Putting without meter on mouse

[fuzzylionfish]

Hi all, I'm playing pga tour again after not playing a while after being platinum in 2k21, and I'm already getting sort of back into the swing of things and I'm about -20 through my first two qualifying rounds. However, I have a question/annoyance with putting without meter. In the last game I would practice long putts until I would see the grey power level and I would know approximately the power level to hit a long putt. Now, there's no more red power level and I cannot be asked to continually hit practice putts until I hit the white power level, especially on master. What do other mouse players do to gauge the power level for long putts? Tbh it's extremely frustrating, especially because I know console players have that vibration feature that basically tells them the correct power. Kinda put off from TGC after finding this out

[Brenelan]

Aug 10, 2024 20:23:47 GMT -5 fuzzylionfish said:

Hi all, I'm playing pga tour again after not playing a while after being platinum in 2k21, and I'm already getting sort of back into the swing of things and I'm about -20 through my first two qualifying rounds. However, I have a question/annoyance with putting without meter. In the last game I would practice long putts until I would see the grey power level and I would know approximately the power level to hit a long putt. Now, there's no more red power level and I cannot be asked to continually hit practice putts until I hit the white power level, especially on master. What do other mouse players do to gauge the power level for long putts? Tbh it's extremely frustrating, especially because I know console players have that vibration feature that basically tells them the correct power. Kinda put off from TGC after finding this out

Dunno, if I had to guess, a majority of players on console or using a controller have vibration turned off. Especially the high end players.

I turned it off myself a few months back, and it hasn't been too difficult to judge simply based on the backswing on the putt. I still struggle at times on the longer ones. I'm assuming this would be the same on mouse and keyboard?

[k42wires]

I've struggled with this too, but have found playing a few practice rounds without meter is helping to get the feel for putts and chips. Take practice swings/putts and look at the colour of the power % on the practice swing. White text = perfect, light grey = not too bad, dark grey = disaster! With hindsight, it creates a new level to the game and a lot more like a real round. Putting is now far more realistic. Knowing you've got a difficult downhill putt also makes you think much more on where to hit approaches on the green and which pins to take on.