Re: How the hell do I keep missing?

• darrenpaulLMB 180 Posts

  Thu, Mar 7 2013 8:36 PM

  Picture the scene, CTTH at Manele, challenge 8, 179 yards, 14mph tail wind, Ping G10 irons, I used a 6 iron, stated distance 175 yards, a full power swing and I ding the meter. the ball lands inline with the hole but 45 feet to the left of it in the bunker. I went back and checked the replay to see if there was a cross wind on the green that wasn't there on the fairway and there wasn't.

  Can someone please explain how this happens? I have had it happen several times during other games, but this time it was more obvious.

• darrenpaulLMB 180 Posts

  Thu, Mar 7 2013 11:10 PM

  I also seem to be having a problem with my swing meter and the wind. for example, with a 10mph left to right cross wind, I try to aim a little to the left to allow for the wind and what happens? the shot goes too far to the left or right. at first I thought it was because I hadn't aimed correctly, in the case of what I just said, I could have been aiming too far left or I haven't got my aim right for the wind.
  but I think there is something wrong and there has been for a while. wind or not, from the tee, fairway, rough or sand, up hill or down hill, any club, any shot, the ball just doesn't seem to go where it should anymore. sort it out please WGT, I'm really starting to lose interest in this game.
  the situation I described in my last post is a prime example, no cross wind, I dinged the meter and the ball went 45 feet to the left of where I wanted it to go.
  on one particular shot, I aimed quite a lot to the right to compensate for a 26mph right to left cross wind and the ball went sailing off to the right. I checked the replay (to see the flight of the ball thanks to hawkeye) and the ball never moved in flight, it went completely straight even with a 26mph cross wind. how the hell does that work?
  now that I think about it, this has been happening ever since I first started playing this game. you ding the meter on a shot with no cross wind and the ball goes anywhere but straight ahead, you adjust your aim to compensate for a cross wind or the break on a green and the ball still goes where it shouldn't. at first I thought that it was just me playing bad, but after years of playing and spending money to upgrade equipment, the problem now seems to be worse than ever.
  I clear my cache and browsing history on a regular basis in order to keep things running as smoothly as possible and still I have problems.
  is there anything I can do to sort this problem? as I have said, at first I put it down to me not playing very well or just having an off day, but then I started noticing even more inconsistencies in my game. I would play one round and hit quite a low score, stop for a break and make myself a drink, then my next round would be worse than when I first started playing. again I thought this was just down to me but the problem never seems to go away.
  is it just me or is it one of many bugs in the game that have yet to be sorted?
  
  clubs that don't hit anywhere near the stated distance, forgetting about the lie and the balls being used. indicated wind speed having no effect on ball flight, head and tail winds do have an effect on ball flight but cross winds don't, or they don't have such an effect.
  sort it out guys please.

• canuck1056 3,175 Posts

  Fri, Mar 8 2013 7:21 AM

  Welcome to the new WGT , the game of Hit and Hope Golf . Just remember it's a business and all they are after is your money , plain and simple . On the bright side it helps you learn how to scramble for par

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Fri, Mar 8 2013 7:36 AM

  darrenpaulLMB:

  and I ding the meter.

  I think this is what caused the problem. If deviation is a circle around the target, dinging allows for any result inside that circle. That's the supposed theory and I believe it. That being said, you got the worst possible result on the outside edge of that circle on the left. I can't think of another way to understand such a rotten result. I rather think WGT is doing what they can to combat auto-ding programs by factoring in something like this. 

  Ding is king is what some like to say but I say smart miss sometimes instead. Don't ding it, just get close on the side of the ding into the wind. This will kill you if you expect to hole the shot but, realistically speaking, you'll be in better shape with the shot result.

  Try messing around in a CTTH where you aim by missing instead of moving the aimer. Use a combination of both partial aim and missing the ding to see what you can get away with. Fast practice that helps understand how not to get screwed by a perfect shot. 

• gofbals 178 Posts

  Fri, Mar 8 2013 7:51 AM

  YankeeJim:

  darrenpaulLMB:

  and I ding the meter.

  I think this is what caused the problem. If deviation is a circle around the target, dinging allows for any result inside that circle. That's the supposed theory and I believe it. That being said, you got the worst possible result on the outside edge of that circle on the left. I can't think of another way to understand such a rotten result. I rather think WGT is doing what they can to combat auto-ding programs by factoring in something like this. 

  Ding is king is what some like to say but I say smart miss sometimes instead. Don't ding it, just get close on the side of the ding into the wind. This will kill you if you expect to hole the shot but, realistically speaking, you'll be in better shape with the shot result.

  Try messing around in a CTTH where you aim by missing instead of moving the aimer. Use a combination of both partial aim and missing the ding to see what you can get away with. Fast practice that helps understand how not to get screwed by a perfect shot. 

  Yawn

• bluzgolf 1,077 Posts

  Fri, Mar 8 2013 7:53 AM

  YankeeJim:

  darrenpaulLMB:

  and I ding the meter.

  I think this is what caused the problem. If deviation is a circle around the target, dinging allows for any result inside that circle. That's the supposed theory and I believe it. That being said, you got the worst possible result on the outside edge of that circle on the left. I can't think of another way to understand such a rotten result. I rather think WGT is doing what they can to combat auto-ding programs by factoring in something like this. 

  Ding is king is what some like to say but I say smart miss sometimes instead. Don't ding it, just get close on the side of the ding into the wind. This will kill you if you expect to hole the shot but, realistically speaking, you'll be in better shape with the shot result.

  Try messing around in a CTTH where you aim by missing instead of moving the aimer. Use a combination of both partial aim and missing the ding to see what you can get away with. Fast practice that helps understand how not to get screwed by a perfect shot. 

  This ^^^^^

  I was freaking out over dinging and my shot going way off.  Now I purposely miss ding to the side of the wind with much better results.

   

• ScottHope 10,669 Posts

  Fri, Mar 8 2013 8:25 AM

  Car stereo busted? Go to Hungary where a road plays a tune through your tyres...