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Post by theduke21 on Mar 29, 2020 5:29:27 GMT -5
I'll start it out. I played really well, but I'll talk more about my rounds later.
I was happy with how the tournament played. Plenty of opportunities on Thursday and Saturday, Friday and Sunday are quite tough with the winds.
10 and 11 are dicey on Friday with the yardage in, the direction was more in the face than when I tested it, which can happen in tournaments. But par is just a number. 10 is still reachable with a wood. 11 is close but I comfortably made it with driver-driver. My friend had to layup so it's more of a par 4.5 on Friday. Otherwise went nicely in my opinion. #16 is the devil's hole.
Good luck everyone, get your rounds in quick and head out to Augusta.
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Post by fadgewacker on Mar 29, 2020 6:55:04 GMT -5
Good course choice this week Tyler. Not played yet, but it’s a great track 👍
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Post by rob4590 on Mar 29, 2020 7:38:58 GMT -5
A solid if unspectacular R1 (-10)..... R2 - jeez, those winds. Yes 10 is reachable (just) but 11..... (still an easy par (20ft putt ) 12 is seriously scary with that diagonal wind..... Came to life right at the end though - used the slopes on 15 to leave an easy 8ft eagle, then hit the perfect tee shot at 16, pitched just at the top of the bank and down, nearly going in for the ace, for another 7ft eagle. Nearly aced 17 too. -9 for -19 total, which I suspect will be good enough for the cut this week..... Enjoyed it so far......
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Post by gavlaar124 on Mar 29, 2020 7:44:41 GMT -5
-10 -4 start for me ... Cut watching for sure doubt it'll make it to be honest. Played round 3 and had another -10
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Post by rob4590 on Mar 29, 2020 8:30:29 GMT -5
I might actually have put together a decent* tournament here - shot a lovely -14 in R3, despite a water ball (14th?) when my second shot gave me a 90% swing instead of the intended fast. Followed that with a very solid -8 R4, despite a few 'borderline' pins / pin positions (13 and 14 are a pair of stunners if you miss on the safe side......) -41 total - very happy with that. *Decent - for a medium player of course.....not actually a decent result Despite my comment above re a couple of pins, I did enjoy the course, and the scary moments in those two VH wind rounds. Good job theduke21 in both capacities this week
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 9:10:07 GMT -5
I will be the guy with the unpopular opinion and just say I don't think Very High winds should ever be used in a Tour round. The mechanic is totally broken and flawed. It just adds a silly arcade feel to the game.
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Post by donkeypuncherben on Mar 29, 2020 9:27:12 GMT -5
In what way is it broken? Seems to work similar to any other winds. High winds are very much a part of real golf at every level
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 9:47:36 GMT -5
In what way is it broken? Seems to work similar to any other winds. High winds are very much a part of real golf at every level I don't disagree with you on High winds but Very High winds in the game don't follow the same mechanics as other wind.
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Post by Brighttail on Mar 29, 2020 10:43:25 GMT -5
Definitely a love/hate relationship with this course. Some very unique and interesting holes, which I knew once we got into high winds would cause issues, ah well we all gotta play em.
Overall not a bad course. Gotta pick your spots you want to get aggressive with.
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Post by catcherman22 on Mar 29, 2020 10:51:37 GMT -5
I will be the guy with the unpopular opinion and just say I don't think Very High winds should ever be used in a Tour round. The mechanic is totally broken and flawed. It just adds a silly arcade feel to the game. You’re not alone... I will probably not play tournaments with very high winds... unless it’s the masters!
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Post by Kenny on Mar 29, 2020 11:50:40 GMT -5
I will be the guy with the unpopular opinion and just say I don't think Very High winds should ever be used in a Tour round. The mechanic is totally broken and flawed. It just adds a silly arcade feel to the game. You’re not alone... I will probably not play tournaments with very high winds... unless it’s the masters! I’ll add my vote for what it’s worth, never used to bother me much but now hate high winds in this game. Thought the first round was great set up, R2 spoiled it for me and as a result R3 & R4 were played with little concentration or care.
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Post by donkeypuncherben on Mar 29, 2020 13:11:13 GMT -5
In what way is it broken? Seems to work similar to any other winds. High winds are very much a part of real golf at every level I don't disagree with you on High winds but Very High winds in the game don't follow the same mechanics as other wind. What do you mean by mechanics? I have always found the impact of wind to be pretty straightforward even at very high speeds if you understand how it works. The effect of wind is more realistic than a lot of other aspects of the game's physics at any speed.
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Post by Brighttail on Mar 29, 2020 13:28:16 GMT -5
What I see with the very high winds is that there are a lot more 'gusts'. Which means something that is blowing at 20 mph can go to 24 really quickly during your shot and you won't necessarily see it tick up. My 'gust' theory makes sense and winds blowing that high can suddenly lay off a bit and you can go down to 16mph.
So in theory it is semi-realistic but in reality, it doesn't work very well. It really does seem that some shots the wind is blowing at 30mph and other times it looks like it is blowing at 20, but the meter doesn't move at all.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 13:31:03 GMT -5
I don't disagree with you on High winds but Very High winds in the game don't follow the same mechanics as other wind. What do you mean by mechanics? I have always found the impact of wind to be pretty straightforward even at very high speeds if you understand how it works. The effect of wind is more realistic than a lot of other aspects of the game's physics at any speed. What I mean is that it’s not consistent. A 24 MPH crosswind blows your shot 30 yards one shot and 40 the next with the same club and lie. Headwinds are the worst. Sometimes it takes 30 yards off the next it’s 20 and the next it’s 40. No other wind speed has that kind of variability with all other things being equal in regards to lie, club and elevation. Consistency is all I ask for. I don’t care if the wind is 5 or 50 mph as long as the game treats it consistently.
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Post by catcherman22 on Mar 29, 2020 13:32:14 GMT -5
I don't disagree with you on High winds but Very High winds in the game don't follow the same mechanics as other wind. What do you mean by mechanics? I have always found the impact of wind to be pretty straightforward even at very high speeds if you understand how it works. The effect of wind is more realistic than a lot of other aspects of the game's physics at any speed. it has more effect in the cross winds... there are times when it blows 30 yards off line, and then times when it hardly moves at all. I think they got it for the most part into the wind and down wind... but cross winds are borderline unplayable.
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