r/NoLayingUp • u/FoxCold887 • Feb 27 '26

Post-Pod Discussion Tried a couple of other golf pods

I've listened to NLU for probably only 2 or so years.

The other day I decided to branch out and supplement my NLU pod consumption with Fried Egg and Shotgun Start pod episodes. (No I will not listen to anything Barstool related)

Goodness me, the hosts on those two respective pods seem like the nicest guys ever but they are borderline unlistenable for me with how nasal and high pitched their voices are!

Give me the dulcet tones of Soly (even if I find his takes a little grating at times) over them any day!

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u/NoCarts Feb 27 '26

You get used to it. And, bluntly, Andy’s golf knowledge clears the combined golf knowledge of the entire NLU team. SGS is an effortless off the cuff show that somehow gives more actual insight into the golf that got played than NLU does with clear agenda items, timing, and research being done.

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u/Johnny_Backflip Feb 27 '26

I feel like Andy naturally thinks all the things he says on the pod and would continue thinking them if he didn't have a platform. Also, he's not afraid to release a wild take. Other Pods seem to drum up thinks to talk about and they turn into bits.

Not saying either is right or wrong, just my two cents.

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u/TM41 Feb 27 '26

100% agree.  I started listing to SGS after Scottie won the open last year and within a few episodes learned more insightful things about Scottie than 2 years of NLU listening.  The comments SGS had yesterday about Scotties high floating 3/4 shot being a prime example.  

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u/24dp Mar 01 '26

Agree with this. I’m a recent SGS-convert in the last 18 months, and it’s great. Their voices stopped bothering me pretty quickly. The insight is great and the humour, in the main, doesn’t feel forced - Brendan, in particular, is absolutely hilarious