Commentary advice. I haven't gotten myself in trouble in a while so I'm gonna catch up. When I was in grad school, we were required to give a major talk during our second year. One woman gave a talk in which she giggled several times. At the end, the department chair made the following statement. "We are in a male dominated field. As such, it is hard for women to be taken seriously by men who are frankly, sexist. Giggling, in any form, is not your friend and should be avoided." Yes, I know, I'm a sexist pig. Zoe, iirc had a very on personality during the Masters commentary with Cory? Good study.
Now, I suppose that telling a joke, and laughing at it, is acceptable, but frankly, some of the jokes I'm hearing from male commentators just aren't that funny. I'd rather be spared. Jamie Thomas isn't always to my liking, but he takes the job seriously and sticks to information. There is plenty to discuss including player technique and conditions.
As a Houstonian i can frankly say, if i want to watch basketball, I will, i'm here for the disc golf.
Ian is still my favorite commentator. He pairs with a course expert and asks questions that lead to a good discussion of the course. Jamie and Avery play the expert roll really well for DeLa. I mention them because they are so good at DeLa trivia, and USDGC trivia that they set a really high bar.
I don't want to hear how you played the hole. I want to hear how you think the Pro on the pad is going to play the hole and how their style of play suits the hole. I'm not saying this never happens, but it's all that should happen imo.
In post production commentary, we are playing a game, you pretend you don't know the out comes, and I pretend I don't know that you know the out comes. When Sarah aces, you are friggen surprised and excited. Don't, don't tell me you knew, buzz killer. Nate and Jerm get this.
Don't talk about your fellow commentator as if they aren't there. Yes Bradley, I'm talkin' to you. I actually liked your deadpan style, but the Paul comments were, [falsetto on] awkward [falsetto off].
Please remember, these are my opinions and desires and should not be taken too seriously.