Big Break II

Is anyone out there watching Big Break II on The Golf Channel?

Talk about not performing well under pressure. From 186 (tee to pin) 6 of 10 contestants completely missed the green. From 146 (tee to pin) there were still 4 of the 6 who had not hit the green previously still couldn't stick the ball on the green and from 126 to the pin there was still 1 guy who couldn't put his ball on the putting surface. People always say, "wow - even I could have made that shot." Well, an everyday Joe with a low handicap just proved that making a seemingly easy shot really isn't that easy with cameras all around AND there is something big on the line.

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Gord

Quote of the month:
"It's easy to see golf not as a game at all but as some whey-faced, nineteenth-century Presbyterian minister's fever dream of exorcism achieved through ritual and self-mortification." ~Bruce McCall

Yes, I saw that episode,

The wind was blowing, but this group had several chances and even got to see what the other guys were hitting and still left 'em short or flew the green. Tough to watch. Not impressed so far, but it's early. If they're performing like that with a few cameras around, how are they going to do with a gallery of hundreds/thousands lining the fairway??

The biggest problem I see in this format, is that they are all just sitting around waiting to hit. You can't get into any kind of rythem that way, so that bad shots don't surprise me.

Good point Greg. It sure is a fun show to watch though!

The Big Break......

If I was a journeyman pro struggling from season to season to make these tournaments I would be pretty annoyed that a bunch of (let's face it) average club pro Joes were getting the chance just cause they were a bit of a personality and fitted a demographic (lets face it does that group of guys look like they were plucked off any old practice range on the tour, I don't think so).

It's just Pop Idol Golf....not too much of the stuff they are doing makes any difference on the tour. I mean how many courses on the tour have Glass panels to hit? Or oil drums as targets? Its good entertainment to be sure and you watch them play the games and you would love to try them yourself. If they really meant it to be taken more seriously they would just throw them at a ahard course and the lowest score over four or six rounds would win with bonuses for longest drives, most fairways hit most greens hit, fewest putts etc.

D.

I agree that there are very few challenges that are relavent, but how many of us could break that pane of glass? It's entertaining and the shots require a lot of imagination. If you are capable of pulling off 80% of the challenges with good success you probably have good enough game to make the top 20 on the Nationwide tournament with a good couple of rounds strung together.