Big Break X: Michigan

[Tha Fuzzy 1]

I just watched the show, tivo'd it earlier tonight. I'd say there was a lot of nerves out there, at least I hope that's what it was, but none of the teams rubbed me at all the wrong way, they all seem pretty enjoyable. If I had to pick one team to root for, it would be Casey and Rachel, just cos of the MSU connection. That's my favorite college.

[alf174]

I like the fact that the show immediately got started with the competition; didn't bore us with repetitive biographies of the teams/players. The couple of shanks, one from Brandt Snedeker's brother if IIRC, is real world so I don't mind it at all.

[worst_shot_ever]

I would have to agree that so far none of the contestants have wrung any alarm bells, but it's hard to say at this early stage. I will suggest that the Chileans, the long-drivers, and the coaches all are possibles in the there's-a-fair-likelihood-you-will-irritate-me-before-this-is-over contest, but that's just speculation at this point. I affirmatively liked Prange (but not so much her boy toy), Andrea and her partner, the lephrauchan looking guy and his wife, and Otis and Rachel. I thought Rachel was a little firecracker. Speaking of them, did anyone else think Otis's swing looked an awful lot like Raul's from HW18? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Golfgal]

  worst_shot_ever said:

I would have to agree that so far none of the contestants have wrung any alarm bells, but it's hard to say at this early stage. I will suggest that the Chileans, the long-drivers, and the coaches all are possibles in the there's-a-fair-likelihood-you-will-irritate-me-before-this-is-over contest, but that's just speculation at this point. I affirmatively liked Prange (but not so much her boy toy), Andrea and her partner, the lephrauchan looking guy and his wife, and Otis and Rachel. I thought Rachel was a little firecracker. Speaking of them, did anyone else think Otis's swing looked an awful lot like Raul's from HW18? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Leprechaun???? LOL!!! Now we know why the contestants are told NOT to read these forums -

I think Amber mentioned in her interview last night that she and boy toy have parted friendly ways, so boy toy is no more it would seem. I'm not sure I'll enjoy the subtitles for Hugo and Camila much longer - I'm too busy making notes to be reading the screen too. I hope that doesn't go on the whole show. Gayle

[Harry Longshanks]

  worst_shot_ever said:

Speaking of them, did anyone else think Otis's swing looked an awful lot like Raul's from HW18? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Yes!!!! I was thinking the exact same thing as I was watching last night: "Mr. Wristy Part II: Revenge of Tendinitis!!"

  Golfgal said:

I'm not sure I'll enjoy the subtitles for Hugo and Camila much longer - I'm too busy making notes to be reading the screen too. I hope that doesn't go on the whole show.

Gayle! Are you saying you don't have TiVo?!?!?

Oh, the humanity!

[worst_shot_ever]

  Golfgal said:

Leprechaun???? LOL!!! Now we know why the contestants are told NOT to read these forums -

And that's a guy I liked!

[Golfgal]

  Harry Longshanks said:

Yes!!!! I was thinking the exact same thing as I was watching last night: "Mr. Wristy Part II: Revenge of Tendinitis!!"

I have to admit, Harry, that I still live in the dark ages when it comes to TV. I bought an LCD last year and keep planning on setting up a laptop to record shows (I really don't want another box), but haven't gotten around to it. I guess I better bite the bullet or risk being shunned by the forum fans :)

Gayle

[Harry Longshanks]

  Golfgal said:

I have to admit, Harry, that I still live in the dark ages when it comes to TV. I bought an LCD last year and keep planning on setting up a laptop to record shows (I really don't want another box), but haven't gotten around to it. I guess I better bite the bullet or risk being shunned by the forum fans :)

Oh GolfGal!

