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Post by Brighttail on Oct 1, 2019 5:23:07 GMT -5
I think that the first API fail = 1 week ban is a bit harsh. We have seen more than once, elite players fail the API and there hasn't been a worry that they are flickers or gaming the system. It happens. The intent of the rule is so that repeated offenders are deterred from continuing their nefarious ways. I think we have crossed that event horizon of a black hole. Once crossed there is no coming back.
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Post by rob4590 on Oct 1, 2019 6:30:57 GMT -5
A couple of points from me:
Firstly re Rawesy - while we know he flicks (and therefore does indeed get an unfair (but up till now legal) advantage) - and while he has not (in general) been the most sociable person on the forums (or in his own society etc) - I do think his first offence should be treated in the same way that a first offence by a popular community member (eg Smiffy) would be / was. Yes - I am one of the first to castigate those repeatedly failing - but he has not (yet) done it more than once. When / if he fails again - I will be one of the first to tell him where he can flick his stick!!!
Secondly re the new TST rules - for clarity, I, along with Smiffy, Gavlaar (and now very recently) Fadge are all part of the TST Admin team who have created the new rule. For background - the withdrawals after making the cut were the first issue that we were trying to address - getting 6-10 people not finishing most weeks was stopping others making cuts (with loss of Fedex points, Ryder Cup points, WGR points). We therefore wanted to stop that happening - and the 1 week ban for that (increasing on subsequent DNFs) was felt to protect all the other (loyal / committed) players.
We then looked at API fails - and felt that for consistency, the same response was justified for the first two fails - can't really give a lesser punishment for failing API than not being bothered to finish!!! Hence the 1 week ban after first offence. However - we didn't want multiple failers on TST (the same as nearly all of us don't here on PGA) - hence the season ban after 3 fails.
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Post by B.Smooth13 on Oct 1, 2019 7:26:52 GMT -5
See this here, is the very definition of an unfair pin. I've given the speed of the green total respect, hit it softly, it trickles by at 1mph on the low side, nearly stops, and i end up off the green. Punished for playing it as i am supposed to play it.
Absurd, ridiculous - choose your adjective
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Post by B.Smooth13 on Oct 1, 2019 7:28:31 GMT -5
That's the micro-tiering I'm referencing. If you can get the ball to stop within the mini tier that the pin resides, it's easy to make a birdie. But with all the "manufactured difficulty" with the ridges and mounds plus very firm very high winds, it's hard to pin point to that level especially with how the loft box affects the full swing shots. Well said.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2019 8:03:00 GMT -5
A pair of -2's, just see if I can stick around 2 more weeks for the minor events. Won't be too disappointed when I finally do get demoted though. Is Ronda gonna ban himself from his own society now? I am sure you will be banned for asking. I don't even know what his society is called, only ones I'm in are TGCT and Smiffy's Pure Asses which I never play.......probably why I suck as I don't play enough.
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Post by fadgewacker on Oct 1, 2019 8:06:50 GMT -5
I am sure you will be banned for asking. Smiffy's Pure Asses That’s a different thing altogether...
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Post by SweetTeeBag on Oct 1, 2019 8:23:22 GMT -5
In before the lock...
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Post by Generic_Casual on Oct 1, 2019 8:33:56 GMT -5
Round 1 in at -7. 😔😔
Round 2 in at -13. 😊😊
Really was like night and day in these. 😲😲
Couldn't make a damn thing in the 1st one. Was missing EASY putts and giving the greens WAY too much respect even for 187s. Had a bogey after I putted off a tier from 30ish feet. 😬😬
However, in the 2nd, I was making EVERYTHING. Almost. 20 footers. Double breaks. Triple breaks down ridges. Quite comical to be honest. Had a few tough breaks here and there. Had a bogey from an attempt to hole a chip. 😎😎
-20 after 2 and hoping that sniffs a Top-25 after the cut. 😏😏
Good luck all.
I'm onto Destiny 2 in a bit. 😍😍
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Post by fadgewacker on Oct 1, 2019 9:11:19 GMT -5
I'm onto Destiny 2 in a bit. 😍😍 Must... resist...
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Post by AFCTUJacko on Oct 1, 2019 9:53:08 GMT -5
Finished 66-63 for -27. Rubbish. But nm
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Post by mrohde4 on Oct 1, 2019 11:46:38 GMT -5
-10 & -6 to start. Really enjoyed the skyline work - very well done. Haven't fallen victim to any slopes yet, but still time.
The only surprise about Rawsey getting pulled is how long it took. Just really sad that a) it's 2019 and a golf game doesn't exist without such an obvious exploit and b) people still shortswing/flick/use a stopper.
This is a super competitive place, but the only thing of value exchanged around here is respect.
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Post by Dave on Oct 1, 2019 12:47:38 GMT -5
And our #1 finally gets his #1 Would love to see his chart... All I'll say on the matter is: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke.
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Post by SweetTeeBag on Oct 1, 2019 13:03:03 GMT -5
And our #1 finally gets his #1 Would love to see his chart... All I'll say on the matter is: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke. HA!
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Post by fadgewacker on Oct 1, 2019 13:07:56 GMT -5
And our #1 finally gets his #1 Would love to see his chart... All I'll say on the matter is: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke. I’m not sure I get the message Dave...
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Post by killahbeaz132 on Oct 1, 2019 13:43:04 GMT -5
I know everyone is wired differently and people are going to do what they want and I get that. However, if I were him, or anyone else, I wouldn't want to do something that was looked on as gaining an unfair advantage. I know it's been widely known that he's skirting the line at all times, so I'm surprised that he hasn't tried to change it. I mean if I was doing something wrong when I played and someone alerted me to it, I would try to fix it immediately. I'm trying to play the game on the same level field as everyone else. That's what makes the competition fun and exciting.
However, conversely to that because of my competitive nature, I also say I want to beat whoever when they're at their best. Which is what I'm trying to do. I'm gonna focus on that and all the great scores being put up there weekly by the guys doing this thing the right way! Keep firing boys!
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