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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2018 10:15:11 GMT -5
The Chastener, known partly for finishing 7th in the recent Designer Challenge Series (National Treasure) contest, and partly for being the 6,800 yard course that people claimed they couldn’t hit driver on, is getting a sizable reconstruction in order to become a 7,300 yard monster.
The original concept for the design was very symbolic in nature, and those that didn’t read the backstory or recognize the artistic license to make this a “Russian National Treasure” simply didn’t take to the design that much, so converting it to a more traditional championship course seems to make sense. But don’t be fooled, this still won’t be a design for the faint of heart.
Gone will be the dark, foggy skies, the Russian-flag colored tees, the steel curtain bridge, and the “forced” architecture. You’ll be able to hit driver on every hole, even if it’s not the best choice, and many of the fairways have been slightly re-shaped and widened. The tee complexes have been completely redesigned, and I have added a 4th tee set, the Tour tees, which measure 7,332 yards from the tips. And yes, the bridge on the 17th is gone, too! #BridgeGate
You may remember these greens being quite treacherous at 168 speed, but they’ll now be lightning fast at 182, although many of the contours are being re-sculpted to eliminate some of the yellow and red... that’s right, I said “some.”
It’ll only be a few more days until this is ready, but I’m also contemplating adding tournament fixtures, I just haven’t decided yet.
Look for this WIP soon! If you have any feedback, let me know.
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Post by B.Smooth13 on Jun 15, 2018 6:55:19 GMT -5
Look forward to playing the re-vamped version. If you're looking for any playability feedback give me a shout!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2018 23:09:29 GMT -5
Look forward to playing the re-vamped version. If you're looking for any playability feedback give me a shout! You bet, that would be great. I'm still re-vamping the greens for the new speeds, but once I release a beta for pin-testing I'd love it if you tried it out. The course will play SO different! It's a beast now!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2018 23:54:20 GMT -5
This is taking a bit more time than I anticipated (shocker), because I decided to overhaul all of the green complexes, which includes totally updated contouring, different pin placements, surrounding area sculpting, and a few re-shaped bunkers. I’m done with 15 holes at this point.
I’ve also put in different bridges over the water crossings, changed and added plantings around the course, and worked a lot on lighting and tree-shadow reduction on the greens.
My goal is to make this a true test of golf for the better players, without being tricked-up in any way. We’ll see!
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Post by toddfather on Jun 18, 2018 10:53:42 GMT -5
Looking forward to playing it Eric! Will be interesting to see how different it is
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2018 17:00:56 GMT -5
This one is in the beta testing phase now, so hopefully it will be released shortly.
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Post by kvand on Jun 22, 2018 17:20:16 GMT -5
This one is in the beta testing phase now, so hopefully it will be released shortly. I do believe I am going to ranger this one tonight for tour play. Can't wait. May even have a cocktail while playing my loop.
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