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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2013/03/19/pga-tour-golf-channel-arnold-palmer-invitational-tv-golf/2000817/

USA Today's story on the hover camera.......

Watch the Golf Channel on Wednesday and you may think you see space aliens hovering over players. Or maybe drones.

But it's just the latest gadgetry in TV sports: It's a sort of tiny unmanned helicopter equipped with a camera.

The Golf Channel says it won't use the remote-controlled whirly bird to swoop over regular play -- at least not yet.

But it will test the so-called Hoverfly, from the company by the same name based in Winter Springs, Fla., on its On the Range show on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET).

The idea of that show will be to take viewers to the practice range to see how players are preparing for this week's PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Neither GC's nor NBC's coverage of the tournament will include use of the flying gadget, which previously has been used on TV fishing including the NBC Sports Network cable channel's Ultimate Fishing Experience and Animal Planet's Hillbilly Handfishin '.

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I think Ricky played great alongside Tiger yesterday.  I actually take what happened on 16 with a glass half full approach.  He knew he needed to birdie (there was a HIGH chance Tiger was going to) an

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Video that I took from Tuesday of Pat Perez having the hover cam fly around him.

I pride myself as being relatively immune to outside distractions, but that could get into your head!

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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Originally Posted by Rick Martin

Spoke w/ a long time attendee at the Arnold Palmer practice round and the consensus is that after Arnie passes, this tournament will probably pass away as well or at least the venue will change.

That wouldn't surprise me. Bay Hill isn't a high-profile club, especially when compared to many of the newer clubs in Orlando that have better courses with more amenities and room for spectators. This is Arnie's tournament, far much so than the Memorial is Jack's tournament (and that one's lifespan will far exceed even Nicklaus), and though Orlando will always have a premier tour date in March, I doubt it will be here once he's gone.

In my UnderArmour Links stand bag...

Driver: '07 Burner 9.5° (stiff graphite shaft)
Woods: SasQuatch 17° 4-Wood (stiff graphite shaft)
Hybrid: 4DX Ironwood 20° (stiff graphite shaft)Irons/Wedges: Apex Edge 3-PW, GW, SW (stiff shaft); Carnoustie 60° LWPutter: Rossa AGSI+ Corzina...

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I am surprised that the hovercam wasn't wearing a putter by the end of that video.

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Originally Posted by walk18

I was thinking out of respect for one of the all time greats, the guy who made golf popular back in the day? I mean how many more years do you think the guy's gonna be around?

I don't get how the only way to show respect is to play in his tournament.

The implication seems to be that by not playing Rory is deliberately snubbing Arnie, which is just spinning a story for a story's sake. Rory obviously doesn't want to play a lot of tournaments early in the year (wrong decision imo) and this is a scheduling decision.

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That wouldn't surprise me. Bay Hill isn't a high-profile club, especially when compared to many of the newer clubs in Orlando that have better courses with more amenities and room for spectators. This is Arnie's tournament, far much so than the Memorial is Jack's tournament (and that one's lifespan will far exceed even Nicklaus), and though Orlando will always have a premier tour date in March, I doubt it will be here once he's gone.

I'm curious. What newer courses over here would you consider more appropriate for a tour event than Bay Hill?

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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Can't view the videos......

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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Tiger's making an early push!

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Can't decide whether to head out to the tournament bright and early tomorrow a.m. Its about 80 miles away. Big crowds expected, I guess (I hate crowds). You get bussed to the tournament from Universal Studios - pain in the a@@.  Or I could just go  out and play, come home watch on the HDTV while having a couple of beers while sitting in the recliner.

Tough decision.

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