when you barely miss was it in the direction of a strong crosswind with full backspin? mistakes are magnified in certain scenarios. I will say this, this game is a ton about the numbers and math and hitting dings or learning to offding if that's your style either way it requires some precision. But it also is not purely about math because there are some basic inconsistencies in the game.
HOWEVER, the inconsistencies are consistent. Things like "ignore the elevation" or " If below and right of hole ignore the break it's a straight putt" or "it looks straight, it's not.aim quarter grid left."
When something happens that's unusual. Make a note of it. Compare it to the next time you play the hole. Were you long by 5 yards both times?? Might be a pattern. Stronger note. Confirm with a 3rd or 4th time.
Putters matter.
Dings matter on putting and distance control. (or precision with offdinging.)
When you play with most Legends and above we are usually not happy when we miss dings on approach shots. It's the difference between 5 foot and less putts and 8-12 foot putts. (or worse).
i don't like playing Ranked rounds or tourneys on my tablet and prefer desktop for that. Why? I can hit the ding more. When I use a tablet I basically allow a wider range of misses. But it hurts the scoring by a few strokes a round. (most times).
Find a meter combination of ball an clubs that you can ding more than you don't and the scores will drop. I can't tell you what that is for you. Just have to play and find it.
Holy Wall of Text , Batman.
oops.
oh well
-Myth