BP #8

 In the documentary, "The Short Game" by Josh Greenbaum shows his audience what it takes to get to ad win the Pinehurst Tournament in North Carolina. This tournament takes all of the best golfers from around the world that are six through eight years old! The film followed eight kids who showed the potential of being very successful  the tournament, Allan, Zama, Kuang, Alexa, Jed, Augustine, Sky, and Amarie. Greenbaum starts of the documentary by taking us through the everyday life of each these young golfers. He is able to make us comprehend that these kids spend so much of their time on golf that they barley have anytime to hangout with friends. Surprising enough though, they don't seem to be affected by this or care too much about missing out on a childhood. When the tournament comes around, Greenbaum follows each golfer to see how they are doing. All of the golfers start out on a strong note, but Jed soon falls behind because he suffered from !0 over par from being late to his tee off time. This put him out of getting a trophy, but it was calculated that if he didn't get this penalty that he would of won. Throughout the second day, each golfer is staying strong with Amarie,Allan, and Sky both in the top three for their age group. By the final day, Amarie and Allan bot start off with a bogey creating a disappointing feeling as the end of the tournament nears. Amarie and Allan are able to get past the bad start, and climb the ranks to first place for their age groups.

"The Short Game", a documentary about outstanding young golfers competing at the World Championship for golf at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina blew me away. Initially, these children are so good at golf, yet they they are 6-8 years old. All of these children showed a high potential of making it to the professional league someday. Also, it was so inspiring seeing how golf is literally everything to these kids. Each one was willing to throw away their childhood in order to improve and succeed when it comes time to golf at the World Championship. Subsequently, I was stunned by how hard some of the children's parents were. Yes, some were supportive, but others were making their kids cry their eyes out. These golfers have accomplished so much at such a young age, but somehow their parents find the need to pressure them even more after a bad hit or whole. Telling your kid how to do something better is okay, but when your asking your kid what's wrong with himself or herself then that means there is something wrong with yourself.

 In Josh Greenbaum's documentary " The Short Game"(2013), he exposes how young golfers who participate in the Pinhurst World Championship are sort of missing out on a childhood. The producer first proves his statement by showing video montages of the daily life of eight young children participating in the championship. Greenbaum is able to show the audience that these golfers spend so much time on the golf that they have barley any time to enjoy their childhood. He then concludes this argument bu using different ethnicity and backgrounds of all eight golfers. Greenbaum is able to communicate to the audience that it doesn't matter what type of family you come from because you are still going to be putting in all the hard work, though in many different forms. To end, he is able to explain how the parents are perfectly okay with how their children train and prepare for this tournament. His purpose is to show how young kids who are trying to make it to the Pinehurst tournament are being treated as adults and not as children in preparation for it. Greenbaum seemed to have coaches, parents,referees, and spectators in mind as his audience because he wants these children to be treated right, and not treated as if they are expected to win the Deutchue Bank at eight years old!