Everyone who plays golf has at least one important priority: To improve his/her game. Whether it’s learning to putt with greater accuracy or finding the right golf clubs, golfers at all stages want to improve. And one magazine that offers advice on ways to get better scores is Golf Tips, a publication about golf instruction and equipment.
Basic Contents of This Magazine:
Approx. 110 pages can be found in each issue of Golf Tips. Regular departments include:
From the Editor- Editor David DeNunzio provides this opener to each issue.
New & Notable- Recent offerings in golf equipment, instruction, training, and more can be found in this department.
Travel Journal- This department highlights some specific places to enjoy golf; with locations that center on a common theme.
Website Reader Service- This is a rundown of advertisers in the recent issue complete with web site links for more information.
Golf Tips Pro Shop- This is nothing more than a multi- page listing of small advertisements for golf merchandise and instruction.
Classifieds- Again, this is a selection of advertisers.
Next Round- The closer to each issue, this is a preview of the next month’s issue with some information about new material from the Golf Tips web site.
Cost to Subscribe:
Golf Tips is issued seven times per year for the standard subscription cost of $17.97. This base cost equals $2.57 per issue, a savings of 48 percent from the $4.99 cover price. This is a high price, but with little effort, one can find it selling for less. I found several web sites offering this magazine for less than $10 per year, increasing the savings (when compared to the cover price) to 71 percent.
Customer Service/Magazine Website:
The web site for Golf Tips is golftipsmag.com. While in the web site, you can look at past issues, shop for golf equipment, sign up for a newsletter, or start a subscription. If you want to speak with a customer service rep, the number to call is 800-537-4619.
Final Thoughts:
Golf is a frustrating sport and those who have played the game a few times know how difficult it can be to improve significantly. Getting the swing just right, learning the correct way to putt, finding the right irons and golf balls, and much more are important to improve one’s game.
If improvement is your sole interest, then Golf Tips is the magazine for you. This magazine, unlike other golf publications, dedicates almost all of its pages to improvement. The departments listed above tell only part of the story, because the fact is, Golf Tips could almost be considered a collection of departments because most of the other articles in each issue contain a few lessons of their own. The three main headings are: Instruction, Equipment, and Short Lessons. These three areas contain about three or four short articles each. They all deal with improving your game.
In the area of departments, Golf Tips has another unusual trait: The departments are constantly changing. The departments I listed above are ones that seem to appear in a majority of issues. But Golf Tips offers other departments that vary each month. These other articles are usually about improvement, but there are also some special departments that are dedicated to buying gifts; golf tournaments; and more.
As far as the advice goes, Golf Tips is a good magazine and it tries to cover different aspects of the game in the same issue, so readers can find a relevant article that relates to their own problems. Maybe your trouble spot is putting. If it is, there is likely a putting article someone in the current issue. Another person might be having trouble perfecting his/her swing and if so, there are plenty of helpful articles that include diagrams so readers will know exactly what to do.
Other magazines include diagrams to illustrate proper maneuvering of the hands and body when swinging a golf club but Golf Tips takes this a step further. It includes not only picture depicting the right way to do it, there are also pictures showing what not to do. With some of these, Golf Tips will make sure the casual reader knows which photo depicts the wrong way to swing by showing a red circle with a line through it (same symbol seen on certain traffic signs), superimposed over the picture. There is no doubt in the golfer’s mind what he/she is not supposed to do.
Advertisements are a frequent occurrence in Golf Tips. It is a known fact that golfers like to buy everything from golf balls to clubs to new shoes and because of this, advertisers pay large sums of money to have their goods displayed in the pages of Golf Tips. About sixty percent of the pages in each issue are covered with ads and they all deal with golf merchandise, golf travel, or golf instruction.
Overall, Golf Tips is a good magazine for someone whose primary interest is improving his/her game. There are other magazines that include some instruction on the game, but Golf Tips concentrates most of its pages in this area. I prefer a more balanced golf magazine like Golf Digest but I can certainly see how Golf Tips could come in handy. The advice is written like a pro, and it covers something about many different problems in each and every issue.
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