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Bill Murray, Rory McIlroy to Appear in ‘Be the Ball: A Golf Documentary'
MOVIES | By Jeff Sneider on November 18, 2014 @ 8:00 amFollow @theinsneider
 
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Veteran music video director Erik Anders Lang is launching a crowdfunding campaign for the project

(Updated at 6.30 p.m. PT Nov. 25, 2014. The campaign has moved from Kickstarter to IndieGogo, the deadline has been extended to Jan. 12, 2015 and the goal set at $170,000.)

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Filmmaker Erik Anders Lang has launched a crowdfunding campaign for “Be the Ball: A Golf Documentary,” which seeks to examine the history of the sport while also conducting a unique spiritual experiment on a select group of players.

The film features interviews with players like Bernhard Langer, Nick Price and Rory McIlroy; instructors and coaches like “Zen Golf” author Dr. Joseph Parent, MLB pitching coach Tom House and Tigers Woods' former coach Sean Foley; spiritual thinkers like Ram Dass and Deepak Chopra; and dozens of celebrities well-known for their passion for golf, including Bill Murray, Kenny G, Kelly Slater and “Scream” producer Cary Woods.

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In an interview with TheWrap this week, director-producer Lang [pictured left] joked that he “stalked” Murray for days to secure an interview with the press-shy actor, who starred in the classic golf comedy “Caddyshack.”

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“I knew he'd be playing in a tournament in Pebble Beach, so I decided to go up there and follow him with a camera crew for a few days. And in the media tent on the last day, I asked him for an interview and promised I'd ask easy questions, and he agreed. So we get the camera set up and start rolling and as soon as I ask my first question, someone calls his name and he walks away for 30 minutes. But he came back and we did a 17-minute interview,” boasted Lang, who has developed an 8-handicap since he started playing golf five years ago. He even credited the game with strengthening his relationship with his brother.

A self-described high school dropout, Lang is a filmmaker who had a successful career directing music videos for Moby and Public Enemy and commercials for Sony, Hollister, Red Bull and Louis Vuitton, among others. His thesis for “Be the Ball” proposes that mental fitness is more important than skill or physical conditioning in golf, and that honing mental acuity can take players “into the zone” to achieve demonstrable results for amateurs and pros alike.

See all Bill Murray: Bill Murray Talks Tinder on ‘Kimmel,' But Finds Match in Audience (Video)

Unlike pro football, golf has managed to span the cultural gap between East and West, enchanting yet confounding millions of people around the world. Some people have played golf their entire lives and still consider themselves students of the game. Others spend thousands of dollars on equipment, training aids and golf lessons, yet nothing they do can improve their game. After all, even Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus have their off days, but why?

For “Be the Ball,” Lang plans to convene a group retreat — a master class of pros, celebs and amateurs — at a golf resort and put his theory of the mind-body connection to the test. The experiment will focus on the mental aspects of training by utilizing scientific techniques like biofeedback and physiological telemetry as well as methods ranging from meditation to Zen archery. Teachers will include the likes of Dr. John Demartini, Tim Kramer, PGA Master Professional Scott Cranfield, Julie Elion, and Mahadeva Ishaya, the Scottish monk turned golf pro.

By sharing and demonstrating mental techniques that promise to change your game, Lang hopes “Be the Ball” will be both illustrative and instructive as well as entertaining and educational. Lang aims to examine the mind-body connection as it pertains to golf, and how spirituality can illuminate the path to success.

Also read: Bill Murray Takes NFL Global and Demonstrates Expert Cardinal Call (Video)

Lang expects to complete “Be the Ball” in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where golf returns to medal competition for the first time in more than a century.

Production has already begun, but Lang is supplementing his own financing of the film with a Kickstarter campaign to raise $350,000 — about one-third of the budget — in order to perform his experiment. “It's not cheap to bring professional athletes to a castle in Scotland and perform scientific experiments on them,” joked Lang, who up until now has financed the project on his own.

“Making the film isn't a challenge, it's fun. Reaching the goal is really the biggest challenge. I don't really have a Plan B if we don't reach the goal, so I'm doing everything I can to solidify that. I think the public will see that and support this movie,” said Lang, whose wife, recording artist Sia, will help him reward backers with personalized messages and music downloads.

