As said before of course it's TM and below WGT have targeted with all the upgrades......where the bulk is and therefore real profit. People above that not recommending something is still worth thinking about though??
I recently played a good TL in an inter CC MP game. OK I lost with one hole left to a good player and gentleman. After I did a gap analysis and thought well OK had to go for a shot toward's the end so one hole. Then ability which he had more of lol. I also gave away plain way less experience of champ green's, but most of the game we took turn's in being one up. That's by the by really but the bit that count's here:
I had the R11 and he the R11S. I was comfortably out driven on every hole bar one. There was no country mile involved but having the ability to be farther up the Fway if you want to be (and he did as I would have) was an advantage. He could watch every second of mine and respond as needed and from few yard's closer. I also went a little in to the rough once with it and he not once. ADVANTAGE R11S, not even an argument!
Interestingly I could not see any overt advantage to to having the R11S 3 wood compared to my R11 3 wood but driver wise an old granny could see the disparity! Digressing on the 3 wood as how often could I compare etc. realised but a thought!
I don't see WGT making any more money on balls which is the main concern or XP boost's, just throwing dollar's in the wind trying get from L88 to 94 quicker than time it would ordinarily take. . Would they lose on "hardware" having the R11S L92 maybe yes a little, but the ball's are the main revenue anyway. Offset this against people not recommending something because of an 18 month wait (many people) when get to a certain point..........all the explanation's and mitigating bit's that go with that as still a good game etc and what's the bit people will remember?????? V short sighted approach!!!!!!! I have left the option of bringing in more club's out of the equation for this, but it's there, and so profit's really down??
Now remind me not to play ranked round's when skyping with friend's as we all do crap LOL
Open up everything to TLs and move the R11S to L92 at least..................
I can see how some L98+ player's would feel hard done by with some upstart L91 TL getting the R1, but that's the side I come down on................They should only feel hard done by IF they are also TL though IMO! The argument that you can compete I don't agre with though, unless you are also choosing to compete always with the item item in question! I think the only argument is whether the R11S should be aimed at L92 or below as it is fractionally better simple as! The R1 does not affect me anyway as I am YEAR's away from L98 and not likely to be a TL any time soon lol........However easy see how a L91/92 TL meant to be part of the cream, but not considered good enough to be a real "top player" by being allowed the R11S is let alone the R1 would be peeved!