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Fri, May 15 2015 10:10 PM (20 replies)
  • GIRLPOWER2
    6 Posts
    Sat, Sep 8 2012 8:37 PM

    Back when you offered the "Putter Pal" to ev1....it caused a lot of meter problems....and now the "Ball Boost"....which does the same.

    I would  like to see the condition of my "last ball of a particular type" before entering a game. nothing like showing up with just a thread of life left in your last Callaway....causes me to want to disconnect.

    I would also like the ability to place in "Que" the next  brand of ball to come into play that  I have in my equipment....instead of the default WGT standard ball.

  • Pskip001
    191 Posts
    Sat, Sep 8 2012 10:19 PM

    I think that's a great idea! But I also believe they won't do it. I take's away their opportunity to sell you a sleeve of new ball's while you're on the fence with little choice but to buy. 

  • courteneyfish
    15,796 Posts
    Sat, Sep 8 2012 10:32 PM

    WGT use the one ball rule. It's nothing unusual.

  • alanti
    10,564 Posts
    Sat, Sep 8 2012 10:34 PM

    Yep easier to sell you new balls  I dont think there is a problem with the rules of golf using different balls provided it is done after a hole. However most competitions have a one ball rule - the brand you start with HAS to be used for the duration of the round. If WGT has adopted this then this would kind of explain why you cannot change and reverts to the starters balls (either you could not finish a round or they force you to use an inferior type).

  • GIRLPOWER2
    6 Posts
    Sat, Jul 5 2014 9:49 AM

    your own logic doesnt make sense....using different balls provided it is done after a hole...

    if im playing a callaway....and it runs out in the middle of a par 5...wgt CHANGES my ball to another ball...well....if it allows a change...why not one of my nikes? then ill use the nike up and need to buy more.....in real golf...if you need to change balls mid hole, lost or damaged, the rules dont say i gota use a crap ball.

  • courteneyfish
    15,796 Posts
    Sat, Jul 5 2014 10:48 AM
    GIRLPOWER2:
    .in real golf...if you need to change balls mid hole, lost or damaged, the rules dont say i gota use a crap ball.

    No, in tournament golf if you don't have a similar ball you would be disqualified.
  • ApexPC
    3,164 Posts
    Sat, Jul 5 2014 11:44 AM

    GIRLPOWER2:

    Back when you offered the "Putter Pal" to ev1....it caused a lot of meter problems....and now the "Ball Boost"....which does the same.

    Both can be turned off in the Game Settings menu on the 1st Game Client page, or in the Options menu during play.

    GIRLPOWER2:
    I would  like to see the condition of my "last ball of a particular type" before entering a game. nothing like showing up with just a thread of life left in your last Callaway....causes me to want to disconnect.
    All you need to do is start a practice round, and on the 1st tee you can see how much 'life' your ball has left. Then end that practice round and start the game you wanted to play.

    GIRLPOWER2:
    I would also like the ability to place in "Que" the next  brand of ball to come into play that  I have in my equipment....instead of the default WGT standard ball.

    WGT notifies us when we start using our last ball of that make/model, and as part of that warning WGT gives us an opportunity to add a new sleeve of the balls to our bag right then.

    Beyond that there are 2 issues to be aware of:

    1. We can only equip our bag with 1 make/model of ball at a time. I suspect changing the programming during the game to allow for any but the equipped ball and the free starter ball would be a programming nightmare.

    2. As stated above ther e is a provision in the Rules of Golf that allow a tournament committee (In our case WGT is the tournament committee) to invoke a local rule known as the One Ball Condition (Appendix 1, Part C, 1, c.). The One Ball Condition states that players must use the same make/model of ball for an entire round.

    Procedure When Breach Discovered

    When a player discovers that he has played a ball in breach of this condition, he must abandon that ball before playing from the next teeing ground and complete the round with a proper ball; otherwise, the player is disqualified. If discovery is made during play of a hole and the player elects to substitute a proper ball before completing that hole, the player must place a proper ball on the spot where the ball played in breach of the condition lay.”

    WGT instead provides a free ball so we don't suffer a disqualification, or the 4 stroke (2 strokes for each of 2 consecutive holes) maximum Stroke play penalty that precedes disqualification.

     

  • srellim234
    2,077 Posts
    Sat, Jul 5 2014 1:36 PM

    ApexPC:

    GIRLPOWER2:
    I would  like to see the condition of my "last ball of a particular type" before entering a game. nothing like showing up with just a thread of life left in your last Callaway....causes me to want to disconnect.

    All you need to do is start a practice round, and on the 1st tee you can see how much 'life' your ball has left. Then end that practice round and start the game you wanted to play.

    True on the practice round but I would ask the OP why she would start a game with only one golf ball in the bag. No matter what game you play in real life or the virtual world it is your responsibility to have enough equipment to play. A lost ball in the water or out of bounds and it doesn't matter how many hits were left on it.

    You know the rules of this game. Buy an extra sleeve. Buy another one every time you "open" the last sleeve (only three balls left). Your problem is solved with no additional programming necessary.

  • srellim234
    2,077 Posts
    Sat, Jul 5 2014 1:49 PM

    For everyone referring to the real life One Ball Condition (or Rule, or whatever you want to call it), that condition does not apply to practice. Practice round are not competitions. Practice rounds don't count in the stats. Credits and prizes are not at stake.

    Players should be able to substitute equipment at will in practice rounds and not just when they run out of something.

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