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Golf coverage/commentator discussion thread!! Mod note #12

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    #242
    danganabu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭danganabu


    Eoinyh wrote: »
    Enlighten us on what is good about what they do

    Do a huge amount for the amatuer game


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    #243
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 16,004 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    NDWC wrote: »
    *Golfer hits in the rough*

    Paul: "That's not a great shot there Ewen"


    *Golfer hits it to 2 feet*

    Paul: "That's an excellent shot Ewen"


    *American or European does anything*

    Paul: "We might see that at the Ryder Cup this year Ewen"


    Etc.

    Honestly that it ridiculous. What do you want him to say about said shots? Nothing? Do you ever watch football. Do commentators there say if a shot was good bad or indifferent? Of course they do...... all the time. And then they might mention that if a team keep playing like this they will get a spot in the c(ampions league.... or go on and win a cup..... how are the golf comments above an6 different to that?


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    #244
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    Eoinyh wrote: »
    First Up wrote: »
    I don't think you understand how these things work. Augusta National can do whatever they like (a lot of it is good) and the PGA, CBS and probably God can go whistle.
    Enlighten us on what is good about what they do
    Admission is hard to get but reasonably priced and they limit numbers so everyone has room. Catering is good value - way less than at other PGA events. Marshalling is brilliant - no messers or loudmouths tolerated. Fan behaviour is about ten steps up the food chain than the usual yobbos.


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    #245
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 18,011 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    danganabu wrote: »
    Do a huge amount for the amatuer game

    Ah fair play to them, more than justifies them restricting the coverage ;)

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #246
    danganabu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭danganabu


    Tyson Fury wrote: »
    Ah fair play to them, more than justifies them restricting the coverage ;)

    My coverage is just fine, no complaints being watching for the last two and a half hours ;)


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    #247
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 18,011 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    danganabu wrote: »
    My coverage is just fine, no complaints being watching for the last two and a half hours ;)

    What are you watching?

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #248
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 16,004 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Tyson Fury wrote: »
    What are you watching?

    Probably the same as me. Amen corner or the feature groups.
    They have their own channel here on OSN and again... loads of golf.... no ads


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    #249
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 18,011 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Seve OB wrote: »
    Probably the same as me. Amen corner or the feature groups.
    They have their own channel here on OSN and again... loads of golf.... no ads

    You on your holiers in dubai and staying in watching the golf?

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #250
    danganabu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭danganabu


    Tyson Fury wrote: »
    What are you watching?

    Been switching between feature groups, Amen corner and 15/16 holes, but at the moment the feature groups are Spieth/Dustin and Stenson/McIlroy so staying on that for now.


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    #251
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 16,004 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    danganabu wrote: »
    Been switching between feature groups, Amen corner and 15/16 holes, but at the moment the feature groups are Spieth/Dustin and Stenson/McIlroy so staying on that for now.

    That’s what happens when you have kids :(


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    #252
    tunguska
    Registered Users Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    Is Paul Azinger alright? He's lost a serious amount of weight, I wonder if he's been ill


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    #253
    bamayang
    Registered Users Posts: 691 ✭✭✭bamayang


    Jesus mark Immelman is making sky red button almost unbearable. He just goes on and on and on


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    #254
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 18,011 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    First Up wrote: »
    Fan behaviour is about ten steps up the food chain than the usual yobbos.

    Don't you mean "patrons" :)

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #255
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 16,004 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Tyson Fury wrote: »
    Don't you mean "patrons" :)

    Good call.... that probabl6 merits a yellow card ;)


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    #256
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,912 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    ok BBC for a change and no adds

    not sure I can handle the adds on Sky anymore .

    not to mention the chats every few minutes.


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    #257
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,912 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    Amazed they let Ken out on greens .

    they are very good his pieces on course.


