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Post by spybee007 on Jul 8, 2017 6:37:23 GMT -5
Interesting.. Thanks for the replies everyone. I really appreciate it! I'll keep practicing and working on the feel aspect.
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Post by beamstas on Jul 8, 2017 7:45:38 GMT -5
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Post by mde8965 on Jul 8, 2017 10:12:52 GMT -5
A couple people mentioned "reading the beads" in TGC2. That was always a big part of my method in TGC1. But in TGC2, I cannot see the beads. I tried seeing them both on my 27" 1440p monitor and my 46# 1080p TV. The darned graphics are just way too bright. Anyone monkey with the display settings in game or on your display to make the beads readable?
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Post by Andrea on Jul 8, 2017 10:46:46 GMT -5
A couple people mentioned "reading the beads" in TGC2. That was always a big part of my method in TGC1. But in TGC2, I cannot see the beads. I tried seeing them both on my 27" 1440p monitor and my 46# 1080p TV. The darned graphics are just way too bright. Anyone monkey with the display settings in game or on your display to make the beads readable? I can read them just fine - maybe try lower brightness on your monitor settings or use ReShade to improve visibility  |
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Post by spybee007 on Jul 8, 2017 12:37:05 GMT -5
A couple people mentioned "reading the beads" in TGC2. That was always a big part of my method in TGC1. But in TGC2, I cannot see the beads. I tried seeing them both on my 27" 1440p monitor and my 46# 1080p TV. The darned graphics are just way too bright. Anyone monkey with the display settings in game or on your display to make the beads readable? It could be your contrast is too high, that will wash out shiny things (like the beads). |
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Post by Generic_Casual on Jul 9, 2017 7:29:39 GMT -5
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Post by Generic_Casual on Jul 9, 2017 7:58:08 GMT -5
This is for you, spybee007 ... First, I really think there IS a system on reading the greens. I do it by using the grid boxes. However, I'm NOT just going to give this info out. Not being a jerk, but what I do while putting might really screw up what YOU do.  There is a system for uphill/downhill from the first game. I tried it in this game. Didn't work for me. I had to come up with something new. I did that. The amount of actual break that I play has absolutely stayed the same for all of my putts. I WILL ALWAYS MOVE MY MARKER TO THE HOLE BEFORE EVERY DAMN PUTT!!!!!!!! (Gimmies are excluded.) It really DOES come down to practice. The more you play, the better you will get at it. Every green speed is different. 187 breaks more than 150. There are little nuances to EVERY green speed. That's just the way it is. I feel better at 187 than any other speed in the game because my formula suits it very well. THIS GAME HATES DOWNHILL PUTTING!!!!!!!! (Trust me.) I try to leave myself uphill whenever I can. (If I don't hit a sh%$ approach.) I'm by far from being elite, but I've managed quite nicely. Nobody has held my controller and played for me. Experience goes a long ways in this game. I make my fair share of putts. Some really huge swingers and some from a long ass ways out. I also miss some simplistic ones because I overanalyze them. I really miss more from inside 15 feet than I care to admit. But, hey, it's golf. I stand by what some have said about watching Griffin and Steve while they play as they putt really well. Many people broadcast their play and will chat about while getting around. Never hurts to ask questions. Just don't ask ijs1543 about his "flat putts".  "DB" |
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Post by mcbogga on Jul 9, 2017 8:25:11 GMT -5
Leaving uphill putts is what you do if you want to go low in golf, and in the game.
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Post by Generic_Casual on Jul 9, 2017 9:19:16 GMT -5
I actually prefer downhillers IRL. I hit them with better speed than uphillers. This game, however, makes me TERRIFIED of anything downhill!  |
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Post by hawk3y3 on Jul 9, 2017 16:09:16 GMT -5
This is for you, spybee007 ... First, I really think there IS a system on reading the greens. I do it by using the grid boxes. However, I'm NOT just going to give this info out. Not being a jerk, but what I do while putting might really screw up what YOU do. There is a system for uphill/downhill from the first game. I tried it in this game. Didn't work for me. I had to come up with something new. I did that. The amount of actual break that I play has absolutely stayed the same for all of my putts. I WILL ALWAYS MOVE MY MARKER TO THE HOLE BEFORE EVERY DAMN PUTT!!!!!!!! (Gimmies are excluded.) It really DOES come down to practice. The more you play, the better you will get at it. Every green speed is different. 187 breaks more than 150. There are little nuances to EVERY green speed. That's just the way it is. I feel better at 187 than any other speed in the game because my formula suits it very well. THIS GAME HATES DOWNHILL PUTTING!!!!!!!! (Trust me.) I try to leave myself uphill whenever I can. (If I don't hit a sh%$ approach.) I'm by far from being elite, but I've managed quite nicely. Nobody has held my controller and played for me. Experience goes a long ways in this game. I make my fair share of putts. Some really huge swingers and some from a long ass ways out. I also miss some simplistic ones because I overanalyze them. I really miss more from inside 15 feet than I care to admit. But, hey, it's golf. I stand by what some have said about watching Griffin and Steve while they play as they putt really well. Many people broadcast their play and will chat about while getting around. Never hurts to ask questions. Just don't ask ijs1543 about his "flat putts". "DB" Thanks for the info.. I'm new here, how do we watch Griffin & Steve? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2017 16:58:38 GMT -5
You move the marker to the hole for 50 footers with an elevated platform to go up?
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Post by Generic_Casual on Jul 9, 2017 18:20:19 GMT -5
You move the marker to the hole for 50 footers with an elevated platform to go up? Yes. If it's 48 uphill 16, I move to 48 feet to check elevation. 48+16+8+2=74. I'll move my marker out to 74 feet, THEN adjust for break. Make a 74 foot stroke. Sometimes, that uphill 16 might turn into 14 uphill. Might even go more toward 20. Adjust accordingly. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2017 18:37:12 GMT -5
You move the marker to the hole for 50 footers with an elevated platform to go up? Yes. If it's 48 uphill 16, I move to 48 feet to check elevation. 48+16+8+2=72. I'll move my narker out to 72 feet, THEN adjust for break. Make a 72 foot stroke. Sometimes, that uphill 16 might turn into 14 uphill. Might even go more toward 20. Adjust accordingly. +8 +2? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2017 18:44:16 GMT -5
Yes. If it's 48 uphill 16, I move to 48 feet to check elevation. 48+16+8+2=72. I'll move my narker out to 72 feet, THEN adjust for break. Make a 72 foot stroke. Sometimes, that uphill 16 might turn into 14 uphill. Might even go more toward 20. Adjust accordingly. +8 +2? The old TGC1 method has you adding 1.5x the uphill distance (inches uphill converted to feet on the 'weight'). So 48 + (16*1.5) and then he is adding 2 feet for how far to let the ball go by the hole. He was simply breaking down the 1.5 into *1.0 + *0.5 This goes out the window on slower greens in TGC2, and I wouldn't use that at all for downhill putts on fast greens. When adjusting L/R you may notice that you are now hitting even further uphill if it is a large breaking putt. Then small tweaks become necessary, and my head about explodes and I just hit the damn ball. |
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Post by Generic_Casual on Jul 9, 2017 19:15:58 GMT -5
Sorry. I can't add while driving. 74 feet!!!! 48 feet for distance + 16 up to 64 feet. Half of 16 is 8. Now it's 72 feet away. I add the 2 extra feet to get to 74.
Sorry.
I also hit my putts harder than your average bear. 😏😏😏
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