That "other" golf forum

[BrisVegas]

Hey guys,

Just noticed that our former site is down, with the following message....

Due to the enourmous growth of iseekgolf.com over the past year,
we are now moving to a larger and faster server in Sydney, Australia.
We thank you for your patience while we make the move.
We expect to be back up and running by 6pm AEST (2nd May 2004).

They could probably cut back on the size of their server since their biggest posters are no longer!!

[Jarro]

I think i remember Bebox saying a while ago that they were going back to an Aussie server 'cos they were having too much trouble with the overseas one.

Been having a peek-a-boo have we Vegas

look, i'll admit that i've been having a bit of a peek over there now and then.... i may even post some more there, but i've lost a bit of respect for the place... particularly after the personal attacks on Onewood and Jaster

such a pity there are pricks around that get their jollies out of harrasing people they've never even met

[markTHEblake]

That excuse of message is a load of crap. Nobody takes their site down to change servers....

The normal function for moving a website is;
a) copy files to new server
b) test new server
c) change DNS to point to new server
d) verify new server is still working
e) after 3-4 days shut down old server,

that way the punters wont even know anything changed

Their existing site has been shutdown suddenly, and unexpectedly for whatever reason we wont probably ever now - and they obviously dont have ready access to a backup, otherwise they would have uploaded it by now.

[AndyP]

Why then? What's going on over there? Surely a bit more notice would have been given in normal circumstances.

[Jarro]

I'm positive Bebox hinted that this would happen a while ago.

[AndyP]

I'm positive Bebox hinted that this would happen a while ago.

jarro, please don't ruin our conspiracy theory.

[Golfgirl]

It may be up and running, but there isn't an awful lot happening over there....

Yes, I went for a peek earlier...

[Jarro]

wonder why that would be Golfgirl

[markTHEblake]

I'm positive Bebox hinted that this would happen a while ago.

even more reason why they wouldnt have any downtime when it happened.

[Jarro]

who cares anyway,

this is our new home =D>

[Onewood]

5 year olds be carefull what you say and do around them

Mitch asked me what happened to my BLUE home work (our background is green ) they don't miss much

[Fishman Dan]

So what actually happened while i was away? I still scan posts over there, but i am hoping to keep my daily post average under 10 on that forum, means i am actually doing some work (which i am not doing now). Now, i want full, unadulterated GOSSIP. Is Amanda Wong a member here? She's a mod on the other board?!

I know there were ar$eholes there, but they were easily ignored.

As for the weekened work - MTB, i think you're being a bit harsh. DNS changes can take time to propogate. Different story if you're changing stuff on your own network, but if you're moving a website from one internet host to another, it can cause unecessary havoc when you know all people want to do is get on your site to start flaming people.

[AndyP]

So what actually happened while i was away?

Did the hole-in-one thread that was on the other site get removed.
If not, have a look at that one, Fishy.

Or maybe do a search on onewood's last 10-20 posts, and look at those threads.

[Young Tom Morris]

Found out on the weekend,that the iseekgolfguru,is actually a 14 handicapper which isn't bad but I would find it strange to ask him for advice if I was a low marker.What do you all think?

[henno]

I think that judging a teacher (golf or otherwise) based on their own achievements is a waste of time. Teachers are good at teaching and as long as they have a reasonable level of skill and understanding to a point, everything else is unimportant.

I am pretty sure every swing coach of every PGA player would be a worse golfer than the person they're instructing.

[mike]

who cares

[kev]

Digging up a 5½ year old thread - that must be a record.

[sms316]

Found out on the weekend,that the iseekgolfguru,is actually a 14 handicapper which isn't bad but I would find it strange to ask him for advice if I was a low marker.What do you all think?

So is Charlie Earp. I don't see an issue with it, unless this guy has never been below 14.

Why are we going out of our way to talk about ISG? Just leave the baggage at the door.

[grandmasterb]

I think that judging a teacher (golf or otherwise) based on their own achievements is a waste of time. Teachers are good at teaching and as long as they have a reasonable level of skill and understanding to a point, everything else is unimportant.

I am pretty sure every swing coach of every PGA player would be a worse golfer than the person they're instructing.

*cough leadbetter cough

[AndyP]

Digging up a 5½ year old thread - that must be a record.

It would be a record, because you can't actually get much older than this thread.

[3oneday]

I was thinking "WTF is this about, Bris doesn't care about them !"

I personally think someone who can actually play has more cred, but that's just me.

[Toolish]

Found out on the weekend,that the iseekgolfguru,is actually a 14 handicapper which isn't bad but I would find it strange to ask him for advice if I was a low marker.What do you all think?

I have held my tongue a lot regarding various discussions about ISG, TGM and iseekgolfguru and I know most of us here are happy to leave it at two separate sites etc, etc....but...

Not sure on the validity of that call as far as his handicap. Paul rarely plays anymore due to some physical limitations but from what I have seen low teens to high singles sounds about right.

The man knows his shit though and is a great communicator. I spent 2 days at a school with him and David Williams and although it cost a fair amount of money ($600ish from memory) it is some of the best money I have ever spent on my golf. At the time I was practicing 3-4 times a week and playing every weekend and rally struggling to play to a 9 handicap having lessons monthly with a local pro. Within about 18 months I was down to 7 with less practice time and now I play off 6 and play too it reasonably often playing at best once a fortnight and practicing 2-3 times a month. I understand so much more about my swing thanks to ISG, Paul and TGM it is unbelievable.

I also spent some further time with Paul, Paul Hart and a couple of other people associated with ISG and although it didn't have the striking impact of the first meeting with Paul S it was well worth my time.

People on internet forums have the right to have an opinion and voice it, and this may be one area ISG needs work, but to go to another forum to essentially have a shot at someone is a soft cowardly act. If you have something to say to him start a thread over there, or send an email instead of doing the school yard, backstabbing thing over here.

On a final note playing ability has little to do with teaching ability. A lot of great players have never had to think about their swings or what they do, it comes naturally to them. I have always thought the grinders who get there eventually would make the best teachers (Nick Ohern type players), they have had to figure things out and as long as they can convey their learnings they would be great. To go the other side of the coin John Daly is a brilliant golfer but I would not think he would be a great teacher.

[BrisVegas]

thread mining is so 2009.

[Fishman Dan]

I personally think someone who can actually play has more cred, but that's just me.

Where is A-Lo these days?

[grandmasterb]

thread mining is so 2009.

2009??? You lost me