SammmeBee
Journeyman Pro
BBC 5 Live coverage was very good today.......
I've not seen a single shot yet....
I've not seen a single shot yet....
The Open 2016 - TV Coverage
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freddielong
Tour Winner
No one else in my family played golf I started as an 11 year old after watching the Open on BBC
There are some on here that are quite simply habitual moaners, no doubt they are well suited also to there draconian golf clubs and help in stifling them from going forward.
I think the Sky coverage is massively better and much improved from anything we've ever seen in the past from the BBC 👍
I think the Sky coverage is massively better and much improved from anything we've ever seen in the past from the BBC 👍
freddielong
Tour Winner
I just don't get why anyone would say that other than to annoy people, Sky coverage is terrible but we have no choice but to watch it with the sound off.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
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sawtooth
Tour Winner
Sky is good but I still prefer BBC, Alliss, Brown.
No adverts and no Ewen Murray - bonus!
No adverts and no Ewen Murray - bonus!
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Deleted member 16999
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So the majority of posters on here are wrong or don't know what their saying and you're correct?
You do have a choice, switch it off and wait for the highlights on BBC1 or find an illegal stream on the net.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Well said sir. Totally agree
My dad was a golfer and so I was interested in golf from a young age wanting to emulate my dad rather than being influenced by anything I saw on TV. In fact chances are I was out playing during Open coverage probably until at least eight and I then got into golf during the summer holidays and a week of junior lessons at Sandown Park. Certainly not because of the BBC, Alliss et al
macca64
Q-School Graduate
Agree 👍
bluewolf
Money List Winner
Quite enjoyed the Sky coverage, although the split screen shot tracker was unnecessary. Flicked between Sky and the Golf Channel and Sky was better, but only because it had fewer adverts.
freddielong
Tour Winner
Surely an illegal stream would still be sky coverage with all its breaks so what that achieve.
Of course I think I am right I really don't understand why people are saying Sky is better it kind of blows my mind.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
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Deleted member 16999
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You can watch The Golf Channel or FOX Sports coverage, just like Sky when events are in the US, they'll have different commentators and focus on different players.
People are saying Sky is better because there are more camera angles technology involved and they're enjoying it.
Just put the BBC highlights on and Brown was wittering on about Golfers families and then interview players post round, it's a 2 hour programme but it's not 2 hours of showing Golf.
freddielong
Tour Winner
It really does, part of me is just assuming you guys are just being sarcastic it is that bad.
But it's the open my choices are put up with it or break the law, so sound off it is.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Well just enjoy it the best you can.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
So you like the coverage not the commentary.
It really does, part of me is just assuming you are being a massive troll it is that bad
But it's the Golf Monthly forum so my choices are put up with you or risk an infraction, so ignore button it is.
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Sky's coverage isn't terrible - it's very well produced , Poulter has been very good as is Beem , all the graphics etc are very good - they will show the events well
Everyone will always have their commentators who they like and don't like etc and some will prefer sky's coverage and some will prefer BBC - I don't think people can say either way who is right or wrong because it's all just personal opinion
I prefer BBC - never been a fan of Sky's coverage of golf but that's just my own personal opinion - there are some from Sky i think are great - Beem , Howell and Dougherty and there are some that just make me press mute
My main disappointed is that Sky now have a monopoly and that there is no major live golf on Terrestrial telly bar the Mastets sat and Sunday - for me I think that's a bad thing for the sport regardless of whose fault it is and thinking that certainly doesn't make me or indeed anyone someone who is a member of a "draconian club and stifling them from going forward"
Everyone will always have their commentators who they like and don't like etc and some will prefer sky's coverage and some will prefer BBC - I don't think people can say either way who is right or wrong because it's all just personal opinion
I prefer BBC - never been a fan of Sky's coverage of golf but that's just my own personal opinion - there are some from Sky i think are great - Beem , Howell and Dougherty and there are some that just make me press mute
My main disappointed is that Sky now have a monopoly and that there is no major live golf on Terrestrial telly bar the Mastets sat and Sunday - for me I think that's a bad thing for the sport regardless of whose fault it is and thinking that certainly doesn't make me or indeed anyone someone who is a member of a "draconian club and stifling them from going forward"
sawtooth
Tour Winner
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HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
I still don't get this Sky monopoly being bad for game and it failing to ignite interest in kids and the simple truth is, if a family has a kid that has an interest in sport, chances are they have Sky/Virgin already (probably for the footie) and so they have access. There are a host of websites giving up to minute information and I simply believe that if a kid wants to get into golf, they will have already been influenced by things like the RC anyway. Ultimately it still boils down to clubs, foundations, ranges and indeed the parents providing the accessibility for their interest to be harnessed and they get a chance to play and hit balls for themselves. The R&A have taken the Sky shilling and so it's perhaps them above all that have the biggest need of all to harness this and feed that money to the very grass roots in schools, clubs and the aforementioned places
