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Post by grinder12000 on Nov 30, 2020 10:27:41 GMT -5
Because you get lower scores? You can say the same about mathematical putting by counting how fast the lines on the green are running and then using the vibration on the controller for speed. Also IRL you aim to the right side of the fairway and draw the ball to the left, just like TGC, have you ever seen a pro golfer hit a straight drive? Probably not I have heard this point from others. While there is a point to that, you have the ability to do that by putting fade and draw on the shot, and hit it perfect tempo. I would argue that is the intention of the game, and fast and slow are meant to be a punishment for a bad swing. However, people are very good at these games and figuring out ways to be good. I think most people just play fast because it easier to get more consistently, which I think is an unfortunate mechanic of the game. I play perfect tempo, so I know it is possible. I just shot -60 on my practice round on the Challenge tour event with it. I'm not saying that to brag, but to just point that (fast) doesn't always "lower your scores" but it probably is easier for a lot of people, so they just do it. I think it has more to do with that fact than that people are using it to emulate real golf shots. Just think how much better you could have done with greater distance. I feel it's harder now to go red fast and it's throwing me off a tad LOL
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Post by Cody_Vols_2331 on Nov 30, 2020 10:40:09 GMT -5
I have heard this point from others. While there is a point to that, you have the ability to do that by putting fade and draw on the shot, and hit it perfect tempo. I would argue that is the intention of the game, and fast and slow are meant to be a punishment for a bad swing. However, people are very good at these games and figuring out ways to be good. I think most people just play fast because it easier to get more consistently, which I think is an unfortunate mechanic of the game. I play perfect tempo, so I know it is possible. I just shot -60 on my practice round on the Challenge tour event with it. I'm not saying that to brag, but to just point that (fast) doesn't always "lower your scores" but it probably is easier for a lot of people, so they just do it. I think it has more to do with that fact than that people are using it to emulate real golf shots. Just think how much better you could have done with greater distance. I feel it's harder now to go red fast and it's throwing me off a tad LOL Lol well maybe I could have, who knows. I think precision is also important and perfect allows me to do that. Also, maybe I am slight OCD, but it just would not feel as good without the knowing I hit it perfect on the meter too.
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Post by culallen on Nov 30, 2020 12:50:53 GMT -5
I'm a PS4 player and I play for fast and I struggle to shoot in the double digits under par for an entire event. Not sure what that says about me as a player. Lol.
Sure there are some advantages like added distance and having a good idea of where your ball is going, but if there's a dogleg right or a pin tucked on the right side with a right to left wind (for a righty), it's a lot more difficult than perfect shot players have it. Perhaps I need to re-calibrate, but if I try for perfect I get fast or slow 99% of the time anyway, so why not eliminate one of those options...?
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Post by cjllucky on Nov 30, 2020 13:25:08 GMT -5
Has anybody hit white perfect yet with their 295 driver or 3 wood for that matter. I haven't hit a white perfect since the season started lol.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2020 13:58:45 GMT -5
Yes.
You litterally have to calibrate for a good half hour to find the perfect calibration.
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Post by Cyclerob on Nov 30, 2020 14:58:52 GMT -5
Has anybody hit white perfect yet with their 295 driver or 3 wood for that matter. I haven't hit a white perfect since the season started lol. I do it on a consistent basis on master difficulty. It's actually easier for me to hit perfect with that driver than with my 3w and 2h. I guess calibrating with the driver helps? Don't know. Minds you, since I got my PS5, my "perfect" swing percentage is a bit down. The controller is quite a bit bulkier so I have a harder time hoding it and it feels more sensitive than a PS4 controller. So, I'm still working on getting used to it. On the positive side, the PS5 controller feels sturdier, better built and the joystick action is smoother. Fun thing too is that the game loads faster on the PS5 and you don't wait as much in beetween holes!
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Post by Cecil Harvey on Nov 30, 2020 15:59:36 GMT -5
Has anybody hit white perfect yet with their 295 driver or 3 wood for that matter. I haven't hit a white perfect since the season started lol. Use a more forgiving driver/3W and don't go into the red 101%+ overswing and your perfect white area will be larger
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Post by cjllucky on Nov 30, 2020 18:17:34 GMT -5
I hear ya but don't know if I want to give up the yardage. I hit a lot of greys and red fast trying for perfect. Just frustrating as hell.
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Post by zooby97 on Nov 30, 2020 22:11:05 GMT -5
These FAST players have it all mapped out. Now some courses will affect their play and they are still very good players. But they have done their homework but once they have it set it is easy pickings for them IMHO. The video said it all for me. The guy who did the video said it is scary and probably needs to be fixed to a degree. But once it ever is they will find another angle. They always do. Heck, I give them credit, they are good. I wouldn’t ever play that way to begin with as I like just straight up golf like I am on the actual course. I still feel this style of play diminishes the TGC Tour. But it is not the players fault so I’ll never bash them for doing it. And they still have to map it out with the wind, elevation,ect.... What video are you talking about? I’d like to see it. Just go to the Driving Range thread and look for LOOK AT THESE SCORES ON MASTER. It is on the first page. I still think the best players would still have the lowest scores if they didn’t use this method. I just wonder what the scores would look like if this FASTS method wasn’t being used to this degree.
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Post by Cyclerob on Dec 1, 2020 7:25:03 GMT -5
What video are you talking about? I’d like to see it. Just go to the Driving Range thread and look for LOOK AT THESE SCORES ON MASTER. It is on the first page. I still think the best players would still have the lowest scores if they didn’t use this method. I just wonder what the scores would look like if this FASTS method wasn’t being used to this degree.Some would adapt, but most wouldn't. A lot tougher to go for perfect swings than smashing the joystick forward to always get the same result. Consistancy/tempo is the game, if you aim for perfect then fast/slow come into play withoutthe same predictable results at all. IMHO, scores would go up. If TGCTours wants to test that, as most players are playing righty, have a tournament on a course where everything is kinda mild to severe dog leg right with the right side of the fairways protected by having obstacles high and long enough to block you from using that right to left to right hook. That would force you to go for a perfect swing with a fade. Tough to do consistantly, many missing fairways in perspective. Also, you would need to have a rule for that event preventing players that played righty all their careers to suddently discover that they are lefties for that tournament!
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