An NPR Labs study last year found that a sudden change of just 6 decibels within a program stream sent half of a study group of 40 listeners diving for their volume knobs. If you want research, we’ve got that, too. Ian Tornay June 6, I appreciate that ur show is loud enough to hear straight from phone w/o the need for earbuds. Will Lavender June 6, I like to listen to podcasts in the shower. I've been downloading TAM podcasts and honestly can't hear some of them. Robert Ashley June 6, This is really interesting. (Or, more problematically, way quieter, but that doesn’t render as well in ALL CAPS.)ĭo listeners actually care? Anecdotal evidence surfaced when On the Media, which according to the chart boasts one of the burlier waveforms, tweeted a link to Mook’s The weirdest one is ATC, which can have enormous shifts in volume from story to story. Such was the case recently when Current’s Ben Mook posted an NPR-produced chart, displaying in devastating clarity what we’ve all known: Some public radio content is WAY LOUDER than the rest. We try to answer such questions - by soliciting audience feedback, by its nature anecdotal, or by commissioning research, which is expensive and often poorly executed.īut there are moments of revelation when those limited modes of inquiry produce answers so conclusive and compelling that all attuned pubcasters perceive them subconsciously, like a great disturbance in the Force. Within a year, I found myself asking the eternal internal question: “Do listeners actually care about ?” “The golf swing has to flow at the right pace for what you feel comfortable with,” he says.When I got my first job in public radio almost nine years ago, I was aware that I brought to the position a rare and valuable credential: a recent memory of what it was like to listen to public radio before working in it.Īlas, this precious resource, like so many others, proved nonrenewable. He doesn’t care how fast or slow you swing the club, as long as it’s moving at a pace that you’re comfortable with.
The final, and perhaps most important, quality of all is having good rhythm, Charl says. But that’s crucial, Charl says, adding that when he starts hitting the ball poorly on the course, balance is something he often comes back to. Recreational golfers rarely stay balanced enough through their golf swing to the point that they can actually hold their finish position after they’ve hit the ball. RELATED: Two steps for perfect posture 4. It’s something Schwartzel works on often, and thinks other golfers should, too. “Amateurs really aim badly, and consequently, when they aim badly, you’re going to react to that and make bad swings,” he says.īad posture will inhibit your ability to turn, both on the backswing and downswing, and will limit the space your arms have to swing the club. Make sure it’s the correct width for the club you’re hitting, and that your feet are pointing in the right direction, then you’ve got a good foundation to swing the club. The way Schwartzel sees it, it all relates to your stance.
Stance & AimĪiming is the second Charl checkpoint which the Masters champ says can have a huge knock-on effect, for better or for worse. RELATED: Use a penny to check your golf grip 2. “A guy can stand there for 10 years and practice and they’re not going to get it right, because they’re practicing the wrong stuff,” Schwartzel says. Your grip is the only connection you have to the golf club, and if you grip your club in a way that forces the clubface to close or open excessively, you’re going to make compensations in a desperate attempt to hit the ball straight ( did you hear that, Tim?). The first Charl checkpoint that holds golfers back is their grip.