But if you get The Golf Channel, that means you have cable or satellite TV, yes? Just ring up your carrier and ask for a DVR (Digital Video Recorder - the generic equivalent of TiVo). The DVR will combine the cable/satellite box and the DVR into one unit. Viola! Same number of boxes, but now you can record, pause, rewind, etc! I'm telling you, it will change the way you watch TV. No joke. I got a TiVo as a gift from my parents for Christmas 3 years ago. I thought "Pffftt. I don't even watch that much TV. What do I need this thing for?" Ummm, yeah. Couldn't live without one now. And as always, I look forward to your interviews with the contestants. The "behind the scenes" information makes the show so much more interesting. Clicking over to your site to listen right now! EDIT: Hey!!!!! I'm down!

[Golfgal]

  Harry Longshanks said:

Oh GolfGal!

Oh dear...now I have to come clean...

Last year when I bought my HDTV with an HD box, I didn't buy the one with the built in recorder - I was like you, I said, "Pffftt. I don't even watch that much TV. What do I need this thing for?" Now I wish I had bought the one with built-in DVR, but hindsight is 20/20 and I'm obviously blind as a bat - laser surgery and all! My laptop says that it has a TV tuner in it and that I can watch, pause, record, rewind, TV etc all from my laptop - I just have to figure out how. What's nuts???? I have a freekin computer science degree and I still get lost in this new technology - Ooops! I am starting to show my age. Enough of that. Thanks for the note about my interviews. I really do appreciate it. If you ever want me to ask something - you know how to reach me :) Cheers Gayle

[Harry Longshanks]

  Golfgal said:

Oh dear...now I have to come clean...

I don't want to take this thread too far off topic, but I bet you can "upgrade" your receiver. Give your provider a call and see what they can do for you. Sometimes, it's just a swap with an additional rental charge. Sometimes you have to pay up front for the new unit. But it's sooooo worth it.

Sorry, I can't help with the TV tuner in the computer thing. Mine doesn't have that. RE: BB:X, is it just me, or are there a disproportionate number of pixie-ish ladies (Amber, Rachel M., and Camila) on this season's show? Those girls are just tiny * , no? * Not in a negative way. Just relative to other female golfers we have seen on the show previously. (Although, the U-Dub site lists Amber at 5'6", so maybe its just a TV thing . . . or a Harry thing. Probably a Harry thing.)

[Golfgal]

  Harry Longshanks said:

I don't want to take this thread too far off topic, but I bet you can "upgrade" your receiver. Give your provider a call and see what they can do for you. Sometimes, it's just a swap with an additional rental charge. Sometimes you have to pay up front for the new unit. But it's sooooo worth it.

Thanks Harry. Kind of nice having our own private chat room for a while :)

Back to BB... 5'6" isn't short - in fact, it's a bit above avg for ladies, so I think it's because the guys are pretty darn big - David, Michael, Otis, Rob...they all look like big boys to me - NOT that that's a bad thing ;) Gayle

[bogeyhitter25]

I've watched a little bit of it. It seems pretty good. I've always liked Highway 18, and also School of Golf isn't bad, but isn't great.

[Pat007]

Had this discussion with friends while watching it last night. What would you re-name the show?

We came up with: Big Break 10: Our wives are better than us...

[iacas]

  Pat007 said:

We came up with: Big Break 10: Our wives are better than us...

Well since it seems to cause the breakups of a good many of the participants (at least 1/8th this time), how about "Big Break Ex" instead of "X"?

[julie_m]

I can't get over how the show insists on spelling it "Ex's" on screen.

It's "Exes." Plural, not possessive.

[BlingoQueen]

Blingos in the house!!! Amber and Andrea thank you very much! I can't believe I'm already reading this forum... I'm hooked. I don't know how much i'll post since most of the girls are my friends, but who knows? So far so good, still getting to know the teams really. Nice looking place though, lets go play!

[iacas]

  julie_m said:

It's "Exes." Plural, not possessive.

That bugged the heck out of me too. More than "decimal cents" (i.e.

here and here ).

[gogolfing]

I usually have some on all the Big Break series that jump out as annoying from the start ie: Don Donotello. No one last night really rubbed me the wrong way. It seemed they were all pretty guarded last night, so it'll be interesting once the pressure ramps up how long it for someone's true colors to show themselves.

you could see the egos are there, but they were held relatively in check last night.