Preshot routine by the pro's

[Maverick]

Ran across this at PGA Tour site today..sorry if you guys have already seen this..I've seen a few of them on TV..but to have them all..kinda kewl..getting me pumped for tomorrow!

http://www.titleist.com/mediacenter/...p?size=lg&id;=8

[Mina]

That's pretty cool. I never bother to take practice swings or follow any set routine. Just tee it up, check the wind, get my direction, address, and swing - usually in that order, but it may vary. Teeing up the ball isn't always first, but swinging normally is last I hope I don't offend anyone, but I find it kinda funny when someone does this elaborate routine and looks so professional, only to shank the ball off into the woods.

[jimmymo]

No more funny than someone who doesn't have a routine and shanks one into the woods....

[thehillgolfer]

actually the preshot routine adds an extra giggle or two to the shank into the woods...only slightly more funny is someone taking a monster swing and like topping it and it not going anywhere..it always gets a little chuckle out of me...which takes me to that commercial, where that guy is talking about being tied with tiger woods and the other guy is like tiger woods shot a 102? and then the other dude tops his drive, well that driver was loud when it hit the ball and it didnt move more than 3 yards. how is that possible???? has anyone ever done that??? cuz i watched that and i was like nooo way. so if anyone actually knows if the sound goes with the swing let me know. and i have a loosely followed preshot routine, but usually my drives go 275 yards down the fairway with a slight draw

[allin]

I can't say for sure because there are exceptions but usually sound for commercials is sweetened, a term used when a different or enhanced sound is used. Often the actors voice their lines a second time in a sound booth to replace the live voices recorded on site.