The Long Walk - Wednesday 10pm on Setanta Ireland

Dolph Starbeam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqqasDkGN8E

In this two-part documentary we enter the pressure cooker world of golf played by those on the margins of the professional game. Over three of the most crucial months of their sporting careers we see if these journeymen golfers can hold their own in the ultra competitive and unforgiving world of pro golf.

Part 1 of "The Long Walk" airs Wednesday the 16th of April at 10pm on Setanta Ireland and available on Freeview.

Trailer looks very very good, it should be very interesting.

dar_cool

That looks like a great watch. Thanks for the heads up!!

Seve OB

sounded like yer man (Mark I think) from Waterville who was on the Big Break Ireland a few years back. will be interesting viewing and good to see how pro golf is not all about the millions of dollars we get to see week in week out on Sky

PARlance

Can't wait for that, cheers Yaya.

T'wud be great if they continued the theme on through the levels of golf.

I can see it now........
Follow Parlance as he battles his inner demons trying to make it to 13.
Watch him struggle to cope without the safety net of a shot on 16.
See him sweat as the 0.1s get closer to .5 and an increase.
Follow his journey through 5 different putters and 6 swing changes (per round)

FixdePitchmark

Good idea Parlance.

"Why does any golfer have a shot - or think they can go for 10 in Carlow" .

hades

The trailer looks great, but its a pity its on Setanta

I expect a full written report :P

Seve OB

hades wrote: »

The trailer looks great, but its a pity its on Setanta

I expect a full written report :P

apparently it's on "free view"

Setanta Sports: Niall

Hi folks,

I just wanted to pop in and confirm that "The Long Walk" will be shown on Freeview and so non Setanta subscribers will be able to watch the documentary.

Thanks,

Niall

Norfolk Enchants_

Setanta Sports: Niall wrote: »

Hi folks,

I just wanted to pop in and confirm that "The Long Walk" will be shown on Freeview and so non Setanta subscribers will be able to watch the documentary.

Thanks,

Niall

Hi Niall, will it be available to view online at any stage?.

Setanta Sports: Niall

Norfolk Enchants_ wrote: »

Hi Niall, will it be available to view online at any stage?.

Hi,

I'm afraid that we do not have the rights to show the documentary online.

Thanks,

Niall

Seve OB

Setanta Sports: Niall wrote: »

Hi folks,

I just wanted to pop in and confirm that "The Long Walk" will be shown on Freeview and so non Setanta subscribers will be able to watch the documentary.

Thanks,

Niall

Hi Niall,

how does free view work? I have just cancelled my UPC subscription and am getting Sky in, so I presume I will be loosing Setanta Ireland?

is it on the sky platform? or saorview or what?

Setanta Sports: Niall

stevieob wrote: »

Hi Niall,

how does free view work? I have just cancelled my UPC subscription and am getting Sky in, so I presume I will be loosing Setanta Ireland?

is it on the sky platform? or saorview or what?

Correct. Sky customers require a subscription to view Setanta Ireland.

However, some programming (such as "The Long Walk") will be shown as Freeview and therefore available to non subscribers on both UPC & Sky platforms.

Seve OB

Setanta Sports: Niall wrote: »

Correct. Sky customers require a subscription to view Setanta Ireland.

However, some programming (such as "The Long Walk") will be shown as Freeview and therefore available to non subscribers on both UPC & Sky platforms.

so whatever the channel number is on my sky box will just be descrambled for that particular program?

Setanta Sports: Niall

stevieob wrote: »

so whatever the channel number is on my sky box will just be descrambled for that particular program?

Exactly

Anatom

Setanta Sports: Niall wrote: »

Exactly

*sets reminder on Sky box*:)

Seve OB

well who enjoyed it? i thought it was pretty good. showed you life is not always so rosey on the pro circuit, bloody tough going.

though i have to think, if you are on the Euro pro tour for 7 years.... why??????? i think after a few years if you can't make it, there aint no way you are going to do any good on the challenge tour, let alone the main event!!

GreeBo

stevieob wrote: »

well who enjoyed it? i thought it was pretty good. showed you life is not always so rosey on the pro circuit, bloody tough going.

though i have to think, if you are on the Euro pro tour for 7 years.... why??????? i think after a few years if you can't make it, there aint no way you are going to do any good on the challenge tour, let alone the main event!!

