denn13: When you have 129 to the hole with a 3 mph wind, and you adjust for the wind and land within 1 yard of the hole, and later you have basically the same shot and you adjust for that 3 mph wind yet you fall 14 yards short of the green... it's VEM not deviation. And it's cheating and uneithical as far as I'm concerned.
And there be the rub, what exactly is that?
Some would say that does not happen, some would say that happens all the time and most certainly after a good run.
I have been studying this in great detail and have my own theory on the subject. I'm also, in single play, and extremely slow and deliberate player with a lengthy pre shot routine.
True we have circle of precision, clear. How big a circle is impacted by clubs and balls IMHO, and changes daily, but never 14 yards.
VEM, We all can see the patent, read it, but does it have the above stated effect? IMHO "NO" not to the point of 14 yards, again IMHO. But you may ask, the 14 yard short does happen, so what is it then? Some say it does not happen, but I'm in the club that say's it does indeed and often.
I believe the i.e 14 yards short long sideways happens for 2 reasons, user error and program error. Leaving aside user error, lets face it, it happens and there is no way to prove otherwise without a recording. The program errors come from as follows: Wind not accurately reported, selected club not being registered, intended aim not being registered, intended spin not being registered, and yardage and elevation not being reported accurately. All of the above can have the stated 14 yard effect. I have said this before and will repeat, I, we, many call them errors, Wgt calls the features. I firmly believe these errors are programmed in deliberately, why do I believe this? 2 reasons, I'm nuts, and it's just to much of a coincidence that they seem to come to ruin an otherwise good round.
Ok, can the errors be beat, I think to some extent yes. I'm a much better player in single play then MP or alt, why, because I try to have some consideration for the other guy and attempt to play the shot a fast as I'm able while still trying to make the best possible shot. In single play I'm far more diliberate in my pre-shot routine and with the exception of the Drive it can take upwards of 2 or 3 minutes to make each and everyshot. This I believe results in far far less user error, and even impacts the program in that my intention will more often register.
I hope this helps some.