perhaps time to start a new FREE course futzing series?
May 25, 2020 19:46:14 GMT -5
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Post by reebdoog on May 25, 2020 19:46:14 GMT -5
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Now look, I freely admit that I am not the best at this stuff. My original ideas aren't always great. But I'm here to tell ya that I can edit (futz, moosh) and critique as good as anyone out there.
If you don't agree...then go right ahead and ignore this thread entirely.
I will also say that I don't buy the idea that folks can teach anyone "good hole design" by simply given them some guidelines or improving how they do "water". To get better at hole design and to keep making good holes consistently you have to make some bad holes. You just do. There is nobody who just makes all good holes all the time with no mediocre or bad stretches. But that's how you learn. You make crap, then someone says "yeah this one wasn't great" and you don't make those mistakes again or you find a way to make the idea better. It's just life. Remember, creating a golf hole is art. You have a vision, you need to execute that vision and then present it to the player in a way that they become part of the vision instead of fighting against it. They need to see that vision and say "Ahhh, I understand...this makes me happy". Sometimes that will never happen and you can't do anything about it...but that can be the player's fault too.
All that being said I think it may be time to try and revive an idea I had a long time ago and briefly tried. Basically...you have a course...or even just a hole or two that you are struggling with or maybe you really like it...or maybe you hate it. It doesn't matter. If you want the old Reebdork to take a look and give it a little Futzing in a stream we can try to make that happen. Even if you just want pointers and no actual "work" done, that's fine too.
I am not here to toot my own horn or anything like that, however I would bet that a lot of the designers you know and love have had a Reebing critique or two and have come away better the next time they opened the designer. Does that make me Design Jesus? Not at all. But even if I give you 90 stupid ideas and 4 good ones...you're still 4 better than you were before right?
I have a feeling some other DAM members may be chiming in with some designer support as well so this may become a collaborative effort at some point.
Now I don't have ALL the time in the world to just do everything everybody wants...so if this is gonna work it's gonna have to be a little choosy and will be limited to one at a time probably. If this is something that would be of interest or help please vote in the poll. If nobody cares then I'll just sit on the sidelines or let you utilize other "services" that are out there. I'm not bothered at all if that's the result. :-)
Anyway, give a vote, drop a note, if you feel I've helped you out before maybe even mention it...or if you got my notes or advice and thought it was a load of horse pucky...share that too!
Now look, I freely admit that I am not the best at this stuff. My original ideas aren't always great. But I'm here to tell ya that I can edit (futz, moosh) and critique as good as anyone out there.
If you don't agree...then go right ahead and ignore this thread entirely.
I will also say that I don't buy the idea that folks can teach anyone "good hole design" by simply given them some guidelines or improving how they do "water". To get better at hole design and to keep making good holes consistently you have to make some bad holes. You just do. There is nobody who just makes all good holes all the time with no mediocre or bad stretches. But that's how you learn. You make crap, then someone says "yeah this one wasn't great" and you don't make those mistakes again or you find a way to make the idea better. It's just life. Remember, creating a golf hole is art. You have a vision, you need to execute that vision and then present it to the player in a way that they become part of the vision instead of fighting against it. They need to see that vision and say "Ahhh, I understand...this makes me happy". Sometimes that will never happen and you can't do anything about it...but that can be the player's fault too.
All that being said I think it may be time to try and revive an idea I had a long time ago and briefly tried. Basically...you have a course...or even just a hole or two that you are struggling with or maybe you really like it...or maybe you hate it. It doesn't matter. If you want the old Reebdork to take a look and give it a little Futzing in a stream we can try to make that happen. Even if you just want pointers and no actual "work" done, that's fine too.
I am not here to toot my own horn or anything like that, however I would bet that a lot of the designers you know and love have had a Reebing critique or two and have come away better the next time they opened the designer. Does that make me Design Jesus? Not at all. But even if I give you 90 stupid ideas and 4 good ones...you're still 4 better than you were before right?
I have a feeling some other DAM members may be chiming in with some designer support as well so this may become a collaborative effort at some point.
Now I don't have ALL the time in the world to just do everything everybody wants...so if this is gonna work it's gonna have to be a little choosy and will be limited to one at a time probably. If this is something that would be of interest or help please vote in the poll. If nobody cares then I'll just sit on the sidelines or let you utilize other "services" that are out there. I'm not bothered at all if that's the result. :-)
Anyway, give a vote, drop a note, if you feel I've helped you out before maybe even mention it...or if you got my notes or advice and thought it was a load of horse pucky...share that too!