Instant replay needs to be reworked.
I'm not talking about the use of instant replay to get a call right, I'm talking about TV producers constant use of slow motion instant replay.
Why does every replay have to automatically be viewed in slow motion instant replay? Why can it not be in regular speed instant replay? The technology has changed, but the producers/directors use of it hasn't since the 1970s.
There are moments for slow motion instant replay. For instance, here and Jordan's switch of hands mid-air in the finals was a perfect example of slow motion instant replay enhancing my viewing pleasure.
But why does every instant replay need to be in slow motion? I imagine that it is simply an automatic response for the man in the booth or maybe we don't have the technological know how to do instant replay instantly in regular motion.
Two weeks ago, I was doing some personal scouting for the Wolverines and saw Kyle Jefferson of Wisconsin get whallopped . The instant reaction out of the booth was to show it in slowmo. This is a prime example of when a regular instant replay would have been the best option as the first replay. I yearned to see it again with sound.
I'm not proud of myself that I wanted to see someone almost decapitated, but I can go to sleep at night seeing him run off the field.
Slowmo has a role to play in sports, but it should not be the default. The people in the booth with all their camera angles and responsible for and being paid to bring viewing pleasure should be able to discern whether to show the replay in slowmo or regular speed.
There was a reason why we want to see the play again, it's most likely because it was sweet the first time when we saw it at regular speed.
-posted by C.R. Dunbar
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