Hard to say, sometimes just getting a win and your card and getting onto the main tour can be enough. You may be a journeyman there, but thats a much better, more sustainable life than a journeyman on the euro pro or lower tours.

I think largely the differences between the two tours are mental, the physical/skill differences wont be as stark/noticeable.

That said I wouldnt much fancy struggling for my card every year...

ForeRight

I actually found it quite sad.
One guy missed making the challenge tour by €28 over the course of the season.

It must be heart breaking for them. Instead of playing for big money we got to see him pull a rented trolley around the course on his own before packing up and heading off in his ford fiesta.

It didn't look like any of them were even able to play the game for the love of it. I'd find it hard not to be bitter about the game if it was me.

Seve OB

ForeRight wrote: »

I actually found it quite sad.
One guy missed making the challenge tour by €28 over the course of the season.

It must be heart breaking for them. Instead of playing for big money we got to see him pull a rented trolley around the course on his own before packing up and heading off in his ford fiesta.

It didn't look like any of them were even able to play the game for the love of it. I'd find it hard not to be bitter about the game if it was me.

yea i spotted that, €28 bloody quid. i'd nearly give it to him myself.

i do know a guy who played for a few years on europro tour (think he might have won it, but certainly came at least 2nd) he hit the challenge tour and that didn't last long though.... it's bloody tough going

Dolph Starbeam

Anyone know if it will be repeated any time soon? After starting the thread I ended up missing it.

Barnaboy

Me too :mad:

ForeRight

Last night was only part 1 of 2 so is imagine they will give a good recap at the start of the second part if you can catch that one.

I'm not sure if it's on next week or sooner.

Seve OB

ForeRight wrote: »

Last night was only part 1 of 2 so is imagine they will give a good recap at the start of the second part if you can catch that one.

I'm not sure if it's on next week or sooner.

yea, don't forget to record part 2. that's the problem with Setanta, they don't seem to series link anything

i'm sure it will probably be re-run during the week though

big_drive

Just saw it this morning. Found it excellent, looking forward to part 2

It's hard going at the lower end of things

Tweaky

This weeks episode just started.

PARlance

Recorded it on UPC, settled down to watch it and it cut off after 5 mins.

It says it's fully recorded but it's just a black screen.

Raging

Seve OB

I'm sure it will be on repeat Parlance

Was pretty good. thought Marks story about becoming good buddies with Rocco was a good and funny un. Nice also to see a little bit of sunshine at the end with the little bit about Kevin Phelan

Setanta Sports: Niall

Hi all,

Delighted to hear such good feedback for the show.

For anyone that missed it, we’ll be repeating both parts back to back Friday the 2nd of May at 10pm on Setanta Ireland.

Thanks,

Niall

BigChap1759

PARlance wrote: »

Recorded it on UPC, settled down to watch it and it cut off after 5 mins.

It says it's fully recorded but it's just a black screen.

Raging

I would reset your UPC box - happens to me all the time. Try turning off at the power switch for 5 mins then turning back on.

big_drive

Really enjoyed both programmes, thought it was very well put together and interesting to see behind the scenes

Rikand

Setanta Sports: Niall wrote: »

Hi all,

Delighted to hear such good feedback for the show.

For anyone that missed it, we’ll be repeating both parts back to back Friday the 2nd of May at 10pm on Setanta Ireland.

Thanks,

Niall

i don't have any of these fancy sky things, is there a way to see it online ?

Kace

Great show - that Mark Murphy is some character. Amazing how he pretty much changed his life through one bold offer to Rocco Mediate while caddying for him one day as a young lad in Waterville.

Hope he gets somewhere. I'll certainly be keeping an eye out.

Phelan looks amazing too.

John Divney

Phelan must be struggling, haven't heard anything about him bar a T5 somewhere worth 40k.

He did so well to get the card, hope he settles quickly.

Seve OB

Kace wrote: »

Great show - that Mark Murphy is some character. Amazing how he pretty much changed his life through one bold offer to Rocco Mediate while caddying for him one day as a young lad in Waterville.

Hope he gets somewhere. I'll certainly be keeping an eye out.

Phelan looks amazing too.

Mark won the Big Break Ireland a good few years ago (maybe 5?) If he was going to bounce on and make something for himself he would have by now. Of course I would love it if he did, but I just can't see it happening.

I think you will be straining your eyes :eek:

big_drive

Murphy is a character I'd say. Even uses yellow golf balls!!

