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Changing settings in Practice mode.

• Chinajohn 1,190 Posts

  Wed, Sep 12 2012 8:33 PM

  I have read that in practice mode you can adjust the settings, you click on stroke play, then change to practice, then adjust the settings, or at least that is what I've read.

  Trouble is as soon as I select a course it goes straight to the course, if I don't select a course I cannot change the settings. Has this option been disabled? If so why? I would like to have a practice round where I can choose the green speeds so that I can calibrate my putter.

  Any help resolving this issue would be most appreciated.

• frogdog311 17 Posts

  Sat, Sep 15 2012 3:43 PM

  Yes you can do this.

  Try a different browser. Try Chrome if using FireFox.

• gr8flbob 592 Posts

  Sat, Sep 15 2012 6:56 PM

  john- 

  1st, you choose stroke play

  2nd, you choose what course

  3rd, you choose Practice when you're at your course, along with front, back, or all 18 holes

  4th, once you're in Practice mode, all the other settings are available: tees, pin locations (some courses), wind speed, green speed, and (drum roll please) whether you want 'even lies' or 'uneven lies'. 

  Note that not all courses have all options available.

• alosso 21,072 Posts

  Sat, Sep 15 2012 11:57 PM

  gr8flbob:

  john- 

  1st, you choose stroke play

  2nd, you choose what course

  <snip>

  I'm sorry, but this will spoil the game selection on the USGA courses, requiring to choose course and game again. Thus, in general it's more efficient to revert the sequence,

  1) course,

  2) game,

  ...

  Of course you'll have to know which courses allow stroke play and which don't.

  Hint: There's no game at all on Pebble Beach.

  Another hint: Many courses allow for practice on 3 random holes - I like such quick games!

• Chinajohn 1,190 Posts

  Sun, Sep 16 2012 3:25 AM

  Thanks guys, great help.