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What is "Precision"

• Shufflr 6 Posts

  Sun, Sep 22 2013 11:23 AM

  While in the Pro Shop looking at upgrading my clubs I noticed the only difference between two clubs is precision. What advantage is that? Can anyone with more experience please clear this up for me. Thanks

• jsweetcr 1,209 Posts

  Sun, Sep 22 2013 12:01 PM

  the higher the precision, in theory, the closer the balls SHOULD land to the hole when you hit the center or ding line. Some describe it as a circle surrounding the hole, or a circle of precision. If you have 1 dot of precision then your circle of variation is much larger than clubs that have 4 dots.

   

• AndyAldridge 452 Posts

  Sun, Sep 22 2013 1:02 PM

  Re above, very true, but only when combined with a good consistent ball.

• Shufflr 6 Posts

  Sun, Sep 22 2013 1:03 PM

  Okay, Thanks

   

• drmoose 3,547 Posts

  Sun, Sep 22 2013 2:03 PM

  Lol, actually "precision" is a concept that WGT reserves the right to adjust any time they wish. True, you may purchase a club or ball that states it has  "4 dots precision" but, it's actual performance will vary according to WGT's whims, as do all other equipment aspects. There will be times whatever equipment you purchase will be little better than starter gear, and other times ( in my opinion way too far in between) when (with enough practice) you can drive tacks with it. Have fun & don't let it get to ya.

  Doc :)

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Sun, Sep 22 2013 2:09 PM

   

  From an old thread

  WGTniv:

   

  Forgiveness shifts the precision circle left or right (and usually short) depending on how much you mishit and what the forgiveness rating of the club is.  Clubs with lesser forgiveness ratings shift the circle left/right more on mishits.

  This is why (especially on low precision clubs) you can mishit slightly right of the mark and have the ball go left instead.  Mishitting right shifts the circle to the right, but part of the circle is still "leftover" on the left side of the flag, so it has the potential to land there.

   

   

   

   

   WGTniv:

  The game is pretty simple.  Precision controls your accuracy.  Imagine it's like a circle that surrounds the flagstick when you aim at it.  The size of that circle is related to the precision rating.  The higher the rating the smaller the circle.  Your ball can land anywhere in the circle on a dinged shot (left or right, long or short).  It will ALWAYS land in the circle on a ding shot, though sometimes it may land in the center of the circle and sometimes it may land on the very outer edge or anywhere in between those two points.  When it lands on the outer edge this is what you guys have come to know as "the beast".  Was the shot pre-programmed? Does it know you're standing on the 17th hole at Kiawah?  No, it's just unfortunate timing.  The result you see is the logical spread dictated by the precision rating of the club over 100 or 1,000 or 10,000 shots taken on the site.  No matter how big or small the sample it'samazingly consistent because it is after all only a simple mathematical formula.  The shot data is spread out amongst all users, so there will be times when you run into a lot of "edge cases" (aka deviations, aka outside edge of the precision circle) and times where you seemingly can't miss the center (even when you mishit).  This is the ebb and flow of the game and it's always been there.  In the short term you will have "bad" days and "good" days.  In the long term (providing they are using the same clubs) any one player will see the same amount of "edge cases" or "deviations" that the rest of the players do.

   

   

   

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