Buxton actually isn’t a bad play by play guy at all. I’ll take him over Croft (by far) and Leigh Diffey.
Buxton is pretty annoying in his DtS role though.
Leigh Diffey far better and far more studied/knowledgeable.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2025, 17:43Buxton actually isn’t a bad play by play guy at all. I’ll take him over Croft (by far) and Leigh Diffey.
Buxton is pretty annoying in his DtS role though.
Have to agree with this one. I think Buxton is great in an "edited" setting like Drive to survive. He's great at underscoring a point, and making it entertaining with impact.TeamKoolGreen wrote: ↑03 Mar 2025, 19:34He was also a big part of Drive to Survive. Which again , you can't deny his success there.
Meh. Leigh Diffey is more shouty than Buxton. They’re both pretty knowledgable with the edge to Buxton. Leigh is spread out across multiple sports.ENGINE TUNER wrote: ↑04 Mar 2025, 07:49Leigh Diffey far better and far more studied/knowledgeable.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2025, 17:43Buxton actually isn’t a bad play by play guy at all. I’ll take him over Croft (by far) and Leigh Diffey.
Buxton is pretty annoying in his DtS role though.
Buxton is not knowledgeable, he is a parrot who often repeats false information, I think people feed him nonsense on purpose to laugh at him parroting it.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑05 Mar 2025, 00:05Meh. Leigh Diffey is more shouty than Buxton. They’re both pretty knowledgable with the edge to Buxton. Leigh is spread out across multiple sports.ENGINE TUNER wrote: ↑04 Mar 2025, 07:49Leigh Diffey far better and far more studied/knowledgeable.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2025, 17:43Buxton actually isn’t a bad play by play guy at all. I’ll take him over Croft (by far) and Leigh Diffey.
Buxton is pretty annoying in his DtS role though.
^^ LMAO so true
@continuum16 which of the NASCAR hosts don't you like? I'm curious because I think as commentators go Mike Joy is pretty good. Clint Boyer is pretty bad tho. I'm not trying to start an argument, just interested in your opinion. I've been trying to find out consensus on what makes a good commentator, because a few in the current crop of F1 commentators makes me mental (mostly just my problem tho hahahah)continuum16 wrote: ↑06 Mar 2025, 07:12Buxton is a good storyteller
I think (Fox's) NASCAR commentary is possibly the worst in all of professional sports.
I’m old fashioned, but I like the older announcers that came from radio. They knew how to call it and paint a picture.Biffle wrote: ↑06 Mar 2025, 15:52^^ LMAO so true
@continuum16 which of the NASCAR hosts don't you like? I'm curious because I think as commentators go Mike Joy is pretty good. Clint Boyer is pretty bad tho. I'm not trying to start an argument, just interested in your opinion. I've been trying to find out consensus on what makes a good commentator, because a few in the current crop of F1 commentators makes me mental (mostly just my problem tho hahahah)continuum16 wrote: ↑06 Mar 2025, 07:12Buxton is a good storyteller
I think (Fox's) NASCAR commentary is possibly the worst in all of professional sports.
First, fan of the username. That 16 in mine is not a random number.Biffle wrote: ↑06 Mar 2025, 15:52^^ LMAO so true
@continuum16 which of the NASCAR hosts don't you like? I'm curious because I think as commentators go Mike Joy is pretty good. Clint Boyer is pretty bad tho. I'm not trying to start an argument, just interested in your opinion. I've been trying to find out consensus on what makes a good commentator, because a few in the current crop of F1 commentators makes me mental (mostly just my problem tho hahahah)continuum16 wrote: ↑06 Mar 2025, 07:12Buxton is a good storyteller
I think (Fox's) NASCAR commentary is possibly the worst in all of professional sports.
@Hoffman900 thanks for sharing that race, i'm going to have to find some time to sit down and watch the whole thing. Damn those guys have brass ones to ride at those speeds in those completely unsafe cars!!!Hoffman900 wrote: ↑06 Mar 2025, 17:47I’m old fashioned, but I like the older announcers that came from radio. They knew how to call it and paint a picture.
Announcers who came up in the tv era, especially in the social media age, just shout and talk over each other, looking for click bait and stuff that can work in 30” long social media soundbites.
Listen to this. I was just barely alive, but this is top tier commentating from Ken Squier:
He sounds like he’s calling a horse race, you can visualize everything going on without seeing it.
(Fun fact that race has the race speed record for Daytona averaging 177mph for 500 miles, averaging 194-195mph laps when under green).