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Replacing the Level 90 R11 irons

• gooch134 236 Posts

  Tue, Nov 26 2013 6:57 AM

  Here is a suggestion.

  Our clubs sets shoud deteriorate over time.  It would be great if after so many rounds of playing we had to switch our clubs.  I also think clubs should be able to break during a round.  I thus propose the option of buying a replacement club only when this happens.

  If clubsets were to deteriorate over time the wgt could eventually stop sellind higher end clubs and those players who already have higher end clubs will eventually lose them anyway.

  Wgt wins with all the broken clubs and the fact players have to buy clubsets again from scratch eventually.  This might make the game more interesting ! The forums might become more interesting also !!

  Now I am preparing to be lynched :)

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Nov 26 2013 7:15 AM

  gooch134:

   It would be great if after so many rounds of playing we had to switch our clubs.

  Great for who?

  FWIW, the i15's were harder to play than the R11's and they have the same meter speed. The forgiveness is what made the difference with the R11's having 1 dot more. Start taking some of that forgiveness away and play with the meter speed and you won't have to change the yardages to get a better club. You're damn sure going to have to be good to handle it though.  :-)

• gooch134 236 Posts

  Tue, Nov 26 2013 7:22 AM

  Some people may think i am talking jiberish here but allow me to expand.

  All clubs to have a counter similar to that of putter pal.

  When drives are excellent nothing taken off the counter. When dings are missed on the drive 1/2 taken off depending on severity of missed ding.

  Ball lands on fairway from the drive.  If the iron shot dinged then nothing taken off counter but missed ding results in same as above.

  If ball land on low 10 - 25% rough perfect ding on iron or wedge will result in at least 1 taken from counter.  Missed dings will result in more taken from counter.

  If playing from 25 % - 35 % then perfect dings still cost you double and missed dings worse still and so forth.  

  You get the picture.  End result is careless shots punished which for me makes the game a whole lot more interesting. More mistakes the bigger the damage to my arsenal.

  No club exempt from putter to driver.

  The system of counting strikes could be adjusted.  Above is just my idea of how it might work.  How it works will depend on wgt. It will be in there hands.  Naturally equipment will need to come down in price a little to accomodate its inclusion.

  Ideas anyone ! ! !

• gooch134 236 Posts

  Tue, Nov 26 2013 7:27 AM

  YankeeJim:

  Great for who?

  This game stagnates for me too. I just aired an idea that has been in my head a while ( although i must admit i have never seen any forum suggest it or anything similiar :)).  

  I personally think it would make every shot a little more interesting which for me improves the quality of the game.

  That is what we are all trying to do here, Right !

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Nov 26 2013 7:33 AM

  Heh, if you're VP of Marketing maybe but it's a sales driven idea. It has merit from the other side but clubs don't wear out that fast unless they're abused. Now grips is another story so take your idea and substitute the grips for the clubs, maybe throw in the glove and spikes and you have some realism.  Who doesn't go through 5-10 gloves a year with a couple of sets of spikes, especially given how much we actually play here? LOL. Play this much IRL and you'd go broke.  :-)

• gooch134 236 Posts

  Tue, Nov 26 2013 7:56 AM

  YankeeJim:

  sales driven idea

  I am aware that this will yield revenue for wgt.  And that was not my sole intention.  But there needs to be concessions from wgt also.  It has to work both ways if it is to succeed.  Wgt would have to look at reducing the price of equipment significantly. 

  The notion of gloves and spikes (apparrel).  Well i see no benefit.  It would not encourage me to sharpen my game any bit. I havent purchased the golf bag for the same reasons.

  Just because an idea is sales driven does not necessarily make it a bad idea.  I think the idea is sound and workable. 

  I need something revolutionary to happen in this game and a hat, spikes or gloves just doesn't do it for me ;)

  "clubs don't wear out that fast unless they're abused" Well I abuse my clubs every round and get away with it.

  I appreciate your responses.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Nov 26 2013 9:04 AM

  gooch134:

  I need something revolutionary to happen in this game and a hat, spikes or gloves just doesn't do it for me ;)

  I'm not looking at this your way. After reading it all again I see where you're coming from, now. You're looking for a way to keep you, yourself, focused and interested enough to "sharpen your game." You want your equipment to wear out so you'll pay more attention to not wasting hits. 

  I'll pass on the opinion.  ;-)

• tigerfan1506 3,193 Posts

  Tue, Nov 26 2013 9:19 AM

  I would guess the G25's are next up. With a 12 o'clock meter, and 1/2 to a full dot of forgiveness or precision less than the R11's. If the distances were the same, might be nice.

• tramilleo 1,898 Posts

  Tue, Nov 26 2013 9:38 AM

  Clubs wearing out is a very unsmart idea, i have been here 4 years and if wgt did that, i would no longer  be here.It is bad enough that balls last half as long as they did in 2009 and now you would suggest a counter on clubs lol .That would be an absolutely absurd idea WGT and one that would cost you in the end.I know you guys arent that small minded lol or at least i hope lol.

  Weylon

• borntobesting 9,710 Posts

  Tue, Nov 26 2013 3:01 PM

  YankeeJim:

  Play this much IRL and you'd go broke.  :-)

  Play this much IRL and the body would fall apart.