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Post by gatorman on Apr 9, 2021 8:57:11 GMT -5
So I was in my best position for my 1st promotion mark in CC-I after 3 rounds, -7. I open the final round with a birdie. Then on the second hole I hit the green and the ball rolls off the back and barely dribbles into the water. The game placed the ball all the way on the other side of the water body( 90 yds) completely blocked by stands of trees to hit back to the green. I hit 2 in the water trying to find a way back to the green, then have to hit sideways/backwards to find a shot to the green. Took a 10, wound up 7 over for the round, goodbye to my possible first promotion mark.
I am not expert on golf rules, but should the ball have been placed all the way across the water, or in front of the water where the ball entered the water?
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Post by mrohde4 on Apr 9, 2021 9:38:39 GMT -5
In real golf, you'd have the option of dropping at the same place where you hit the previous shot. I think this happens sometimes in this game(?) but not always. Drop issues have been an issue since TGC1 though, so sadly this isn't surprising.
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Post by 15eicheltower9 on Apr 9, 2021 9:57:44 GMT -5
You can toggle between dropping and rehitting. It's L1 on a ps controller.
And yes that would be your 2 options irl. Rehit or drop it on the other side of the hazard in a direct line from the hole through where the ball entered the hazard.
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Post by Demonondalinks on Apr 9, 2021 10:15:45 GMT -5
I love it (sarcasm) when you hit the ball in the rough and you have a needless TV camera stand blocking your path to the green. This is one of the biggest flaws of the game. No USGA or Royal and Ancient golf rules apply in this game.
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Post by gatorman on Apr 9, 2021 10:17:36 GMT -5
You can toggle between dropping and rehitting. It's L1 on a ps controller. And yes that would be your 2 options irl. Rehit or drop it on the other side of the hazard in a direct line from the hole through where the ball entered the hazard. Is that correct? I just purposely sliced off the tee into a big lake, and it allowed a drop at the point the ball entered the water, not all the way on the other side of the lake? Does that seem correct, as compared to my original situation.
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Post by mrohde4 on Apr 9, 2021 10:20:40 GMT -5
You can toggle between dropping and rehitting. It's L1 on a ps controller. And yes that would be your 2 options irl. Rehit or drop it on the other side of the hazard in a direct line from the hole through where the ball entered the hazard. Is that correct? I just purposely sliced off the tee into a big lake, and it allowed a drop at the point the ball entered the water, not all the way on the other side of the lake? Does that seem correct, as compared to my original situation. The difference here is your ball is dropped farther from the hole than the point of entry into the water. When you hit into the water behind the hole, there's usually no place to drop that's farther from the hole than point of entry so the game defaults to dropping on the other side. Not exactly realistic, but the software is limited on user created courses.
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Post by gatorman on Apr 9, 2021 10:56:22 GMT -5
Is that correct? I just purposely sliced off the tee into a big lake, and it allowed a drop at the point the ball entered the water, not all the way on the other side of the lake? Does that seem correct, as compared to my original situation. The difference here is your ball is dropped farther from the hole than the point of entry into the water. When you hit into the water behind the hole, there's usually no place to drop that's farther from the hole than point of entry so the game defaults to dropping on the other side. Not exactly realistic, but the software is limited on user created courses. Thanks, that makes sense. In real life application of the rules, would you have to walk 100 yds to the other side of lake to drop, or drop close to the water where the ball entered?
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Post by 15eicheltower9 on Apr 9, 2021 20:52:41 GMT -5
The difference here is your ball is dropped farther from the hole than the point of entry into the water. When you hit into the water behind the hole, there's usually no place to drop that's farther from the hole than point of entry so the game defaults to dropping on the other side. Not exactly realistic, but the software is limited on user created courses. Thanks, that makes sense. In real life application of the rules, would you have to walk 100 yds to the other side of lake to drop, or drop close to the water where the ball entered? if you couldn't drop within 2 club lengths without being closer to the hole, then yes you'd either have to drop on the other side of the hazard in a direct line with the hole or re-hit from the previous location.
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Post by mc23 on Apr 10, 2021 4:18:30 GMT -5
Thanks, that makes sense. In real life application of the rules, would you have to walk 100 yds to the other side of lake to drop, or drop close to the water where the ball entered? if you couldn't drop within 2 club lengths without being closer to the hole, then yes you'd either have to drop on the other side of the hazard in a direct line with the hole or re-hit from the previous location. this has happened to me on island par 3s on the real course multiple times... normally nobody cares drop where you want but once in awhile your playing a tournament or a guy whose over competitive and they will make you take that walk of shame back to the t box or half way there in some cases lmao pricks
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Post by PicnicGuy / BobalooNOLA on Apr 10, 2021 7:19:57 GMT -5
Just no way to play with 'casual' drop rules like you might with friends.
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Post by gatorman on Apr 10, 2021 9:06:37 GMT -5
Thanks, that makes sense. In real life application of the rules, would you have to walk 100 yds to the other side of lake to drop, or drop close to the water where the ball entered? if you couldn't drop within 2 club lengths without being closer to the hole, then yes you'd either have to drop on the other side of the hazard in a direct line with the hole or re-hit from the previous location. I think I could have dropped at 2 club lengths to the left of where the ball entered the water and technically been further from the cup, but I guess the game doesn't calculate that way. I may never have that good a chance at a promotion mark again. Damn.
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