thebigeasy707:
i'm hearing this more and more with folks I play alt shot with.
there's less skill involved in this game now....it's more a case of pot luck and what's already been decided for you before a ball's been hit.
Been saying this for ages, as a player who's tabled his irons, with no spin full spin etc, etc, a few months ago my shots would be dead accurate, i knew with full spin my 150 iron would be roughly 145 yards, no spin 158 yards (with Nike's). Now, full spin with 150 iron gives me 152, 154, 147,145 depending on how generous WGT feels that round. Same when i use no spin, i might get 150, or 158 its pot luck now. (example: on hole#2 memorial ctth 142 yards, hole had 14 feet elevation, i hit 150 iron with full spin, ball went 154 yards, taking elevation into consideration, say 157 yards! when i used same shot IN SAME WIND previous round and HOLED IT!)
Again i just got 158 yards from my 150 iron with full spin when previous attempt it was 146! (replay)
But the biggest problem of all is aiming, hitting ding, but ball starts off from DEFAULT position, PIN, not where you moved aim marker & also wind not effecting shot.
Also, i see putts the same, its got to a stage now where i think the putt either drops or it doesn't. You could adjust for break on one hole take putt and ball goes straight and wide, but next time you play it, ball might turn and drop.
All this is probably to curb scoring, its like online casino now, 50/50 with skill & LUCK, whether shot turns out as you intended, or WGT deviates it. The last 3 Country club tournaments i entered all had scores of 68 at top of leaderboard(easy score to beat you would think), i never ever witnessed so much random shots in 3 different rounds, myself and 10 others all could not beat 68, except for 1 player who got 60. Most of these players with 68 were 59 or better averages, the winner must have been the lucky 1 who got no deviation or positive deviation. So when you're paying $5 for a tournament, you hoped that every one got a fair crack at their best score, not hindered by blatant deviation, such as 100 yard wedge travelling 100 yards in 18 mph tailwind! This has putt me off entering another country club tournament, so in the end, its WGT who's loosing extra revenue
Would you expect Usain Bolt to run the 100 meters in soft sand and a pair of wellies?