so reading recruits... thread about the winter olympics got me on this topic. i'lll flat out admit that i do enjoy watching curling. i wont call myself a fan, i mean i dont belong to a curling club but with that said, i truly do like watching it.
so here is my issue with the coverage. the announcers do a terrible job calling this for casual fans. i mean, the scoring is kind of easy to figure out but my issue is, they dont explain the strategy enough, they dont tell you what the shooter (sorry if im screwing up the lingo) should be doing, what angle they should be coming at, what "stone" they should be aiming for or knocking out of the way..
when someone is throwing the hammer, they are going for the button most of the time so you dont have to explain that but during the game/match, they'll aim right or left or try to go deep or set up a block and an educated announcer should be telling you this. they should have aerial shot and do a little teleprompter (john madden action) and show you where they will want to come in at and what stone they'll want to knock out. then you can see the actual shot and see if it was a good shot or not.
1/2 the time, you dont know if it was a good shot or not and the damn "color man" (I have no idea if that's what you call the 2nd person) does this. I watched one yesterday and the chick doing it was a curler and she sucked. gave you no clue about strategy. Also, they should do more "over top" camera shots so you can see the line of the shot. think that would be better than just a close up of the sweeper..
OK, that's all i got. if there are any curling fans out there please let me know what you think about my rant. if there isnt, just everyone go on and ignore me.
so here is my issue with the coverage. the announcers do a terrible job calling this for casual fans. i mean, the scoring is kind of easy to figure out but my issue is, they dont explain the strategy enough, they dont tell you what the shooter (sorry if im screwing up the lingo) should be doing, what angle they should be coming at, what "stone" they should be aiming for or knocking out of the way..
when someone is throwing the hammer, they are going for the button most of the time so you dont have to explain that but during the game/match, they'll aim right or left or try to go deep or set up a block and an educated announcer should be telling you this. they should have aerial shot and do a little teleprompter (john madden action) and show you where they will want to come in at and what stone they'll want to knock out. then you can see the actual shot and see if it was a good shot or not.
1/2 the time, you dont know if it was a good shot or not and the damn "color man" (I have no idea if that's what you call the 2nd person) does this. I watched one yesterday and the chick doing it was a curler and she sucked. gave you no clue about strategy. Also, they should do more "over top" camera shots so you can see the line of the shot. think that would be better than just a close up of the sweeper..
OK, that's all i got. if there are any curling fans out there please let me know what you think about my rant. if there isnt, just everyone go on and ignore me.