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How to calculate the shot

• leep29072412 1 Posts

  Fri, Aug 16 2013 8:04 PM

  My yellow meter line dont have indicators numbers to be easy the shot. For example: If the ball its at 55,150 or 250, how I can calculate the shot, near or long distance? Thank you very much.

• ScottHope 10,663 Posts

  Sun, Aug 18 2013 1:54 AM

  You can do several things. Using your eye, just guess it. Purchase the shot pal, HERE. Or make a little ruler of some kind to put under the meter.

   

• Chinajohn 1,190 Posts

  Sun, Aug 18 2013 2:09 AM

  leep29072412:

  My yellow meter line dont have indicators numbers to be easy the shot. For example: If the ball its at 55,150 or 250, how I can calculate the shot, near or long distance? Thank you very much.

  As Scott said, the easy way is to buy shot pal and putter pal from the pro shop. Or you can use WGT Caddy a legal overlay, google it it's makes life easier. Or you can go the cheap method which a lot use, basically buy shot pal and putter pal for the minimum amount of shots, then get some clear plastic or tracing paper and stick it on your monitor over where the meter is. When you have shot / putter pal on just copy the lines, then when you turn it of (or it runs out) you have shot pal and putter pal permanently.
  Just be aware sometimes WGT 'move' the meter slightly, so watch for that and move your sticky meter accordingly.

   

• alosso 21,094 Posts

  Sun, Aug 18 2013 2:11 AM

  There are evenly-spaced avatar movements giving some advice. Their number may vary between the clubs, shots and scales.

  Furtheron, the shot strength is non-linear through the scale (except for putting). I try to use 90-100% power on my shots as far as possible, using the different clubs and their shot options, full, punch, flop, pitch and chip. With your Starter wedges, the latter three are quite difficult to handle. Consider some short custom wedges (e.g. lvl 40 Pings) to replace them - guaranteed to improve your short game!

  Different for putting, where I tend to select a longer scale for less meter movement and lower meter speed. I created this paper pal with Excel and glued it below my screen:

  

  Last advice: Mistrust the auto-caddie, select your shots yourself!

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Sun, Aug 18 2013 2:30 AM

  A post-it note works as well as anything and then you put the marks where you want them.

• WillyBigg 2,135 Posts

  Sun, Aug 18 2013 7:11 AM

  Toothpicks and duct tape works for me,  old school.

• SwingingRoofer 456 Posts

  Sun, Aug 18 2013 7:22 AM

  take a piece of clear scotch tape over meter then get pen ruler n trace out lines n numbers of both shot pal n putterpal use diff colours for both rent only for 10 cred so u not waisting s0 much cred check it every so often by renting gain for 10 cred if u tink it moved

• WigerToods2010 8,448 Posts

  Wed, Aug 21 2013 7:24 AM

  Another possible option?

  :O)

• BubbaSauce 260 Posts

  Wed, Aug 21 2013 7:44 AM

  The point is realism.

  In real life, say you can hit your 5-iron 150 yards. When you're faced with a 140-yard shot, how do you know how much to alter your swing? You don't, unless you've done it enough times.

  Same goes for this game. Learn from experience, just like you would on the golf course.

  Play on.

   

• 76086 306 Posts

  Wed, Aug 21 2013 9:44 AM

  WigerToods2010:

  Another possible option?

  :O)

  Ok I have a question also. When putting on tournament greens I calculate my putt as follows: distance x .8 then either add the amount if it's going up hill or subtract if it's going down hill to decide how much speed I want my putt to experience. So what are the mathematical steps I must do in order to calculate the other green speeds? Thank you in advance for all your input. Have a super day on the links!