"Full Swing" Tour Docuseries on Netflix

[JetFan1983]

Golf's Existential Crisis Is Coming to Netflix | GQ

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When it greenlit its new golf series 'Full Swing,' Netflix was hoping to build something like the next 'Drive to Survive'—then a controversial new Saudi...

 

Interesting GQ article on Full Swing (2023). I haven't finished it yet, but thought it was good enough so far to share 

During my six years away from golf, I actually spent time rehabbing with Brooks Koepka, when he was ranked number one in the world. We had the same doctor team at that time though I learned later Brooks has many doctors and trainers. 

What they say about his personal struggle is accurate from what I observed. Anyway, that article previews some cool things that might mean the documentary series, which will be eight episodes, is entertaining. Who knows though. Fingers crossed.

[iacas]

The episode guide is:

• Episode 1: JT and Spieth
• Episode 2: BK
• Episode 3: Ian Poulter
• Episode 4: Joel Dahmen
• Episode 5: Matt Fitz
• Episode 6: Finau and Morikowa
• Episode 7: Sahith and Mito
• Episode 8: Rory and Cam Smith

[JetFan1983]

9 minutes ago, iacas said:

The episode guide is:

• Episode 1: JT and Spieth
• Episode 2: BK
• Episode 3: Ian Poulter
• Episode 4: Joel Dahmen
• Episode 5: Matt Fitz
• Episode 6: Finau and Morikowa
• Episode 7: Sahith and Mito
• Episode 8: Rory and Cam Smith

Guess I'm skipping episode three.

[iacas]

6 minutes ago, JetFan1983 said:

Guess I'm skipping episode three.

Yeah.

#2 also has Scottie Scheffler.

[The Flush]

I think cousin Jon helped record at least eps 2, 5, and 8.

[iacas]

Just now, The Flush said:

I think cousin Jon helped record at least eps 2, 5, and 8.

Not sure what you mean. Like… your cousin? Huh?

[The Flush]

1 minute ago, iacas said:

Not sure what you mean. Like… your cousin? Huh?

My wife's cousin more specifically. He is a sound guy that helps record some of the footage. He has sent us pictures of himself taken at Fitz's house and BK playing basketball that were taken during the recording.  I want to say he went to Italy with Rory.  I think he went to the Open. He didn't make it to our house for Christmas like usual, so I didn't get to ask him more about it. He is moving back to Columbus from NY soon. Maybe I can talk him into letting me carry gear for him at the Memorial if they are still doing it this year. 

[Bucki1968]

Being as big of fan of "Drive to Survive", I hope "Full Swing" works. I am, however, going in with low expectations. Not sure if this will work as well as F1. 

[iacas]

38 minutes ago, Bucki1968 said:

Being as big of fan of "Drive to Survive", I hope "Full Swing" works. I am, however, going in with low expectations. Not sure if this will work as well as F1. 

Like DTS, I think for already knowledgeable golf fans, it'll be annoying sometimes. I've heard they tell you what "making the cut" means and what a "birdie" means more than a few times, for example.

[iacas]

Second trailer is out.

[Darkfrog]

I'm totally going to watch this, but I feel like the official trailer is overselling the drama a bit.

[iacas]

I've heard mixed things. I think this won't be "for" golf fans. But we'll see how much it can add to non-golf fans or to get them interested. I plan to watch with my wife.

[Zeph]

I would not expect this to be aimed primarily at existing golf fans, but written to hit a wide audience. It’s Netflix after all, not The Golf Channel. They want it to appeal to as many as possible, and that means they’ll have to do some basic explaining that every golf fan knows.

Not that it won’t be of interest to golf fans.

I’ve read comments about LIV not being a major storyline, but certainly not left out either, and that some players are surprisingly open and honest on that and other subjects.

[phan52]

I am looking forward to this. I have been watching Break Point, the one they did on the 2022 tennis season, and it is pretty good. 

[iacas]

Episode 1

[iacas]

I'm seeing what F1 fans say about Drive to Survive.

Because this episode is about Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth… you fail to get almost any real context. The story focuses in a big way on the PGA Championship that JT won, but doesn't even really mention the other majors except to point out that there are four bigger tournaments a year because the PGA is one of them.

I appreciated a little of the behind-the-scenes look at things, but… 50 minutes of it? It was a lot, and not terribly interesting. Nobody said anything interesting, nothing you didn't already know about happened… you didn't get to know Jordan and Justin much better at all.

I give it a B-.

But I'm not the audience. Thing is, though, I'm not sure this will really captivate non-golf fans either.

I was planning to have my wife watch these with me, but I don't know if I want to subject her to them if they're going to be this flat.

[iacas]

Soly also said:

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The first episode is not worth rushing to watch. It’s the worst of the series, IMO. It will likely (appropriately) lower your expectations for the series.

Hopefully he's right.

[saevel25]

I kind of wish I didn't stay up to 12:30 last night watching the opening episode. I thought it was just OK as well. Though, I was trying to remember that PGA championship. I guess the only good thing is, it tries to introduce golf as not this old man's sport, but it has athletes. I appreciated seeing the grinding part of it a bit. Besides that, I could care less about the relationship between JT and Spieth. I can not relate to that really, so it fell flat for me.