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Does Tier affect clubs/balls?

• KittyWumpus 345 Posts

  Sat, Feb 23 2013 5:44 PM

  Hi!

  Does Tier affect how clubs "work"? 

  For instance, I have R11 irons, and they seem to be hitting differently this week after going from Amateur to Pro. I realize the greens will be faster and such, but my irons seem to come up a little shorter. It could be my imagination though, lol.

   

  Oh- and hello to the WGT community! 

  nikki :)

• gr8flbob 592 Posts

  Sat, Feb 23 2013 10:44 PM

  replied to wrong thread, lol - content deleted

• Chinajohn 1,190 Posts

  Sat, Feb 23 2013 11:26 PM

  KittyWumpus:

  Hi!

  Does Tier affect how clubs "work"? 

  For instance, I have R11 irons, and they seem to be hitting differently this week after going from Amateur to Pro. I realize the greens will be faster and such, but my irons seem to come up a little shorter. It could be my imagination though, lol.

   

  Oh- and hello to the WGT community! 

  nikki :)

  No, your tier has no effect on how your clubs 'work' although there are some clubs and balls you cannot purchase before you get to a certain tier. 

  Much more likely it is the higher wind and or faster greens. Or of course you've just been VEMd a bit more.

   

• KittyWumpus 345 Posts

  Sun, Feb 24 2013 12:49 AM

  Hi!
  I am sorry to be ignorant, but what does "VEM" mean please?

  nikki :) 

• SHRUDE 5,835 Posts

  Sun, Feb 24 2013 2:29 AM

  KittyWumpus:

  Does Tier affect how clubs "work"? 

   

  yes, in a way they do.

  If you tier up and your clubs are a level far more removed fro your current level/ tier your game will not be as good as if you were to club up.

  Its like WGT force you to increase your equipment appropriate for that tier.

   

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Sun, Feb 24 2013 6:49 AM

  Increased green speed per tier can effect approach shots stopping on the greens.

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Sun, Feb 24 2013 1:30 PM

  KittyWumpus:

  Hi!
  I am sorry to be ignorant, but what does "VEM" mean please?

  nikki :) 

  VEM is a slang term for the random deviations that were programmed into the game.

  -wgticon

• alosso 21,094 Posts

  Sun, Feb 24 2013 1:38 PM

  Unusual glitch from you, Icon.

  What about US Patent No: 7,806,777 "Automatically adapting Virtual Equipment Model", owned by a certain company from San Francisco.

• KittyWumpus 345 Posts

  Sun, Feb 24 2013 2:03 PM

  Hi!

  Thank you for the replies.

   

  Upon further reflection, I am thinking that the inconsistencies I have been experiencing are simply coincidental with my advancing from Amateur to Pro. I bought the R11 irons, and had not had enough time to fully experience their quirks until I had coincidentally tiered up. I played a few rounds with friends using the same clubs as well as others, and these quirks held up from hole to hole. 

   

  This is a very interesting game :)

• lonniescott711 4,208 Posts

  Sun, Feb 24 2013 2:06 PM

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