STUDque Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/109464924 Did any of you guys that watched Sunday's coverage notice this? I'm guessing they just devoted all attention to the leaders (which would've happened anyway) but am curious if there was a noticeable degradation in the coverage. I no longer have Golf Channel which is a little bit of a sore spot, but I wonder if this will have any effect on their future coverage. Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I never watched any of the Sony. From news reports the TV coverage was going to be minimal. Not sure how that came across on GC. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Yeah. This is great for the game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Yeah. This is great for the game... I'm fairness, Golf Channel was already on rocky footing anyway. I think NBC's backing will keep them afloat for a while but they're really going to need to make some changes if they want significant eyeballs on their programming. Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I watched it yesterday and except for a few hiccups there wasn't a noticeable difference. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I watched it yesterday and except for a few hiccups there wasn't a noticeable difference. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Me too. Wasn't too bad. Except the commercials. My only real complaint is the featured groups. If a dude is lighting up the course at -6 / -9 I don't care about the leaders until the last few holes. Find the guy that is making the shots and follow that group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGolfore Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I watched the playoff and you could tell that they didn't have the normal cameras or normal camera shots. Even the announcers seemed a bit off. It was not a good look for the golf channel. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Driver: Callaway Rogue 9* FW: Sub 70 Pro 4 wood Hybrid: Sub 70 949 Hybrid 19* Irons: Sub 70 659 CB 4 - 6 Black 639 MB 7 - PW Wedges: Sub 70 JB - 50* 54* & 60* Putter: Odyssey White Hot #2 Ball: Titleist Pro-V1x Handicap index: +3.9 Instagram: joshandersongolf Twitter: @jacustomgolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 You could tell a difference especially with them showing tee shots from the blimp. You couldn't follow shots at all. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 It was horrible coverage. My wife even said that it was really bad. The announcing was dry and no good at all. It made the Golf channel look like a bunch of idiots. Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 It was horrible coverage. My wife even said that it was really bad. The announcing was dry and no good at all. It made the Golf channel look like a bunch of idiots.Announcing is a whole nother subject. They were very horrible and had no clue what to say they kept saying the same thing over and over nothing new ever. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Did they say anything about the strike during the broadcast or was it just an unpleasant surprise to the viewers? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 They better get it resolved before the Farmer's Insurance Open... just sayin'!! “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downlowkey Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 To me it was quite obvious there was much amiss. Mediocre in-flight ball tracking and proximity framing on greens complexes; along with the absence of the A-team commentators made for very lackluster final round coverage. I've been fighting the flu and didn't care enough at the time to do any digging; but short notice scabs filling in for the regular talent perfectly explains what I witnessed. The 90 minute sudden death playoff certainly didn't do the B-team any favors. They flat ran out of things to say and ended up sounding like a booth full of parrots. Sad stuff. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy ______S9-1 Pro D - Matrix Ozik XCON 6 S ______S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S ________3DX 17* - Matrix Ozik Altus Hybrid SG ______ICON Black 4-PW - KBS Tour V S __________588 RTG 49 RTX 52.10 56.12 - DG S400 ______Amazing Grace NYC Tour CS _______'19 TP5X (the preceding have all been gamer approved) "The most important shot in golf is the next one“ - Ben Hogan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Did they say anything about the strike during the broadcast or was it just an unpleasant surprise to the viewers? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy They did (very) briefly mention it during the beginning of the show. Didn't say who replaced them just that they were on strike. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 It also affected the web.com tour and the Diamond Resorts Invitational tournaments. Since Diamond Resorts paid GC for coverage, I wonder if they will get 1/3 of their money back for lack of coverage. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 It also affected the web.com tour and the Diamond Resorts Invitational tournaments. Since Diamond Resorts paid GC for coverage, I wonder if they will get 1/3 of their money back for lack of coverage.That's a good question. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miboy62 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I was watching the playoffs, as someone said tee offs were from the blimp. Thought it was weird being a playoff and the camera was that far away. ZX5 MKII LS 8.5 Stealth 2 plus 3 wood Stealth 2 plus 5 wood Stealth 2 plus 19.5 Hybrid ZX5 MKll 5 / AW Dart stiff MG3 black 52 9b 58 12b 7.5 Phantom 34” Z Star Diamond 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I watched the playoff and wondered what was going on. It was as ridiculous. Particularly it was ridiculous not knowing what was going on. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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