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Post by kennyd2411 on Jun 24, 2021 16:19:58 GMT -5
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Post by mctrees02 on Jun 24, 2021 16:43:15 GMT -5
Welcome to TGCT kennyd2411 and congrats on the first publish! This looks like a great course for WhatAboutAmeobi to stream and provide you with feedback.
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Post by sroel908 on Jun 24, 2021 17:46:05 GMT -5
Congrats on the publish, and welcome! Played a round on default conditions from the blue tees, pin set 1. The planting here is well done...loved the setting and the framing of the holes. The green speeds are 145 at defaults, which is a bit too slow for my personal tastes. I felt that the hole 4 green was way too small, especially with hazards all around it (water in front, sand at the back). It's just 25 yards wide and 10 yards deep. Hitting into it from 150-160 yards made it impossible for me to hold. Hole 6 green was apparently impossible to get one near the hole. I hit a shot to the left of the hole, and the ball rolled back down, 45 feet away. This is the slope the ball rolled down...it's a bit too much, I think (I've been working on this, too...I tend to have too dramatic of slopes on my greens as well!): Hole 10 kind of had the same thing...a long slope that just made the ball run and run if you missed every so slightly. In general, some fairways are really tight. I measured the fairway on Hole 8 to be just 20 yards across. But in all honesty, these are pretty small things. For a first publish, this is pretty fantastic. The planting and environment are really solid. Great work, and can't wait to see other courses you come up with!
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Post by kennyd2411 on Jun 24, 2021 18:21:28 GMT -5
Hi sroel908Thanks for feedback and the kind words. Much appreciated! Definitely a bit of a balancing act with the greens. My idea was to use the greens as a defence on the shorter holes and really encourage players to try and use the slopes to get the ball close. May have slightly over done it in a few areas. I spent a lot of time deliberating the 4th green. I ended up pushing the tee up a bit, as my intention is for players to take on the dog-leg and only have ~100 yrds in. Maybe it's not entirely clear on a first play through that that's the preferred line. But yeah, definitely too shallow to be accepting shots in from over 150. Glad you enjoyed your round though
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Post by cd06 on Jun 25, 2021 0:03:03 GMT -5
Welcome to TGCT kennyd2411 and congrats on the first publish! This looks like a great course for WhatAboutAmeobi to stream and provide you with feedback. Seconded. Him and his chat full of experienced designers should be able to provide you with some great feedback for your future courses. Congrats on the publish, welcome to TGC Tours!
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Post by WhatAboutAmeobi on Jun 25, 2021 7:56:05 GMT -5
We'll get it on stream today at 1:00pm EDT.
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Post by kennyd2411 on Jul 10, 2021 16:43:57 GMT -5
!! Update !! First of all I'd like to thank everyone for the almost 3k plays that the course has had over the last few weeks. Absolutely chuffed with that for a first publish But for anyone that is interested, I have now published an updated version ' Castle Lakes Golf Club', which has now been submitted for approval. This updates takes onboard some advice from the stream with WhatAboutAmeobi and other members of the community. I've mainly addressed a few playability issues such as green sizing and fairway landing areas. But apart from a partial redesign of the 4th hole, it's more or less the same golf course. Hope everyone enjoys it. Cheers!
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