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Re: Save & Quit

• andyson 6,415 Posts

  Mon, Oct 26 2015 7:26 AM

  gerryniswonger:

  Let me add that practice greens always play differently than Tournament greens.

  I know players think that's true but has anyone actually verified it?

  *edited to add*

  On second thought, based on bhoese's putter precision testing, even the top level putters have built in distance deviations of 10 to 20 inches on a 20ft putt.  And that in its self would account for any feeling the greens play differently.  It is impossible to verify if practice greens play differently than tournament IMO.

• gerryniswonger 1,890 Posts

  Mon, Oct 26 2015 8:27 AM

  Absolutely correct!  Therefore. stopping a game to practice a certain shot would be fruitless.

• andyson 6,415 Posts

  Mon, Oct 26 2015 10:04 AM

  I still disagree.  Not totally fruitless as the cup is 4.25 inches wide you will still get a better idea of the break thru practice.

  *edit*  On third thought.....

  For courses with two pins....Other than on the 1st or 10th hole where in practice mode you can restart to get the correct pin, it is a lot of trouble and time to do so on the following holes.  It's still practical IMO to get a good idea of the break of a putt via practice for the many courses with only one pin.

• jiggsie 478 Posts

  Mon, Oct 26 2015 10:43 AM

  I guess my lights are dimmer than I thought. I hadn't even thought this thread was suggesting to use the save and quit to practice a hole, especially in a game.

  I meant to have the option to save a game to go play another and be able to return and finish the game you saved

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Mon, Oct 26 2015 11:47 AM

  gerryniswonger:

  I have never seen a pro say....can I come back later

  Has a Pro ever had a god awful connection?

  Not to my knowledge, but does a pro ALWAYS have a perfect swing like on WGT? Of course not, and I suppose a bad meter can be akin to a poor swing. On WGT you can close the browser and it is often better (not always - I had a shocking meter a couple of days ago, first in many a moon) but the Pro must soldier on - seen John Daly do this a few times lol (except when he runs out of golf balls).

• gerryniswonger 1,890 Posts

  Mon, Oct 26 2015 1:33 PM

  It.s OK to disagree and I am sure your opposition will be noted.  However I did not write the post to ague about my suggestion, only to get an answer from WGT about it's possibility.

• andyson 6,415 Posts

  Mon, Oct 26 2015 1:56 PM

  You've been around long enough to know posting a suggestion invites other opinions and rarely a definitive answer from WGT. 

  Did you ever think to test your meter as a Guest?

• gerryniswonger 1,890 Posts

  Mon, Oct 26 2015 4:43 PM

  No, I never thought of it.  Tell me how to do it and I'll give it a shot.

  
  

  
  

• andyson 6,415 Posts

  Mon, Oct 26 2015 4:58 PM

  Simple.

  Log out in the game client.  Select a stroke course and tee off.  Ignore the pop-up for a lesson and you can still swing.  Or take the lesson and swing during the lesson.