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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
While I liked how much Fox used the tracer and how they showed the yardages to different things (355 to carry bunker, etc) overall I really think they were overmatched. A bunch of time the cameraman couldn't find the ball rolling down the fairway and we had a camera panning the fairway. The cameramen following the golfers seemed really intrusive - I don't recall ever actually seeing the camera people following so closely in so many shots.
They may get those wrinkles ironed out, but I'm not sure their first broadcast being a high profile major was a good decision. They needed a couple smaller tournaments to figure out the bugs. Seeing the shot shapes and everything was great. The way they had no commercials for the end was great. They caught some good moments, but some of the sensationalism seemed a bit out of place.
Unless this is just the way Fox intends on doing it, in which case I am not a fan.
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I also found their ability to track balls in flight and rolling to be far worse than other broadcasts. I'm pretty sure that is why they heavily utilized the shot tracker.