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noonan

Trees - televised golf
« on: September 30, 2016, 04:00:59 PM »
On these classic courses like Hazeltine the trees have gotten tall. Unless removed they pose another issue. Why do they cut the pins where people putt though shadows late in the day? - it has an adverse effect on the golfer and tv coverage.

Carl Johnson

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Re: Trees - televised golf
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2016, 04:33:08 PM »
For me this is a non-issue.  Golf's played outside.  T[size=78%]rees and shadows, for better or worse, are part of the playing field.[/size]

jeffwarne

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Re: Trees - televised golf
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2016, 04:44:50 PM »
On these classic courses like Hazeltine the trees have gotten tall. Unless removed they pose another issue. Why do they cut the pins where people putt though shadows late in the day? - it has an adverse effect on the golfer and tv coverage.

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Thomas Dai

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Re: Trees - televised golf
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2016, 04:48:57 PM »
........ classic courses like Hazeltine....


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jeffwarne

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Re: Trees - televised golf
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2016, 04:56:38 PM »
"Let's slow the damned greens down a bit, not take the character out of them." Tom Doak
"Take their focus off the grass and put it squarely on interesting golf." Don Mahaffey

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John Connolly

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Re: Trees - televised golf
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2016, 07:44:07 PM »
I was thinking the same thing. Too many big trees with huge shadows near the greens. Obviously not the first time we've seen shadows late in the day but it seemed more prevalent today.
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David_Tepper

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Re: Trees - televised golf
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2016, 09:51:38 PM »
"Too many big trees with huge shadows near the greens. Obviously not the first time we've seen shadows late in the day but it seemed more prevalent today."

Remember we are at the end of September. The sun is not getting as high in the sky as it was in July & August and sunset is getting earlier each day. That is one reason why the shadows are more noticeable later in the day.
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jeffwarne

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Re: Trees - televised golf
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2016, 08:51:27 AM »
"Too many big trees with huge shadows near the greens. Obviously not the first time we've seen shadows late in the day but it seemed more prevalent today."

Remember we are at the end of September. The sun is not getting as high in the sky as it was in July & August and sunset is getting earlier each day. That is one reason why the shadows are more noticeable later in the day.

and in many cases it's bleachers creating the shadows.
short days, 36 holes-early starts-late finishes
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Pat Burke

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Re: Trees - televised golf
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2016, 09:45:43 AM »
"Too many big trees with huge shadows near the greens. Obviously not the first time we've seen shadows late in the day but it seemed more prevalent today."

Remember we are at the end of September. The sun is not getting as high in the sky as it was in July & August and sunset is getting earlier each day. That is one reason why the shadows are more noticeable later in the day.

and in many cases it's bleachers creating the shadows.
short days, 36 holes-early starts-late finishes
outdoor game


Not to mention ridiculous pace of play with four groups each wave! :P

noonan

Re: Trees - televised golf
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2016, 10:15:40 AM »
"Too many big trees with huge shadows near the greens. Obviously not the first time we've seen shadows late in the day but it seemed more prevalent today."

Remember we are at the end of September. The sun is not getting as high in the sky as it was in July & August and sunset is getting earlier each day. That is one reason why the shadows are more noticeable later in the day.

and in many cases it's bleachers creating the shadows.
short days, 36 holes-early starts-late finishes
outdoor game


Agreed. But the shaows looked like broccoli :)


I assume they move the pins between each round. I may be wrong.

Tim_Cronin

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Re: Trees - televised golf
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2016, 04:04:42 PM »
They do move them. The shadows move as well. If it was overcast, this would not be an issue.
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