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Post by stokie1947 on Oct 9, 2016 17:23:03 GMT -5
my tip just enjoy the game and the great TGC Tours forget all the calculations people use so many clicks for this so many clicks for that allow this for that and so on and so on boy some folk are so serious like the commentary says its just a game for fecks sake enjoy it play it often enough and you will improve
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Post by dorksirjur on Oct 9, 2016 17:55:55 GMT -5
You do realise those calculations and clicks can be done in seconds? It's just a result of playing the game a lot = knowing every aspect of it, as with any game. Still boggles my mind that people are so taken aback that others do a bit of quick calc here and there. Like actual golf.
Do you just spam shoot on FIFA or only press shoot on fps or something??
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Post by stokie1947 on Oct 10, 2016 1:14:26 GMT -5
with being an old git i only play golf games in the sports i have the odd blast on Forza only because my son bought me the game going back to the golf club and looking at the tips and tricks people post up i agree some are quick and easy to apply others are well less so,for me like i say it's just a video game not the real stuff and when people start and try to work the game out it becomes a science and just takes the fun out of it this is just my humble opinion each to their own
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Post by csabo17 on Oct 10, 2016 8:40:44 GMT -5
Im confused on how taking elevation and wind calculations and adjusting for them is science or taking the fun out of the game? How is it fun to just blind guess and hit approaches? You dont need charts or calculators to know -3 yds and a 10 mph head wind equals an added 14 yards in distance. It takes a grand total of about 5 seconds a shot to do all calculations needed.
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Post by jarednich on Oct 11, 2016 14:51:51 GMT -5
my tip just enjoy the game and the great TGC Tours forget all the calculations people use so many clicks for this so many clicks for that allow this for that and so on and so on boy some folk are so serious like the commentary says its just a game for fecks sake enjoy it play it often enough and you will improve My tip is similar to this except that it's completely different. Enjoy the game and play how you want to play. If you want to play for fun, stress free and casually, then follow the above. There's nothing wrong with that. If you want to compete, hate your life (like I do most of the time) and try to play at the highest level you can, then learn the calculations, watch good players stream (I never do this and need to) and put in the time. No one should dictate what your experience is. That's up to you. I'm highly competitive, and my goal in this game is score the lowest I possibly can. That means math, grinding over putts and short game shots and probably taking it too seriously. But guess what? That's what's fun for me. If you want to play casually, by all means do it. And if you want to play seriously, check out the Driving Range section of the forum. There's tons of data there to get you started. Either way, have fun.
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Post by mde8965 on Oct 13, 2016 12:58:24 GMT -5
my tip just enjoy the game and the great TGC Tours forget all the calculations people use so many clicks for this so many clicks for that allow this for that and so on and so on boy some folk are so serious like the commentary says its just a game for fecks sake enjoy it play it often enough and you will improve My tip is similar to this except that it's completely different. Enjoy the game and play how you want to play. If you want to play for fun, stress free and casually, then follow the above. There's nothing wrong with that. If you want to compete, hate your life (like I do most of the time) and try to play at the highest level you can, then learn the calculations, watch good players stream (I never do this and need to) and put in the time. No one should dictate what your experience is. That's up to you. I'm highly competitive, and my goal in this game is score the lowest I possibly can. That means math, grinding over putts and short game shots and probably taking it too seriously. But guess what? That's what's fun for me. If you want to play casually, by all means do it. And if you want to play seriously, check out the Driving Range section of the forum. There's tons of data there to get you started. Either way, have fun. Best post of this thread besides GDog's video. I have only been playing this game since April. Went through Q-school in early May. Started in CC-C and just got to Web. My thoughts (some are similar to earlier thoughts): 1) Practice the things that are the hardest to master. Anybody can grip and rip in this game and have decent FIR. Things to practice most incude putting, sand shots, chips (i.e. short game) and flops. Over time I have found that with chips (ball is just off the green) I almost exclusively use 9i and PW (7y and 6y) and loft or deloft depending on the shot (works for me, not necessarily for you). Learn how far that ball will go in all scenarios (firm greens, soft greens, uphill, downhill). Also practice that tweener flop/pitch between 14-20 yards. Do NOT use flop for a 16yd landing to an uphill soft green unless you want the ball to be back at your feet. For this use a chip or a pitch with partial swing. And practice partial swings on flops and chips. 2) You just have to spend the time to experience everything to get better. If you cannot practice much, don't expect to improve much. No magic formula will cut 10 strokes off. Those charts you were just handed by Doyley are not going to help you much unless you understand a little bit about the why's behind them. Use the practice tours folks create each week for your CC event. And you need to experience tough courses, so stop whining about hard/fast greens, long courses, difficult sloped greens, etc. You master these and you will be on your way in a hurry. 