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Post by kentish-dave on Jan 17, 2016 17:00:46 GMT -5
Pretty new to this online stuff, but looking at the scores like 45 under am I doing something wrong?? I have played 150+rounds and I am still having trouble hitting the ball straight of the tee!!!, is there a special type of ps4 game pad that I do not know about?.. any help with 'the grip' will be much appreciated, 1 finger or 3, or a crossways thumb? help!!!
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Post by Chief on Jan 17, 2016 17:11:35 GMT -5
Hi
I am new too and was hopeless to start with, still in next to last place on the Jan Q school! I was taken by surprise with the massive jump in class and couldn't hit the ball straight and zig zagged all over the shop.
I play on PS4 and thought others must be cheating or have some special controller but the best tip I read on here is don't look at the screen when driving, look at the controller and get the timing and rhythm sorted playing the career mode in the game on the hardest setting.
It's sorted me out now and done 2 rounds for the tourney next week and got decent scores. Well, i say decent, we will see when Monday comes round and scores start appearing!
For me I use finger and thumb and take care with the backswing. It seems to me that the backswing causes wonky swings and then the forward motion speed applies the power.
That's my take on it anyway.
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Post by ballgame923 on Jan 17, 2016 17:14:34 GMT -5
I'm nowhere near one of the best players here, but I can score a little. For what it's worth, I hold the analog stick between my thumb and pointer finger so that the finger essentially pushes it back for the backswing and the thumb pushes it forward for the swing.
One tip that really helped me score better: Fight wind with the shot shaper. It keeps the ball flighter straighter which makes it easier to control when it hits the green. Maybe the better players have something else to say about this, but it helped me a ton.
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Post by Doyley on Jan 17, 2016 17:30:16 GMT -5
Not much in the way of tips for the swing - you'll just have to find a comfortable grip that allows you to repeat relatively straight shots (white line) - from there it's all about shot setup. For tips on that I suggest you use our LIVE Twitch feeds page and follow some of the better golfers (or go back and look at their past broadcasts).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2016 17:47:17 GMT -5
I play on PC but use an XBox 360 controller which I will assume is somewhat similar to what you PS4 guys use though i really don't know for certain.
However, and this is the point, I was the poster boy for "can't do anything right in this game." In fact, you'll find a few of my ranting threads throughout the forum.
This week's tourney, that I'll be entering scores in for tomorrow, I shot 28 under in E Class. It was my best performance yet. It took me over 4 months to get even that good.
Here are some tips that I think will help. They at least helped me a lot.
1) As somebody said, don't look at the screen when driving. Make sure you look at your controller and concentrate on bring the stick straight back and straight forward. I'm not 100% consistent yet, but I am much better than I was. But driving straight is only half the battle.
2) Learn to play the winds and clubs as far as choice and amount of loft. You're going to have a lot of shots in between distances. One club won't get there far enough and the next club goes too far. With strong winds, sometimes you need to go up or down 2 or even 3 clubs. It will take a while before you can start putting shots close to the pin even with the winds and elevations. Only practice will make you better here.
3) On the greens, don't look at the controller. Straightness isn't as important here. In fact, my putter is never straight. But the greens seem to be more forgiving in this area. So watch your actual putter and how far back you're pulling it. You will need to learn each green speed and incline up or down. For example, a 20 foot putt on a fast green with a downhill incline of a foot requires you to barely pull back the club at all whereas the same distance putt on a slow green with an uphill incline of 6 inches will require you to pull the club back a bit past the golfer's back foot. Only with practice will you get a feel for how far back to pull the club for each putt. Then there are the right to left and left to right slopes. This is my personal hardest part of the game. I miss many putts by inches to a foot because I misjudge the break. Again, practice, practice, practice.
4) Also related to putting. Use the marker. It has made all the difference in the game. On downhill putts especially, move the marker closer to you. For example, if you have a 20 foot putt with an 8 inch downhill incline, move the marker 8 inches towards you. This will keep the ball from going too far past the hole as long as your putting swing is "in the neighborhood." This will leave you with a much shorter 2nd putt if you miss.
