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How Should The DGPT Respond To Eagle McMahon's Shot Hitting Cameraman? | Grip Locked Clip
The DGPT responds to a shocking incident involving Eagle McMahon's shot that hit a cameraman on the course. The dramatic event resulted in serious injuries and had to be suspended for the Chase card lead. Eagle McMahon, known for his high-powered grenades, inadvertently put himself and others at risk. As the community debates camera safety, this video explores what could have been done differently to prevent such an incident. The discussion touches on cameraman placement during gameplay and whether there was a safer option available in that particular location. The incident raises questions about the balance between capturing exciting shots and prioritizing player safety. Eagle McMahon's actions sparked a heated conversation about camera safety, with some advocating for increased distance and others questioning the feasibility of alternative filming methods. The video offers insight into the complexities of camera placement during high-pressure events like golf tournaments.
How The DGPT Handles Eagle McMahon's Camera Collision | Grip Locked Clip: Analyzing the incident's impact on disc golf and pro challenges.
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now speaking of asking for interesting shots we had um Eagle McMahon round two on One On a par five I believe it was after his second shot he is approaching the green throws a grenade um as you know Eagles grenades very high very powerful straight down on a cameraman's head yeah um ended up this guy ended up having to go to the hospital get Staples because it split his head wide open crazy they had to call an ambulance out to the course they actually had to suspend play for the Chase card in the lead card um and like they had like a whole two minute warning and got them back going one of the most wild events I've seen take place in this golf course literally crazy um and I do think that okay this happened now a first thing um he seems to be doing okay well as okay as you can be considering yeah he's going to be our Eagle dropped a Grenade on him um but he you know Staples in the head it looks if you can find the picture on Twitter very painful yeah if you're queasy don't look at it I got a little queezy looking at it um but like he he's gonna be okay so a first thing that's very important um and they would obviously quickly explain that on the broadcast too but B I think it does now raise a question of like cameraman safety we've talked about like because this was the tough part with this one is that was the only spot he could stand is catch him yeah it wasn't like we've talked about camera safety on the debate on debate night and other things of like hey like trying to get out a way of interference but also just like so you don't get hit with the disc and my opinion on it at that point was they should be as far away and as out of play as they can be yeah well in this case he was yeah to film that shot it was a there was nowhere else he could stand he was outside the circle maybe circle's Edge ish deep but any farther back he's in thick woods so he's where he needed to be um so then it just brings up a different question of like...
