Cowboy Dennis
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Are there any good commentators left? This 2013 D.C.C. showed many poor ones.
Good pool commentators:
1: Don't make themselves the focal point of the broadcast. They help to make the players & the game the focal points, after all, that's what they're being paid for.
2: Don't constantly argue with their co-host. Viewers don't want to hear that arguing.
3: Knowing that people will be buying the AccuStats DVDs when they come out, good commentators will not constantly ask for "overhead" views so they can draw yellow lines all over the place and clutter up the screen. They realize that viewers want to see the overhead now & then but not so that the co-commentators can argue shot choice.
4: Good commentators know that when they are commentating a One-Pocket match for Accu Stats that match will be made into a DVD. Most people expect a quality product from Accu Stats. Try to oblige them.
5: Know when to shut up and let the game speak for itself. We don't need you guessing every possible shot choice every shot. Silence speaks volumes.
6: Can make a horrible match entertaining to watch and listen to. I believe it was Incardona & Benny Conway who made the "Lotsapoppa/Mataya" match bearable and even funny though it was a terrible match to have on a T.V. table.
7: Good commentators elicit comments such as this one from:
Bad pool commentators:
1: Think they are the stars and the match & players are secondary to them. They think people paid to hear them talk or argue. The match is the show guys, not you.
2: Never know the score of the current game or the match.
3: Are usually wrong about the shot the "player" should shoot.
4: Constantly say a ball is going in when it hangs up and vice versa.
5: Don't know the difference between a bank going long or going short.
Pat Fleming usually offers great discount deals on DVDs and even the newest ones are priced reasonably at $19.95 for the most part, all depending on how many you order. The more you order the cheaper they are. There's no better deal around. That said, I will say this: If Pat Fleming wanted to charge $25 per DVD from the next Tunica or D.C.C. event (or both) I would pay full price as long as Freddy and Artie co-commentated ALL of the One-Pocket matches and Freddy was in the booth for ALL of the BankPool matches.
Here are two guys who know the game is the star and they take a backseat to the game and make it better with their commentary instead of detracting from it.
Here is AB doing the CSI-TAR match with Larry Schwartz (who is very good also) when Alex & Frost played at the 2011 U.S. Open. They are very good together and not annoying at all.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV1xYvIMjoA[/ame]
That's my take on the overblown, unknowledgeable, ego-centric commentators I listened to this past week & a half.
Dennis
Good pool commentators:
1: Don't make themselves the focal point of the broadcast. They help to make the players & the game the focal points, after all, that's what they're being paid for.
2: Don't constantly argue with their co-host. Viewers don't want to hear that arguing.
3: Knowing that people will be buying the AccuStats DVDs when they come out, good commentators will not constantly ask for "overhead" views so they can draw yellow lines all over the place and clutter up the screen. They realize that viewers want to see the overhead now & then but not so that the co-commentators can argue shot choice.
4: Good commentators know that when they are commentating a One-Pocket match for Accu Stats that match will be made into a DVD. Most people expect a quality product from Accu Stats. Try to oblige them.
5: Know when to shut up and let the game speak for itself. We don't need you guessing every possible shot choice every shot. Silence speaks volumes.
6: Can make a horrible match entertaining to watch and listen to. I believe it was Incardona & Benny Conway who made the "Lotsapoppa/Mataya" match bearable and even funny though it was a terrible match to have on a T.V. table.
7: Good commentators elicit comments such as this one from:
Run The Century said:
Bad pool commentators:
1: Think they are the stars and the match & players are secondary to them. They think people paid to hear them talk or argue. The match is the show guys, not you.
2: Never know the score of the current game or the match.
3: Are usually wrong about the shot the "player" should shoot.
4: Constantly say a ball is going in when it hangs up and vice versa.
5: Don't know the difference between a bank going long or going short.
Pat Fleming usually offers great discount deals on DVDs and even the newest ones are priced reasonably at $19.95 for the most part, all depending on how many you order. The more you order the cheaper they are. There's no better deal around. That said, I will say this: If Pat Fleming wanted to charge $25 per DVD from the next Tunica or D.C.C. event (or both) I would pay full price as long as Freddy and Artie co-commentated ALL of the One-Pocket matches and Freddy was in the booth for ALL of the BankPool matches.
Here are two guys who know the game is the star and they take a backseat to the game and make it better with their commentary instead of detracting from it.
Here is AB doing the CSI-TAR match with Larry Schwartz (who is very good also) when Alex & Frost played at the 2011 U.S. Open. They are very good together and not annoying at all.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV1xYvIMjoA[/ame]
That's my take on the overblown, unknowledgeable, ego-centric commentators I listened to this past week & a half.
Dennis
I did a few of last year's US Open one pocket matches. I think I was teamed with Jay Helfert once, Frank "The Barber" once (he was great to work with) and maybe Lou Figuora once. I was the newbie I think. Oh, and Sylver Ochoa once.
