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Post by ATLdust on Jun 15, 2016 22:06:54 GMT -5
As always Thanks Boom-Boom. Really enjoyed reading your tips. Cheers for sharing!
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Post by Doyley on Jun 15, 2016 23:12:35 GMT -5
Ever since I got my new rig all my grid lines are flat - even on severe slopes they are flat - not sure if it's an AA thing or not but on my old dead card i could read the grids much easier. Big reason why I don't putt as well now! I have ways to find out but it was nice being able to see grids that didn't look flat for all types of putts. Got my new rig same thing happened. While flat they are not level though, but you know that already, however when launching from steam select medium and the bumps return. This thread is full of tips! Thx I'll try that out |
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Post by Doyley on Jun 15, 2016 23:14:54 GMT -5
Great tip. I have a lot of trouble seeing if the ball is slightly above/below my feet,this will definitely help a lot. Pro tip #2 Take out your putter (while on the fairway) - bring the aim marker all that way in to like 5 feet in front of you - use the putting camera and go to the ground - look at the putter blade from the front and back. If it's on a slope you'll see it much easier than using naked eye from default stance. |
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Post by Nemecyst on Jun 15, 2016 23:35:58 GMT -5
Ok next tip. Uneven lie. This one you cannot practice well in the designer because the designer plays differently. Uphill and downhill slopes are not in the game yet, i stress yet, but side hill lies are. How do you tell you are on an uneven lie. You need watch closely what happens to your ball when you land in the fairway and the last little bit of roll-out just before the balls stops. For a left handed player such as myself, If it moves right the ball will be above your feet, left it will be below your feet. Even the slight ones have impact. The amount of impact is determined by 2 things, the amount of slope and your swing. 1 we know, 1 we don't. I won't get into the 1 we don't, because we cannot control that, but if the ball is below your feet the ball will take off left and hook, opposite for ball above your feet, how much depends on the amount of the 2 things I mentioned. Reverse this for right handed player. So folks, if you are not already, start figuring out if your ball is on level land or not. I have major issues with this at times. Sometimes it's clear as day that I have a side hill lie, my golfer can be standing on the side of a mountain(ok maybe exaggerated a tad), yet my shot will go straight as an arrow. The only time I know for sure anymore if the hill is going to do anything to my shot is if John comments that it's below or above my feet. |
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Post by BillySastard976 on Jun 16, 2016 0:22:12 GMT -5
Great tip. I have a lot of trouble seeing if the ball is slightly above/below my feet,this will definitely help a lot. Pro tip #2 Take out your putter (while on the fairway) - bring the aim marker all that way in to like 5 feet in front of you - use the putting camera and go to the ground - look at the putter blade from the front and back. If it's on a slope you'll see it much easier than using naked eye from default stance. Thanks very much - the lie is my big problem at times and I'll definitely be doing this. |
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Post by Hootbleet on Jun 16, 2016 0:26:13 GMT -5
Ok next tip. Uneven lie. This one you cannot practice well in the designer because the designer plays differently. Uphill and downhill slopes are not in the game yet, i stress yet, but side hill lies are. How do you tell you are on an uneven lie. You need watch closely what happens to your ball when you land in the fairway and the last little bit of roll-out just before the balls stops. For a left handed player such as myself, If it moves right the ball will be above your feet, left it will be below your feet. Even the slight ones have impact. The amount of impact is determined by 2 things, the amount of slope and your swing. 1 we know, 1 we don't. I won't get into the 1 we don't, because we cannot control that, but if the ball is below your feet the ball will take off left and hook, opposite for ball above your feet, how much depends on the amount of the 2 things I mentioned. Reverse this for right handed player. So folks, if you are not already, start figuring out if your ball is on level land or not. I have major issues with this at times. Sometimes it's clear as day that I have a side hill lie, my golfer can be standing on the side of a mountain(ok maybe exaggerated a tad), yet my shot will go straight as an arrow. The only time I know for sure anymore if the hill is going to do anything to my shot is if John comments that it's below or above my feet. I'm with you on that Patrick, unless John announces its a side hill lie I only make a minor adjustment. Unfortunately it works both ways. Sometimes I'm stood at what looks like a 30* side hill lie and the ball flies straight without adjusting. Other times, the lie looks negligible but the ball flies way off line. |
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Post by boomboom on Jun 16, 2016 3:54:51 GMT -5
I have major issues with this at times. Sometimes it's clear as day that I have a side hill lie, my golfer can be standing on the side of a mountain(ok maybe exaggerated a tad), yet my shot will go straight as an arrow. The only time I know for sure anymore if the hill is going to do anything to my shot is if John comments that it's below or above my feet. I'm with you on that Patrick, unless John announces its a side hill lie I only make a minor adjustment. Unfortunately it works both ways. Sometimes I'm stood at what looks like a 30* side hill lie and the ball flies straight without adjusting. Other times, the lie looks negligible but the ball flies way off line. Yeah, as I said "The amount of impact is determined by 2 things, the amount of slope and your swing. 1 we know, 1 we don't." That would be the one we don't area. The shot result if standing on an uneven lie can seem random indeed. The impact might be tied to back swing, forward swing, might be random, but usually it goes as I suggested, just not always, and the exact amount is just a guess. But we are getting into stuff now that definitely highlight my limitations in the game. This should help get you a little closer to the hole a little more often. Wish I could give a more definitive tip, I just really have not figured it out completely myself either. |
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Post by Hootbleet on Jun 16, 2016 3:58:39 GMT -5
A little pop up box showing the lie of your ball would be ideal, maybe in tgct2
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Post by jsizzle727 on Jun 18, 2016 8:36:08 GMT -5
Boomboom and smurfblade are the greatest! I am starting to understand this game finally!
