NEW ZEALAND: A NEW ZEALND INVENTOR IS TRYING TO CONVICE GOLFERS THAT HIS OVAL GOLF BALL IS FOR REAL

Record ID: 970851

  • Title: NEW ZEALAND: A NEW ZEALND INVENTOR IS TRYING TO CONVICE GOLFERS THAT HIS OVAL GOLF BALL IS FOR REAL
  • Date: 24th May 2001
  • Summary: BRAEMAR STATION, NEAR LAKE PUKAKI, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND (RECENT) (TVNZ - NO ACCESS NEW ZEALAND AND ITN/INTERNET) 1. TWO GOLFERS 2. VARIOUS OF GOLF BALLS LANDING IN NET 3. VARIOUS OF GOLFERS SWINGING CLUBS 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BURTON SILVER, INVENTOR OF OVAL GOLF BALL, SAYING "It's the first time in the world that there has been a change in the shape of the ball and for the first time, suddenly we've realised that the rugby ball, our shape, New Zealand-shaped is able to do major things in the air because it's got two axis." 5. CLOSE UP OF OVAL GOLF BALL 6. GOLFER HITTING OVAL GOLF BALL 7. OVAL GOLF BALL LANDING IN NET 8. SILVER WALKING UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, NEW ZEALAND (FILE) (TVNZ - NO ACCESS NEW ZEALAND AND ITN) 9. MUSICAL FENCE 10. BURTON SHOWING OFF REMOTE-CONTROL DOG (RECENT) 11. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SWINGING GOLF CLUBS 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SILVER SAYING "I'm probably the worst messenger in the world for this game because of the parodies that I've done in the past, like the spoof country calendars and things like that. In a way this started out that way but suddenly you realise - hey this could work." 13. OPENING OF GOLF COURSE 14. WIDE OF COURSE 15. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GHITTING OVAL GOLF BALL 16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BURTON SAYING "I mean in five years' time, the game may be huge or may have completely disappeared." 17. CLOSE UP OF BALL 18. MAN SWINIGNG CLUB 19. WIDE OF BALL LANDING Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: BRAEMAR STATION, NEAR LAKE PUKAKI, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Reuters ID: LVA6FDAI5WNF21VZ8050EHBFTS10
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