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    #258
    Eoinyh
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Eoinyh


    danganabu wrote: »
    Do a huge amount for the amatuer game

    Expand please


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    #259
    danganabu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭danganabu


    Eoinyh wrote: »
    Expand please

    Go look it up for yourself maybe it might ''enlighten you'' :rolleyes:


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    #260
    FastFullBack
    Registered Users Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭FastFullBack


    FixdePitchmark wrote: »
    ok BBC for a change and no adds

    not sure I can handle the adds on Sky anymore .

    not to mention the chats every few minutes.
    Coverage seems 3-4 mins behind in some cases. Flicked over for 30 seconds and saw a putt from Rory I had seen 3-4 mims ago on featured group


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    #261
    Eoinyh
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Eoinyh


    First Up wrote: »
    Admission is hard to get but reasonably priced and they limit numbers so everyone has room. Catering is good value - way less than at other PGA events. Marshalling is brilliant - no messers or loudmouths tolerated. Fan behaviour is about ten steps up the food chain than the usual yobbos.

    That's not really doing a lot for the game in the grand scheme of things, no messers or loudmouths, not too long ago they didn't tolerate other type of people either, good insight into their mindset at the end of this weeks golf weekly


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    #262
    Eoinyh
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Eoinyh


    danganabu wrote: »
    Go look it up for yourself maybe it might ''enlighten you'' :rolleyes:

    Nice


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    #263
    danganabu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭danganabu


    FastFullBack wrote: »
    Coverage seems 3-4 mins behind in some cases. Flicked over for 30 seconds and saw a putt from Rory I had seen 3-4 mims ago on featured group

    Was same last night


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    #264
    FastFullBack
    Registered Users Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭FastFullBack


    danganabu wrote: »
    Was same last night
    I meant BBC, was Sky the same last night?


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    #265
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,767 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    Seve OB wrote: »
    Honestly that it ridiculous. What do you want him to say about said shots? Nothing? Do you ever watch football. Do commentators there say if a shot was good bad or indifferent? Of course they do...... all the time. And then they might mention that if a team keep playing like this they will get a spot in the c(ampions league.... or go on and win a cup..... how are the golf comments above an6 different to that?

    The quotes were in jest, clearly shots need to be described. I was merely trying to represent the banal, repetitive, clichéd lines he comes out with on a regular basis.

    Big football fan but sadly I get very little enjoyment from watching it these days.


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    #266
    danganabu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭danganabu


    FastFullBack wrote: »
    I meant BBC, was Sky the same last night?

    Yeah, now maybe not a few minutes but definitey 60 secs or more at times


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    #267
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,912 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    danganabu wrote: »
    Yeah, now maybe not a few minutes but definitey 60 secs or more at times

    Still how often are adds on Sky ?

    Crazy stuff.


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    #268
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    FastFullBack wrote: »
    danganabu wrote: »
    Was same last night
    I meant BBC, was Sky the same last night?
    Don't know how often this has to be explained. CBS cover whats going on around the course and feed it all into the control room. Each broadcaster decides which shots to show and in what sequence. Its standard coverage of a tournament. Only reason its confusing people is because we have a choice of broadcasters so we get to see different coverage.


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    #269
    FastFullBack
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    First Up wrote: »
    Don't know how often this has to be explained. CBS cover whats going on around the course and feed it all into the control room. Each broadcaster decides which shots to show and in what sequence. Its standard coverage of a tournament. Only reason its confusing people is because we have a choice of broadcasters so we get to see different coverage.
    It’s not confusing nobody. I simply said for me BBC was way behind other coverage I was watching. Thanks for the details though


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    #270
    danganabu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭danganabu


    First Up wrote: »
    Don't know how often this has to be explained. CBS cover whats going on around the course and feed it all into the control room. Each broadcaster decides which shots to show and in what sequence. Its standard coverage of a tournament. Only reason its confusing people is because we have a choice of broadcasters so we get to see different coverage.

    Who pissed in your cornflakes??


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    #271
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    danganabu wrote: »
    First Up wrote: »
    Don't know how often this has to be explained. CBS cover whats going on around the course and feed it all into the control room. Each broadcaster decides which shots to show and in what sequence. Its standard coverage of a tournament. Only reason its confusing people is because we have a choice of broadcasters so we get to see different coverage.

    Who pissed in your cornflakes??
    Everyone who keeps bleating on about stuff they obviously don't understand


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