3) Community events. Particularly RRCC or any of them where PGA/Euro/Web players are involved... Hold yourself to their standard. Yes they will kick your butt and make you rage, but learn from them and their ghosts. And do not accept happily anything other than hanging with them, or maybe even beating them. The courses on some of these community events are beasts, but again, don't look at it as a negative, strive to tame it... play that course over and over outside of the event if necessary... 4) Read all of the threads in the driving range section of the forum, watch the videos, and watch a few folks on Twitch/Steam that are considered great players (I too rarely watch twitch/steam, but know I should). 5) Do what you can to control your nerves in tournaments. And try and be patient. Don't let that one double bogie make you rage so bad you are lost for the entire round... (I wish I was better at this). And stop looking at that in-game leaderboard as you play... 6) One that might be more specific to me...make sure you are playing on the best platform with the best (legal) controller for YOUR game. I started on PS4. Love the PS4 controller, but I could not handle the lag and the less than 100% hits on the PS4 console and that made me develop a very unnatural swing technique that set me back (looking at the stick, holding the back swing and ramming the stick forward). So, I got the game for XBOne, and used that controller. Much more fluid, but that one did not suit me either as I tend to tense up when it counts and was hitting big hooks and slices because of the lack of resistance on the XBOne stick. Then since I was building a nice gaming PC anyway, I got the game for PC. I use my PS4 controller on Bluetooth. No lag, rarely ever less than 100% shot, back to my smooth swing technique. I realize not everyone can afford to play around on different platforms. But it worked for me...
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Post by digsb on Oct 13, 2016 13:26:04 GMT -5
Chip like boom boom (9iron chip - nothing else's needed) Deloft like Gdog (changed my approach game massively) Putt like doubtful obelisk ( can watch him putt all day long) Aim like Doyley ( can't skip the basics). Perfect the partial flop shot er I'm sure some posted a hint.. practice,practice,practice
And the pro tours are waiting.
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Post by mde8965 on Oct 13, 2016 13:35:03 GMT -5
Uploft like Gdog (changed my approach game massively) I wish I could figure out how to judge the distance on the severe uploft shots. Like to fast and firm greens to hold them. Without looking at charts, which I do not do, it never works out for me. Lets say I have a 163 yd landing spot so I uploft my 4i (195yd) to roughly 84%. I compensate for the wind like I do on any other club, but I am always short or long depending on wind. I know it is because the ball is in the air longer the wind has a greater impact but I have not been able to accurately judge how much to compensate for this. Therefore I rarely loft more than 1 bar except sometimes on drives.
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Post by digsb on Oct 13, 2016 14:27:23 GMT -5
Uploft like Gdog (changed my approach game massively) I wish I could figure out how to judge the distance on the severe uploft shots. Like to fast and firm greens to hold them. Without looking at charts, which I do not do, it never works out for me. Lets say I have a 163 yd landing spot so I uploft my 4i (195yd) to roughly 84%. I compensate for the wind like I do on any other club, but I am always short or long depending on wind. I know it is because the ball is in the air longer the wind has a greater impact but I have not been able to accurately judge how much to compensate for this. Therefore I rarely loft more than 1 bar except sometimes on drives. Edit ......****sorry bad day today,I mean deloft not uploft not enough alcohol ******** That's loft, deloft is moving the shot shaper down not up. I rarely loft the club more than one bar. deloft example: 64 yards out, 4 mph head wind, sloping green towards you. Medium-firm green...this shot gave me nightmares. Now chose a 55 yard pitch, ignore the wind to an extent,it's going to roll 2- 6 yards. Now move the shot shaper down two clicks (approx. 2/5ths of a bar). Fire that bad boy into the pin,bounce, bounce, stop.....take the adulation from the crowd.
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Post by mde8965 on Oct 13, 2016 15:21:48 GMT -5
Yes that is a very smart play on that shot. I only very recently started using that. Particularly helpful on soft greens because a lofted LW (75yds) comes back at you a few yards at the worst possible time.
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Post by jtcurrent on Oct 14, 2016 12:20:17 GMT -5
Uploft like Gdog (changed my approach game massively) I wish I could figure out how to judge the distance on the severe uploft shots. Like to fast and firm greens to hold them. Without looking at charts, which I do not do, it never works out for me. Lets say I have a 163 yd landing spot so I uploft my 4i (195yd) to roughly 84%. I compensate for the wind like I do on any other club, but I am always short or long depending on wind. I know it is because the ball is in the air longer the wind has a greater impact but I have not been able to accurately judge how much to compensate for this. Therefore I rarely loft more than 1 bar except sometimes on drives. That's why I use loft rarely, or only when wind won't have such a strong impact. It's tough to judge...some do it very well, but I stick with stock with minimal loft/de-loft. To me it's easier to hit the 7 a bit harder (de-loft) or the loft the 6 just a tad.
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