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Bravo!!! :clap::clap::clap:There is also going to be edited full round coverage after the tournament from homes and ccdg, so that's great too.
Maybe we should wait to see what kind of quality they bring to the coverage, even if it is just 9 holes of a round, before we bitch too much.
If the choice is a full 18 hole round of just the lead card being followed by just one or two cameras or the back 9 of the round that includes multiple groups using more than just two cameras and there's very little lull in the action, which is preferable?
I prefer a 90 minute TV worthy production over a 4.5 hour live stream where we get the privelege of watching guys stand around during backups.
I will only miss the entertaining chatter in the com boxes of the youtube feeds.
Now, it's not Smashboxx's fault there are delays, and they did some great things like showing the FPO coverage.
There are ways to fill some gaps, but as we go more towards expecting this to be viewed live, TDs will need to do things like go to 15 minute tee times instead of 10, leave a gap before starting tee times for the TV cards, etc.
The film crews will need to continue to add filler material beyond the ads - which are more than fine, it's great that commercials can help pay for this - but other things to fill 4 hours.
I'd like to see someone take this route:
Now, it's not Smashboxx's fault there are delays, and they did some great things like showing the FPO coverage.
There are ways to fill some gaps, but as we go more towards expecting this to be viewed live, TDs will need to do things like go to 15 minute tee times instead of 10, leave a gap before starting tee times for the TV cards, etc.
The film crews will need to continue to add filler material beyond the ads - which are more than fine, it's great that commercials can help pay for this - but other things to fill 4 hours.
Yeah, we understand that we need more assets and segments to fill time. That last Memorial round was one of the quickest that we ever filmed at just under 3 hours. But we were actually prepared for downtime with the Women's footage. But some of the other rounds push that 4 hour time with a lot of downtime. And we do try to show additional holes when they are nearby and play commercials. We did have some of the new ProTour assets, and they are going to produce a lot more for the upcoming tour. We have always known that filling time is the most difficult part of our broadcast.
ESPN and the PGA have trailers of upwards of 60 editors to help get them stuff in a timely manner. What I wouldn't give for that kind of man power! The hardest part is getting footage from that day and finding a way to send it back to me 2000 miles away. Each clip we record is hundreds of megabytes. I can only hope that technology can catch up to what we want in the next few years to make this more enjoyable for the average viewer.
I am really looking forward to seeing what the DGWT can produce for assets and commercials. And even though we would never do it, I am a bit envious that they are limiting their broadcast to 90 min. That is a lot less time they will have to fill.
If the choice is a full 18 hole round of just the lead card being followed by just one or two cameras or the back 9 of the round that includes multiple groups using more than just two cameras and there's very little lull in the action, which is preferable?
Metrix Scoring is live
this is a cool feature.
I've always been curious as to greens/fairways hit in regulation for disc golf. Also putting percentages...I think that's going to be pretty amazing to see when it shows that the top pros are putting 18-20 times a round.
I'm wondering how far out the Outside the Circle putt is. If they find themselves in that no man's land of 70-80 feet... they have the strength to jump putt, but it's not really a putt. I'm going to make a boring upshot - do you call those lobs an outside the circle miss? I guess that's up to the player to say if it's an upshot or a putt?