My inbox just chimed… Two emails from Adam Barr Golf. I’ve been getting these spam emails from Adam Barr Golf the last while, on two different email addresses. I never signed up for anything with this guy and haven’t ever been to his web site so I’m wondering how the &$*% I got on his

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Did Adam Barr Golf acquire Golf Channels email list?

My YouTube channel, where I store all of my online golf videos, has now topped 2,500,000 views. Yes that may seem like a small number compared to the “Britney Spears Panties” videos or “Congressman Assaults Student” videos, but hey it is golf content.

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HOG YouTube channel tops 2.5 million views

Happy birthday wishes to Stacy Solomon from Golf For Beginners. We’ve been blog friends for a long time, but we finally met at the Puerto Rico Open a couple of months ago. Stacy is very cool and fun to hang out with. She’s very energetic and positive. Happy birthday Stacy and keep up the great golf

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Happy Birthday Stacy from Golf For Beginners

Intro

I was looking for some unique stuff to cover while down in Puerto Rico for the PGA Tours Puerto Rico Open. Yes I could write about the same old stuff every other media person would at this event like John Daly, Puerto Rico etc, and I will. But I wanted to come up with something original and unique. Something perhaps which people are curious about but havent had the chance to satisfy that curiosity.
I walked into the TV compound with cameras in hand and knocked on Golf Channels door. I was a bit nervous and hoped that they would be cool and not tell me to get lost. After a few seconds I knocked again. Nobody home. I knocked on the doors of about four trucks there and there wasnt anybody in any of them. Then I heard screaming, laughing and general chaos coming from a tent a few yards away at the end of the compound. Inside was the whole Golf Channel crew. They were done for the day, eating lunch, and having a raffle. I asked who was in charge and they directed me to a guy named Eric. I introduced myself to Eric while he ate lunch, and told him Id like to do some behind the scenes stuff. Eric was very nice and said the idea sounded great, but the crew was done for the day so I should come back tomorrow. I thanked Eric and came back the next day. I had a terrific time meeting all the Golf Channel crew as well as seeing the amazing gear and work they do.

Compound Overview

At this gig Golf Channel had about five big rigs there. Two appeared to be where they stored cameras and staged some general logistics. One was the power source, with generators on board. Makes sense. They have to be in control of their power source so that if theres a local outage their broadcast doesnt go down. The two remaining trucks were the real fun ones. Those two housed the talented members of the production team and the mega cool high tech equipment which collects, edits and broadcasts the program.

Overview of media flow (audio, video, graphics) for Golf Channels on course broadcast

The audio and video sources (microphones and cameras) head to engineering. From engineering the signal is distributed to graphics, audio, tape, live broadcast or wherever the signals need to go.

Graphics, video and audio is edited and/or sent to live broadcast in the production truck.

Live Cameras

All over the course are camera towers with cool cats like my pal Darren running them. Darren can be seen doing his thing in the first video of this two part series, which is embedded in this post. The cameras connect to the gut of one of the Golf Channel trucks via thousands of feet fiber optic cable.

Engineering

The video signals from the cameras as well as all the on course audio signals route into engineering where wiring guru Freddy, another new pal of mine, routes it to the production section. I interview Freddy in part two / video two of this series.

Graphics Fiber Effects

The graphics/fiber/effects section is where replay is done as well as graphic overlays like score tables, stats etc are generated. Effects microphones which capture audio from the course are in this same truck, next room over. My buddy John Thompson talks us through this section of the rig in video one, embedded in this post.

Production

The production truck is where it is all put together. The production truck assembles the content into the live program as well as produces ahead of time, the small vignettes they cut to during the course of a show or breaks in the action. The director and producer orchestrate the show from here, as seen in my 2nd video in part two of this series.

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Behind Golf Channels Live Broadcast Part One

Im working on a very fun and informative post. It isnt done yet but I just have to let the cat out of the bag because it is going to be cool. Coming soon is my behind the scenes blogging and videos from Golf Channels production trucks at a PGA Tour event. Here are a couple of photos to get you ready:

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Coming soon: Behind the scenes at a PGA Tour event with Golf Channel

Boy the web will be full of opinions. Mine will be coming later. I’m going to watch the apology speech a few times.

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Takes on Tiger Woods apology

This is entertaining to say the least. Tiger’s speech tomorrow is so tightly secured and controlled that the Golf Writers Association of America, a group of 950, has decided to boycott it. Only three pool writers will be allowed near Tiger during the speech and they had to agree NOT to ask questions. G.W.A.A. president Vartan

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Golf Writers to boycott Tiger Woods apology

At the PGA Show demo day I walked by a covered booth and saw this guy hitting balls about one per 1-2 seconds via an automated ball dispenser. He was over three hours into his world record attempt for the most golf balls hit in 12 hours. He did break the record and ended up

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New world record for most golf balls hit in 12 hours

I apologize but for the life of my I can’t remember this basher of the ball’s name. He was a long drive clinician in the Bridgestone Golf tent at this year’s PGA Merchandise Show demo day. I watched him hit a couple of shots. The ball goes so far and so fast that I lose

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PGA Show Demo Day 2010 Bridgestone Golf Long Driver

Tiger Woods may be back to playing golf and missing high fives with Steve Williams very soon. Rumors are starting to float around that Tiger Woods will make his return to competitive golf in Arizona in two weeks at the Accenture Match Play Championship. This is where Tiger staged his comeback from knee surgery last year.

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Tiger Woods to return at Accenture Match Play in two weeks?