BBC Coverage - USUAL COMPLAINT

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Snelly said:
I am not a solipsist thanks.

You are part of the vocal minority and I represent the silent majority. Someone needs to speak out against the golf meets play school ideology that we are having foisted upon us. This morning it is me.
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Smelly...One thing you aint is silent :) :0

Some people love it, some people hate it. most I guess are happy its on, which therefore means that they have got it about right, coz as we all know, you cant please everysnelly all of the time :)
 
GB72 said:
Very true, I often think that the Open commentary lacks a discussion about the wonders of a good Batternburg.
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Are you a pink square or yellow square man? These are the important questions that the BBC should be asking. In fact, a forum poll may be required. Once I've finished watching last night's betting adverts that I recorded on Sky Plus.
 
I have been watching the BBC feed here in the USA and it is indeed different. Just as a comparison, ESPN seem to think putting some of their own commentators out there with a few of their cameras and interspersing them with shots from the BBC makes for riveting television. It does not... I must have heard the phrases: "Home of golf" "And it was great to see (insert name of past it golfer) yesterday" only a couple of hundred times.

Also you can be entertained by yanks with little grasp of the English language talk about how "Tiger Woods, always played well here as he has so often in the past finding it difficult and tough going in the opening round of the 144th Open Championship from the Old Course at St Andrews."

As a bonus, you can also learn every ten minutes or so that St. Andrews is in Fife and that there are many golf courses here.

Indulge in the delights of watching a sixty-five year old man hit every shot (seems to be doing it pretty well though) while ESPN canonize him with statements: "It's been such a pleasure watching Watson (though they say it as Warson) through all the years and of course who can forget what happened in 2009." Evidently, the ESPN audience as they keep mentioning it every few minutes. Along similar lines you can learn (apparently it is some kind of secret) "Watson playing the British Open for the last time."

Apparently the locals eat fish and chips, drink beer and scotch and have
accents...riveting stuff.

Apparently the place I thought was called "Sint Andrews" is actually "Saint Andrews"

Peter Alliss will be along in a bit too...
 
Commentators are a very personal thing. I love TMS but have to turn over when Henry Blofeld comes on. Far too forced, can't bear him. The rest are a total pleasure and I love the different overseas commentators. On golf I like most of the current batch, Montgomerie and James apart, Roe on occasions as well. Each has their own personality and style and those differences make them interesting. However, those personalities will mean that some will like them and some will not. Like life really. The good news is that commentators are rotated through the day so when a duff one comes on you only have to put up with them for a short while.

Back to battenburg, I love it. Can't get enough with a nice cup of tea.
 
Paul_Stewart said:
This came up on the Florida sports radio show I do last night. They agreed that it is St.Andrews in the end but refused to budge on not calling it the British Open :-(
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Hey Paul!

Honestly it is not worth arguing with them a lot of the time! Peter Alliss sounds like he is about to peg it at any moment. Shame, he can be quite amusing.

A great piece of sports analysis from Andy North earlier on ESPN: "Tiger's game is not what it was to win a major championship." - What the hell does that mean???!!!
 
I think the coverage is fine. Makes a change from Sky and as much as I don't like Peter Alliss his voice somehow seems to suit The Open. Glad to see ken on the course..... as I need to pop upstairs for weewee's every now and then :D
 
JustOne said:
I think the coverage is fine. Makes a change from Sky and as much as I don't like Peter Alliss his voice somehow seems to suit The Open. Glad to see ken on the course..... as I need to pop upstairs for weewee's every now and then :D
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Peter Alliss watching a kite boarder in the estuary.
"I had to give that up a few years back,I used to do it with Laura Davies on my shoulders!"
You would not get that on Sky!
And if you wouldnt want to let us that do enjoy him while we can,please.
Dewsweeper
 
Whilst I don't totally agree with Snelly's opinion - though to be fair, some of the "filling" been terrible...BUT...it's been worth it to learn:

Sagacious
Solipsist

Nice one Snelly :thup:
 
seems ok to me
you want poor coverage try watching NBC with feherty, mccord, nantz etc
 
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Just got in from work and been listening to 5 live all day, excellent coverage from them and brilliant impression of Boycott from Swanny.

Now, glass of Merlot in hand and watching the last hour is like pulling on your favourite pair of slippers, all is well with the world :cheers:
 
It would have been nice to have seen some of the coverage to be able to pass a comment but today and tomorrow will be restricted to an occasional glance at the leaderboard.
 
I'm pretty sure that if the coverage of actual Golf by the BBC is compared with the coverage of actual Golf by Sky, then the BBC's coverage will come out on top! And all of what isn't actual golf is golf-related, whereas Sky's content will have a significant amount of advertising!

So I'm happy with the BBC's style - and can tolerate/appreciate Allis/Brown et al!
 
Brilliant coverage and uninterrupted coverage by Auntie.

Peter is still the best golf commentator on the planet in my opinion, his knowledge plus his ability to spin a yarn while watching golf is unsurpassed.
 
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