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Re: Lay Ups

• jpneu71 2 Posts

  Sat, Nov 9 2013 6:59 AM

  A distance to the hole reading is needed when you lay up on the holes. It is needed because when you lay up it is to a sepcific distance. As it is now you have to guess at the distance from the hole especialy when the lay up is off line from the hole you are going to.

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Sat, Nov 9 2013 12:36 PM

  jpneu71:

  A distance to the hole reading is needed when you lay up on the holes. It is needed because when you lay up it is to a sepcific distance. As it is now you have to guess at the distance from the hole especialy when the lay up is off line from the hole you are going to.

  hi

  it's always there. I personally select top view and put aim marker exactly where i want it to be, so I can see exact yardage and aim appropriately.

  -wgticon

• ScottHope 10,658 Posts

  Sat, Nov 9 2013 2:44 PM

  What jpneu means icon, is this...

  ...taking Kiawahs 2nd hole as a good example, if you take your second shot from position A, it would be nice to have an indication of the distance from the pin C to where your shot will (hopefully) end up, position B, when you are dragging the aim marker about...

  

  ...as currently we only are given the distance from where you are to the aim marker, not the distance from the aim marker to the pin.

• navigater 1,319 Posts

  Sat, Nov 9 2013 3:19 PM

  You can open up a new can of bugs with this addon.lol.

  but it is a good idea.for those who dont want to do all the math

• quakerdarlo 7,058 Posts

  Sat, Nov 9 2013 5:04 PM

  Golfers are thick..

  Tiger, Jack, Nick etc

  They get their caddies to work all that out, in this game work it out yourself, look at it, make a decision n hit to what you think is best, its called playing a game with a bit of skill.....

  In real life i think golfers(for the amount of money they make) should have no help, & where the ball lands then tough, play it, isnt that what golf is about??

  Aim at the hole, work it out & if you go astray, dont ask for a free shot coz u landed on a rabbit poo....you hit it there...no1 else 2 blame...take the score

  They get their balls kicked bak in2 play,hit people on the head, free drops, rulings,people lookin for their balls, but at the end of the day....they hit it it there...no1 else!!

  If you dont wanna hit it outa bounds, then dont rely on a local rule when u hit the old oak!!

   

   

  
  

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Sat, Nov 9 2013 10:06 PM

  ScottHope:

  What jpneu means icon, is this...

  ...taking Kiawahs 2nd hole as a good example, if you take your second shot from position A, it would be nice to have an indication of the distance from the pin C to where your shot will (hopefully) end up, position B, when you are dragging the aim marker about...

  

  ...as currently we only are given the distance from where you are to the aim marker, not the distance from the aim marker to the pin.

  Very Good example...  and I suppose it's a good idea, but....

  If you play the course/hole often enough you get to know the distance to pin... or I should say... you would know the club to use for your next shot

  Good drive Position A....  If a head wind then don't go for green, if you do then you might land in bunker infront of green.. always go for Position B

  Tailwind then you go for green Position C

  Depends on what type of clubs/balls you have too.

  I wouldn't mind hitting off those tee's all the time though......lol

  -Roger

• ScottHope 10,658 Posts

  Sun, Nov 10 2013 2:03 AM

  Just to add that I was only trying to get jpneu's point across to icon as he didn't seem to have grasped what he meant. 

  My opinion is that we shouldn't have too much information given to us and we have distance markers in the game so it is possible to work out roughly the distance to the pin from where you aim to hit your shot, and as mantis said, once you've played the courses often enough, you start to remember this stuff.