How to record Badminton red button coverage

[ROMANY 1959]

Whoever is panning on the cameras must be drunk... They are all over the place, it's like watching a boat on a choppy sea...

 

[HollyWoozle]

I'm drinking sloe gin to get myself through it... it's very stressful viewing!

 

[PollyP99]

Whoever is panning on the cameras must be drunk... They are all over the place, it's like watching a boat on a choppy sea...

The wind is horrendous think it's blowing everything off.

 

[Jax]

blowing off?

Have to agree the coverage today has been very patchy and the quality is not the best.

Good quality riding (when you can see and hear it though)

 

[PollyP99]

blowing off?

Have to agree the coverage today has been very patchy and the quality is not the best.

Good quality riding (when you can see and hear it though)

The cameras are elevated so the wind is affecting them, it is gusting horrendously locally.

 

[Jax]

The cameras are elevated so the wind is affecting them, it is gusting horrendously locally.

I can understand that but the total loss of coverage more than once is not acceptable IMHO

 

[Jax]

Is it my imagination or are there more falls this year than normal?

 

[Beausmate]

There does seem to be a lot more.

 

[Highlands]

Is it my imagination are are there more falls this year than normal?

Agree wow only 17 round....ground by the log looks slippy. Wind getting up again!

 

[Jax]

Agree wow only 17 round....ground by the log looks slippy. Wind getting up again!

The log does seem to be the bogey jump, but Vicarage V has seen a few as has the huntsman and the owl.

 

[HollyWoozle]

Insane amount of refusals, falls, retirements and eliminations. It's unbelievable.

 

[Jax]

Insane amount of refusals, falls, retirements and eliminations. It's unbelievable.

Agree, think questions will be asked as to why, I understand the softer ground, but the numbers not making the course are high this year.

 

[teapot]

I don't know - it seems unusual because the last few years the xc has not been influnetial at all, hence the change in course designer.

What's interesting is that whilst there's been carnage, very few have been nasty horse falls and that's the difference. A true 4* xc day.

 

[HollyWoozle]

That's a good point. It has made for stressful viewing but given the number of accidents, the horses and riders seem to be OK.

 

[Jax]

I don't know - it seems unusual because the last few years the xc has not been influnetial at all, hence the change in course designer.

What's interesting is that whilst there's been carnage, very few have been nasty horse falls and that's the difference. A true 4* xc day.

That's a good point. It has made for stressful viewing but given the number of accidents, the horses and riders seem to be OK.

Good points raised there, is it a tough but better course? maybe.

 

[Highlands]

Good points raised there, is it a tough but better course? maybe.

Yes but thank goodness for pins on the oxer. Respect for Mary king at owl hill. Quick to stop, great training. Sad for her to stop later on...

 

[Jax]

Yes but thank goodness for pins on the oxer. Respect for Mary king at owl hill. Quick to stop, great training. Sad for her to stop later on...

Indeed, and MK calling time was a wise move, shame as her 17 YO Imperial will not have much time left at this level.

 

[Montyforever]

Its complete and utter carnage struggling to watch!