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Re: ACCURACY USING DIFFERENT POWER SCALES?

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Aug 9 2018 10:42 AM

  slimjym:

  In other words, does the power meter move slower when using the 20' scale than it does the 10' scale for example? 

  No, I have never noticed a difference in the speed on any scale. Translating this to RL golf, when you swing a club you take it back slow and then accelerate through the ball. Hence, the perceived speed up of the meter, it's replicating a RL swing.

  Putting is a smooth stroke from beginning to end and this game replicates that well with the putter on all scales. 

• DonaldKey8798 6,714 Posts

  Thu, Aug 9 2018 1:45 PM

  The less the meter has to travel = less chance for meter problems I believe...………….

• DoctorLarry 4,320 Posts

  Thu, Aug 9 2018 2:11 PM

  DonaldKey8798:

  The less the meter has to travel = less chance for meter problems I believe...………….

  True - particularly for a jerky display.

  Unlike some, I have noticed the difference in speed on putts and this is what I see:

  For a putt of 12 ft at a smaller scale (say 15 ft), you pull the power to 80% but on a larger 30-ft scale you pull it back to only 40%.

  Since the line has to travel further on the smaller scale, it accelerates more and is faster at the ding line than the putt at the larger scale.

  The down side of the larger scale is that missed dings are amplified (more than the smaller scale).

  It is also easier for me to make a "precise" percentage shot with the smaller scales

  It's a tradeoff for me since I am not a good "dinger".

  YMMV.

   

• slimjym 141 Posts

  Thu, Aug 9 2018 3:00 PM

  A couple comments for you Doc. I tend to agree with everything you mentioned in your latest post. For what it's worth, let me mention the following, which you most likely know or have figured out already. Having a putt of 10 feet for example would necessitate 100% power using the 10' scale, 50% power using the 20' scale, 10% using the 100' scale, 6.66% using the 150' scale, & lastly 3.33% using the 300' scale. It's easy to convert to these other %'s using simple math once you do it a few times.Granted a player would most likely only use the 1st couple scales, but I've drawn things out to cover all scales to point out my example.(FYI I have the M2 putter with 10,20,50,100,150, &300' scales).

  I myself also agree with you that it' seems easier to hit a "precise" % when using smaller scales, but it's a trade-off if you're not an adept dinger.    Slimjym

• DoctorLarry 4,320 Posts

  Fri, Aug 10 2018 4:29 PM

  slimjym:

  It's easy to convert to these other %'s using simple math once you do it a few times.Granted a player would most likely only use the 1st couple scales, but I've drawn things out to cover all scales to point out my example.(FYI I have the M2 putter with 10,20,50,100,150, &300' scales).

  I have my putting calcs in a spreadsheet so it shows me the percentage required for every scale I have - which are the same ones you have.

  In your example, I can obviously hit 50% on a scale much easier than 6.66% and a difference of any amount has a much smaller effect on the smaller scales.

  I am slowly weaning myself off of many of the calculations as I get a better feel for the game. 

  The biggest helps to me are the "good guys" that post useful information here in the forums!