5) There are some basic charts that you can download that will help you with all of this. I don't have the link off the top of my head but it's an Excel spreadsheet and it's excellent. Eventually, you'll memorize most of it.
6) Don't get discouraged. I think most of us have been there. I for one was ready to quit I was so frustrated. Now, I might actually get an exemption to the next class after next week is over. We'll see.
Good luck and if you have any specific questions about game mechanics, just ask. I'm sure somebody will have the answer.
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Post by kentish-dave on Jan 17, 2016 17:49:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the quick replies guys, I do use the finger thumb method, got my handicap down to +2 once but now I am having trouble to shoot under 80. o'h well at least we are playing the best golf sim ever..
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Post by kentish-dave on Jan 17, 2016 17:55:56 GMT -5
Ok wagtunes thanks for the detailed post, the putting side and using lies and loft is not my problem at the moment , its getting the ball off the tee, so the 'look at the gamepad' idea is what I will try next..
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Post by ABU_Bear on Jan 18, 2016 0:47:34 GMT -5
Hitting it straight is over rated
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Post by martkal44 on Jan 18, 2016 22:48:29 GMT -5
In terms of hitting it straight off the tea, firstly ensure you are hitting 100% swing. Take a steady full back swing and follow through at a slightly harder pace. You can also hold the top of the back swing a little while until you get your rythem and hit 100%.
Next getting into hitting straight. Two possible reasons you are not hitting straight and they are:
1: Wind is dragging the ball left/right. 2: You are not following through straight with the pad.
For the wind you need to adjust accordingly to the wind direction and speed. I used to use 2 quick clicks per 1mph on my d pad but these last few weeks of tournament play I have simply used the loft adjustment. One bar left or right equals roughly 10mph. I'll use the loft for anything up to 10mph and then do my click method for anything extra. Some examples:
5mph right to left wind: Half a bar to the right. 12mph left to right wind: One full bar left and 10 quick clicks for the remaining 5mph.
I find anything outside the one full bar just doesn't work for me.
Since that I have won a tournament in CC-D, shot 2 hole in ones and climbed up to CC-B all in a few weeks. Not only is it quicker to set up but you'll have much more control around a course and it just seems to hold up better all round. I do this for every club, driver to wedge.
As for making sure you're hitting straight do like others said, don't watch the screen keep an eye on your pad. I did this until I got more confident and hit consistant. Don't expect to hit it exactly straight all the time....unless you're straight shooting hack/glitch. Which nobody on this site should be..and you'll sooner or later get caught from ghost players.
I find my natural back and forth has a slight curve, so I hold my pad with a slightly angled approach. (Right side of my pad sits higher) if that makes sense? This cancels out my slight curve when coming back through and helps me hit straight as opposed to slightly left).
Not saying do the exact same but hold The pad straight in your hands and adjust your grip slightly to see what works for you.
My grip I only use my thumb. Straight back and through: with the slight grip change works great for me. I think it's the thumb only that gives me the slight curved swing back through as its the natural arch as you roll your thumb up the pad.
I find I hit too many wayward with a thumb and finger grip etc. So all in all experimenting and working out what works for you is the best.
Sorry for the long post if it was all making no sense.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2016 21:46:04 GMT -5
You know, I'm looking at this week's results for round 1 and it's amazing how little difference there is as far as scores between Class A and Class D.
It appears that the fine line between being in one class or another is literally a hair.
Not sure what it means, if anything, but the scores speak for themselves.
Fascinating.
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Post by mcbogga on Jan 19, 2016 23:41:54 GMT -5
Don't forget to factor in the course. Some courses give low score variance...
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Post by Doyley on Jan 20, 2016 0:03:01 GMT -5
You know, I'm looking at this week's results for round 1 and it's amazing how little difference there is as far as scores between Class A and Class D. It appears that the fine line between being in one class or another is literally a hair. Not sure what it means, if anything, but the scores speak for themselves. Fascinating. Some people are improving at different rates than others - likely why the leaders are generally in the same scoring zone while the rest of the field is generally grouped by skill. Look at the 25th and 70th best scores and they're generally in a step down like you'd expect. But the guys practicing and learning the ins/outs will always lead the way as they move up the flights.
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