Two things I can't stand during golf broadcasts

[alo1984]

Uh, with the exception of very, very few people in the history of golf, Johnny Miller

I don't disagree, but he's not out there doing it now. In my opinion it serves little to no purpose to have a commentator telling me how bad and stupid a certain play or shot was. Just don't care for that.

[iacas]

I don't disagree, but he's not out there doing it now. In my opinion it serves little to no purpose to have a commentator telling me how bad and stupid a certain play or shot was. Just don't care for that.

Okay, I do. I want to know whether something was just hard or whether someone botched it up. The difference matters.

[sean_miller]

Okay, I do. I want to know whether something was just hard or whether someone botched it up. The difference matters.

As a pro, whether they had soft jazz playing or the soothing sounds of Johnny Miller, you'd still be able to spot the difference.

[laconic517]

Johnny Miller is awesome, he actually gives insight to whats going through a players mind during the shot and he provides analysis as to how the shot should be pulled off or shouldve been pulled off.

I find the mental side and nuances of the professional game (like tour pros get nervous from this...... etc) much more interesting than people like Mike Tirico or Chris Berman

[alo1984]

Okay, I do. I want to know whether something was just hard or whether someone botched it up. The difference matters.

I just don't agree with this. I can tell, as I'm sure most folks that watch golf can, when a player hits a crappy shot or when a shot is hard (aren't they all). The commentators do a good job of telling you when the player faces a difficult shot but I just don't care for them telling me what a good for nothing somebody is if they don't hit the shot.

And why does the difference matter?

[max power]

As a pro, whether they had soft jazz playing or the soothing sounds of Johnny Miller, you'd still be able to spot the difference.

Agreed, and even at less than pro ability I have no trouble determining if a shot someone is about to hit is difficult, if they flubbed it, or both. Johnny Miller was a great golfer, but he's my least favorite golf announcer. He doesn't add to my enjoyment of the telecast at all. Between Miller and silence I'd take silence.

[sean_miller]

Agreed, and even at less than pro ability I have no trouble determining if a shot someone is about to hit is difficult, if they flubbed it, or both. Johnny Miller was a great golfer, but he's my least favorite golf announcer. He doesn't add to my enjoyment of the telecast at all.

I hear that behind my back almost every day!!

[nevets88]

Miller has his moments. Venturi and Strange in comparison, were awful. Awfully repetitive.

[cliff2222tx]

I hate the camera movements on The Golf Channel studio.

[Danny Noonan]

I know its been covered ad nauseam around here, but I hate the "go in the hole" pricks. I mean, please.