Terms you want announcers to stop using

[hogans71]

Hans grubering...

[Sean2]

[quote name='ABgolfer2' timestamp='1389070001' post='8413575']
Grow the game, Minolta biz hub etc, plays the game the right way, [b]young guns[/b], woods as metals, not much in this, etc.
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+1 right there.

[4Par]

[quote name='duffer987' timestamp='1389060700' post='8412489']
[quote name='4Par' timestamp='1389013736' post='8407209']
Penultimate.......
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Erm... OK. So you prefer 'next to last hole' instead then?
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You mean 17? Lol

[TJCDAS]

Scored the Golf Ball.

[mr_divots]

"Tour insider Tim Rosaforte."
Has he ever gleaned an interesting tidbit as the "insider?" I'm still waiting... seems like he just reads twitter feeds.

[tityman]

[quote name='PJ72' timestamp='1388936589' post='8402123']
[quote name='tityman' timestamp='1388422183' post='8367819']
double eagle

I'm American and if it's an albatross call it an albatross.
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It's an Albatross in the UK, too. I thought it was an American phrase.

But, yeah, bloody annoying. Why not call it a triple birdie? Or a quadruple par or something?
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PJ72 my intent was to communicate that not all Americans use the "double eagle" term, some of us are educated. ?

For the record I have never heard anyone from the UK say "double eagle."

Cheers

[scottiewingnut]

[sup]Anything and everything about Johnny Miller's playing career. This past weekend was over the top at TOC with everyone person that spoke during the telecast had to say something to remind or educate everyone that he was a good player in his day. Must be in his contract that his playing achievements have to be mentioned X times in a broadcast.[/sup]

[fore]

I would like it if they tried not using words like- [i]the, if[/i], when and [i]and[/i]. Not that they bother me. It would be quite a disciplinary exercise for them.

[Mdmspop]

"Makeable". Worse, still, "very makeable"

[golftejas]

"He won't be happy with that bogey" . . . . . ya think?

[Frankie Lob Wedge]

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Who is the most annoying announcer?
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Chris Berman is the most annoying announcer for anything. It gets worse when he plays in the Pebble Pro Am.

[WalleyeDave]

He hit that one a long way. They all do just give us yardages please.

[WalleyeDave]

That's a makeable putt. ( they all are )

[nbg352]

This thread reads like it's just plain time to turn the sound off, boys........
Oh, never mind, if they all take your collective advice there'd be nothing left to say, anyway.........

[isaacbm]

I'm just happy Chamblee stopped saying "making hay."

[mr_divots]

Rich Lerner: "Do [i]That[/i]."
Weakest sauce ever.

[puttingmatt]

[quote name='nbg352' timestamp='1389333454' post='8433589']
This thread reads like it's just plain time to turn the sound off, boys........
Oh, never mind, if they all take your collective advice there'd be nothing left to say, anyway.........
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Exactly, let them sit there with blank looks on their faces. And pipe in the
applause !!! That's the ticket !!!

[SurfinTurf]

Kelly Tilghman's complimentary comments towards Chamblee and the other guys is pretty unnecessary. Not really a huge fan of Kelly's I guess.

In other news Win Mcmurry is gone

[mr_divots]

[quote name='nbg352' timestamp='1389333454' post='8433589']
This thread reads like it's just plain [b]time to turn the sound[/b] off, boys........
Oh, never mind, if they all take your collective advice there'd be nothing left to say, anyway.........
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Oh, that's been the norm for US telecasts for some time for me.
I'll still gladly turn on the audio for the Euro broadcasts.

[mshills]

[quote name='richard t' timestamp='1388941886' post='8402515']
Like most other sports they just speak in cliches. That's why Peter Aliss is so great. The man fully comprehends the English language AND he uses it!
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Correct.

It's not just a golf announcing problem. Sportscasters in the US are determined never to use one word when eight will do.

[Hakko]

[quote name='SurfinTurf' timestamp='1389378383' post='8436113']
Kelly Tilghman's complimentary comments towards Chamblee and the other guys is pretty unnecessary. Not really a huge fan of Kelly's I guess.

In other news Win Mcmurry is gone
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What, has she left GC?

[SurfinTurf]

[quote name='Hakko' timestamp='1389382522' post='8436583']
[quote name='SurfinTurf' timestamp='1389378383' post='8436113']
Kelly Tilghman's complimentary comments towards Chamblee and the other guys is pretty unnecessary. Not really a huge fan of Kelly's I guess.

In other news Win Mcmurry is gone
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What, has she left GC?
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Yep. I think they were making way for Lisa Cornwell. She's Bill Clinton's cousin so....

That Canadian gal is gone also.

[mr_divots]

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[quote name='richard t' timestamp='1388941886' post='8402515']
Like most other sports they just speak in cliches. That's why Peter Aliss is so great. The man fully comprehends the English language AND he uses it!
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Correct.

It's not just a golf announcing problem. Sportscasters in the US are determined never to use one word when eight will do.
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So true. I forget who it was on the Hawaii coverage last night. Gary Koch and someone else are giving us the intimate details of a three foot putt for birdie. Back and forth they go incessantly. "If he keeps it inside the hole, it should go in" is the last bit of wisdom they leave us with in their over-analysis of a 3 foot putt. Just shut up and watch them hit it already. If they miss it, comment then. A pro missing a 3 footer is worth commenting on. Preparing for them to hit said 3 footer? Shut up. Please and thank you.

[awil]

Heard an announcer say come on just scamper on up there ball today .....

[Tipsy McHooker]

[quote name='mr_divots' timestamp='1389130447' post='8417653']
"Tour insider Tim Rosaforte."
Has he ever gleaned an interesting tidbit as the "insider?" I'm still waiting... seems like he just reads twitter feeds.
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That guy just looks and acts like an arrogant douc he bag and his "Insights" are uninteresting rumors and name drops i.e. (I was talking to Tiger the other day while he was showering and he thinks anchoring should be banned....then Phil and i had a club sandwich post round and he says he pays too much in taxes in California) Him Jimmy Roberts, Jim Gray and Berman should not be allowed on golf telecasts, and should be promptly executed!

[Tipsy McHooker]

Since they are in Hawaii now I've heard the "Boom Baby" crap incorporated every time Jeff Overton swings. Redundant.

[Titleist87]

If all announcers were so sterile, how boring the broadcasts would. Variety is the spice of life.

[SixtySomePing]

'this one's got a chance'...

[PinHunter]

"Fairway metal"
"Hooked putt"
"Slice putt"

Yes, all Johnny Miller terms coincidentally.

[BMC]

I don't love everything Miller says, but the broadcasts are better when he is on them.

I think they should approach every broadcast like The Masters, not necessarily the drama, but the less is more approach.

I find the Euro broadcasts extremely boring.

Dan Hicks must go!