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Date: 19 Jan 2007 13:17:40
From: Laura M
Subject: "Aim Point?"
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What do you all think of the graphics they're showing when players are
putting. Personally, I like the blue dashed line showing the projected
putting path, but that yellow arrow pointing to where the players are
supposed to aim is quite distracting.
I've always thought it would be a good idea to highlight the hole
sometimes when players are putting. Sometimes the hole doesn't show up
very well on television.
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Date: 26 Jan 2007 10:28:15
From: warren montgomery
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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> What do you all think of the graphics they're showing when players are
> putting. Personally, I like the blue dashed line showing the projected
> putting path, but that yellow arrow pointing to where the players are
> supposed to aim is quite distracting.
>
Like the concept, hate the graphics. I guess that yuck yellow thing is
supposed to be an arrow, but it always looks more like an architects drawing
of a circular bench around a column in a hotel lobby or something else I
can't picture on a putting green. I wish they would just use a little red
dot or red x, which would make it a lot clearer. Seeing the place these
guys should aim does make one point a lot of people miss. On a breaking
putt the place you aim is usually well wide of the actual path that the ball
follows. I seem to recall one of those Pelz articles guaranteed to
revolutionize my putting (if half those articles were true I would have
negative putts per round by now :-) pointing out that most players picture
the line of break and then aim at the top of the arc in that line, but in
fact you have to aim a lot higher. Fortunately most players compensate for
that without thinking about it but to do that you have to aim and execute
differently for breaking putts which screws up your stroke.
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Warren Montgomery (wamontgomery@att.net)
http://home.att.net/~wamontgomery
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Date: 26 Jan 2007 10:01:53
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:28:15 -0600, "warren montgomery"
<wamontgomery@worldnet.att.net > wrote:
>Like the concept, hate the graphics. I guess that yuck yellow thing is
>supposed to be an arrow, but it always looks more like an architects drawing
>of a circular bench around a column in a hotel lobby or something else I
>can't picture on a putting green.
TV and Hollywood are copycat media. The yellow line worked very well
for American Football, so people figure it will work well elsewhere.
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Date: 26 Jan 2007 14:41:13
From: sfb
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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This isn't the first time TV has tried to illustrate putting lines. Every
time somebody sells them bigger computers and better graphic generators,
they'll make a big deal out of their latest whiz-bang.
"Howard Brazee" <howard@brazee.net > wrote in message
news:aockr21rnnmbbvkrelrtp49e0osq72cj3s@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:28:15 -0600, "warren montgomery"
> <wamontgomery@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>>Like the concept, hate the graphics. I guess that yuck yellow thing is
>>supposed to be an arrow, but it always looks more like an architects
>>drawing
>>of a circular bench around a column in a hotel lobby or something else I
>>can't picture on a putting green.
>
> TV and Hollywood are copycat media. The yellow line worked very well
> for American Football, so people figure it will work well elsewhere.
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Date: 21 Jan 2007 13:30:06
From: dsc
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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> It's like the highlighted puck they used used to show
> for hockey. I can't stand it. I quit watching hockey
> because of that.
>
> Do they still play hockey? Is it on The Hockey Channel
> now?
Well anything that can get people to stop watching hockey... is a good
thing. Maybe it would get dropped from TV altogether. :)
Let's hae more graphics on hockey... :)
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Date: 20 Jan 2007 20:19:05
From: Dave Lee
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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"Laura M" <fingerson88@aol.com > wrote in message
news:1169241460.538771.88210@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> What do you all think of the graphics they're showing when players are
> putting. Personally, I like the blue dashed line showing the projected
> putting path, but that yellow arrow pointing to where the players are
> supposed to aim is quite distracting.
>
> I've always thought it would be a good idea to highlight the hole
> sometimes when players are putting. Sometimes the hole doesn't show up
> very well on television.
>
I like it as a change of pace, every once in a while thing.
dave
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Date: 20 Jan 2007 07:29:24
From: Birdie Bill
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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Laura M wrote:
> What do you all think of the graphics they're showing when players are
> putting. Personally, I like the blue dashed line showing the projected
> putting path, but that yellow arrow pointing to where the players are
> supposed to aim is quite distracting.
>
> I've always thought it would be a good idea to highlight the hole
> sometimes when players are putting. Sometimes the hole doesn't show up
> very well on television.
It's like the highlighted puck they used used to show
for hockey. I can't stand it. I quit watching hockey
because of that.
Do they still play hockey? Is it on The Hockey Channel
now?
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Date: 20 Jan 2007 23:46:27
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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On 20 Jan 2007 07:29:24 -0800, "Birdie Bill"
<bighorn_bill@hotmail.com > wrote:
>It's like the highlighted puck they used used to show
>for hockey. I can't stand it. I quit watching hockey
>because of that.
I think that was a one year experiment.
>Do they still play hockey? Is it on The Hockey Channel
>now?
The strike meant they lost their ESPN contract. I'm not sure what
their new contract is - but it's smaller and less covered. I watch
a few Avalanche games during the regular season, but they are on a
network owned by the owner of the Avalanche and Nuggets.
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Date: 20 Jan 2007 17:01:30
From: Robert Hamilton
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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Birdie Bill wrote:
> Laura M wrote:
> > What do you all think of the graphics they're showing when players are
> > putting. Personally, I like the blue dashed line showing the projected
> > putting path, but that yellow arrow pointing to where the players are
> > supposed to aim is quite distracting.
> >
> > I've always thought it would be a good idea to highlight the hole
> > sometimes when players are putting. Sometimes the hole doesn't show up
> > very well on television.
>
> It's like the highlighted puck they used used to show
> for hockey. I can't stand it. I quit watching hockey
> because of that.
>
> Do they still play hockey? Is it on The Hockey Channel
> now?
That puck was pathetic. The NHL, in it's infinite wisdom, has Versus doing
the hockey broadcasts. You get a game or two every Mon/Tues as long as there
isn't something *BIG* happening in bull riding!
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Date: 20 Jan 2007 06:36:07
From: coljaspal
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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I agree with Laura, they should really not show the putting line or the
arrow...just leave it as it is. When one goes to watch a tournament,
there's no one king lines on the green. Those lines and the arrow
are distracting.
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Date: 20 Jan 2007 12:21:03
From: Otto
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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"coljaspal" <coljaspal@gmail.com > wrote in message
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> I agree with Laura, they should really not show the putting line or the
> arrow...just leave it as it is. When one goes to watch a tournament,
> there's no one king lines on the green. Those lines and the arrow
> are distracting.
I don't like the graphics they are using but one might be able to make a
case for highlighting the center of the hole if it were done in as
unobtrusive way as possible.
It can sometimes be difficult to see the hole on the longer putts.
Otto
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Date: 19 Jan 2007 23:15:12
From: Otto
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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"Laura M" <fingerson88@aol.com > wrote in message
news:1169241460.538771.88210@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> What do you all think of the graphics they're showing when players are
> putting.
I don't like it.
Otto
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Date: 20 Jan 2007 04:23:05
From: Robert Hamilton
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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I like it.
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Date: 19 Jan 2007 15:45:38
From: Aress Gee
Subject: Re: "Aim Point?"
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"Laura M" <fingerson88@aol.com > writes:
> What do you all think of the graphics they're showing when players are
> putting. Personally, I like the blue dashed line showing the projected
> putting path, but that yellow arrow pointing to where the players are
> supposed to aim is quite distracting.
>
> I've always thought it would be a good idea to highlight the hole
> sometimes when players are putting. Sometimes the hole doesn't show up
> very well on television.
I would prefer not to have either indicator shown while
the ball is in motion.
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