ZioMio:
Romax: I often pull the flag while the ball is in flight and put it back in if it appears it may help the shot after the ball lands.
I use to do that until I hit a flag-stick that appeared to be pulled.
Yep. You're just changing the view when you remove it in flight. Every shot is determined at the point you do the last click. That's why I now remove it, then put it back in while in flight to see how the approach is going.
A couple of days ago, I had the meter back when I realized I hadn't pulled the pin. I thought, "Oh, what're the odds?" and let fly.
You guessed it. Hit the stick. Bounced off the green, but not out of bounds or into the water like so many have done before.