Richard4168:
Whatever, this is a good idea people and you don't need to be picking it a part like most people do when WGT tries to implement good ideas for the game.
Boy I tell ya, that saying is true. You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all the people all the time. Give the new idea a chance to be implemented people before picking it apart. What's wrong with you people?
Forgive me for the intrusion.
I was under the impression that WGT have posted this idea to gauge people reactions.
Some have raised valid point that WGT might like to consider.
I suspect this transition has taken a lot of development work. A little bit of additional tinkering may come up with something that the cast majority are happy with, rather than something that 60% are happy with.
A level playing field is fine - it helps people who whilst ardent golf fans are not fantastic gamers. Yet, I imagine those that have averages below 62 have earnt that by being very fine players indeed. Should average pros be given a 50+ yard head start from the tee against them. I think not.
Let's wait and see. I love having Country Club tournos. That's a fair playing field. I look at something like the nonsense that was the first oakmont tournament and then see that to qualify you need to be several under par and to win it, what 60. Then I don't bother visiting the tournaments again for a couple of months.
I have a lot more experience now, and mostly the right clubs. Can I hit the sweet spot on the bar enough times to qualify? Probably, to get near a top ten - never. Why, because the top guys are machines. These changes might help me to compete - good news perhaps. Does that make me a better virtual golfer of WGT than the top guys - no.
If there is something wrong with the clubs available at different levels, I suspect it is the courses. Especially St Andrews. Currentl you are a Pro, with a top pro driver, the wind is -20 against you and you can't get on the fairway. You just catch the rough at the end. You have to play up or most probably end up in the bunker. That is not punishing bad play, that is being unfair.
Another gripe: A lot of the game is designed around buying credits to improve clubs. I suspect this is a sweetener to get more people buying 275 drivers and spending money. A case in point; I played many rounds with starter irons as a Pro. When i got stuck in a fairway bunker and I chose a lower iron to get a bit more distance, it often bobbled out a few yards (say 30 or 40). In real life you would expect to get out a fair distance even as an average player. I become a Master and then by the G10 irons, and hey presto I can hit long irons out of fairway bunkers.
Great, I understand the reasoning. Is it logical golf wise? NO.
Still, let's remember this is a discussion forum, not a slanging match.