80]

Wonderful news! I often find myself going “I wonder if the review of “insert thing” is done but without an update system I just have to either continuously check the posts or (more often than not) forget all about it and never find out the results of the testing. This will be a marked improvement!

[GolfSpy_APH]

Next one is up!

https://mygolfspy.com/we-tried-it/forum-member-reviews-oncore-elixr-golf-balls/

[jbern]

3 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Next one is up!

https://mygolfspy.com/we-tried-it/forum-member-reviews-oncore-elixr-golf-balls/

Very nice write-up! Quickly highlights the differences the golfer can make in regards to ball choice. Seems like some had increased performance and others had decreased performance. Same with feel. Very interesting.

[BallsLeon]

Great work!@Tijoli@Placasse61@Contron@Lee Stanek@richk9holes

Great examples for a golf ball review, very helpful!

[Tijoli]

Just now, BallsLeon said:

Great work!@Tijoli@Placasse61@Contron@Lee Stanek@richk9holes

Great examples for a golf ball review, very helpful!

I’ve continued to use the ELIXRs and my distance has consistently stayed much longer than other balls!  Love, love, love them!!