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Post by Brighttail on Sept 19, 2016 19:19:08 GMT -5
There is so much unknown with the swings but I agree with the above statement. If the difference between the swings is mainly distance, then you have to ask can you loft like before? If you loft will you get more backspin? I think being able to switch between swing modes should be allowed. Different situations may require different swings. An example you are playing into the wind on a par 5 and you want to try to cut the corner or get over a pond. You can't do it on a normal swing but on the hardest, you can will a well executed shot, so for that one shot you want to put a bit extra on it, just like you would in a real round. We already have a little of this because we are able to loft/deloft shots while in the round. Selecting this makes the shot harder to hit accurately. What I'm hoping is that the swings between the platforms are all the same. You need the same tempo to hit the perfect shot on all three platforms. No platform should get perks that the others do not, ect. I really do hope HB comes up with some significant differences between the swings OTHER than distance, else it really seems silly to have three different swings when the only thing you can gain is more distance. Not sure about switching between swing modes. Shouldn't that be controlled by your stick (club) swing speed? Actually I think what you are describing will take the place of loft. Partial swings and swing speed will decide the difference of distance.
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Post by nevadaballin on Sept 19, 2016 22:48:24 GMT -5
Not sure about switching between swing modes. Shouldn't that be controlled by your stick (club) swing speed? Actually I think what you are describing will take the place of loft. Partial swings and swing speed will decide the difference of distance. As it should be. There should still be loft options but they need to be realistic instead of what it is now.
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Post by hershalcrustofsk on Sept 21, 2016 18:55:57 GMT -5
I think the top tours should use the most difficult swing. It'd be nice to see some more realistic scores. I'm sure I'm not making many friends with my opinion on the matter, just my 2 cents. Just think it would be the best way to emulate the real thing.
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Post by ErixonStone on Sept 23, 2016 8:30:28 GMT -5
There's no reason to force a swing. I hate that HB has labeled the swings "easy, medium and hard," (I think in-game they're actually called "normal, player, and tour" which is better) because it leads to misconception that an easier swing will lead to lower scores.
If you have a 500 yard par 4, players using the tour swing will have an opportunity to outscore the field because they can reach the green in two AND control the roll-out, while someone on player swing is hitting 3W to the green, and someone on normal swing can't reach it at all.
Naturally, if you want to score well on that course, you need to be on the tour swing.
But, if you're on a short 320-yard par 4 with a narrow fairway that stops are 260 yards, the players hitting it straight and finding fairway have the advantage. So you'll really start to see a lot of courses that cater to a particular swing mode, and CC players will play the short, narrow courses while the PGA plays longer courses.
Players will score better with the hardest swing they have mastered. The best players will be those that master the tour swing.
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Post by dh-nufc on Sept 23, 2016 10:27:58 GMT -5
I've always said it, no matter how hard the hardest swing is, the best players will master it. It won't make the game any harder for them whatsoever. We will find out but that's how I see it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 11:12:10 GMT -5
makes the two easier swings obsolete doesn't it? sure you could take the easy route and use them but you already in an disadvantage cuz I'm sure the better players will take their time to adjust to the harder swing
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Post by dh-nufc on Sept 23, 2016 13:52:29 GMT -5
The easier swings will be more suited to the lower tiers where people are less likely to master a difficult swing. Oh and me too as I still have problems with this swing now from time to time.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 20:04:39 GMT -5
The easier swings will be more suited to the lower tiers where people are less likely to master a difficult swing. Oh and me too as I still have problems with this swing now from time to time. what I thought too but I was thinking more where people wanted to compete wit the best but yes I could see cc players using easier swings on shorter courses sure
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Post by lessangster on Sept 25, 2016 8:16:37 GMT -5
What I'm looking for in TGC2 is being able to pick a club and play shots with three quarter and half swing, controlling shot distance with the length of your backswing and not by using the lofting options and hitting 100% When I'm practicing or just messing around I often take more club and try to hit three quarter shots into greens, when you get it right it feels great and it seems like the ball stops quicker.
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Post by lessangster on Sept 25, 2016 12:54:56 GMT -5
The other thing I would like to see is some backspin on a perfectly struck short iron in the game.
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