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New Features Released and Notes

• STUBBY1981 103 Posts

  Wed, Aug 28 2013 2:41 PM

  So Mulligans will count as two shots always?  Why?  So Balls are used more quickly, hence more money spent to play this game?  What kind of help is this?  WOW, Thanks for the help, I might as well go hit balls in the pond....Please try not to help us with these underhanded new options.....very greedy WGT!!!!!

• Glossopade 518 Posts

  Wed, Aug 28 2013 2:44 PM

  WGTdbloshoe:

  It is definitely 2 shots taken off your ball for the mulligan.  So total would be 3 shots deducted.

  1 st shot would be -1

  Mulligan would be -2

  WGTdbloshoe

  Great idea from us.

  Disgraceful response by you lot.

  3 Shots deducted......... have you lost your minds ?

• CocaColaKid19 13 Posts

  Wed, Aug 28 2013 2:44 PM

  [Slower???? you got to be kidding. That meter moved at one constant rate yesterday....now it speeds up incredibly at both ends. Not even close to waht it was before.]

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  You got that right-  Whatever WGT did, all they did was break a good 3-click meter, and turned it into a POS speed crap, again, that no one can possibly control.

  I wish WGT would just leave it alone, and stop ****king it all up

• 2,840 Posts

  Wed, Aug 28 2013 2:50 PM

  DannyMcFly:

  Don't know if this was mentioned. I've played today 2 times matchplay and constantly when I'm on green (and i know my partners had the same because i asked), pop-up with wgt lessons and ledbetter  come up- very annoying. I have this as OFF in option.

   

  The putting lesson is going away tomorrow.  It's annoying yes but doesn't effect the actual game play so been focusing on the other two issues. 

   

  - WGTdbloshoe

• DannyMcFly 100 Posts

  Wed, Aug 28 2013 2:51 PM

  WGTdbloshoe:

  DannyMcFly:

  Don't know if this was mentioned. I've played today 2 times matchplay and constantly when I'm on green (and i know my partners had the same because i asked), pop-up with wgt lessons and ledbetter  come up- very annoying. I have this as OFF in option.

   

  The putting lesson is going away tomorrow.  It's annoying yes but doesn't effect the actual game play so been focusing on the other two issues. 

   

  - WGTdbloshoe

  Thank you.

   

• SLAMMINJAMES 511 Posts

  Wed, Aug 28 2013 2:55 PM

  i agree

• siggipj76 2,989 Posts

  Wed, Aug 28 2013 2:56 PM

  cappiest:

  siggipj76:

  well it sure is slower for me, I am hitting 50% more dings with the new meter.

  and I have not had any of the really late hits either, so I am keeping this for now,

  who knows what it will do tomorrow ??

   

  Just tried it again to see if i was losing it or not..... did you use the 3 click swing before?

  it has always been at a constant speed.....now it starts slow but by the time you at the top of your swing and at the ding it is moving twice as fast as it used to.

  Which really eliminates the need to see the avatar movements to control distance because it is moving way to fast for anyone to be able to see waht position the avatar is in to click. Avatar movements are kind of poinless in a 3 click swing

  It moves at what i would say the speed of the original swing meter does now at full back swing and at the ding. Which means you would be silly to not use the original because at least you can contol the yardage with that one.

  Yes I did try the 3 click before , but it had stutters so it was almost impossible to use,

  I agree , that it is hard to hit the exact spot for procentage , but I am ok with getting a 90% if I am going for 89 ish . 

  If I am too far of on the procentage swing , I just let the meter run and try again.

  I rather over/undershoot by a yard and ding, then miss ding and go 5-8 to the side.

  For me it has been easier to hit dings with this meter.

  What I like about it is the slower smooth backswing.

• cappiest 1,346 Posts

  Wed, Aug 28 2013 2:57 PM

  WGTdbloshoe:

  So got an update on the two fixes, uneven lies and the flagstick.  Looks like they think they got a fix in place but need to test it out.  Looking at a fix time of tomorrow.  Won't be any downtime or interruption to game play.

   

  - WGTdbloshoe

  2 fixes???? Sorry shoe but we got more than 2 problems. The adds seem to be driving people nuts and i am still unhappy about what has happened to the 3 click meter.

  The explanation says that it was done so that swing increments can be seen in the avatar for yardages. 3 click is a live swing meter....not a stop and drag type like the other 2. Pretty difficult to see where that player is in motion when you have to keep an eye on your meter so that you can at least get close to the yardage required. Makes zero sense. Not a lot of thought really went in to that.....need a second pair of eyes watching my player to tell me what position he is in as i watch the meter....sry but its true....cant do both. Would be nice if it was just put back to the way it was.

• tillysurvey 3,098 Posts

  Wed, Aug 28 2013 3:01 PM

  WGTdbloshoe:

  It is definitely 2 shots taken off your ball for the mulligan.  So total would be 3 shots deducted.

  1 st shot would be -1

  Mulligan would be -2

  Just want to check terminology here, so people do not get wrong end of the stick as to the WGT interpretation of a mulligan ....

  So practice on #18 at St A ....

  Its a Par4

  Shot 1 - Drive (1 hit in ball registered, 1 stroke taken)

  Approach Shot to green (2nd hit registered on ball, 2 strokes taken)

  Take Mulligan

  Approach Shot to green (3rd hit registered on ball, but 2 strokes taken)

  On Green Birdie putt  (4th hit registered on ball) - so down as a 3 (strokes) BUT 4 hits off the ball.

  This is how I interpret your NEWS..... on the mechanics of play.

  They way you have explained this on the forum, is you lose a shot on the ball for taking a mulligan .... and then lose another shot when you play it .... which is what I think people are reading into your comments .... (2 shot taken off for a mulligan)

   

   

• 2,840 Posts

  Wed, Aug 28 2013 3:06 PM

  cappiest:

  WGTdbloshoe:

  So got an update on the two fixes, uneven lies and the flagstick.  Looks like they think they got a fix in place but need to test it out.  Looking at a fix time of tomorrow.  Won't be any downtime or interruption to game play.

   

  - WGTdbloshoe

  2 fixes???? Sorry shoe but we got more than 2 problems. The adds seem to be driving people nuts and i am still unhappy about what has happened to the 3 click meter.

   

  The explanation says that it was done so that swing increments can be seen in the avatar for yardages. 3 click is a live swing meter....not a stop and drag type like the other 2. Pretty difficult to see where that player is in motion when you have to keep an eye on your meter so that you can at least get close to the yardage required. Makes zero sense. Not a lot of thought really went in to that.....need a second pair of eyes watching my player to tell me what position he is in as i watch the meter....sry but its true....cant do both. Would be nice if it was just put back to the way it was.

  I have been using the three click meter exclusively in the test area ever since it has been introduced.  So I have quite a bit of experience with it.  With time and practice you can time it.  I am sorry to tell you but at this point there are no plans to make any adjustments to the meter.  They did however agree to revisit the issue soon to do another round of testing.

   

  - WGTdbloshoe