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Re: accuracy problems, please help.

• darrenpaulLMB 180 Posts

  Tue, May 24 2011 5:27 PM

  I have just finished a round on st Andrews and have encountered a problem that I have noticed several times.

  on several of my approach shots, with the aiming arrow right in the middle of the hole, with no cross wind, I hit the meter right on the solid white line (which should land the ball right on the line of the aiming arrow) but it doesn't.

  why is this? I have noticed this problem since I first started playing. at first I thought it was just my poor accuracy, but I have got better and I still have the same problem.

  does anyone have any ideas?

  please help.

• renniw52 5,385 Posts

  Tue, May 24 2011 5:37 PM

  NO, it will happen. It just will and does, welcome my friend.

• VanHalenLover 1,422 Posts

  Tue, May 24 2011 6:57 PM

  It is the built in deviation dpLBM,

  The game is programmed to have a certain amount of variability built into all shots, both dinged and mishits. Sometimes it makes the good strikes go bad, and sometimes it makes the mishits more forgiving - for what that's worth......

• JaLaBar 1,254 Posts

  Wed, May 25 2011 4:11 AM

  Clubs have forgiveness and precision built in.  The less precise clubs are usually more forgiving, meaning you can mishit and still get a decent shot.  However, those clubs with a lower precision have a larger landing zone, and the shot can go to anywhere within that zone.

  And yes, it is part of what introduces a human element to the game, or all you would need is a calculator and good reflexes to shoot great every time.

  How many times do you see a golfer standing in the fairway shaking his head because the ball didn't exactly do what he expected?  Welcome to the world of computer generated human error.

• Soulcatcher 1,970 Posts

  Wed, May 25 2011 6:14 AM

  HERE is how it works.

• duffer66 700 Posts

  Wed, May 25 2011 2:45 PM

  Simple question, are you compensating for the wind?