Dr_Colossus

big_drive wrote: »

Murphy is a character I'd say. Even uses yellow golf balls!!

True and comes across as a nice guy but wonder if his problem is consistency as he appears to have a very quick, whippy type swing and not what we've come to expect from professionals. That said his pal Rocco Mediate alluded to his problems being with the short stick and getting it in the hole so could be completely wrong on above observation.

PARlance

Setanta Sports: Niall wrote: »

Hi all,

Delighted to hear such good feedback for the show.

For anyone that missed it, we’ll be repeating both parts back to back Friday the 2nd of May at 10pm on Setanta Ireland.

Thanks,

Niall

Bumping this for those of us that missed it.

kiers47

PARlance wrote: »

Bumping this for those of us that missed it.

Cheers man!!

Arsenium

Great job. I had the first one recorded but the Sky box packed up on me last week so it never recorded the second one. But yesterday the nice man came and set up HD for me...so I will now set the box to record the second episode on the repeat. I wonder if Setanta have a HD version? Ah, first world problems

The information said it was about Damien McGrane and a couple of other guys. I never saw anything about Damien McGrane in the first one..maybe it's in the second one?

Seve OB

Arsenium wrote: »

Great job. I had the first one recorded but the Sky box packed up on me last week so it never recorded the second one. But yesterday the nice man came and set up HD for me...so I will now set the box to record the second episode on the repeat. I wonder if Setanta have a HD version? Ah, first world problems

The information said it was about Damien McGrane and a couple of other guys. I never saw anything about Damien McGrane in the first one..maybe it's in the second one?

on the plus.... Setanta do have HD... it was on my UPC box, but as I am now with sky, I don't even have Setanta... but scanning through the channels I haven't spotted Setanta HD there.

When it comes to series link, Setant are awful I have never seen one show n Setanta that had Series link on it, so I'm afraid you just have to remember to set each individual recording yourself.

Tin_Cup

Really enjoyed the shows. Thought they gave a great insight to the guys playing at each level and how tough it is.

Agree with stevieob on the series link. Normally on Sat or Sun do a search on golf in the sky planner to set recordings of the shows for week. Always one or two that slip through the net!

Dolph Starbeam

Ah crap. Thought it was repeated at 10pm?? Only got home from work for 10 and watched the episode, thought it was the first episode I was watching. It was very interesting though.

curly from cork

Jeez raging ... Tuned in at 10 pm as Niall said , enjoyed the hour but apparently missed the first one ???? Any where I can catch part 1 ?

PARlance

Am out for a few jars playing snooker. Praying the UPC recording works this time around.

Recorded both last night when I remembered it, never spotted that Neil had mentioned 10pm (instead of 9pm), sorry bout that folks.

carnsoreboxer

Thought this was a great programme one that club Golfers should watch to remind themselves that golf is their hobby! Would love to play the courses in Sardinia and Kazakhstan

Redriddick

carnsoreboxer wrote: »

Thought this was a great programme one that club Golfers should watch to remind themselves that golf is their hobby! Would love to play the courses in Sardinia and Kazakhstan

Wonder will it be shown again???

slick89

Part 1 was shown last night and Part 2 is on tonight at 9:30. Missed the first 15 minutes last night but it was a great watch!

benny79

I watched the first one but missed the second one could nt find it in the planner at all will it be on again? seen the Gambler was repeated again so Im sure this will!

aubreym

^^^^^^^^

same here, didnt show up on planner. is part 2 going to be shown again?

PARlance

aubreym wrote: »

^^^^^^^^

same here, didnt show up on planner. is part 2 going to be shown again?

It'd be worth sending Setenta Sports: Niall a PM, he posted on the first page of this thread. He may be able to tell you of any future viewings.

If you're on the look out for good golf docs. They had one called Caddy for Life on last Monday I think.
An excellent watch. They won't be a dry eye in the house.

Kace

Kace wrote: »

Great show - that Mark Murphy is some character. Amazing how he pretty much changed his life through one bold offer to Rocco Mediate while caddying for him one day as a young lad in Waterville.

Hope he gets somewhere. I'll certainly be keeping an eye out.

Phelan looks amazing too.

Mark Murphy doing well in the current European Tour Q School qualifiers - hopefully he can pull through in the coming days !!!

http://www.irishgolfdesk.com/news-files/2014/9/11/q-school-murphy-and-mooney-close