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

tunguska

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

bamayang

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

Mantis Toboggan

First Up wrote: »

Fan behaviour is about ten steps up the food chain than the usual yobbos.

Don't you mean "patrons"

Seve OB

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Don't you mean "patrons"

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

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.

FixdePitchmark

Amazed they let Ken out on greens .

they are very good his pieces on course.

Eoinyh

danganabu wrote: »

Do a huge amount for the amatuer game

Expand please

danganabu

Eoinyh wrote: »

Expand please

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

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

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

Eoinyh

danganabu wrote: »

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

Nice

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

FastFullBack

danganabu wrote: »

Was same last night

I meant BBC, was Sky the same last night?

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.

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

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.

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.

FastFullBack

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

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??

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

FixdePitchmark

First Up wrote: »

Everyone who keeps bleating on about stuff they obviously don't understand

Welcome to Boards.

Keano

Calm everyone

kiers47

Do the commentators ever miss a chance to discuss how undulating it is.
We get it you told us yesterday and the day before and last year and the year before...

FixdePitchmark

kiers47 wrote: »

Do the commentators ever miss a chance to discuss how undulating it is.
We get it you told us yesterday and the day before and last year and the year before...

It is fairly undulating

First Up

kiers47 wrote: »

Do the commentators ever miss a chance to discuss how undulating it is.
We get it you told us yesterday and the day before and last year and the year before...

Its kind of important as it influences every shot.

danganabu

First Up wrote: »

Everyone who keeps bleating on about stuff they obviously don't understand

I completely and fully understand it, its not exactly rocket science, what part of mine or the previous posters posts made you think that we didnt understand how live outsourced tv feeds actually work??

First Up

danganabu wrote: »

First Up wrote: »

Everyone who keeps bleating on about stuff they obviously don't understand

I completely and fully understand it, its not exactly rocket science, what part of mine or the previous posters posts made you think that we didnt understand how live outsourced tv feeds actually work??

260, 263, 266 ...

danganabu

First Up wrote: »

260, 263, 266 ...

Ok so its an inability to actualy read? Glad we got to the bottom of that. Enjoy the rest of the masters.......... (hope he can read this)

First Up

And 279

Rikand

So good to be listening to Cotter, Brown and Zinger over the other trollops on Sky.

Good sensible solid commentating

FixdePitchmark

Rikand wrote: »

So good to be listening to Cotter, Brown and Zinger over the other trollops on Sky.

Good sensible solid commentating

I just remembered I had BBC HD - incredible compared to that grainy crap on normal Sky

Eoinyh

Rikand wrote: »

So good to be listening to Cotter, Brown and Zinger over the other trollops on Sky.

Good sensible solid commentating

Alliss comments on reeds chip, brilliant, what would mcginley of said scientist, artist, Ryder cup, bla,bla,bla

Eoinyh

"It's a range ball"

MattressRick

BBC commentary is great to listen to. McGinley isn't unbelievably bland and just offers nothing.

SharpshooterTom

MattressRick wrote: »

BBC commentary is great to listen to. McGinley isn't unbelievably bland and just offers nothing.

Am I the only who likes McGinley?

I think he's a great addition to Sky, really knows his golf, very specific analysis and isn't full of boring cliches.

FixdePitchmark

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

Am I the only who likes McGinley?

I think he's a great addition to Sky, really knows his golf, very specific analysis and isn't full of boring cliches.

Nice fella - did a great job at the Ryder cup, but will dine on it for life.

I mean he was only at Augusta twice - never did much in a major - and he talks as if he is Nick Faldo.

Don't get me wrong - I love my Irish pros. But he is a bit out of place at these big big events.

I'll give him one thing - he is a dream versus Roe

Rikand

Peter Alliss :: " He sure put his considerable frame behind that shot."

Such an eloquent way of putting it :P

MattressRick

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

Am I the only who likes McGinley?

I think he's a great addition to Sky, really knows his golf, very specific analysis and isn't full of boring cliches.

I like the guy in general but I just feel like he hasn't done it as an individual golfer to merit critiquing others going around Augusta. That's harsh I know.

NIMAN

Could listen to Alliss all day and night.

"as my mother used to say, his trousers are full of legs"

FixdePitchmark

NIMAN wrote: »

Could listen to Alliss all day and night.

"as my mother used to say, his trousers are full of legs"

Considering his age - he is doing well here.

Having brown with him - keeps it sensible.

First Up

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

NIMAN wrote: »

Could listen to Alliss all day and night.

"as my mother used to say, his trousers are full of legs"

Considering his age - he is doing well here.

Having brown with him - keeps it sensible.

Alliss is a national (international) treasure and BBC's understated coverage is a joy compared to Sky's contrived hype and hysteria.

Unfortunately if you want to see much golf on TV, you don't have many options.

FixdePitchmark

First Up wrote: »

Alliss is a national (international) treasure and BBC's understated coverage is a joy compared to Sky's contrived hype and hysteria.

Unfortunately if you want to see much golf on TV, you don't have many options.

Some people think he is a bigoted sexist old fool

First Up

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

First Up wrote: »

Alliss is a national (international) treasure and BBC's understated coverage is a joy compared to Sky's contrived hype and hysteria.

Unfortunately if you want to see much golf on TV, you don't have many options.

Some people think he is a bigoted sexist old fool

Which he is but all part of his charm.

NIMAN

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Some people think he is a bigoted sexist old fool

You say that like it's a bad thing!

FixdePitchmark

First Up wrote: »

Which he is but all part of his charm.

:D

moon madness

Interviewer to John Rahm after the review of a great round
Thanks PAT!

MisterAnarchy

The BBC coverage is refreshing.
Sky were just showing pictures of bushes and leaderboards the last two days interspersed with ads and interviews.
BBC are showing non stop golf.

FixdePitchmark

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

The BBC coverage is refreshing.
Sky were just showing pictures of bushes and leaderboards the last two days interspersed with ads and interviews.
BBC are showing non stop golf.

Is class

Peatys

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Some people think he is a bigoted sexist old fool

Old people get a bye.
My nana used to call black people darkies, and told me not to be seen talking to them. Aul racist, but sure, from a different time.

Breaston Plants

Alliss last night on seeing Dustin Johnson spitting, " The king of the spittle, disgusting ".