Least favorite broadcaster cliches!

[Scotty1140]

Unforced error

[MattyO1984]

This might be a European thing but so often we hear about “Spanish hands”. Essentially because Ballesteros and Olazabal were great around the greens, every Spanish player ever, by association has these “hands” which must be at last worth 2 shots a round it would seem. 

[ChillyDipper]

"... a great player in his own right."

[Ferguson]

12 minutes ago, MattyO1984 said:

This might be a European thing but so often we hear about “Spanish hands”. Essentially because Ballesteros and Olazabal were great around the greens, every Spanish player ever, by association has these “hands” which must be at last worth 2 shots a round it would seem. 

 

 

It's a Euro thing.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Man hands, yes.  Spanish hands, no.

 

 

 

 

 

Soft, creamy, delicate and milky, yes.  Spanish, no.

 

 

 

 

 

Sloppy Poppy hands, yes.  Spanish, no.

 

 

 

Edited July 26, 2021 by Ferguson

[Lobby]

"From that side of the fairway he has a good / bad angle to the flag."

"That putt will break to the left," as it breaks to the right.  

"That putt doesn't break very much," as it dives 3 feet to the left at the hole.

And why do they have to explain what the ball is doing on the green when I have eyes of my own?   Jeez, these folks really like to hear themselves talk.

[m d g]

Needing to 'Learn how to win.' 

 

It seems that every young player who gets close but loses on Sunday 'Now knows what it takes' and 'Will learn from this experience.' 

 

A better way to learn from the experience would be to just win. See Tiger as exhibit A.

[golfandfishing]

45 minutes ago, Lobby said:

"From that side of the fairway he has a good / bad angle to the flag."

"That putt will break to the left," as it breaks to the right.  

"That putt doesn't break very much," as it dives 3 feet to the left at the hole.

And why do they have to explain what the ball is doing on the green when I have eyes of my own?   Jeez, these folks really like to hear themselves talk.

This is Notah Begay. The guy must get $10 every time he is wrong or something. 

[nikeblades00]

6 hours ago, MattyO1984 said:

 

Love this…

 

 

Lmfao!😂

[MUNIGRIT]

Well.....

Swing your swing.

Drive for show putt for dough

He should hit long iron or 3 wood because they are easier to hit than driver.

Edited July 26, 2021 by MUNIGRIT

[iNeedMoreGolf]

He just flat out sucked today bob... 

[mat562]

Anyone who throws in an entirely spurious 'if you will' at the end of a sentence.

 

Also, use of the phrase 'in and of itself.' Ever.

 

And Ken Venturi's 'watch this.' I was planning to, Ken. I even bought a TV and tuned it in to the golf this evening for that very purpose.

[Go Cougs]

"He got a bit unlucky there..."

[falken19150]

"He's a ball striker"............

[GLF4EVR]

One that always gets me is a breaking putt that misses either in front of, or behind the hole followed with the comment, "needed to hit it harder to take the break out of it".  Sure, so they can be further away from the hole than they were on the previous putt.  Great advice for all the regular players out there in the audience. 

 

Thank you for letting me vent that one!

 

[Carolina Golfer 2]

6 hours ago, ChillyDipper said:

"... a great player in his own right."

And almost always used in reference to the players caddie.   

[toypor]

“I’ve never seen this course in better shape.”
 

Seems to me 95% of the time every course, every week, every year is just about perfect. We get it. 

[Krt22]

"he's not going to be happy with that" -Every single time a wedge isn't inside 5 feet

"You gotta pick the speed for the line"-No sh# sherlock

"I don't understand pulling driver here"-Just because it's a short hole 

"Wow, what an aggressive shot!"-Anytime a mid/long iron ends up close to the hole, but was likely a misshit to a more conservative target

[bladehunter]

I’d vote for “ billy Ray “.    That’s the one phrase that just kills me.  The next would be when they say “ hit a little gap wedge there “ for a player that has never ever carried a gap wedge. #1 being tiger. Faldo will do that constantly with tiger for some reason.  It’s the  fact that he’s so sure of it that bugs me. And it’s a certain impossibility in reality.  

Edited July 27, 2021 by bladehunter

[cardoza]

I never noticed it until it was pointed out, but when the announcers say "from SOME 232 yards" or "this putt of SOME 43 feet" it drives me nuts. There's no need for it and it makes it sound like they're being imprecise while offering exact distances.

 

Gary Koch is the worst about this.

[Scotty1140]

13 minutes ago, cardoza said:

I never noticed it until it was pointed out, but when the announcers say "from SOME 232 yards" or "this putt of SOME 43 feet" it drives me nuts. There's no need for it and it makes it sound like they're being imprecise while offering exact distances.

 

Gary Koch is the worst about this.

Koch’s “ever so slightly” sounds silly too. Why the “ever so”? Is ever so slightly more slightly than just slightly? And if so, how much???

[tgws]

getable

[Tanner25]

On the golf channel, Brandel and David Duval and the others always, say "to your point". They need to mix it up a little and say something different. 

 

Lanny says Flag hunting all of the time.

Edited July 27, 2021 by Tanner25

[golfandfishing]

1 hour ago, bladehunter said:

I’d vote for “ billy Ray “.    That’s the one phrase that just kills me.  The next would be when they say “ hit a little gap wedge there “ for a player that has never ever carried a gap wedge. #1 being tiger. Faldo will do that constantly with tiger for some reason.  It’s the  fact that he’s so sure of it that bugs me. And it’s a certain impossibility in reality.  

Cookie. 

[bladehunter]

1 hour ago, golfandfishing said:

Cookie. 

Oh man.  That hit me in the feels.  And not  in a good way !  
 

 

 

I don’t dislike Lanny. But. They could use him at the CIA to coerce info from captured double agents.  Woof.  

[Laznasty]

When they mention the wind being a factor on a putt or a short chip to make it seem more difficult, especially on straight forward 3-5 footers.

[HillbillyInBC]

When a player at -9 has a birdie putt to "get into double figures".  Ummm, it's Sunday, I'm pretty sure everyone is well into triple figures by now.

[RSinSG]

Others have already mentioned it but the two that are like a squeaky chalkboard are Koch’s “ever so slightly” and Nobilo calling two shots into the same green as “perfect” even though they end up in different spots. 
 

 

[ChipStrokes]

2 hours ago, Scotty1140 said:

Koch’s “ever so slightly” sounds silly too. Why the “ever so”? Is ever so slightly more slightly than just slightly? And if so, how much???

it’s ever so much more. 😂😂

[Christosterone]

I miss “Konica Minolta Bizhub Swing Vision”

those were magical times

 

-chris

[Hankshank]

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