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Re: I think i found something else

• wildcat18racing6 420 Posts

  Thu, Apr 7 2011 4:34 AM

  If anyone read my old post about what i did for a smooth meter, this is an add on to that. I would have a smooth meter then it would go to chit. couldnt understand why till one day i brought up my task scheduler. there are things in it that start up every other day, every other week and so on. meter was going to chit when these tasks started up. so i went in and changed the times that they start or dont start so i was not playing when they were running. go to your start button. type in task schedule, then start poking around in the runs without permission ones and you will see what i mean. just change the times or days that they run. and poof, smooth meter again :-)

• wildcat18racing6 420 Posts

  Thu, Apr 7 2011 4:48 AM

  Oh and one more thing. pay close attention to your back swing. I have noticed that watching the meter on the back swing will give me a good idea of what it is gonna do on the down swing. As you back swing watch the bar. does it pull back smooth? good chance it is gonna come down smooth. If you see it skip or hesitate a little or does not quite look right on the back swing, good chance its gonna do the same on the down swing, take a practice swing.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Apr 7 2011 5:06 AM

  wildcat18racing6:

  I have noticed that watching the meter on the back swing will give me a good idea of what it is gonna do on the down swing.

  I do something similar with the Swing icon. After pushing it up the screen to make the swing I bring it back down to the ding line and wait. If it doesn't come down smoothly the swing gets let go.

• Dichotomy37 75 Posts

  Thu, Apr 7 2011 8:54 AM

  From the other game I play.  This works for me

   

  
  GENERAL CPU UTILIZATION
  
  Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7, by default, has several processes, which run in background, that can cause odd problems with online gaming as well as security issues.
  For Windows 2000 and XP users:
  Go to your Control Panel and double-click the "Administrative Tools" ICON.  Then double-click the "Services" ICON.
  This will show you a list of processes Windows will run or start at boot time.  Some will show as "Running".  To alter the state of any of the listed processes, simply right-click on it, and select "Properties" from the pop-up menu.
  The processes you can safely "Disable" are as follows:
  
  Automatic Updates (this is one nasty program)
  Background Intelligent Transfer Service
  Fax Service (NOTE: unless you are using your computer to send/receive FAXES)
  Internet Connection Sharing (NOTE: unless you use your computer so that other computers access the Internet through it)
  NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
  Messenger
  Print Spooler (unless you have a printer connected)
  Remote Registry Service
  Routing and Remote Access (unless your computer is also acting as a router for the LAN)
  Smart Card
  Smart Card Helper
  Task Scheduler (unless you have your computer automatically run programs for you...not recommended to leave enabled)
  Telephony (NOTE:  XP and Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or later users may not be able to disable this without it disabling your Internet connection)
  Telnet (unless you want to be able to telnet to your computer from a remote location......not recommended to leave enabled)
  Uninterruptible Power Supply (unless you have a Windows compliant UPS system)
  Superfetch (Windows 7 and Vista)
  
  All others are at your discretion, but take care.  Windows will allow you to shut off services that can keep your computer from booting.  The ones you must not touch have RPC in the name.
  
  A well tuned Windows 2000/XP system should only have about 19 to 21 background processes running, as reported in the Windows Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del, under the "Processes" tab)
  
  Vista/Windows 7 users will have a bit more difficult time of it.  However, there are two processes/services which cause the most headaches.  SpeedFetch and ReadyBoost.  Disbaling those two services will help in a lot of different ways.  
  
  
  FILE SHARING PROGRAMS/UTILITIES
  
  If you run any file sharing program, you might as well get use to the fact that you will never have a decent connection to the servers.
  Turning off those programs after they have been running for any period of time at all does not stop the users on the Internet from pounding on your connection.
  This will cause lost packets, switches from UDP to TCP, and just generally lousy connections to the servers.
  My testing shows, that after the program has been running longer than 3 hours, it takes over 24 hours for your Internet connection to return to normal.   When you have a dynamic IP address (as most users do), you can also inherit an IP address from a user who had been running one of these programs and also inherit the flooded connection, even if you have never run one of these programs.