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Re: ball change before first tee off

• pdxpack 75 Posts

  Sat, Mar 26 2016 12:48 PM

  So played the silly bunny challenge with bad balls - went to do my 2nd round of the virtual tour tournament - right as I clicking to play I realize I still have a bad ball - too late - I understand you can't change balls during play, but if there was an option to change equipment before you take your first shot I could have corrected it. This would not affect anything other than allowing players to make sure they have the equipment they want before starting.

• mathia14 1,271 Posts

  Sat, Mar 26 2016 1:18 PM

  pdxpack:

  So played the silly bunny challenge with bad balls - went to do my 2nd round of the virtual tour tournament - right as I clicking to play I realize I still have a bad ball - too late - I understand you can't change balls during play, but if there was an option to change equipment before you take your first shot I could have corrected it. This would not affect anything other than allowing players to make sure they have the equipment they want before starting.

  You dance with whomever you brought to the prom.

• 502 Posts

  Sun, Apr 3 2016 5:46 AM

  I agree with what pdxpack wrote, it would be a good thing to be able to change balls before first shot.

  Also on the same line, if during play the ball you're using expires or you lose it in water or whatever you should be allowed a choice of any ball in your inventory versus the unlimited ball.

  Just a suggestion

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Sun, Apr 3 2016 2:18 PM

  pdx.....I agree in principle but think in WGT terms, once the game loads, the game settings are locked in, and thus would require changing the parameters - normally I would say fine, but with WGT programmers, I am not sure.....who knows what monster they would create!

  @swing and ball changes - the answer is no, it will not happen and has been cover a gazillion times. Make sure you have enough balls before you play, or buy more of the same during a round.

• alosso 21,070 Posts

  Sun, Apr 3 2016 2:48 PM

  Swingx4:

  I agree with what pdxpack wrote, it would be a good thing to be able to change balls before first shot.

  Well possible: If you access tournaments via the game window, the bag is in full view. Just look there as the first step of your tournament preparation (and click if necessary).

  Swingx4:

  Also on the same line, if during play the ball you're using expires or you lose it in water or whatever you should be allowed a choice of any ball in your inventory versus the unlimited ball.

  No club changes during the round, by Golf Rules. Here, access to the inventory is locked - think of it to be in your garage at home...

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Sun, Apr 3 2016 5:33 PM

  We are only able to equip (drag and drop) our bag with 1 make/model of ball from our inventory at a time.

  All those other balls in your inventory are not in your bag when you are out on the golf course.

  WGT would have to add the performance characteristics programming of every ball in our inventory we were to equip the bag with, and change to whichever ball we subsequently were to choose during a game.