Gabs Golf Tips is a sports betting tipster service that is seemingly operated by “Gab”. The service is provided by the Winning Information Network arm of the Betfan stable of tipsters.
What does the product offer?
I am well aware that Betfan like to push the boat out when it comes to marketing their products, and as such, I have learned to take them with a pinch of salt. Gabs Golf Tips however takes this to a bit of an extreme opening with the following header:
“Do you ever dream of winning big money working just minutes each week from the comfort of your home? Well, it’s certainly possible… I know because I’m doing it and other people I know are also enjoying a fantastic alternative income thanks to highly effective winning golf betting information.”
This is one hell of a claim (and a lengthy one at that) however I have known of golf services which have ultimately gone on to make a lot of money. Unfortunately, I have yet to see this happen through any part of the Betfan group and I have reservations about this offering from Winning Information Network being the one to change this. None the less, I am keeping a very open mind with Gabs Golf Tips and I am interested to see if this is a new era.
So what are you actually getting into with Gabs Golf Tips? The nature of any golf betting service means that it isn’t viable to offer selections on a daily basis, however Gabs Golf Tips does operate with some regularity. Typically speaking, selections are issued on a weekly basis and are published each Sunday. These are emailed out to subscribers as well as being uploaded to a member’s area on the Winning Information Network website.
The bets themselves ae massively varied and I would typically demonstrate concern about the ability of the average punter to get bets placed etc. Fortunately, Gabs Golf Tips provided details on what bet to place, where to place it and what odds you should aim for. Generally speaking the odds that have been quoted can be attained however as is often the case when you are dealing with bookies, they are also prone to change with little notice. This means that in order to get the most out of Gabs Golf Tips, you have to be ready to get bets in ASAP.
In talking about the bets above, one thing that I didn’t discuss is that Gabs Golf Tips also provides information on stakes for each bet. These are strongly linked to the odds, for example, a 150/1 long shot is advised at 0.5 points each way. At the other end of the spectrum, the same ante post bet for a golfer with odds of 18/1 is advised at 2.5 points per bet. Whilst it isn’t perfect, I do believe that this is one of the more appropriate staking plans I have seen from Winning Information Network.
Finally, there is the win rate to consider. Unfortunately, Winning Information Network haven’t published this figure but truthfully, this isn’t necessarily the best way to judge a service like Gabs Golf Tips. This is in no small part down to the fact that you will often be backing multiple golfers in a single tournament. Furthermore, the large odds involved mean that a single win can propel you well into the realms of profit.
How does the product work?
The tipster behind Gabs Golf Tips claims that they have been betting seriously on golf for about 5 years. Over this time they say that they have “painstakingly built strategies” that make their success possible. Fortunately, this is built upon and Winning Information Network actually provide a fair amount of information on what the selection process entails.
At the core is the concept of value on the market. Form on the type of course that is being played on is also supposedly considered. There is also a suggestion that a big part of Gabs Golf Tips’s selection process involves understanding who is actually capable of winning tournaments. Finally, there is a fair amount of talk about following the junior tours and seeing who is likely to be “the next big thing”. I won’t pretend to know a huge amount about golf betting, but this all seems like sound logic.
What is the initial investment?
There are two options available for Gabs Golf Tips which are a monthly subscription (actually 28 days) and a quarterly subscription (90 days). Winning Information Network are charging £37 and £74 respectively for these. It is also probably worth mentioning that at the time of writing, you can get 90 days on a trial basis for £34 before reverting to the normal quarterly rate.
As Gabs Golf Tips is ultimately a Betfan product this means that there isn’t really any money back guarantee in place. The team say in their terms and conditions that they will review any refund requests however these aren’t typically issued.
What is the rate of return?
Proofing for Gabs Golf Tips began in April 2017 and between then and December it has achieved a total profit of 496.4 points. This is a solid result however it doesn’t paint a full picture in my opinion. The fact is that Gabs Golf Tips has hovered around the 500 point mark since July with the exception of a 110 point loss in September which was instantly reversed the next month.
Conclusion
I am going to pick my words carefully in the case of Gabs Golf Tips as I believe that this is a service which can genuinely make a lot of money. In June last year, there were profits of 316.72 points in just one month. After the dip in September, Gabs Golf Tips generated just shy of 100 points of profit in a single month. Outside of these huge jumps, the performance is actually reasonably consistent, and this is where the appeal lies.
Gabs Golf Tips isn’t cheap, but nor do I believe that it is particularly expensive. The fact that month to month the service performs on a reasonably level playing field means that your bank won’t be taking any major hits and this is important. A lot of services which I have looked at that rely on big wins to boost profit often lose money between them. Because Gabs Golf Tips doesn’t generally seem to do this, it means that big wins should actually be profit rather than levelling off your betting bank.
Of course there has been that, so far, anomalous blip and it is hard to ignore that there is definitely an element of risk with any type of service that looks for those big wins. In the case of Gabs Golf Tips however it is pretty well managed and at a price that I don’t believe is extortionate. Is the marketing a little bit over the top? Definitely. But Gabs Golf Tips is ultimately a Winning Information Network product and I have learned to look through this.
Whether or not Gabs Golf Tips will finally be the golf tipster service that proves profitable for the Betfan group remains to be seen (this is the 5th golfing service that they have launched since I started reviewing), but I believe that there is more potential on offer here than with their other services which seemed less sensible.
With all of this in mind, if you are patient enough to wait for the wins and disciplined enough to manage your bank, Gabs Golf Tips is worth some serious consideration. The fact is that it is one of the stronger looking services that I have looked at for the sport. Given the lack of alternatives, if you are really looking to add a golf tipster to your portfolio, Gabs Golf Tips is definitely one of the better options.
