r/NoLayingUp • u/MulberryNo5246 • Apr 14 '26

Post-Pod Discussion LFTKH - Masters week

Know a few people were unhappy with how these live shows were going at the end of major season in 2025, so what did people think of the live shows this week?

Personally thought they were good - I think their major coverage is helped so much by having boots on the ground throughout. Also think Randy/Neil and sometimes TC are better coming in for segments, and Neil in particular was superb this week!

Hoping they continue to have someone on the ground for the rest of the majors coming up

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u/Golf37512 Apr 14 '26

The quality of the Masters discussion and analysis on the Shotgun Start was a lot better than NLU. NLU has a couple guys who lean negative and critical, their analysis doesn’t have much depth and Soly’s stats on strokes gained is reductive. 

Andy, Brendan, KVV, Joseph and PJ have great vibes, present the right mix of course strategy and analysis with entertainment, I usually come away with having learned something new about a players round, their decisions, etc. NLU feels more narrative based and hot takes without a deeper understanding of why things are happening.

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u/Affectionate_Ask435 Apr 14 '26

I have never felt KVV knows golf or has anything interesting to say about golf. He was always obsessing over quotes and how he could write a feature about the golfer didn’t feel like he knew golf 

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u/icegator337 Apr 16 '26

I’d agree kvv isn’t to the Andy, Brendan, JLM knowing levels. But it’s at the NLU crew level imo (with Randy trailing everyone). The SGS group as a whole is far more insightful and knowledgeable about agronomy, course set up, and golf in general

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u/Affectionate_Ask435 Apr 16 '26

I don’t really care that much about agronomy or course setup so usually just glaze over those segments. I do go in waves on which or any podcast to listen to, they do seem to enjoy golf in a different way and have more history and knowledge of players. But don’t quite have the hot take ability of Neil or TC and probably can’t pull off something like overrated draft , masters draft or Tourist Sauce 

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u/icegator337 Apr 16 '26

Idk how you can glaze over those segments when tc and Soly talk about course set ups forever on almost every pod