I am a mobile player, and I take the game seriously. and yes, there are quite a few of us out there in WGT land! the wand, in and of itself, is a dumb money grab...but I am not the intended audience for it.
the actual issue, as was mentioned by the OP on page 2, is that it pops up EVERY time. it is visually distracting, and it slows play down because you have to wait for the pop up to load, then a beat before you can actually alter ball striking position for desired spin, then tap to the side to make it all go away. does it sound bad if you are a PC player and this (lucky you) doesn't happen? I can see how you think NO, and that we are whining...but it really is a flow killer and a pain in the butt.
if it is in the game, it isn't going anywhere. if they make a few bucks on it and enough people enjoy it, sure, leave it in...but with 1 simple "fix" if you would indulge me for a minute: dramatically reduce the pop ups. that's all. limit it to: 1) your 1st ball strike of the game. remind the world that you can, in fact, have a trail of hearts fly out of the ball every time you hit it, complete with kissy sounds...just like real life! okay I went off the rails a bit at the end, but the idea makes sense, right? a simple reminder of this add-on is all you need. 2) putting a new ball in play. be it hazard or too many hits, or whatever. but when they remind you "hey, you can buy another sleeve of balls right now!" just have the wand pop up then "and don't forget you can special effects too!" 3) at the turn if you are playing a full 18. I don't like this per se, but I could see how a pop up on #10 tee would be, to the proper target player, financially advantageous. and finally 4) when the "magic" feature wears off. to my understanding this only happens X number of times, so sure...if you already had it equipped, most definitely remind them to buy it again when it runs out.
So 1 up front, 1 at the turn, 1 for a new ball, and 1 when it runs out. that seems like a nice compromise, no? I can't think of a single type of player, even those looking for an arcade-like game, that start a round and get to an approach shot on hole 3 and think "man, I'd really stick this shot if I could just add a champagne trail". a player would either be using it already or they don't want it.
when did I get up on this soapbox? haha but seriously, WGT, keep your money making feature there, though a toning down would be VERY much appreciated by a bulk of your most dedicated players.