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09-19-2020 05:07 PM - edited 09-19-2020 06:28 PM
Watched the US Open tennis tournament last week, and the US Open golf tournament this week. During both events, commentators noted that they felt the lack of crowd noise affected the players. Some saw it as a positive, others a negative. I've watched both events in previous years.
As a television viewer, I am appreciating the lack of crowd noise. It seems to make the play move faster, and I am better able to hear the comments made by the players themselves. But the lack of income from spectator admission fees has to be a drain on the bottom line.
09-19-2020 05:14 PM
@deepwaterdotter I am a Seahawk's fan - the noise @ our stadium is very very loud, we are known for this, it is definitely a negative for the other team.
09-19-2020 05:17 PM - edited 09-19-2020 07:25 PM
I'd posit the impact of crowd noise or the lack of crowd noise on both players and those watching on TV might be qutie different for sports like golf and tennis than it is for team sports like football, baseball or basketball... I've turned off several team sporting events after just a few minutes because they lack something without the spectator component... My guess I won't be watching sports going forward until things approach more normalcy... As for this baseball 'season', I can't take it at all seriously...
09-19-2020 05:51 PM
The only sport I watch is pro football, and the lack of a crowd doesn't bother me at all.
09-19-2020 05:56 PM
I too miss the crowd noise but what I could do without is the incessant blabbing of the talking heads. Someone needs to remind them it's not radio and we can see what's going on.
09-19-2020 06:12 PM
doesnt bother me ....BUT
One football game last sunday...on Fox at 1pm....the engineer had the crowd noise mix too lous...could not even hear the announcers.....that lasted for about 10 minutes, then they got a good ratio.
09-19-2020 06:33 PM - edited 09-19-2020 07:06 PM
I watched the tennis also and in the beginning the lack of crowd noise seemed strange. But by the end of the second week, I didn't miss the crowd at all. Not sure how it affected the players. I think I heard Serena say that she practices without a crowd and she is so focused that it didn't matter that much one way or the other.
For football sometimes the crowd noise is so loud I can't hear what the announcers are saying and wind up muting the TV so I don't really miss the crowd noise there.
09-21-2020 04:39 AM
09-21-2020 10:38 AM
@mspatmac wrote:I too miss the crowd noise but what I could do without is the incessant blabbing of the talking heads. Someone needs to remind them it's not radio and we can see what's going on.
Are you talking about the broadcasters?? They are beyond distracting..guess I will mute it next time!!!!
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