One of the reasons Lang decided to make a documentary about golf was that it hasn't been done before. “That's what shocked me. No one has done it and no one has done anything with golf in a cool way, so I saw a big opportunity there,” explained Lang.

Watch the video below to see Shia LaBeouf, Cara Delevingne and Chelsea Handler (not) lend their support.

 

 

 

What's in the bag:
 
Driver:  :titelist-small:TSR3; :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR Carbon
FW Wood: :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR 3-wood; :titleist-small: TSR 2+
Hybrids:  PXG Gen4 18-degree
Utility Irons: :srixon-small: ZX MkII 20* 
Irons:;  :Sub70:699/699 Pro V2 Combo; :wilson_staff_small: D9 Forged;  :macgregor-small:MT86 (coming soon!); :macgregor-small: VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: RTX6 Zipcore
Putter: :cleveland-small: HB Soft Milled 10.5;  :scotty-small: Newport Special Select;  :edel-golf-1:  Willamette,  :bettinardi-small: BB8; :wilson-small: 8802; MATI Monto

Ball: :bridgestone-small: Tour B RXS; :srixon-small: Z-STAR Diamond; :wilson_staff_small: Triad

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What's in the bag:
 
Driver:  :titelist-small:TSR3; :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR Carbon
FW Wood: :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR 3-wood; :titleist-small: TSR 2+
Hybrids:  PXG Gen4 18-degree
Utility Irons: :srixon-small: ZX MkII 20* 
Irons:;  :Sub70:699/699 Pro V2 Combo; :wilson_staff_small: D9 Forged;  :macgregor-small:MT86 (coming soon!); :macgregor-small: VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: RTX6 Zipcore
Putter: :cleveland-small: HB Soft Milled 10.5;  :scotty-small: Newport Special Select;  :edel-golf-1:  Willamette,  :bettinardi-small: BB8; :wilson-small: 8802; MATI Monto

Ball: :bridgestone-small: Tour B RXS; :srixon-small: Z-STAR Diamond; :wilson_staff_small: Triad

Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: :ShotScope:


 
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Don't know about you guys, but this project sounds interesting at hell...

 

 

What's in the bag:
 
Driver:  :titelist-small:TSR3; :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR Carbon
FW Wood: :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR 3-wood; :titleist-small: TSR 2+
Hybrids:  PXG Gen4 18-degree
Utility Irons: :srixon-small: ZX MkII 20* 
Irons:;  :Sub70:699/699 Pro V2 Combo; :wilson_staff_small: D9 Forged;  :macgregor-small:MT86 (coming soon!); :macgregor-small: VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: RTX6 Zipcore
Putter: :cleveland-small: HB Soft Milled 10.5;  :scotty-small: Newport Special Select;  :edel-golf-1:  Willamette,  :bettinardi-small: BB8; :wilson-small: 8802; MATI Monto

Ball: :bridgestone-small: Tour B RXS; :srixon-small: Z-STAR Diamond; :wilson_staff_small: Triad

Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: :ShotScope:


 
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NO, NO, NO.

Let me think... He wants money from me because bringing multi-millionaire athletes and movie stars to a castle in Scotland isn't cheap?

 

Let me say it again... NO!

We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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Let me say it again... NO!

 

So you're saying there's a chance?

 

What's in the bag:
 
Driver:  :titelist-small:TSR3; :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR Carbon
FW Wood: :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR 3-wood; :titleist-small: TSR 2+
Hybrids:  PXG Gen4 18-degree
Utility Irons: :srixon-small: ZX MkII 20* 
Irons:;  :Sub70:699/699 Pro V2 Combo; :wilson_staff_small: D9 Forged;  :macgregor-small:MT86 (coming soon!); :macgregor-small: VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: RTX6 Zipcore
Putter: :cleveland-small: HB Soft Milled 10.5;  :scotty-small: Newport Special Select;  :edel-golf-1:  Willamette,  :bettinardi-small: BB8; :wilson-small: 8802; MATI Monto

Ball: :bridgestone-small: Tour B RXS; :srixon-small: Z-STAR Diamond; :wilson_staff_small: Triad

Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: :ShotScope:


 
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