Corwyn:On 3 putts, I am just going to have to go on what the Stats tab shows... so if it shows a 3 putt, then that's how it has to be. Sorry!
Fair enough. Verification of where I was isn't exactly conclusive. Just thought fringe "putts" were not recorded as "putts" in statistics: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ernie+els+makes+par+off+of+green
Corwyn: Basically, you have to click back to the 2-player card view first before selecting the Back9 individual view. If you don't, you get a repeat of the Fairways/Greens/Putts data from the Front9.
Ahh...Got it. Will try to remember this next time, thanks.
Corwyn: Regarding JMan's connection difficulties, I'm going have him explore alternative internet connectivity before the next round...and we will have his future rounds be with markers and only in 9s.
I possibly can play with a non marker during other times than my preferred time. The connection isn't always awful. I just want to make as much possibility for a smooth experience for the other player. But, I can play at other times of the day if absolutely necessary.
Corwyn: I'm curious, JMan, about the recording thing that shows on your screenshots. What is that for, and could that be slowing things down for you?
That is the free version Bandicam. I use it to take screenshots. All I need to do is press [F11] and the screen capture is automatically saved to a folder (I can choose the destination folder too). I used it for the first round too, but wasn't sure of the file destination and did the manual [PrintScreen] button method to be sure.
It slows down the CPU, and that is when I am recording video. If I was recording video, the green light in the System Tray at the bottom right would be red.
I loaded up Bandicam on the Back 9, so the connection issues on the first tee were not a result of Bandicam. In fact, I am not 100% convinced I was the cause of the connection issues. The way it occurred was very strange and unprecedented with multiple error crashes:
"We're sorry, there has been an error with the game.
Please close this window and try again later.
Thanks, WGT"
It was a somewhat disconcerting event because I was ready to go and as soon as we loaded, I saw we had a 12MPH tailwind slightly left to right. I guess you could say a 1 o'clock wind - perfect for long drive with a good angle to use possibly a 4 Iron to the 1st green. But there was three consecutive disconnections and about 45 minutes later, the wind was gone and the Random 3 hole warm-up was cooled down by then.
Corwyn: Also, there's a calendar and date pop-up at the bottom right that seems to obscure the ball-lie grid: How can you play with that in the way?
When I hover my mouse over the time in the SysTray, it shows the date in a temporary pop-up. When I move the mouse cursor away, it is gone. I do that so that there is a date stamp on my screenshots.
Thanks,
JMan
Edit @8:00PM PST: Oh, one other thing I forgot to mention. You might notice a white rectangle with the word "SHARE" in it. That is from when I e-mailed myself a replay, can't remember was it the 1st hole or thereafter, there was some sort of graphical glitch and the "SHARE" button remained on the screen for the rest of the round.