I'm still boycotting discmainia until jussi gets his head together and allows live coverage. Maybe dgpt will make a better bid next year and get the usdgc away from the world tour especially now that innova is a sponsor of the dgpt.
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USDGC coverage
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Wow, I just read most of this read without looking at the dates of the discussion and realizing it was mostly last year.
For what it's worth, I personally am more likely to watch the post produced content. It's higher quality, I can watch it whenever I want, and it's significantly less of a time investment. Watching a 3+ hour round, 75% of it being fuzzy people walking around, is just not that exciting. Post produced content has improved leaps and bounds over the past couple of years compared to live coverage, which looks almost the exact same as it did 5 years ago. I greatly appreciate the work that goes into the live coverage, but all that work for potato cam footage that a few thousand people will watch just doesn't feel worth the effort. For those of you who will actually sit down and watch the live coverage, more power to you. Watching it live certainly comes with more drama and anticipation than watching something on tape delay. In an ideal world both are available for an event as big as USDGC. If we're going to bring this whole discussion back up, I have to ask: Those of you who really want live coverage, would you pay $5 to watch livestream of the whole USDGC tournament?
For what it's worth, I personally am more likely to watch the post produced content. It's higher quality, I can watch it whenever I want, and it's significantly less of a time investment. Watching a 3+ hour round, 75% of it being fuzzy people walking around, is just not that exciting. Post produced content has improved leaps and bounds over the past couple of years compared to live coverage, which looks almost the exact same as it did 5 years ago. I greatly appreciate the work that goes into the live coverage, but all that work for potato cam footage that a few thousand people will watch just doesn't feel worth the effort. For those of you who will actually sit down and watch the live coverage, more power to you. Watching it live certainly comes with more drama and anticipation than watching something on tape delay. In an ideal world both are available for an event as big as USDGC. If we're going to bring this whole discussion back up, I have to ask: Those of you who really want live coverage, would you pay $5 to watch livestream of the whole USDGC tournament?
Major Tomahawk
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I think most people that want to watch tournaments live just want to goof off at work. In another vein, DG is our way of life and a lot of players want to know what's going on in the present.
If I tape a Penn State game and find out who won before I get home, I probably won't spend the time to watch the game. I'm sure the same is true for DG tourneys for a lot of DG players. People want fresh info in this tech world.
If I tape a Penn State game and find out who won before I get home, I probably won't spend the time to watch the game. I'm sure the same is true for DG tourneys for a lot of DG players. People want fresh info in this tech world.
lyleoross
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Live from goofing off in my office. Trust me, we're more dynamic than needing live disc golf as an excuse to slack off. For example, today alone I've gone pee, went to the fountain, ate an apple, talked about irresponsible parents with a co-worker, and asked another about rebuilding his home after Harvey. See, any excuse will do.
Airfishey
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I agree that 3+ hours of fuzzy footage and deadtime makes me very unlikely to watch the live streams. However, I've noticed some of the producers starting to inject the ladies footage in the time it takes to walk between tees, which I really like.
I somewhat agree with the analogy to college football. Personally, I think knowing the winner ahead of time doesn't take as much of the enjoyment away from disc golf as it does watching other sports. That's just me though.
I somewhat agree with the analogy to college football. Personally, I think knowing the winner ahead of time doesn't take as much of the enjoyment away from disc golf as it does watching other sports. That's just me though.
Keller
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I gave up on live streams quite a while ago. I can't stand Terry Miller. I just stay away from the forums and wait for the videos to come out.
Fly_High
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What the eff was up with that superimposed Innova logo on Jerms back on hole 9? Hokey as ****. Wow.
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Jenga54
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"Allow" or "Pay For" ?
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Time stamp?
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lol - see attachment...
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@iDiscGolf
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Wow. Commercial after every single hole, what the **** guys... bummer. Probably won't watch this crap, rope golf anyways...
I'll just binge me some Netflix..
I'll just binge me some Netflix..
discgolfer25
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Coke commercial? Interesting
archmage
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Honestly I don't mind the commercials that much, I understand why they are there, and most of them are just a few seconds, almost just like a transition screen between scenes, but I feel the timing could be improved on.
It's mostly the first commercial after the first hole. The action barely got started, and then the longest commercial is thrown to your face, it feels jarring. If the longer commercials were toward the middle and the end (like the other 30 second ad that is before the last hole), or maybe even before the first hole starts, it wouldn't feel that bad.
I understand that there is logic in spacing out the longer commercials, putting one near the beginning and one near the end, but it just doesn't feel right to me.
It's mostly the first commercial after the first hole. The action barely got started, and then the longest commercial is thrown to your face, it feels jarring. If the longer commercials were toward the middle and the end (like the other 30 second ad that is before the last hole), or maybe even before the first hole starts, it wouldn't feel that bad.
I understand that there is logic in spacing out the longer commercials, putting one near the beginning and one near the end, but it just doesn't feel right to me.
tonyroberts
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Commercials pay for the coverage. The video guys aren't going to do this for the love of the game forever. If you don't want to watch the 30-second ads, press the right arrow key 6 times.
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The Innova-centricity of the Spin produced videos are reaching annoying levels. I'm also ready for some new commentary. The phony concern for bad shots, constant mentioning of Innova/Discmania discs ( yet the only disc of Paige's ever mentioned was the Deputy, and most often after a bad shot.), lame attempts at being surprised when they already know the outcome-enough already.
But these two are total Innova company men, so I guess they have a secure future. If commentators have to be from Innova/Discmania, I would much prefer the Simon/Eagle combination. Yet people put down their efforts on earlier videos and fawn over Sexton and Koling, so it seems I have a very much minority opinion on this. Simon in particular represents his brand well, but without any sort of overreaching. Hard to explain, but it seems to fit the sport so much better, IMO.
But these two are total Innova company men, so I guess they have a secure future. If commentators have to be from Innova/Discmania, I would much prefer the Simon/Eagle combination. Yet people put down their efforts on earlier videos and fawn over Sexton and Koling, so it seems I have a very much minority opinion on this. Simon in particular represents his brand well, but without any sort of overreaching. Hard to explain, but it seems to fit the sport so much better, IMO.
The orange putter Paige is throwing is too stable to be a Deputy, it's probably a Marshal.
lyleoross
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Who'd of thought I'd be longing for the days of Steve's basket wrap arounds. Sigh.
zj1002
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I mean DGWT is pretty much the DM/Innova world tour. Purely vehicles for those brands at already established events. Steve Dodge at least separated himself from Vibram and focuses more on disc golf itself. Unfortunately that may make it harder to sustain over time for Steve without a company promising finical investment.