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Post by boomboom on Jun 18, 2016 8:41:53 GMT -5
Been struggling with where to go next with these, but lets recap.
By now you should have your club lofts nailed down, your wind play pretty good and improving, and you are getting closer with putting. That's pretty good right there, but we are not done yet.
That may take through the cc circuit, and maybe get you some success on web, but it will not get you above a bottom feeder on the higher tours.
What you need do now is master the short game. You can loft up all sorts of clubs and hit 100% power, sure this gets you some element of success, however if you wish to take your game to a higher level, you need start looking at a couple things to rid your game of the distance gaps.
The 9 iron chip, is deadly accurate. Fully lofted 100% power pops up and stops dead at about 3 yards. 1 bar down from fully lofted is 5 yards, 2 bars down from fully lofted is 7 yards, 3 bars down from fully lofted is 10 yards, all these numbers are approximate and depend a bit on green speed and firmness. It gets to hard to play outside 10 yards, so not recommended beyond 10 yards.
Get your butt on your giant green created earlier and experiment with this deadly accurate chip shot, use different greens speeds, and firmness and see for yourself how good this shot really is.
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Post by nantez88 on Jun 18, 2016 9:33:31 GMT -5
Been struggling with where to go next with these, but lets recap. By now you should have your club lofts nailed down, your wind play pretty good and improving, and you are getting closer with putting. That's pretty good right there, but we are not done yet. That may take through the cc circuit, and maybe get you some success on web, but it will not get you above a bottom feeder on the higher tours. What you need do now is master the short game. You can loft up all sorts of clubs and hit 100% power, sure this gets you some element of success, however if you wish to take your game to a higher level, you need start looking at a couple things to rid your game of the distance gaps. The 9 iron chip, is deadly accurate. Fully lofted 100% power pops up and stops dead at about 3 yards. 1 bar down from fully lofted is 5 yards, 2 bars down from fully lofted is 7 yards, 3 bars down from fully lofted is 10 yards, all these numbers are approximate and depend a bit on green speed and firmness. It gets to hard to play outside 10 yards, so not recommended beyond 10 yards. Get your butt on your giant green created earlier and experiment with this deadly accurate chip shot, use different greens speeds, and firmness and see for yourself how good this shot really is. Really great to see you doing this pal I try help out myself with the community too as a Euro middle pack player, but for a top player like yourself to be so generous with your knowledge is great to see. I'd say you have upset the top players though haha as they wouldn't even share a multipack of crisps :-) |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2016 9:54:38 GMT -5
Been struggling with where to go next with these, but lets recap. By now you should have your club lofts nailed down, your wind play pretty good and improving, and you are getting closer with putting. That's pretty good right there, but we are not done yet. That may take through the cc circuit, and maybe get you some success on web, but it will not get you above a bottom feeder on the higher tours. What you need do now is master the short game. You can loft up all sorts of clubs and hit 100% power, sure this gets you some element of success, however if you wish to take your game to a higher level, you need start looking at a couple things to rid your game of the distance gaps. The 9 iron chip, is deadly accurate. Fully lofted 100% power pops up and stops dead at about 3 yards. 1 bar down from fully lofted is 5 yards, 2 bars down from fully lofted is 7 yards, 3 bars down from fully lofted is 10 yards, all these numbers are approximate and depend a bit on green speed and firmness. It gets to hard to play outside 10 yards, so not recommended beyond 10 yards. Get your butt on your giant green created earlier and experiment with this deadly accurate chip shot, use different greens speeds, and firmness and see for yourself how good this shot really is. Really great to see you doing this pal I try help out myself with the community too as a Euro middle pack player, but for a top player like yourself to be so generous with your knowledge is great to see. I'd say you have upset the top players though haha as they wouldn't even share a multipack of crisps :-) We just need Ian to stream. Obviously hiding something  |
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Post by dorksirjur on Jun 18, 2016 10:04:04 GMT -5
Really great to see you doing this pal I try help out myself with the community too as a Euro middle pack player, but for a top player like yourself to be so generous with your knowledge is great to see. I'd say you have upset the top players though haha as they wouldn't even share a multipack of crisps :-) We just need Ian to stream. Obviously hiding something You missed a good game last night on twitch then, Smurf, Tom and Ian on Mag. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2016 10:06:01 GMT -5
We just need Ian to stream. Obviously hiding something You missed a good game last night on twitch then, Smurf, Tom and Ian on Mag. Never saw anything in the shoutbox. |
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Post by dorksirjur on Jun 18, 2016 10:06:39 GMT -5
It wasn't in the shoutbox
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