let me know when someone throws one 400'--I'd really like to see that.
You're supposed to throw a berg?
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let me know when someone throws one 400'--I'd really like to see that.
"Chump intermediate wanna-be just threw his brand new Heimburg signature line star 175g destroyer into the first available, at which point it redirected into the O/B gator-infested marsh. Throwing 3 from the drop zone with a mixture of anger, disbelief, and sadness in his eyes"
and the people that don't know what a berg is have no clue
I'm sure it amounts to something trivial like if coverage is from say Discraft's Ledgestone Open, with Discraft as the presenting sponsor they probably want their discs pushed and not other manufacturers on coverage. One of the reasons at least one of the 1st round feature card is sponsor choice (and usually last years champ, and a media choice, and sometimes either another sponsor choice or TD choice) Not always the case, but seems to be pretty standard. No evidence to support that a presenting sponsor doesn't want their competitors discs promoted on commentary, but it probably is something along those lines. From a viewing experience, I'm good with them just saying putter, midrange, fairway, or driver and don't really care about manufacturer, mold, run, etc. It's pretty easy to figure out what the disc is based on the sponsor on the player's back, and usually multiple views of the discs stamp if you care to pay close enough attention. Now if a player does something crazy, like aces, or throws a 700 ft roller, or something worth highlighting, I don't mind talking up the disc they used as part of color commentary because the stage has been set and most viewers would be receptive of information like that.
I think showing in text what the player is throwing is the best way to do this. It would require a person somewhere to type the info in based on what they see the player to be throwing. I have seen this in some coverages, but I can't remember who does it. If announcers are announcing every disc for all players it just seems forced, but I'm not sure.
Yes, it definitley falls on the sponsor/manufacturer to supply the disc info to the media.
The majority of people just watch on Jomez where they show you what disc is being thrown off the tee. Once you've watched a few holes you can usually ID each disc visually. Although that may not be possible for 480p DGN coverage.
If you play disc golf, you have a relationship with your discs. If you need a new disc, "overstable fairway driver" is not a category where every disc is a clone of any other. There are some discs you love and you lean on. You beat them in, you buy them in different plastics, you know them intimately.
Knowing the specific discs pros throw is part of the story. Kristin leans on her Harp. Paige leans on the Fierce. Calvin has a long, long relationship with a specific Eagle he's owned forever. When Conrad went to MVP, people wanted to know how he would replace "greenie". You may not care, but lots of people do, and it's some sort of giveaway to the manufacturer's to say what disc people are throwing.